About
Hamida Khatri is a distinguished professional and social justice advocate. She is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Arts, Technology, & Emerging Communication at the University of Texas at Dallas, while also pursuing an MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the University of North Texas. With over 15 years of experience, she is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and an expert in Gender-Based Violence. Hamida founded VR Catalyst, a nonprofit leveraging virtual reality and games for healing survivors of gender-based violence. Her interdisciplinary research spans computational social science, victimology, and the philosophy of psychiatry, focusing on the psychological and social impacts of violence against women. Education
Master of Science, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, University of North Texas
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Candidate, Arts, Technology & Emerging Communication, The University of Texas at Dallas
Master of Science, Information Systems Engineering and Management, Harrisburg University of Science & Technology, Summa Cum Laude
Master of Fine Arts, Community Arts, Maryland Institute College of Art, Summa Cum Laude
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Sculpture & Photography, Indus Valley School of Art & Architecture, Summa Cum Laude, Overall Distinction
Master of Business Administration, Marketing, Institute of Business Management
Bachelor of Business Administration, Marketing, Institute of Business Management Blog Posts
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Dialogues | Empowering Survivors Through Technology: A Dialogue on Gender-Based Violence and Cultural Challenges in Pakistan and Latin America
(Humanities, Arts, and Media,
2024-05-22)
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Scholar Spotlight: Hamida Khatri
(Humanities, Arts, and Media,
2024-04-01)
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“Empowering Change: Virtual Reality for Gender-Based Violence” | Digital Fridays of Spring 2024, March 22nd | Digital Horizons: Navigating Stories, Realities, and Visions
(Educational and Cultural Institutions,
2024-04-01)
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Kali: A Creative Project for Social Justice Inspired by Feminist (Art) Therapy
(Social and Political Issues,
2021-10-22)
Publications
A Potential Therapeutic Study: Employing a Physiological Computing Approach Using a Sweat-Sensing Bodysuit in Fear-Induced Virtual Reality Simulations to Offer a New Frontier of Assistance and Recovery for Victims of Gender-Based Violence, 2024
PhysioCHI24: Sensing the Body: Towards Best Practices for Integrating Physiological Signals in HCI, CHI 2024: Surfing the World, The ACM (Association of Computing Machinery) CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Augmented Voices: An Augmented Reality Experience Highlighting the Social Injustices of Gender-Based Violence in the Muslim South-Asian Diaspora, 2024
Cornell University: arXiv [DOI]
With or Without Permission: Site-Specific Augmented Reality for Social Justice, CHI 2024: Surfing the World, The ACM (Association of Computing Machinery) CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Virtual Reality Therapy Model for Treatment of Mental Disorders Associated with Gender-Based Violence, 2024
Top 12 Student Research Competition (SRC) Winner
CHI 2024: Surfing the World, The ACM (Association of Computing Machinery) CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems [link]
Inside Out: The Silenced Voice of Trauma Through Virtual Reality, 2024
Dennis M. Kratz Award for Best Creative Project
Fugly: Aesthetics, Activism, and Politics, Research, Art, Writing (RAW) 2024
Virtual Re-Creation in Augmented Reality for Artistic Expression and Exhibition, 2023
Outstanding Oral Presentation Award
Springer, Book Series: Learning and Analytics in Intelligent Systems [DOI]
2023 International Conference on Haptics and Virtual Reality (ICHVR)
Transforming Mental Health Treatment with Virtual Reality: The Role of Agile Methodology, 2023
15th Annual UT Dallas Project Management Symposium, The University of Texas at Dallas
Superheroes as Healing Tool: Empowerment of Female Victims and Survivors of Abuse and Trauma, 2023
Research. Art. Writing (RAW) 2023, The University of Texas at Dallas
Systematic Review of Virtual Reality for the Treatment of Mental Disorders Associated with Gender-Based Violence,
2022
Gender and Health: Impacts of Structural Sexism, Gender Norms, Relational Power Dynamics, and Gender Inequities, National Institutes of Health, Office of Research on Women’s Health
APA Convention 2022,
American Psychological Association, Minneapolis, MN
8th Annual Congress on Mental Health, Paris, France
A Multi-Modal Approach for Detecting Gender-Based-Violence, 2021
Winner of ACM Student Research Competition
CMD-IT/ACM Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity Computing Conference, Remote [link]
Systematic Review of Virtual Reality for the Treatment of Mental Disorders Associated with Gender-Based Violence,
2021
CMD-IT/ACM Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity Computing Conference, Remote
A Multi-Modal Approach for Detecting Gender-Based-Violence,
2020
IEEE Xplore®[DOI]
IEEE International Conference on Cloud Computing, Remote
A Survey of Educational Efforts to Accelerate a Growing Quantum Workforce, 2020
IEEE Xplore®[DOI]
QCE20: IEEE International Conference on QCE, Remote
Domestic Violence in Pakistan from 1990-2020: A Mixed Method Approach, 2020
Harrisburg University of Science & Technology, Harrisburg, PA [link]
Feminist Art Therapy for Social Justice, 2018
Art & Social Justice Symposium, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL [link]
Project Kali: Celebration of Womanhood, 2017
Launch Artists in Baltimore Award, Baltimore, MD [link]
Feminist (Art) Therapy: A Dialogue for Social Justice in Community, 2017
Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MDMemberships
Reviewer, Immersive Learning Research Network (iLRN) 2024 – 10th International Conference
Reviewer, CHI 2024, The ACM (Association of Computing Machinery) CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Member, International Association of Electrical, Electronic, and Energy Engineering
Member, Phi Alpha Theta, Honor Society, The University of Texas at Dallas
Member, Phi Kappa Phi, Honor Society, The University of Texas at Dallas
Scholarship Reviewer, Anita Borg: Global Organization for Women Technologists
Member, American Psychological Association
Member, American Psychiatry Association
Member, American Counseling Association
Member, Society for Gender Professionals
Graduate Student Advisory Council, The University of Texas at Dallas
Board Secretary, Pakistani Women in Computing
Gold Ambassador, Microsoft Student Learn
Lead, Developer Student Club, Google, Harrisburg University of Science & Technology
Ambassador, Google Women Techmakers, Google School for Leaders
Bootcamp Scholarship Reviewer, Anita Borg: Global Organization for Women Technologists
