{"id":15,"date":"2022-05-16T18:18:07","date_gmt":"2022-05-16T18:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.designstudio.gatech.edu\/wordpress\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2026-05-06T22:13:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T22:13:42","slug":"studio","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/faculty.washington.edu\/nassimi\/studio\/","title":{"rendered":"Design & Social Justice Studio"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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The Design and Social Justice Studio is an interdisciplinary research group<\/strong> that together examines the ethical and political dimensions of emerging technologies. At the heart of the studio is a commitment to social justice, which is reflected in everything from our choice of project topics and research methods to the form and quality of interactions among students from diverse levels and disciplines. More broadly, the studio takes on the challenges of cultivating an accessible, inclusive, and equitable environment that is characterized by humility, generosity, and joy. This type of environment is crucial for the success of students, faculty, and staff of all ranks, not based on a reductive notion of tolerance that overlooks differences in race, gender, ability, or intellectual perspective, but based on a principled conviction that these differences are the very foundation of a vibrant and innovative community that thrives intellectually and experientially.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

History: At Georgia Tech, I established the studio as an inclusive space for collaboration and a hub for interdisciplinary, social justice-oriented research. In this space, I have led multiple interdisciplinary teams and projects with a deeply relational and collegial approach to mentorship with students who join based on their interests or desire to gain specific skills. In its ten years of operation, the studio engaged more than 20 PhD students, visiting scholars, and post-doctoral researchers, over 50 MS students, and numerous undergraduate students as advisees, student assistants, or collaborators, all of whom moved on to successful careers in academia and industry. For an overview of some of the projects, check out the publication<\/a> and research<\/a> pages on this website. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many students have participated in the studio. While not comprehensive, the list below highlights students who have made notable contributions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Current Students<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Smilangi Dasari
UW | 2026 – Present
Studio Member, Major contributions to Smart Cities Project and Language and AI

<\/a>Grace Landers<\/strong>
MLIS, UW | 2025 – Present
Studio Member, Major contributions to Smart Cities Project and Language and AI

Alex Munoz | MLIS, UW | 2025 – Present<\/strong>
Studio Member, Major contributions to Smart Cities Project and Language and AI

Katherine Bennett, PhD | Digital Media, GaTech | 2022 – Present<\/strong>
Studio Member and PhD Mentee, Major contributions to Smart Cities Research Project and Technocreep

Aditya Anupam, PhD | Digital Media, GaTech | 2022 – Present<\/strong>
Studio Member and PhD Advisee, Major contributions to Engineering Education Project and Catalyst Journal<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Past Students
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Hayri Dortivonyuylo, PhD | Architecture, GaTech | <\/strong>2021-2023
Studio Member, Major contributions to Smart Cities and Technocreep

Sylvia Janicki, PhD | Digital Media, GaTech |<\/strong> 2021-2024
Studio Member and PhD Mentee, Major contributions to Sensing Bodies and Heart Sense

Lorina Navarro | MS, GaTech | 2015 – 2017 <\/strong>
Winner of 2017 4S Making and Doing Award<\/mark>
MS Project: “Our Driverless Futures: Speculating Ethical Dilemmas of Self-Driving Cars”

Michelle Partogi | MS, GaTech | 2014 – 2016<\/strong>
Winner of 2016 Best Digital Media MS Thesis Award<\/mark>
MS Project: “Our AIMS: Changing Organizational Culture through Co-Design”

Horyun Song | MS, GaTech | 2016 – 2018<\/strong>
MS Project: “Untangling the Perception of Sex Difference in Biological Research”

Ren Zheng |<\/strong> Quantum Mechanics, GaTech | <\/strong>2021-2024
Major contributions to Catalyst Journal

Rose Peng | MS HCI, GaTech | 2014 – 2015<\/strong>
MS Project: “Atlanta Beltline Exploration App”

Ridhima Gupta | MS HCI<\/strong>, GaTech<\/strong> | 201<\/strong>5-2018
Research and Teaching Assistant

Binjie Sun | MS Industrial Design, GaTech | 2015<\/strong>-2018
Public Understanding of Science

Brighton Vino Jegarajan | MS HCI, GaTech | 2014-2016<\/strong>
Public Understanding of Science

Justeen Lee | BS Industrial Design GaTech | 2014-2016<\/strong>
Public Understanding of Science


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