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Nayeon (Nancy) Kwon

Hi! Welcome to my website. I am a prospective PhD student, former Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and User Experience (UX) Researcher & Designer who aims to create inclusive, user-centered technologies that blend physical and digital worlds to foster belonging, connection, and accessibility.

I utilize Tangible Interfaces and Mixed Reality (VR/AR) for Inclusive Design to enhance sensory and communication experiences in healthcare, education, and collaborative settings.Through my work, I hope to expand the boundaries of how design and technology can transform lives, making the world more inclusive, accessible, and human-centered!
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Honors

- Outstanding GTRS Award
- Dean’s List (6 semesters)
- 2022 IIDA Student Design Awards 3rd Place

Publications

Jingjin Li, Nayeon Kwon, Huong Pham, Ryun Shim, and Gilly Leshed. 2023. Co-designing Magic Machines for Everyday Mindfulness with Practitioners. In Proceedings of the 2023 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference (DIS '23). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 1630–1647. https://doi.org/10.1145/3563657.3595976

Anonymous. “Co-Designing Environment-Based Strategies with Neurodivergent Individuals for Sensory-Inclusive Dental Visit Experiences.” [Status: Under Review]

Acknowledged Contributor in: 
R. Cañete, Y. Kedar, and K. E. Green, "e-MoBo, a Low-Cost, ‘Robo-Mediator’ Helping Therapists Teach Children How to Express Emotions: Insights from Field Testing," Proc. 33rd IEEE Int. Conf. Robot & Human Interact. Commun. (RO-MAN), Pasadena, CA, 2024.

Acknowledged Contributor in: 
Jingjin Li, Jiajing Guo, and Gilly Leshed. 2024. Meditating in Live Stream: An Autoethnographic and Interview Study to Investigate Motivations, Interactions and Challenges. Proc. ACM Hum.-Comput. Interact. 8, CSCW1, Article 140 (April 2024), 33 pages. https://doi.org/10.1145/3637417

Acknowledged Contributor in: 
Andrea Won (PI), Susan Fussell (Co-PI), Aleshia Hayes (Co-PI). NSF Award  #2234802. EAGER: A Training Tool to Help Teachers Recognize and Reduce Bias in Their Classroom Behaviors and Increase Interpersonal Competence

Research Experience

Architectural Robotics Lab

HCD Temporary Research Aide
2024.08 - PRESENT

Architectural Robotics Lab

Research Assistant (HCI / UX Focused)
2023.08 - 2023.12

Communication &
Collaborative Technologies Lab

Research Assistant (HCI / UX Focused)
2023.06 - 2023.08

Cornell
Info Sci Dept

Research Assistant (HCI Focused)
2022.05 - 2022.12

POSTECH

Research Assistant
2020.05 - 2020.08

Teaching & Mentoring Experience

Cornell University

Teaching Assistant
(DEA 2730: Human-Centered Design Methods)
(DEA 6210: Architectural Robotics)
2024.08 - PRESENT

Cornell University

Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTRS)
(INFO 3450: Human-Computer Interaction Design)
(INFO 4400: Qualitative User Research & Design Methods)
2023.09 - 2024.05

Cornell University

Teaching Assistant
(DEA 1050: Career Explorations)
2020.05 - 2020.08

Cornell Pre-College

RCA & Program Assistant
2022.06 - 2022.08

Work Experience

AImpower

Design Team Lead & UX Designer (Capstone Project)
2023.08 - 2023.12

BioIntelliSense

UX / HF Consultant
2023.01 - 2023.05