Publications, Presentations, and Invited Talks

The following is a list of the papers that I have had accepted in journals and conferences. My undergraduate was in computer engineering, my master’s in rehabilitation science, and now I am focusing on HCC. The different venues and topic shifts represent those three areas.

Conference Publications

• E. Higgins, M. Sakowicz, and F. Hamidi, “An Ecosystem of Support: A U.S. State Government-Supported DIY-AT Program for Residents with Disabilities”, ASSETS 2024. Link.
• L. Stamato, H. M. Prottoy, E. Higgins, L. Scheifele, and F. Hamidi, “Message in a Bottle: Investigating Bioart Installations as a Transdisciplinary Means of Community Engagement”, CHI 2024. Link.
• E. Higgins, Z. Oliver, and F. Hamidi, “Towards a Social Justice Aligned Makerspace: Co-designing Custom Assistive Technology within a University Ecosystem”, ASSETS 2023. Link.
• E. Higgins, J. Posada, S. Abler, Q. Kimble-Brown, F. Hamidi, “Investigating an Equity-based Participatory Approach to Technology-rich Learning in Community Recreation Centers”, ACM CHI 2023. Link.
• E. Higgins, W.B. Easley, K. Gordes, A. Hurst, and F. Hamidi, “Creating 3D Printed Assistive Technology Through Design Shortcuts: Leveraging Digital Fabrication Services to Incorporate 3D Printing into the Physical Therapy Classroom”, ASSETS 2022. Link.
• E. Higgins, M. Zorrilla, K.M. Murphy, M. Robertson, M.R. Goldberg, S.K. Cohen, N. Augustine, J.L. Pearlman, “Technology Transfer Activities and Productivity of NIDILRR Grantees,” Proceedings of RESNA, 2019, pp. 171-172. Link.

Journal Publications

• E. Higgins, M. Zorrilla, M. D’Innocenzo, M.R. Goldberg, S.K. Cohen, N. Augustine, J. Faieta, K. Murphy, J.L. Pearlman. (2024). Historical technology transfer activities and productivity of NIDLRR grantees. Assistive Technology, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1080/10400435.2024.2324051 Link.
• E. Higgins, M. Zorrilla, K. M. Murphy, M. Robertson, M. R. Goldberg, S. K. Cohen, N. Augustine & J. L. Pearlman (2022) Barriers and facilitators to technology transfer of NIDILRR grantees, Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, DOI: 10.1080/17483107.2022.2122604. Link. 2022 BEST PAPER HONORABLE MENTION BY NARRTC.
• L. Stamato, E. Higgins, H.M. Prottoy, N.S. Asgarali-Hoffman, L. Scheifele, L. Dusman, T. deCarvalho, T. Ascencao, F. Hamidi, “Raaz: A Transdiciplinary Exploration at the Intersection of Bioart, HCI, and Community Engagement” Frontiers in Computer Science vol. 4, 2022. Link.
• D. Kline, S. Longofono, S. Ollivier, E. Higgins, R. Melhem and A. K. Jones, "PREMSim: A Resilience Framework for Modeling Traditional and Emerging Memory Reliability," 2019 IEEE 27th International Symposium on Modeling, Analysis, and Simulation of Computer and Telecommunication Systems (MASCOTS), Rennes, FR, 2019, pp. 396-409, doi: 10.1109/MASCOTS.2019.00049. Link.

Workshops, Posters, and Invited Talks

• Conference Panel Presentation, "Baltimore Community Leadership towards Sociotechnical Justice", ASEE Conference, June 27, 2023.
• Poster, "An Equity-based Participatory Approach to Technology-rich Learning in Community Recreation Centers", Provost's Teaching and Learning Symposium, UMBC, April 2023.
• Invited Talk, "DIY AT", Disability Advocacy Union, May 4, 2022.
• Workshop, "Rec-to-Tech: Implementation of a Training Program for Educators to Lead a Youth Program in Baltimore Recreation Cetners", Reimagining Learning, April 30, 2022.
• Conference Presentation, "Improving Assistive Technology Tech Transfer through Research andd Development Projects", ATIA, 2019.
• Poster Presentation, “Development of Wheelchair Catalog for Veterans and Wheelchair Users", VRFP Young Investigators Poster Competition, 2017
• Poster Presentation, “Avoiding Bad Bit Patterns for Unreliable DRAM Memory Cells”, Undergraduate Research Poster Reception, 2015.