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Hi, I'm Nina

I am a social computing and HCI researcher who focuses on participatory visual culture as it intersects with questions of problematic information (misinformation, scams, propaganda, online hate, etc) and digital safety. I think a lot about fostering visual research and expertise in increasingly hostile soiciotechnical systems, and how to increase safety, dignity, and literacy for users, researchers, and practioners navigating this evolving landscape. I do so by constructing empirically informed frameworks as well as designing methodologies and tools.

I am a PhD candidate at the University of Washington in the Center for an Informed Public, advised by Dr. Kate Starbird.

I am also a 2x Microsoft Research intern, leading work at the intersection of religion and digital safety. On the side, I am a founding partner in the research consultancy, KTLN, where I lend my computational and information disorder expertise to challenges in environmental justice.

You can most find me on email or LinkedIn! Or being a nerd at a natural wine bar.

My living CV is the most up to date! Here is the PDF version (last update 5.25.26).

NEWS
June Catch me at FAccT in Montreal presenting on red teaming with faith leaders, work done at Microsoft Research! Preprint here! Also presenting our TikTok Election 2024 research to the Knight Research Network.
May Passed my general exams and am now a PhD candidate! My paper on rapid response netnography on TikTok (forthcoming in CSCW 2026) is here as a preprint. This month I also return to Microsoft Research and am excited to connect with old and new MSR friends!
April In Barcelona to present my visual methods framework at CHI, which earned a Best Paper award 🏆. Paper available here!