Fall 2020 Diversity & Inclusion Seminar Series – Dr. Rosa Arriaga

Topic:
Improving PTSD Care: The Advantage of an Approach at the intersection of Computing and Social Science

Abstract:
Dr. Arriaga will speak about her current NSF project to design and build a computational system to improve Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) recovery. She will discuss the importance of intellectual diversity in computing and how her Psychology background has allowed her to ask a unique set of research questions. She will also share her experience as a first-generation college student and provide insights for students who would like to pursue graduate studies.

About Dr. Arriaga:
Dr. Rosa Arriaga is a computer scientist at Georgia Institute of Technology.
Her emphasis is on using psychological theories and methods to address fundamental topics of Human Computer Interaction (HCI) and Social Computing.

View Dr. Arriaga’s talk from Tuesday, November 10, 2020: