Affordances
I’m interested in how social forces factor into design. I wrote a book about technological affordances, presenting an operational framework applicable to any technology—broadly conceived. I’ve run workshops with technologists about applying the affordance framework to their own product development and assessment, and worked with a diversity of scholars and practitioners to think about affordances as they operate throughout myriad domains (e.g., policy, race relations, disability, and the body). As applied to AI and machine learning, I’ve argued that affordances can be a vital tool for integrating principles and practices. I’m interested in if and how that works within real-world spaces of AI development.

Algorithmic Reparation
AI and machine learning perpetuate the status quo, reproducing inequalities by default. Efforts towards “fairness” have dominated corrections to this problem, but those corrections have yet to work. Algorithmic reparation is an alternative to the fairness paradigm, shifting focus to repair and redress. Here’s an academic article, a popular press article, a workshop, and a special issue in Big Data & Society —all in collaboration with Apryl Williams (University of Michigan). Our book “The Injustice of Fairness: Algorithmic Reparation and the Case for Redress” is forthcoming with UC Press (2026)

AI and High-Stakes Decision Making

As AI advances, human expertise is more important than ever. Base knowledge is vital to the use and deployment of AI systems, especially in safety critical and high-stakes decision contexts. I have published conceptual and empirical work on the relationship between AI and human decision-makers within high-stakes institutional settings, including employment and the military, with several projects in process. 

Role-Taking and Basic Questions in Social Psychology
I’m interested in the basic social psychological processes of role-taking and how those intersect with a) social status and b) new technologies. For papers on role-taking and status, see here & here. For papers on role-taking and emergent technologies—including technological design and human-AI interaction—see here, here, here & here.