Welcome!
I am an associate professor of history at Rice University, where I study the history of computer technology. Previously, I was an assistant professor of history at the New Jersey Institute of Technology and the associate director of the Law, Technology and Culture undergraduate major. I received a PhD in History and Science Studies from the University of California, San Diego in 2012, and a BS in Computer Science from the University of Michigan in 2003.
My research interests include the history of computer technologies and human-computer interaction, civil rights, public policy, and the relationship between development and use of technology. My first book, Making Computers Accessible: Disability Rights and Digital Technology, was published in 2015 from The Johns Hopkins University Press and was the winner of the 2017 Computer History Museum Book Prize. My second book, The Tablet Computer: The Idea of a Machine, will be published in 2026 from The Johns Hopkins University Press.
