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Hello! I am a Mancosh Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Communication Studies at Northwestern University.
I received my PhD from the Department of Human-Centered Design & Engineering at The University of Washington, where I was co-advised by Dr. Sean Munson and Dr. Julie Kientz. I do Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and Computer-Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW) research that focuses on health inequities for marginalized communities. Specifically, I explore how design can support (or not support) LGBTQ+ people with their health.
My understanding of health is holistic and targets the individual, community, and structural levels involved in technological interventions. I think critically about what it means to engage with marginalized people in HCI research, and I am dedicated to incorporating social justice, anti-racist, and anti-oppressive values into my work.
I have an MS in Human Factors Engineering and a BS in Engineering Psychology from Tufts University. Outside of research, you can find me swimming in the nearest body of water.
Publications
Embracing four tensions in human-computer interaction research with marginalized people. Liang, C. A., Munson, S. A., & Kientz, J. A. (2021). ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (TOCHI), 28(2), 1-47.
Surveillance, stigma & sociotechnical design for HIV. Liang, C., Hutson, J. A., & Keyes, O. (2020). First Monday, 25(10). https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v25i10.10274
Designing An Online Sex Education Resource for Gender-Diverse Youth. Calvin A. Liang, Katie Albertson, Florence Willians, David Inwards-Breland, Sean A. Munson, Julie A. Kientz, Kym Ahrens. 2020. Interaction Design and Children 2020 (IDC ‘20), June 21-24.
Supporting Collaborative Reflection on Personal Values and Health. Berry, A. B., Lim, C. Y., Liang, C. A., Hartzler, A. L., Hirsch, T., Ferguson, D. M., ... & Ralston, J. D. (2021). Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, 5(CSCW2), 1-39.
Personal Data and Power Asymmetries in U.S. Collegiate Sports Teams. S Kolovson, CA Liang, SA Munson, K Starbird. PACM Human-Computer Interaction 2020; 4.
Engaging Teenagers in Asynchronous Remote Groups to Design for Stress Management. Arpita B, Calvin Liang, Emily Y Zeng, Kanishk Shukla, Miguel Rios Wong, Sean A. Munson, and Julie A. Kientz. 2019. Interaction Design and Children 2019 (IDC '19), June 12-15. Boise, ID. (PDF) (Auxiliary materials)