Seraphina Yong

schoolUniversity of Minnesotabar_chart#1996 Global Rank

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#1996

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"I'm Petting the Laptop, Which Has You Inside It": Reflecting on Lived Experiences of Online Friendship

Online(-only) friendships have become increasingly common in daily lives post-COVID despite debates around their mental health benefits and equivalence to ``real'' relationships. Previous research has reflected a need to understand how online friends engage beyond individual platforms, and the lack of platform-agnosti…

CSCW '252nd AuthorBest PaperCommunity Engaged Research

Beyond the Individual: A Community-Engaged Framework for Ethical Online Community Research

Online community research routinely poses minimal risk to individuals, but does the same hold true for online communities? In response to high-profile breaches of online community trust and increased debate in the social computing research community on the ethics of online community research, this paper investigates c…

CSCW '251st AuthorCommunicating With/Through AI

Poet-Weaver: Reflecting on Communication Failure in Personal Relationships With Stylized AI-Generated Conversation Digests

Interpersonal communication often involves navigating social challenges like managing expectations and conveying intentions. In practical contexts like productivity and navigation of social boundaries, agent- and AI-mediated communication (AIMC) has served as an effective social intermediary. Communication within pers…

CHI '241st AuthorSocial & Collaborative VR +1

A Change of Scenery: Transformative Insights from Retrospective VR Embodied Perspective-Taking of Conflict With a Close Other

Close relationships are irreplaceable social resources, yet prone to high-risk conflict. Building on findings from the fields of HCI, virtual reality, and behavioral therapy, we evaluate the unexplored potential of retrospective VR-embodied perspective-taking to fundamentally influence conflict resolution in close oth…

CSCW '231st AuthorOlder Adults

Mind and Body: The Complex Role of Social Resources in Understanding and Managing Depression in Older Adults

Depression is the most common mental health problem in older adults; however, a lack of understanding in the interaction between physical and social causes hinders effective treatment. Unique issues such as age-specific increases in comorbid physical problems and alienation from social contact can make it difficult fo…

CHI '232nd AuthorVisual Impairment Technologies (Screen Readers, Tactile Graphics, Braille) +2

Understanding (Non-)Visual Needs for the Design of Laser-Cut Architecture

Laser-cutting is a promising fabrication method that empowers makers, including blind or visually-impaired (BVI) creators, to create technologies that fit their needs. Existing work on laser-cut accessibility has facilitated easier assembly as a workaround for existing models. However, laser-cut models are still not d…

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