Mustafa Naseem is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan School of Information. His research and teaching focus on the intersection of technology, humanitarian innovation, and behavior change. Mustafa's recent work includes designing technologies to promote health-seeking behaviors among men in Pakistan and studying sociotechnical systems that support refugee communities in Southeast Michigan.
His work has been supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), among others.
With extensive experience in ICT, design, and entrepreneurship, Mustafa has led programs across Africa, Asia, and North America. Before joining the University of Michigan, he served as the ICTD Expert-in-Residence at the ATLAS Institute, University of Colorado Boulder. He earned a Master’s degree from the ATLAS Institute on a Fulbright Scholarship and was recognized as one of 12 finalists for the prestigious Rolex Awards for Enterprise Young Laureates in 2016.