Associate Professor @GeorgiaTech. Director, Wellness Technology Lab. Researcher of digital health equity, human-computer interaction & social computing. Mom.
I’m excited to share that next week I’ll be joining the School of Interactive Computing at @GeorgiaTech as an Associate Professor! I’m also excited to be joining the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University via a courtesy faculty appointment. @ICatGT@EmoryRollins
Last week, I had the honor of sharing 5 years of collected research during my (successful!) PhD defense. Next, I'll spend one year as a @cbitshealth postdoc, then begin as an assistant professor at @UCSF_DOCIT in Sept 2025. I am so thankful and excited for what the future holds!
👋 My stint as a #ResearchScientist at #Spotify has ended with recent #layoffs. I was lucky to work with highly talented folks on hard problems in #UX, #algorithms, and #AI. I am back in the research job market with an interest in human-centered AI and #ux research. Please RT.
Many consider LLMs as the "savior" of challenges that low resource communities face; e.g., healthcare disparities in the Global South. Our preprint below shows that these claims are premature. For Spanish, Chinese, and Hindi, LLMs can surface harmful info. Read on to learn more!
Congrats to two of our students for earning some impressive award recognition: Sherilyn Francis was named an @NIH AIM-AHEAD research fellow, while @sannevanwaveren is an EECS Rising Star! @core_robotics@MatthewGombolay@andreagparker
https://t.co/CHLyjNFAqY
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The program aims to break down financial and social barriers, increasing the representation of black and brown researchers, professionals and academics through graduate admissions.
There’s been quite a bit of writing in critical mental health spaces on how "new, innovative" mental health technologies can be used as a reason to take away important social services (or here, union bust). Scary to see it happening more and more.
https://t.co/LKy59u5x2V
Yay! So happy this is out! 😍 Checkout @Ifrah_S_Sheikh’s outstanding thesis work looking at the role of racial identity latent profiles among Black women in the relationship of race-related stress and trauma symptoms. So many implications for future work 🤩