Melissa Liu

Graduate Student

Melissa with windswept hair and a Beef Palace hat in front of faded asphalt and a used Camry

Contact Information

emliu@uw.edu

Fields of Interest

Aging Community Health Identity Medical Anthropology Space/Place Time

Biography

• PhC

• MA, Anthropology, UW Seattle

• MA with Honors, Medicine, Science & Technology Studies, UC Irvine

• BA with High Distinction, Anthropology, UC Berkeley

My multi-sited project explores aging in low-income senior housing and with members of the Gray Panthers, artists, activists, and local legends in Southern California.

Research

Selected Research

In Disruptive Improvisations: Making Use of Non-Deterministic Art Practices in HCI. (CHI 2018)
Liu, M. (2016). Care and crowdsourcing. Medicine Anthropology Theory. http://www.medanthrotheory.org/read/6875/care-and-crowdsourcing
Liu, M. (2016). A Good Death: Towards Alternative Dementia Personhoods. The Neuroethics Blog. Retrieved on November 14, 2016, from http://www.theneuroethicsblog.com/2016/10/a-good-death-towards-alternative.html

Courses Taught

Additional Courses

ArtCenter College of Design

Spring '21 - present

"Race & Racism"

Spring '21- Spring '22

"Intro to Anthropology"

Summer '21

"VAX for ALL: Design to Overcome Vaccine Hesitancy and Achieve Vaccine Equity"

Fall '21

"Detectable, Preventable: Promoting Cancer Screenings within the Filipino-American Community" (w/Cedars-Sinai's Research Center for Health Equity)

Spring 2022

"Birthing Barriers: Designing for Black Birth Equity" (w/Kindred Space LA)

Summer 2022

"Vaccinate Pasadena!" (w/Pasadena Dept. of Public Health)

Resources & Related Links

Affiliations

Home Department

Anthropology

Professional Affiliations

Society for Literature, Science & the Arts; Gerontological Society of America; Association for Computing Machinery