always curious so say HELLO!

always curious so say HELLO!
Hello there!
I’m Ella Dagan, PhD.
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My passion is helping people feel connected to everyone else in the world, themselves, and life in all its forms.
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Technology has the potential to support us in our everyday lives and relationships. I explore this potential in my work. To shape future technology design to be human-centered, meaningful, delightful and fun I research, design, create and teach at the intersection of design, fashion, technology, social psychology, storytelling, remembrance, and wonder.
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Later this year, the book I co-authored on Playful Wearables is coming with MIT Press. If you're curious to read, you can already preorder it (Go to https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262546911/playful-wearables/).
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I received my doctorate from the University of California Santa Cruz for my research contributions on encouraging social connection with wearable technology when I worked at Katherine Isbister’s Social Emotional Technology Lab in the computational media department.
In my master’s from the Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP) at NYU Tisch, I explored computational art, design thinking, and all sorts of ideas to shape our future positively. Previously I was a fashion designer working in the industry ;)
I'm always happy connecting to discuss how we can make this place better for all.
You can find me on Linkedin
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elladgn[at]gmail[dot]com
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ella@ucsc.edu
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