Adolescents and educational social robots
Investigating how adolescents define trustworthy robot behavior in collaborative learning, including permission, uncertainty, appropriate help, and the boundaries of intervention.
RESEARCH
Human questions.
Technological possibilities.
An agenda connecting AI, learning, participation, and the social experience of technology.
Research overview
My research examines the relationship between people and technology: how people learn through technical communities, participate in information environments, and navigate the opportunities and barriers technology creates.
My work spans AI ethics and education, open source software, gender and information technology, online learning, and technology for rural libraries. Current directions extend this work to AI literacy and human–robot interaction.
THE CONNECTING QUESTION
How can technology
help people
participate?
Research areas
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Human–Robot Interaction
Adolescents, trust, and collaborative learning.
Artificial Intelligence Literacy
Helping people understand, evaluate, and use AI.
Human-Centered AI
Designing around people, practices, and context.
Trustworthy & Responsible AI
Ethics, fairness, and appropriate reliance.
Human–AI Interaction
The experience of working and learning with AI.
Information & Technology
Participation, communities, and access to knowledge.
SELECTED DIRECTIONS
Learning, trust, and participation.
AI literacy and evaluation
Exploring the knowledge and practices people need to understand AI, assess its limitations, and make informed judgments about its use.
Participation in open source communities
Studying technical support, newcomer learning, codes of conduct, and women’s experiences in open source software communities.
Related scholarshipRural libraries and community engagement
Research with rural librarians on technology competencies, community engagement, and the role of libraries as community anchors.
Related funded projectsCOLLABORATION & CONTRIBUTION
Questions that
cross boundaries.
My projects connect information science with software engineering, education, libraries, and community practice. Collaborators and project roles are documented on the funded research and publications pages.
Scholarly contributions include research on online learning definitions, participation in open source communities, and rural library technology. Explore the publications page for related scholarship.