She teaches Web design, print design, social media, and other digital media courses. Her research explores the relationship and interaction between technology, culture, and design in this increasingly globalized world, with a focus on web technologies and mobile communication. Her book “Cross-Cultural Technology Design: Creating Culture-Sensitive Technology for Local Users” (Oxford University Press, 2012) was named the 2013 Best Book in Technical or Scientific Communication by the National Council of Teachers of English. Her current research project seeks to develop design resources and toolkits to create culture-sensitive designs for under-represented user groups through community engagement activities. A primary goal of this project is to cultivate students’ critical design sensibility and transform them into socially responsible leaders.