Esther Y. Kang, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Design Studies @ UW-Madison’s School of Human Ecology (SoHE)
Affiliations: Civil Society and Community Studies Department @ SoHE
&
Robert F. and Jean E. Holtz Center for Science & Technology Studies
Research Focus: Participatory Design, Public Imagination & Local Infrastructure
Past Work: Public Service, Grantmaking, Nonprofit Management & Public Art
(Curriculum Vitae)


Formerly NextGen10 and 40-under-40 awardee from CSQ Magazine,
Route Fifty Navigator awardee, featured in WIRED magazine, amongst others.

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