About
I am a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Injury Analytics Lab at George Mason University. My work focuses on Human Computer Interaction, Accessibility, and Social Computing, with an emphasis on designing human centered technologies for injury documentation, forensic health, and equitable care. My current research also intersects with FemTech and trauma informed technologies, particularly in supporting survivors and improving clinical documentation practices.
Projects
Postdoctoral Researcher, Injury Analytics Lab, George Mason University | Aug 2025 to Present
I work on human centered technologies for injury documentation, forensic health, and equitable care. My current work focuses on the design and evaluation of tools that support bruise and injury documentation, clinical workflows, and survivor centered care.
Research Assistant at Human Centric Design Lab, GMU – (HCD) | Jan 2017- Current
Advancing Workplace Accessibility via Wearable Technology (Sep 2022 – Current):
A collaborative NSF-funded project with GMU’s Business School, focusing on enhancing workplace accessibility for neurodiverse
individuals. Aimed at improving executive functions through wearable technology. (Can wearable tech resolve the crisis of underemployment?), (Could wearable tech save the U.S. labor market?)
Development of Wrist-Worn Wearable Application (Sep 2019 – Sep 2023):
Project by National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) and GMU’s Division of Special Education, focusing on a wearable application to assist adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in emotion regulation. (With new smartwatch app, help can be as close as your wrist)
Publications
Designing assistive technologies for and with neurodivergent users: considerations from research practice
LinkNeurodiversity inclusion starts with the job interview.
LinkCharacterizing the online discourse in Twitter: Users’ reaction to misinformation around COVID-19 in Twitter
N Kalantari, D Liao, VG Motti 2021 IEEE International Conference on Big Data (Big Data), 4371-4380
Understanding how social media imagery empowers caregivers: an analysis of microcephaly in Latin America
VG Motti, N Kalantari, V Neris Personal and Ubiquitous Computing 25 (2), 321-336
Emotion Regulation for Neurodiversity through Wearable Technology
N Kalantari, H Zheng, HJ Graff, AS Evmenova, VG Motti 2021 9th International Conference on Affective Computing and Intelligent …
Gest-dc: Unifying transportation and air quality information in an mhealth application
VG Motti, N Kalantari, P Mahapasuthanon, H Zheng Advances in Usability and User Experience: Proceedings of the AHFE 2019 …
zcare: Designing a mobile application to support caregivers of patients with congenital zika syndrome
N Kalantari, VG Motti 2018 IEEE International Conference on Healthcare Informatics (ICHI), 276-283
Designing for and with Neurodiverse Users: Wearable Applications for Self-regulation
V Genaro Motti, N Kalantari, A Islam, L Yaddanapudi Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare: 15th EAI International …
Evaluating an mhealth application: Findings on visualizing transportation and air quality
P Mahapasuthanon, N Kalantari, VG Motti Diversity, Divergence, Dialogue: 16th International Conference, iConference …
'The talk' moments: Understanding neurodiverse workers through Reddit data
VGM Niloofar Kalantari, Sarah Wittman 2023 ASEE Southeastern Section Conference