About Kirsty Hawker

Psychology, technology and the space where people meet systems.

I founded KH Digital Studio to make websites and digital tools clearer, more useful and easier for people to navigate.

  • BSc (Hons)
    Counselling Psychology
  • GMBPsS
    Graduate Member of the British Psychological Society
  • Current study
    MSc Artificial Intelligence and User Experience at Abertay University
  • Studio work
    Websites, apps and AI-supported tools through KH Digital Studio

I am interested in whether technology is understandable, useful and accountable to the people who use it.

My psychology background shapes the questions I ask when I design: what does someone need to notice, understand and decide? Where might a system create unnecessary pressure or confusion? Does a person have meaningful control, or are they simply present in the process?

Through KH Digital Studio, I apply that thinking to websites, apps and practical AI-supported tools. I work directly with clients from the first review to final delivery, translating technical decisions into plain language and keeping accessibility and human agency in view.

I am also exploring and researching responsible AI as I begin my formal postgraduate study. I write about what I am learning, the evidence I find useful and the questions that deserve more attention. I do not present myself as an established AI-safety expert; I aim to contribute carefully, stay within the evidence and be open about uncertainty.

AI in practice

What I build, test and learn from using AI in real digital work.

People and design

Accessibility, clear interfaces, cognitive load and meaningful human control.

Responsible AI

Evaluation, accountability and developing research interests.

Ideas at the meeting point of people and technology.

Read practical articles about AI, accessible design, human control and the evidence behind responsible digital products.

Explore the writing