Elizabeth D. "Beth" Mynatt (born July 12, 1966) is the Dean of the Khoury College of Computer Sciences at Northeastern University.
Her current research explores the implications and opportunities stemming from the pervasive presence of computation in the informal activities of everyday life.
[6] Upon graduation from Georgia Tech, Mynatt accepted a position as a member of the Research Staff at Xerox PARC.
[7][8] In home environments, she is interested in using computing technology to increase the independence and capabilities of people and families for domains such as chronic health care, aging in place, and cognitive prosthetics.
She has published over 100 book chapters, conference publications, and journal articles in top tier locations such as ACM SIGCHI, CSCW, Ubicomp, and Pervasive.
She has published dozens of scholarly articles in peer reviewed journals and has given invited presentations at academic conferences such as CHI and Ubicomp.
[10] She has been quoted in a number of major newspapers, including The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Mynatt introduced an Ethical Oath for Computer Professionals, authored by her, at the Khoury College graduation ceremony that year.
[16]Since 2022, all Khoury College graduating students are instructed to “adopt and recite” the oath as a required tenet of matriculation.