HCI · CSCW · Health informatics · Usable privacy and security
I study how people navigate opaque, high-stakes platforms and data ecosystems that shape their health, privacy, and safety.
How people make sense of and protect sensitive health data as it moves across apps, platforms, third parties, and changing legal regimes, from reproductive health tracking to connected devices in the home, and how to make privacy protections and anonymity usable.
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Gambling-like design in games and streams, and how children and teens assess and cope with risks on platforms like Roblox.
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How people use AI symptom checkers and LLM chatbots, and how explanations shape trust in their advice.
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How live streamers handle bystanders’ privacy, how co-owners negotiate shared photos, and what privacy controls conversational LLM platforms give users.
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With Lindy Hernandez and collaborators: how gig workers track themselves to stay accountable, and the unintended consequences of personal informatics systems.
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With Yubo Kou and our students: esports governance, how users experience content moderation, and gendered toxicity in competitive gaming.
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CCS 2026
CHI PLAY 2026
CHI 2026
CHI 2026
CSCW 2026
IEEE S&P 2026
With Dr. Yubo Kou, I co-direct the Health and Play Lab.
Interested in joining? Please read the lab’s notes for prospective students before getting in touch.
Privacy and security risks of everyday technologies for at-risk users, such as people using period and fertility tracking apps, children, and content creators.
Gig workers’ self-tracking practices and how to design for them.
Gambling and simulated gambling risks in young people’s digital environments.
It has been quite a journey for me to become an HCI researcher. I have loved reading novels and poetry ever since I was a child, which motivated me to pursue an undergraduate degree in literature at Peking University. There, I received training in a variety of social sciences and humanities-related methods (e.g., ethnography) and theories, which have greatly benefited my current HCI research.
Later, I discovered my passion for understanding the reproductive rights of intellectual women during the Yan’an period (1937–1947) in China—a time when these rights were undermined and restricted in service to prevailing ideologies and revolution. This passion further motivated me to pursue a master’s degree under the supervision of Dr. Lianfen Yang at Beijing Normal University to explore this topic in depth. My longstanding interest in reproductive rights and privacy has ultimately led to one of my current research interests: privacy, security, and safety of health technologies.
After earning my master’s degree in literature, I wondered how I could apply my knowledge to real-world issues. That’s when I was introduced to HCI and decided to pursue a PhD in the field. I especially appreciate the openness and interdisciplinary nature of the HCI field.
In my spare time, I remain an avid reader. I have been especially drawn to detective and mystery novels. My favorite authors in this genre are Agatha Christie and Keigo Higashino. I also love baking—my favorite cake base to make and eat is chiffon cake, and my favorite sweet roll to bake is anpan. I enjoy making birthday cakes for my family, and I have recently started watching The Great British Bake Off, which I’m enjoying very much! Additionally, I love crafting, hiking, and much more!
Most importantly, I am a cat lover. My two cats, Teemo and Melon, were both adopted from the Irvine Animal Care Center. They bring me joy and peace. In loving memory of Teemo, who passed away in 2025.
