Aditi Bhatia served as UX Design Lead for earthDECKS in 2018, developing the wireframe logic for our first media portal PLASTIC. Aditi has worked on a range of projects in her private practice as a User-Experience Designer, focusing on analyzing user perspectives and behavior as they relate to digital technologies. After completing UX design for PLASTIC for earthDECKS, she returned to her alma mater, the University of Toronto, to complete a Ph.D. in User Engagement Strategy in the Faculty of Information (iSchool) where she’s both teaching and conducting research for her Ph.D. thesis focusing on the implementation of digital policies and adoption of mobile technology to reduce information disparities. Aditi earned her Masters in Digital Media from Ryerson University in Toronto and B.A. Hons specializing in New Media Studies from University of Toronto.