What gets me up in the morning?
The exacerbated forced migration crises. Especially its widening social inequalities due to ill-informed data practices and technology solutions with little account for local needs and capacities.
Focused on key areas of ICTD; Human-Centered Design; and Human-Computer Interaction, I challenge technological solutions for Asset-Based Design with marginalized populations.
In my research, I utilize inclusive data practices that enhance effective humanitarian-development response to forced migration crises in low-and middle-income host countries.
"Human-Centered Design is most relevant when designing in resource-constrained circumstances. An Asset-Based Approach can help to be both human-centered and crisis conscious in ICT design."
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Nasim Motalebi
I'm a PhD candidate at Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology.
I work with Dr. Carleen Maitland, conducting research on the topic of digital development and the implications of technologies in the broader context of forced migration and refugees' lifecycle.
A designer by training and a humanist at heart, I adopt human-centered methods to understand the nuances of technology use in different geopolitical situations affected by forced migration crises.
In my work, I pursue technologies for social impact in order to support the lives of refugees and migrants in the context of their new host countries.