Charlotte Lee

Computer-Supported Cooperative Work
Human Centered Design and Engineering

Dr. Charlotte P. Lee is an Associate Professor in the Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering (HCDE) at the University of Washington and Director of the Computer Supported Collaboration (CSC) Laboratory. She has a BA in Sociology from the University of California, Berkeley, an MA in Sociology from San Jose State University and a PhD in Information Studies from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Lee’s research is in the fields of computer supported cooperative work (CSCW), social informatics, design studies, and science and technology studies. Her work focuses on empirically describing and theorizing the informational practices, artifacts, and collaborative structures of communities of practice working towards a shared goal: collaborative design. Lee has received awards from Google and Nokia Research. She has also received an NIH grant and three NSF grants, including a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Award, to study aspects of collaboration in the development of information systems for science. Lee is also an Associate Editor of the Journal of Computer Supported Cooperative Work (JCSCW).