Previous to joining McGill, she was a postdoctoral fellow with the University of Toronto Department of Computer Science, supported by NSERC and the CIHR-STIHR in Health Care, Technology, and Place. Her research explores the ways in which technology can be employed to meet human needs and enable individuals to overcome everyday challenges and obstacles. She focuses this work primarily on the needs of older adults and individuals with disabilities. Karyn received her PhD in Computer Science in 2010 from the University of British Columbia, where she worked with Professor Joanna McGrenere on methods for increasing the accessibility of pen-based interaction for older adults.