April 2, 2025
We are excited to work with two new faculty members who share CREATE’s goal of advancing accessibility through technology while ensuring disabled people are full participants in shaping technological solutions.
Cecilia Aragon, Professor, Human Centered Design & Engineering
As a faculty member with a disability, combined with technical expertise and commitment to inclusive design, DR. Cecilia Aragon shares CREATE’s vision of a world where people with disabilities are full participants in shaping tomorrow’s world.
Aragon is a professor in Human Centered Design & Engineering and an adjunct professor in three programs: Computer Science & Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and the Information School. She is also a Senior Data Science Fellow in the eScience Institute and a Co-PI of AccessADVANCE, a program within UW DO-IT that works to improve the systemic status of women faculty with disabilities.
Yohali Burrola-Mendez, Research Scientist, UW Family Medicine
Dr. Yohali Burrola-Mendez is a research scientist at UW Family Medicine. Her research spans rehabilitation, disability studies, assistive technology, wheelchair service delivery, health equity, adult training, and the development of assessment tools.
Burrola-Mendez has worked in low- and middle-income countries, where she has co-led projects funded by USAID, WHO, UNICEF Mexico, and various non-governmental organizations. Burrola-Mendez holds a Ph.D. in Rehabilitation Sciences and an Master’s of Science with a concentration in Musculoskeletal Diseases. Additionally, she earned a Certificate in Global Health Practice from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and completed postdoctoral training at the CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center, the largest mother-and-child health facility in Canada, affiliated with the University of Montreal.