Esther Y. Kang, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Design studies
School of Human Ecology @ UW-Madison

Community-Engaged Research, Scholarship & Teaching
Interests | AI Infrastructure, Design Culture(s) & (In)formal Economies
Focus | Political Economy of Design in Industrial Development
Motivation | Ethics in Design and Tech

b. 1986 | Detroit > Dallas > Los Angeles
Past | 10+ years in the public sector
federal, congressional, state & municipal

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