Susan Wyche Ph.D.

Susan Wyche

Associate Professor

Department
  • Media & Information
spwyche@msu.edu
(517) 884-4536
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Bio

Susan Wyche is an Associate Professor in the Department of Media and Information at Michigan State University. She is also affiliated with MSU’s Global Center for Food Systems Innovation funded by USAID in their Higher Education Solutions Network (HESN). Her research focuses on information and communication technologies and development (ICTD). Wyche received her Ph.D. in Human-Centered Computing from Georgia Tech, an MS from Cornell University and an undergraduate degree in Industrial Design from Carnegie Mellon University.

Courses

Human Computer Interaction and Experience Design. Information and Communication Technology For Development

Research and Teaching

Human Computer Interaction, Computer Supported Cooperative Work, Information Communication Technology and Development, Design

Research Centers and Labs

Health and Risk Communication Center

Related Work

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Susan Wyche: John K. Hudzik Emerging Leader in Advancing International Studies and Programs Award
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Mozilla Grant Empowers African-Informed Approach to Global Technology Design
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Recent Publications
  • 2022 Wyche, S. “Reimagining the Mobile Phone: Investigating Speculative Approaches to Design in Human-Computer Interaction for Development (HCI4D).” ACM Conference on Computer- Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing (CSCW 2022). Article no. 535.
  • 2020 Wyche, S. “Using Cultural Probes in HCI4D/ICTD: A Design Case Study from Bungoma, Kenya.” ACM Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing (CSCW 2020). Article no. 063.
  • 2020 Wyche, S., Greenwood, A., Geyer, B.S. “Exploring Photography in Rural Kenyan Households: Considering “Relational Objects” in CSCW and HCI.” ACM Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing (CSCW 2020). Article no. 046.
  • 2019 Hardy, J., Wyche, S., and Veinot, T. (to appear). “Rural HCI Research: Definitions, distinctions, methods, and opportunities,” ACM Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing (CSCW 2019), Austin, TX.
  • 2019 Wyche, S., Olson, J., & Karanu, M. “Redesigning agricultural hand-tools in Western Kenya: Considering human-centered design in ICTD.” Information Technologies & International Development (ITID), 15 (16).
Contact Information

404 Wilson Rd.
Communication Arts and Sciences Building
Michigan State University