About
Rowan Pike founded the Example Lab to study how software can serve people it usually leaves out.
Rowan teaches the department’s human-computer interaction courses.
Research interests
- Accessibility
- Participatory design
- Civic technology
Publications
2026 · Journal
Peer Tutoring at Scale in Introductory Computing
Journal of Example Interaction StudiesIn press
2025 · Conference
Listening Between the Lines: How Screen Reader Users Skim Long Documents
Imani Sato, Lena Okafor, Sam Ortega, Rowan Pike
Proceedings of the Example Conference on Human FactorsOpen access
2025 · Preprint
First-Generation Students and the Hidden Curriculum of Programming Courses
Priya Nair, Marcus Lindqvist, Rowan Pike
Example Preprint ServerPreprint
2024 · Journal
Reporting Potholes Together: Collective Issue Reporting in a Mid-Sized City
Tomás Reyes, Jun Park, Rowan Pike
Journal of Example Interaction Studies
2023 · Conference
Adaptive Touch Targets for Users with Tremor
Rowan Pike, Ada Brennan
Proceedings of the Example Conference on Human Factors
2023 · Workshop
A Workshop on Designing With, Not For, Community Groups
Rowan Pike, Hana Kowalski
Example Workshop on Participatory Design
Projects
- Neighbourhood ReportsA shared issue-reporting tool built with neighbourhood associations.2022–2024
- Open Doors to ComputingStudying and supporting first-generation students in their first programming course.Ongoing2025–present
- SkimKitTools that help screen reader users skim long documents.Ongoing2024–present
Grants
Accessible Reading Tools for Long Documents
Example Science Foundation
Neighbourhood Data Commons
Example City Council
Awards
Best Paper Award, ExampleCHI 2025
2025 · Best paper · Example Conference on Human Factors