She also directs the Wellesley College Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) Lab. Her research HCI focuses on 3D, tangible, tabletop, and mobile interaction as well as on computer-supported collaborative learning. Shaer is a recipient of several National Science Foundation and industry awards including the prestigious NSF CAREER Award, Agilent Technologies Research Award, and Google App Engine Education Award. She received her PhD and MSc in Computer Science from Tufts University. She has been a research fellow in the Design Machine Group at the University of Washington and in the University College London Interaction Center.