Shaowen Bardzell is an Assistant Professor of Human-Computer Interaction Design in the School of Informatics at Indiana University. Dr. Bardzell specializes in socio-cultural computing, with an emphasis on emotional, intimate,
and embodied experiences. The primary domain in which she practices this work is domestic spaces as well as computer-mediated social environments. Recent work has focused on embodied collaboration in virtual worlds, designing for intimacy and emotion in non-western homes, and the application of critical and cultural theories for developing concept-driven design strategies.

Dr. Bardzell co-directs the Aesthetic Interaction Research Group and the User Engagement Research Lab at Indiana University.