Hello, I am Aparajita Marathe (a.k.a Apara)!

I am a third-year PhD Candidate at the University of California, Irvine. I’m advised by Dr. Anne Marie Piper and am part of the Accessibility Research Collective. I bring justice-oriented values to my research, centering equity and inclusion as I investigate accessibility within diverse organizational contexts. My projects explore how people and technologies within organizations interact to shape equitable participation for people with disabilities. Using a variety of qualitative and quantitative methods, I aim to uncover challenges, highlight opportunities, and inform more inclusive design of socio-technical systems.

Latest News

• July, 2026: Participating in advanced pedagogical training through DTEI Summer Graduate Scholars Program
• June, 2026: Recipient of Dean’s Dissertation Writing Fellowship
• May, 2026: Workshop Proposal for CSCW 2026 accepted! Learn more to participate!
• April, 2026: Presenting at CHI 2026, Barcelona
• Jan, 2026: Rhetoric vs Responsibility: How Tech Companies Shape AI for Accessibility accepted at CHI 2026!
• Jan to Mar, 2026: Teaching Assistant for IN4MATX 132. Advanced Topics in Human-Computer Interaction