Former Students

This page features people who were formerly under my supervision.

Former Doctoral Advisees

Erin Cherry (née Carroll)
Erin completed her PhD in 2013, did a PostDoc at the University of Rochester, and is now a Senior Program Manager at Northrup Grumman.

Vikash Singh
Vikash Singh earned his PhD in 2015 and is now a Professor of Practice at Vanderbilt University.

Berto Gonzalez
Berto earned his PhD in 2015 and is now an Adjunct Professor at UNC Charlotte and Production Manager at Forest Hill Church.

Stephen MacNeil
Stephen MacNeil earned his PhD in 2019, did a PostDoc at UC San Diego and is now an Assistant Professor at Temple University.

Johanna Okerlund
Johanna earned her PhD in 2021 and is the Makerspace and Interactive Media Coordinator for Wellesley College.

Former MSc Advisees

I have only graduated a few MSc students so far at the University of Manitoba, as there wasn’t a research-based MSc program at my former institution.

Nabila Chowdhury
Nabila completed her MSc in 2022, and was co-supervised with Dr. Jim Young. Her work investigated using technology to support older adults with inter-generational interaction. She is now in a PhD program at the University of Toronto.

Afsane Baghestani
Afsane completed her MSc in 2023, and was co-supervised with Dr. Andrea Bunt. Her work investigated how older adults learn complex software when working with a friend or family member. Afsane is now working as a user experience project manager at a local startup.

Lauren Himbeault
Lauren completed her MSc in 2023. Her work investigated the effectiveness of Code Diagram Queries: a form of assessment that leverages program visualization tools, specifically on the development of the student’s mental model of how machines execute code (the notional machine).

Min Kyu Jung
Min Kyu completed his MSc in 2024. His work investigated how physical design experts (architects, interior designers, landscape designers) use digital tools for designing virtual spaces. Min now works as a software developer for TAIV.

Zach Havens
Zach completed his MSc in 2024. His work investigated how behavioural nudges and proxy accounts can support older adults and their delegates in online banking. Zach is working as a sessional instructor in the CS Department at UofM.

Former Undergraduate Students

I have mentored many undergraduate students through various research projects and independent studies. This list is very incomplete. If you think you should be represented below, please reach out.

Alex Adams
Alex worked with me on various research projects related to sound and audio mixing. He then went on to complete a PhD at Cornell and is now on faculty at Georgia Tech.

Murray Cumbers
Murray was a student in the HCI Lab at Manitoba who helped with various projects related to aging & tech. He is now retired to Lake Winnipeg, but is currently helping to create an Advisory Board of Older Adults for my research.

Nathan Nifong
Nathan worked for me on the Dance.Draw project at UNC Charlotte, then completed a MSc at Portland State University and now works as a Google Engineer.

Brian Thompson
Brian worked as a TA and RA for me and helped develop a strong TA mentoring cycle at UNC Charlotte. He is now a Senior Software Engineer at AvidXchange in Charlotte, NC.