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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 visual online landscapes, and how to grant users, researchers, and practioners increased safety, diginity, and literacy to navigate these spaces.

I am a third year PhD student at the University of Washington in the Centered 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 3.26.26).

NEWS
March A busy month! My visual methods paper received a Best Paper award 🏆. Preprint here! Meanwhile, my paper on our election rapid response TikTok work was accepted to CSCW 2026 (preprint coming in May!). Additionally, I presented Spider Jesus at the UW iSchool and Center for an Informed Public research fairs.
February Went to Georgetown University to run workshops of my red teaming with faith leaders efforts with Microsoft Research. Also presented my AI religious visual slop and scams (Spider Jesus) work at Mirabella Retirement Community via UW's Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.
January My paper on visual research methods was accepted to CHI 2026! I am also presenting research about red teaming with faith leaders from last summer at Micrsoft at the MLADS conference this month.