Ihudiya Finda

Doctoral Student

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Ihudiya Finda is a PhD student at the University of Michigan School of Information and advised by Kentaro Toyama.

Her research examines digital technology use among populations with low resources due to systemic injustices. She is interested in understanding the impact of technology on low-income African Americans across the United States. She recognizes the great diversity of this community, and she enjoys researching the intersection of race, class, and technology.

She researches, designs, and develops technology that is concerned with equity and justice at the forefront. She enjoys developing spaces, places, and technology that are equitable and inclusive for all people.

She is a member of Michigan ICTD, Michigan Interactive and Social Computing (MISC), and the Center for Critical Race & Digital Studies. She is a founder of the Race in HCI Collective.

Her dissertation research is generously supported by the University of Michigan Rackham Merit Fellowship, GEM Fellowship, Microsoft Disseration Fellowship, and Google Generation Scholarship

She publishes under her pen name, Ihudiya Finda Ogbonnaya-Ogburu.