Funding & Support
The Temple HCI Lab's research, student mentorship, accessibility work, and community programs are made possible through federal research grants, university support, collaborators, and community partners. Together, the awards listed here represent nearly $2.9M in support for research, students, accessibility work, and community programs. This page acknowledges that support and provides a future home for ways to support the lab, students, and OwlHacks.
September 1, 2025 - August 31, 2026
This support advances research on augmentative and alternative communication technologies, with an emphasis on accessibility, autonomy, and human-centered design.
September 1, 2025 - August 31, 2026
This project supports work on computing education, preparation gaps, and more culturally relevant approaches to teaching early computer science courses.
December 15, 2022 - November 30, 2023
This project supported early work on AI-powered augmentative and alternative communication technologies.
March 1, 2022 - February 28, 2025
This REU site supported undergraduate research experiences in pervasive computing for smart health, safety, and well-being.
January 1, 2025 - January 1, 2027
This internal support helps strengthen research activity and student opportunities in the Temple HCI Lab.
The Temple HCI Lab and OwlHacks both benefit from support that creates opportunities for students. Support can help fund undergraduate research positions, student travel, accessibility research, community events, hackathon programming, food, prizes, equipment, and other student-centered needs.
If you are interested in supporting research, sponsoring OwlHacks, or partnering with the Temple HCI Lab, please reach out to discuss what kind of support would be most useful.
The views presented on this website are my own and do not necessarily represent the views of my sponsors, collaborators, or affiliations.