ELLA DAGAN

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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Nowadays you'll find me at Google researching how we can drive inclusive UX to every product development process. 

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In 2024, the book I co-authored on Playful Wearables was published with MIT Press. If you're curious 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 graduate degree 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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