My name is Megh and I use they/them pronouns. I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Media & Information and the Center for Bioethics & Social Justice at Michigan State University.
My research is situated at the intersection of science and technology studies, disability studies, and information studies. I study expert work practices and marginalized people's lived experiences, particularly in the domain of healthcare and governance. Conceptually, the themes of temporality, classification, valuation, and social justice tie together my various projects. My work generates critical theory and implications for inclusive sociotechnical systems.
My newest project examines the spotty inclusion of diverse genders in systems that store data about people. I am also writing up and working further on the social implications of brain implants. My dissertation examined lay and expert diagnosis in epilepsy (i.e., constructions of seizure).
My work has been published in top human-computer interaction and social science venues (CHI, CSCW, Social Studies of Science, and Time & Society), earning a best paper award. It has also been presented at meetings of the Society for the Social Studies of Science (4S), Society for Disability Studies, Eastern Sociological Society, Canadian Disability Studies Association, Nordic Network on Disability Research, and American Epilepsy Society. I have received fellowships from Microsoft Research, University of California's Office of the President, and University of Michigan's Institute for the Humanities, Initiative in Disability Studies, and Rackham Program in Public Scholarship for my work on technology and society.
Prior to MSU, I was President's Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Informatics at the University of California, Irvine mentored by Gillian Hayes. I received a PhD in Information from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, where I was advised by Kentaro Toyama and mentored by Tiffany Veinot, Sucheta Joshi, Elizabeth F.S. Roberts, and Joyojeet Pal.
Before my PhD, I was research fellow at Microsoft Research, fortunate to be supervised by Bill Thies, Jacki O'Neill, and Ed Cutrell. I received a master's degree in computer science from the University of Toronto, advised by Graeme Hirst; and a bachelor's degree in computer engineering from the University of Mumbai. I spent five years working as software engineer and technical lead in product driven, social media analytics, and financial software companies. I enjoy writing carefully designed and easy to maintain code.
Here is my CV.
My research is situated at the intersection of science and technology studies, disability studies, and information studies. I study expert work practices and marginalized people's lived experiences, particularly in the domain of healthcare and governance. Conceptually, the themes of temporality, classification, valuation, and social justice tie together my various projects. My work generates critical theory and implications for inclusive sociotechnical systems.
My newest project examines the spotty inclusion of diverse genders in systems that store data about people. I am also writing up and working further on the social implications of brain implants. My dissertation examined lay and expert diagnosis in epilepsy (i.e., constructions of seizure).
My work has been published in top human-computer interaction and social science venues (CHI, CSCW, Social Studies of Science, and Time & Society), earning a best paper award. It has also been presented at meetings of the Society for the Social Studies of Science (4S), Society for Disability Studies, Eastern Sociological Society, Canadian Disability Studies Association, Nordic Network on Disability Research, and American Epilepsy Society. I have received fellowships from Microsoft Research, University of California's Office of the President, and University of Michigan's Institute for the Humanities, Initiative in Disability Studies, and Rackham Program in Public Scholarship for my work on technology and society.
Prior to MSU, I was President's Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Informatics at the University of California, Irvine mentored by Gillian Hayes. I received a PhD in Information from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, where I was advised by Kentaro Toyama and mentored by Tiffany Veinot, Sucheta Joshi, Elizabeth F.S. Roberts, and Joyojeet Pal.
Before my PhD, I was research fellow at Microsoft Research, fortunate to be supervised by Bill Thies, Jacki O'Neill, and Ed Cutrell. I received a master's degree in computer science from the University of Toronto, advised by Graeme Hirst; and a bachelor's degree in computer engineering from the University of Mumbai. I spent five years working as software engineer and technical lead in product driven, social media analytics, and financial software companies. I enjoy writing carefully designed and easy to maintain code.
Here is my CV.
