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Specializations

  • Technology and Social Change
  • Library and Information Science

Biography

Katya is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Washington Information School. She studies how public libraries and community organizations can become more inclusive to immigrant and refugee communities. Before pursuing her doctoral studies, Katya worked as a newspaper reporter and online content editor.

Education

  • MC (Master of Communication, professional degree), Digital Media, University of Washington, 2016
  • BA, Journalism, University of Washington, 2008

Consulting and Other Projects

  • King County Libraries System, 2018

Memberships

  • Association for Computing Machinery

Publications and Contributions

  • Journal Article, Academic Journal
    Learning Technology Systems in Everyday Life: Women鈥檚 Experiences Navigating Refugee Resettlement in the United States (2023)
    Journal of Immigration and Refugee Studies Authors: Negin Dahyaa, Maria Garrido, Stacey Wedlake, Katya Yefimova, Maleeha Iqbald
  • Journal Article, Academic Journal
    (2023)
    Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies Authors: Negin Dahya, Maria Garrido, Stacey Wedlake, Katya Yefimova, Maleeha Iqbal
  • Report
    (2020)
    Authors: Negin Dahya, Maria Garrido, Katya Yefimova, Stacey Wedlake
  • Conference Paper
    Panel: Building Empathy and Understanding Toward Migration through Games and Creative Activities (2019)
    Association for Borderlands Studies Conference 2019 Authors: Diane Lopez, Ricardo Gomez, Sara Vannini, Amanda Chin, Katya Yefimova, Yvette Iribe Ramirez
  • Conference Paper
    Za鈥檃tari Refugee Cookbook: Relevance, Challenges and Design Considerations (2017)
    CHI 2017 Authors: Karen Fisher, R. Talhouk, Katya Yefimova, D. Al-Shahrabi, E. Yafi, S. Ewalk, S. Comber
  • Conference Paper
    Adapting design thinking and cultural probes to the experiences of immigrant youth: Uncovering the roles of visual media and music in ICT wayfaring (2016)
    Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '16) Authors: Karen Fisher, Katya Yefimova, Ann Peterson Bishop
  • Conference Paper
    Future鈥檚 Butterflies: Co-Designing ICT Wayfaring Technology with Refugee Syrian Youth (2016)
    IDC '16: Proceedings of the The 15th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children Authors: Karen Fisher, Katya Yefimova, E. Yafi
  • Conference Paper
    HCI, forced migration and refugees: Collaborations across borders and fields (2016)
    CHI 2016 Development Consortium 2016: HCI Across Borders Authors: Karen Fisher, Katya Yefimova, Negin Dahya, Eiad Yafi, Elizabeth M. Belding, Maren Borkert, Guanghua Chi, Arul Chib, Claire Cravero, Dana Diminescu, Oliver Farshi, Kathie Friedman, Pete Giencke, Vikki Katz, Paul Schmitt, Nguyen T. Hoan, Jeff Wishnie, Volker Wolf
  • Conference Poster
    The best, the worst and hardest to find: How people, mobiles, and social media connect migrants in(to) Europe (2016)
    Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) Authors: M. Borkert, Karen Fisher, E. Yafi, Katya Yefimova
  • Conference Paper
    Fotohistorias: Participatory Photography as a Methodology to Elicit the Life Experiences of Migrants (2015)
    Proceedings of HICSS 48 Authors: Katya Yefimova, Moriah Neils, Bryce Newell, Ricardo Gomez
  • Photo Exhibition: Photo Stories of Life at the Border: an interactive photo exhibition (2015)
    Association for Borderlands Studies Annual Conference Authors: Ricardo Gomez, Katya Yefimova, Bryce Newell, Veronica Guajardo
  • Photo Exhibition: Photo Stories: an interactive photo exhibition based on participatory photography with Hispanic migrants at the US-Mexico (2015)
    Proceedings of ICTD 2015 Conference Authors: Ricardo Gomez, Katya Yefimova, Bryce Newell, Veronica Guajardo, Sara Vannini
  • Conference Workshop Paper
    Photo Stories: an interactive photo exhibition based on participatory photography with Hispanic migrants at the US-Mexico (2015)
    Proceedings of ICTD 2015 Conference Authors: Ricardo Gomez, Katya Yefimova, Bryce Newell, Veronica Guajardo, Sara Vannini

Presentations

  • Young hackers: Hacking technology at Za'atari Refugee Camp (2018)
    ACM CHI - Montreal, Canada
  • Stand #Withrefugees: Workshop on Field and Design Methods for Supporting Refugees through Library Services and Other Social and Policy Innovations (2017)
    iConference 2017 - Wuhan, China
  • Future Builders: Magical Devices and Start-ups by Syrian Youth at the UNHCR Za鈥檃tari Refugee Camp (2016)
    Google Kids and Families Team, Crisis Response Team, Verily, Alphabet - Mountain View, CA
  • Teen Design Day on Co-Designing Technology to Support Social Justice with Free Library of Philadelphia + iConference Interactive Peer Debriefing (2016)
    iConference 2016 - Philadelphia, PA
  • Za鈥檃tari Camp at the Jordanian-Syrian border: Redefining connectivity, encapsulation and cosmopolitanism (2016)
    Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie Van Wetenschappen (Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, KNAW) colloquium - Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Photo Stories of Life at the Border: An Interactive Photo Exhibition Based on Participatory Photography with Hispanic Migrants at the U.S.鈥揗exico Border to Stimulate Participation and Reflection on Immigration and Information (2015)
    Association for Borderlands Studies Annual Conference - Portland, OR