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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 information disorder/problematic information (misinformation, scams, propaganda, online hate, etc) and digital safety. I have led empirical work on this within the contexts of religion, elections, and immigration.

I hope by examining these interactions to find opportunities for making sociotechnical systems safer and more dignified for everyone and open additional pathways to participation, literacy, and accountability within them. This often leads me to focus on methods for researchers and practioners to safely and rigorously conduct digital visual research.

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 have also interned at Microsoft Research, leading work at the intersection of religion, technology, and digital safety under Dr. E. Glen Weyl.

On the side, I am a founding partner in my colleague Dr. Katlyn Turner's research consultancy, KTLN, where I lend my computational and information disorder expertise to challenges in the environmental justice space.

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 spot for what I am up to and includes all my publications!


NEWS
January My paper on visual research methods was accepted to CHI 2026! If you will be in Spain for the conference in April, please let me know!
I am also presenting research about red teaming with faith leaders from last summer at Micrsoft at the MLADS conference this month.
December Presented work on AI and frontline environmental justice communities with KTLN Consulting and the Frontline Resource Institute at AGU!
November Honored to have received two special recognitions for outstanding reviews from the CHI 2026 cycle.
October Got Best Paper Award at CSCW 2025 for work on propagandist data visualizations as participatory visual objects co-first authored with Priya Dhawka! Also hosted a workshop online and in person as part of CSCW!