About Dr. Jennifer Rode Dr. Jennifer Rode is a senior lecturer in Digital Technologies in Education at the University College London (UCL). Dr. Rode’s research primarily concerns human-computer interaction and ubiquitous computing, subjects that have particular meaning for her since she relies on technology to better cope with a degenerative autoimmune disease. Influenced by Donna Haraway’s ideas on the artificial boundaries between humans and technology, Dr. Rode argues that the division between able and disabled is a social construct, a theory that she articulated in a recent academic publication entitled On Becoming a Cyborg: A Reflection on Articulation Work, Embodiment, Agency and Ableism. Dr. Rode Adopts Beam Despite being passionate about her field of study and heavily investe

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