Published papers, recipient of the IC Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, involved in multiple research projects.
Research Experience
Currently a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Maryland College of Information, working on cybersecurity professional development and AI integration through an IC Postdoctoral Research Fellowship. Her dissertation, 'Stethoscopes to #SelfCare: The Transformation of Expertise Dynamics in Digital Environments,' examined how expertise is communicated and validated across digital platforms through three case studies. She serves as PI on a PROGRESS grant examining social media discourse around school safety technologies in the wake of school shootings.
Education
PhD in Information Studies from the University of Maryland, focusing on the communication, performance, and assessment of expertise across different digital environments.
Background
Research interests include expertise and authority online, AI integration and human expertise, radicalization and extremism, and social media and digital platforms. Her doctoral research focused on how digital platforms transform traditional mechanisms of expertise validation and how professionals maintain their domain knowledge when integrating AI tools.
Miscellany
Enjoys music and dance, plays the guzheng (Chinese zither) and other instruments; enjoys cooking, worked in her uncle's restaurant; passionate about video games, especially strategy games; has a rabbit named Luna.