Emani Hicks, PhD
- Human-Computer Interaction
- User Experience & Design Research
- Personal & Health Informatics
- Human-Centered AI
Hi! I’m Emani.👋🏾
I am a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the University of Houston in Houston, Texas.
I direct the A.W.A.R.E. Research Team (ART), where we investigate how technologies mediate awareness, learning, and social interaction across health contexts.
Before joining the University of Houston, I received my B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Alabama A&M University in 2021 and my M.S. and Ph.D. in Informatics from the University of California, Irvine in 2023 and 2026, respectively.
Latest News
- September 2026: I’m beginning my role as an Assistant Professor at the University of Houston
- April 2026: I have defended my dissertation!
- April 2026: I presented our paper “Collaboration and Assistive Technology: Facilitating Joint Awareness for Noise Sensitivity” and poster “Sona: Towards Context-Aware, Real-Time Personalization of Acoustic Environments for Noise Sensitivity” at CHI 2026 in Barcelona, Spain