Robin Naughton, Ph.D. is an experienced user-centered researcher, technologist, digital librarian, and educator with over 20 years of experience designing, developing and managing interactive products throughout all phases of the software development life cycle (SDLC) and across multiple platforms (web, mobile, tablet, interactive whiteboard, etc.). Her research focuses on human-computer interaction (HCI) and mental models, specifically how to design interactive systems that are useful, easy to use, and enjoyable.

Dr. Naughton has extensive experience in designing and developing interactive educational products. Prior to her current position, she ran the digital program for the New York Academy of Medicine Library, where she built a digital lab to digitized rare books and manuscripts and developed the Digital Collections and Exhibits website to share digitized collections. Dr. Naughton was also a digital consultant in educational technology and worked with LearningExpress, an EBSCO company, Oxford University Press, English Language Teaching, and Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions. She managed interactive educational products (web & mobile), online courses created for public and state libraries, and the transition of print to eBooks and interactive whiteboard products for students and teachers learning and teaching English.

Dr. Naughton holds a Ph.D. in Information Science from Drexel’s College of Computing and Informatics. Her MA and BFA degrees are in English from Brooklyn College, CUNY.