Sean A. Munson
I am a Professor at the University of Washington's Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering. I design and evaluate technologies that support people in collecting and using their personal data to understand themselves and the world around them, such as for managing complex health conditions. I also co-direct the UW ALACRITY Center, which which pairs human-centered design with implementation science to redesign evidence-based mental health interventions for real-world uptake and sustainment.
In addition to my research and teaching, I am HCDE's Associate Chair for Faculty & Research Development, a member of the DUB group, and co-founder and steering committee member for SIGCHI Interactive Health.
I have many great collaborators, including PhD students Neilly Tan, Carla Castillo, Shengzhi Wang, Tricia Aung, Shaan Chopra, Georgia Kenderova, Sam So, Claire Weizenegger, Hyeonjeong Byeon, and Nichole Sams.
Alumni include Christina Chung, Daniel Epstein, Elena Agapie, Jessica Schroeder, Lucas Colusso, Arpita, Kai Lukoff, Sam Kolovson, Calvin Liang, and Tae Jones.
select recent papers All
- Negotiating Autonomy, Control, and Privacy in Always-On Home IoT Technology-Mediated Care Relationships with Older Adults. . PACM Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies 2026; 10(3).
- Rigorous projects and grants integrating human-centered design and implementation science: 8 tips for success. . Implementation Science Communications 2026.
- A Scoping Review of Queer Health and Well-Being Technology Research. . PACM Human-Computer Interaction 2026; 10(6).
- “It’s Always in the Back of My Mind”: Navigating sensitive health data amid reduced abortion rights in the United States. . ACM Transactions on Computing for Healthcare 2026.
- Engagements with Generative AI and Personal Health Informatics: Opportunities for Planning, Tracking, Reflecting, and Acting around Personal Health Data. . PACM Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies 2025; 9(3).
- Deploying and Examining Beacon for At-Home Patient Self-Monitoring with Critical Flicker Frequency. . CHI 2025.
- What's In Your Kit? Mental Health Technology Kits for Depression Self-Management. . CHI 2025.
- Human-Centered Design to Enhance Implementation and Impact in Health. . Annual Review of Public Health 2025; 46.
- HCI Contributions in Mental Health: A Modular Framework to Guide Psychosocial Intervention Design. . CHI 2024.
- MigraineTracker: Examining Patient Experiences with Goal-Directed Self-Tracking for a Chronic Health Condition. . CHI 2024.
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