Hello!

I am a Ph.D. candidate and social computing researcher at the University of Washington, based in the Center for an Informed Public.

My research examines user engagement with interventions, pro-social behavior, and problematic content across online platforms.

I draw on human-computer interaction and data science techniques informed by social science theories to empirically measure and experimentally mitigate harmful beliefs and behaviors. My work aims to contribute to online trust and safety by aiding user disengagement from and resilience against conspiracy theories, extremism, and rumors.

I have a MS from Cornell University and a BA from the George Washington University. Between degrees, I worked in analyst, data scientist, and project management roles.

contact me: engelkri [at] uw [dot] edu

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Mar 2024
Nominated for the University of Washington iSchool Distinguished Teaching Assistant Award
Oct 2023
Work presented at CSCW 2023
Jul 2023
Work presented at IC2S2 2023
Jun 2023
Received a Center for an Informed Public Innovation Fund award to support my cross-platform research
Oct 2022
Work presented and SVed at CSCW 2022
Sep 2022
Received a Craig Newmark Fellowship to support my election rumors and conspiracy theory research
Mar 2022
Received a University of Washington Top Scholar Fellowship to support my belief disengagement research