{"id":531,"date":"2023-06-23T17:12:11","date_gmt":"2023-06-23T17:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/engineering\/2023\/06\/23\/engineering-faculty-champions-inclusive-user-centered-technology-for-diverse-identities\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T20:54:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T20:54:21","slug":"engineering-faculty-champions-inclusive-user-centered-technology-for-diverse-identities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/engineering\/2023\/06\/23\/engineering-faculty-champions-inclusive-user-centered-technology-for-diverse-identities\/","title":{"rendered":"Engineering Faculty Champions Inclusive User-Centered Technology for Diverse Identities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Across our diverse and ever-changing world, engineers dedicate their careers to producing meaningful work. Using research to make an impact on the lives of minority communities through advanced technology fulfills this motivation for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chapman.edu\/engineering\/about\/faculty\/program-faculty\/franceli-cibrian.aspx\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. Franceli Cibrian<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, an Assistant Professor at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chapman.edu\/engineering\/index.aspx\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fowler School of Engineering (FSE)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> who prioritizes bringing the needs of underrepresented groups to the forefront of academic, user-centered research.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_534\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-534\" style=\"width: 322px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-534\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2023\/06\/Cibrian1.jpg\" alt=\"Cibrian Commencement Award\" width=\"322\" height=\"377\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-534\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In Spring 2023, Cibrian was bestowed the Award in Mentorship of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity, which recognized her exceptional work in guiding enriching undergraduate research within and beyond the classroom.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cibrian\u2019s work focuses around the design, development, and evaluation of technology to help people meet healthcare, education, and well-being oriented needs, prioritizing perspectives often overlooked in these fields. \u201cI use user-centered design approaches and find ways to support people facing barriers\u2014marginalized people, diverse populations, and minorities, including those with autism and ADHD,\u201d shared Cibrian. \u201cRight now, commercial technologies target the majority audience; we need technology developed with open-minded perspectives that consider the diverse needs of the whole population, not only the more privileged. We begin by considering <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">real<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> users with <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">real<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> needs from <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">real<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> contexts; we develop products with the understanding that we are not all the same people with identical needs, so it starts with challenging our assumptions.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> While at Chapman, Cibrian has garnered a variety of honors\u2014including the 2023-2024 Award in Mentorship of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity\u2014and published her first full scholarly text, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/discovery-ebsco-com.chapman.idm.oclc.org\/linkprocessor\/plink?id=444a6e26-dcc5-34cd-b880-ef880bb611a6\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Research Advances in ADHD and Technology<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, in 2020. Much of what guides her to achieve these research accomplishments stems from both her lived experiences and intrinsically human-centered approach to academia.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_536\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-536\" style=\"width: 479px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-536\" style=\"margin-bottom: -1ex;\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2023\/06\/Cibrian2.jpg\" alt=\"Cirbian and students at Student Scholar Symposium\" width=\"479\" height=\"359\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-536\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Cibrian with students Meghna Raswan, Tyler Kay, Ellie Nguyen, and Daisy Fernandez-Reyes at the Center for Undergraduate Excellence&#8217;s biannual Student Scholar Symposium\u2014a conference dedicated to showcasing student scholarship, research, and creative pursuits before the greater Chapman community. Photo credit: Adena Hamlin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhat I bring to the table is not industry experience, but rather my experience studying across diverse contexts and in different parts of the world. My Ph.D. and Master\u2019s were from the Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education (CICESE) at Ensenada, Mexico, and I\u2019ve also done research stays at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) and London\u2019s Global University (UCL),\u201d said Cibrian. She also completed her postdoctoral training at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) prior to joining the Chapman engineering community.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cibrian owes her choice in academic research path in part to her background as a first-generation high school student. \u201cAt first I didn\u2019t know what an academic was, but when I learned more I fell in love with research in academia and haven\u2019t left,\u201d stated Cibrian. \u201cThese experiences have allowed me to bring my own diverse perspective into the classroom. I try to make classes more accessible because things are not easy for people with backgrounds similar to mine\u2014for example, what happens if you don\u2019t have the resources or your home language is not English?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the fall, Cibrian will be bringing her multifaceted perspective into one of the very first masters classes offered at Fowler Engineering\u2014CPSC 516: Human-Centered Computing with a specific focus on Artificial Intelligence (AI). Her course will guide students through the process of creating ethical and accessible AI systems, emphasizing the awareness and drive required to meet diverse physical, cognitive, and social needs while developing technology for everyday use. As with all of her classes, Cibrian intends to ground her students\u2019 understanding through core design guidelines to help ensure that their creations always keep many potential users in mind.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These same aims lie at the heart of her students\u2019 research experiences and accomplishments, underscoring her earnest efforts to cultivate valuable research environments across unique circumstances and identities. Her <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/chapman.edu\/uideas\/home\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">uIdeas research lab<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> prioritizes equity, diversity, and inclusion, centering their research around five main principles: pursuing inclusion and equitable opportunity, honoring personal well-being, finding pride in one\u2019s research, engaging collaboratively across barriers, and maintaining an ethical approach throughout the process. Under her guidance, Cibrian\u2019s students have worked on a plethora of projects that epitomize engineering for all, such as researching <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/chapman.edu\/uideas\/projects\/inclusive-voice-assistant?authuser=0\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">inclusive voice assistants<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to analyze common speech-to-text algorithms\u2019 approaches to neurodivergent speech. Several of her students\u2019 projects have been successfully published and presented at formal conference settings as recently as June 21, 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_535\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-535\" style=\"width: 539px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-535\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2023\/06\/Cibrian3.jpg\" alt=\"Cibrian with students\" width=\"539\" height=\"291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2023\/06\/Cibrian3.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2023\/06\/Cibrian3-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2023\/06\/Cibrian3-1024x552.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2023\/06\/Cibrian3-768x414.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 539px) 100vw, 539px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-535\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cibrian&#8217;s Ubiquitous Inclusive Development of Education, Assistive, and Social Technology (uIdeas) lab philosophy reflects human-centered research practices, demonstrating immense care under the belief that &#8220;anyone could do research if they have the environment, tools, motivation, and right project to succeed.&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For Cibrian, being an effective researcher means making active adjustments for a growing world and being open to a diverse range of human experiences\u2014a value she hopes to instill within all of her students. \u201cBe brave and have the courage to explore different ideas. Change is going to happen, so it\u2019s important that when it does, you speak up, show who you are, take risks, and be present. It\u2019s okay to be vulnerable and need support, too; we are stronger together,\u201d said Cibrian.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the future, Cibrian aims to expand upon her work with recently-developed technologies, assessing how they may more effectively cater to a wide variety of needs. \u201cWhen I say \u2018technology,\u2019 I mean novel ways of interaction: for example, how can we use wearables to support diverse populations and explore interactions that don\u2019t yet exist?\u201d Cibrian said. \u201cI\u2019m most excited about these emergent technologies\u2014wearables, virtual reality, cell phones\u2014because we have to consider what they can tell us about the people using them. What can we learn from this technology that we are not yet seeing and how can we use that knowledge to empower them? Everything I build goes back to this meaningful purpose.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Those seeking more information about Dr. Cibrian\u2019s extensive research and publications can learn more on <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/franceli-l-cibrian\/about-me?authuser=0\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">her website<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Highlighting Dr. Franceli Cibrian\u2019s transformative steps toward engineering for 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