Date: 
May 21, 2024
A person accepts an award in front of a crowd.

Please join me in congratulating members of our community who have received awards or otherwise been honored in recent months.

  • AccessComputing co-PI Raja Kushalnagar (Gallaudet University) was awarded the , for his exceptional mentor, hosting research experiences for undergraduates, and encouraging students to pursue graduate studies.
  • AccessComputing co-PI Elaine Schaertl Short (Tufts) received the , which recognizes her outstanding teaching and advising .
  • AccessComputing partner Anat Caspi (UW), Director of the Taskar Center for Accessible Technology received the 2023 Human Rights Educator Award from the City of Seattle’s for her work related to accessibility of sidewalks and urban infrastructure.
  • AccessComputing partner Nicki ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ (Duke), PI of the Alliance for Identity Inclusive Computing Education, was awarded the National Center for Women in Information Technology’s 2024 for her work related to making computing more inclusive of marginalized groups.
  • AccessComputing Team Member Katheryn Yurechko (ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ and Lee University) received a 2024 . Marshall Scholars purse graduate studies in the UK. Katie will be working toward an MSc in Social Science of the Internet at the University of Oxford and MSc in Computer Science at University College London.
  • Multiple AccessComputing partners had best papers at :
    • - Yasmine Elglaly (Western ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´), Catie Baker (Creighton University), Annie Ross (Bucknell University), Kristen Shinohara (Rochester Institute of Technology)
    • - Andreas Stefik (University of Nevada at Las Vegas),Willliam Allee (UNLV), Gabriel Contreras (UNLV), Timothy Kluthe (UNLV), Alex Hoffman (UNLV), Brianna Blaser (UW), Richard Ladner (UW)
  • AccessComputing partner Jen Mankoff (UW) and team member Kate Glazko (UW) were interviewed for the Nature article ‘.
  • AccessComputing co-PI Stacy Branham (UC Irvine) is an author on a best paper at the titled .

We love to celebrate the successes of our community members.  If you’ve won a recent award, please let us know by emailing accesscomp@uw.edu.