KidsTeam is made possible by many volunteers, faculty, and students.
Jason Yip is the Director
of KidsTeamÂ
Jason Yip is an assistant professor at The Information School and adjunct assistant professor in Human Centered Design & Engineering in University of Washington. His research examines how technologies can support parents and children learning together. He is a co-principal investigator on a National Science Foundation Cyberlearning project on designing social media technologies to support neighborhoods learning science together. He is the director of KidsTeam UW, an intergenerational group of children (ages 7 – 11) and researchers co-designing new technologies and learning activities for children, with children.
Dr. Yip is the principal investigator of a Google Faculty Research Award project that examines how Latino children search and broker online information for their English-language learning parents. Dr. Yip is the principal investigator on an Institute of Museum and Library Services grant to study how to integrate intergenerational co-design group in urban and rural libraries. Finally, Dr. Yip has won a National Institutes of Health award into examining the use of mobile technologies to support children’s sun exposure and skin cancer. He holds a B.A. (2001) in chemistry and M.S.Ed (2002) in science and math education from the University of Pennsylvania, and a
Ph.D. (2014) in curriculum and instruction from the University
of Maryland.
Michele Newman is the KidsTeam Lab Manager
Michele Newman is a doctoral candidate at the University of Washington Information School, advised by Dr. Jin Ha Lee and Dr. Jason Yip. She is a member of the UW Gamer Group and the Digital Youth Lab, collaborating closely with KidsTeam UW and KidsTeam SPL. Her research explores creativity, play, and knowledge‑making in digital spaces, with a focus on how interactive media support imagination and idea‑sharing. She aims to help individuals and communities build creative confidence and see themselves as active contributors to culture.
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Lab Members
Anh is a 5th-year PhD Candidate working with Dr. Jinha Lee and Dr. Jason Yip. Anh's research examines inequities in technological systems by partnering with communities impacted by the inequities.
Daeun Yoo is a second-year PhD student in Information Science/HCI, co-advised by Professors Katie Davis and Jason Yip. Her research focuses on creating human-centered AI technologies to enhance youth psychological well-being through creative learning and user-centered design. She believes that the creative process can help people stay resilient and connected with loved ones. During her master’s at Harvard, she developed Mind Palette, an AI-assisted drawing tool for mental well-being, which she presented at UNESCO, demonstrating its value for improving emotion regulation. Prior to that, she worked for 3.5 years at Samsung as a UX researcher and designer, designing cross-platform, multi-modal solutions, including SmartThings (500M+ downloads), and she also worked at BCG New York.
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Daeun (Dany) Hwang is a Ph.D. student in the Information School at the University of Washington. Her research focuses on the intersection of music, creativity, agency, and emotional well-being for youth. Her background involves Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and User Experience (UX), disciplines that continue to be an integral part of her studies and interests. As a Graduate Research Assistant at KidsTeam UW, she is exploring how technologies, specifically Artificial Intelligence (AI), can assist youth without diminishing their agency and creativity.
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Jade Li is a first-year PhD student at the iSchool, co-advised by Drs. Katie Davis and Jason Yip. Her research focuses on how digital technologies can better support youth agency and digital wellbeing. She is also interested in making technology more child-centered. With an interdisciplinary background in information and cognitive science, and sustained engagement in the arts, she approaches research with both analytical and creative perspectives. Prior to her PhD, she worked on early-stage research on AI-mediated communication at WeChat.
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Alumni
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Rahul Banerjee
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Dr. Kung Jin Lee
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Dr. Wendy Roldan
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Dr. Ishita Chordia
Dr. Caroline Pitt
Research Assistants
2024-2025
Jennifer Feng
Michelle Kim
Carson Nakagawara
Vivian Feng
Ally Lam
Junhee Park
Iris Hamilton
Dhessimae Lizada
Vivian Pham
Rhiannon Hayes-McQueen
Emily Ma
Gloria Shin
Kelly Horak
Sophia Mangrubang
May Tran
Brynn Morrison
Kevin Vo
2023-2024
Keiver Bencomo
Adora Pham
Sam You
Amina Boldsaikhan
Grace Kim
Matthew Kyle Pedraja
Rim Wolde
Steven Hu
Xinran (Rannie) Li
Shammu Meyyappan
Yisha Zhao
Linh Chi
Allison (Ally) Lam
Grace Shin
Ilena Dalla Gasperina
Caleb Lee
Maia Song
Gavin Giametta
Xiaofu Li
Chengmiao Xu
Tam Tran
Sean Guevarra
Catherine Lien
Hongjie (Steven) Wang
Rhiannon Hayes-McQueen
J.R. Lim
​Ritesh Kanchi (CRA Honorable Mention 2024 - 2025)
Mandy Wu
Irene Huang
2022-2023
Sakshi Abhyankar
Rim Wolde
Adora Pham
Ritesh Kanchi
Linh Chi
Sam You
Maia Song
Xiaofu Li
Xinran (Rannie) Li
Boris Hu
Pavel Batalov (MLIS)
Mandy Wu
Matthew Kyle Pedraja
Grace Kim
Li-Neishin Co
Yisha Zhao
Tam Tran
Hongjie (Steven) Wang
Catherine Lien
Steven Hu
René Capella
Chengmiao Xu
Grace Shin
Caleb Lee
Hongyiming Cui
Ilena Dalla Gasperina
2021-2022
Linh Bui (MS HCDE)
Fumi Tsukiyama (MS HCDE)
Anna Shi
Bowie Mandelbaum (MLIS)
Madeline Fox (MLIS)
Ji Yu
Chris Fu
Delaney Edwards
Atharv Wairagade
Lena Tran
Iva Martinovic (MS HCDE)
Linh Pham
Michelle Ma
Frannie Ello
Anastasia Wolf (MS HCDE)
Louis Ton
2020-2021
Feben Alemu
Britnie Chin
Christina Kennedy (MLIS)
Charlotte McGrew (MLIS)
Katie Wang
Molly Benson (MLIS)
Madeline Fox (MLIS)
Bowie Mandelbaum (MLIS)
Harkiran Saluja
Nora Casey
Youjin Jung
Montserrat Martinez
Paola Vanegas
2019-2020
Jocelyn Afandi
Alli Hishikawa
Minhyung Jo (MLIS)
Ziyue (Irene) Li
Sungmin Na
Sarah Strickler
Paola Vanegas
Amanda Zhu
Britnie Chin
Troy Hilton (MSIM)
Christina Kennedy (MLIS)
Jason Li
Colleen Park
Harkinan Suluja
Samantha Yee
Xin Gao
Hedy Jiang
Miles Lederman
Leanne Liu
Maria Ruiz (MLIS)
Eden Tassaw
Catherine Zeng
2018-2019
Diana (Griffing) Condon
Yini Guan (MSIM)
Kalyani Katariya (MS CS)
Chris Lu (MLIS)
Romaine Ofiana
Echo Zhang
Sunny Cui
Michael Ji
Tiffany Ku (MSIM)
Kelsey Morgan (MLIS)
Ju An Oh
Cherise Fuselier (MLIS)
Ellani Johnson
Yuansi Li
Anthony Nguyen
Hayley Younghusband
2017-2018
Hitomi Bloom (MLIS)
Lydia Davison
Cynthia Graff (MLIS)
Samirah Mashayekh
Arturo Salazar
Kelly Chandler (MLIS)
Erika Dillman (MHCDE)
Brianne Hawes (MLIS)
Kari Nasu
Mariah Tao
Sijin (Amy) Chen
Alice Erickson (MLIS)
Rio Ishii
Sunghwan (Justin) Park
2016-2017
Aria Cha
Jana Reis (Masters Cert)
Shirley Chen
Vichit (Mike) Sitthideth
Yi (Carol) Cheng
2015-2016
Lindsey Arnold (MHCDE)
Alysse (Gallo) Schwertscharf (MHCDE)
Sarah Chipman​
Sangeun Lee (MHCDE)