Research

Bio and Research Interests

I am a Dean's Associate Professor in the School of Computing (Human-Centered Computing Division) at Clemson University. I received my Ph.D. in Information Science with a specialization in Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC) and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) from the School of Informatics and Computing at Indiana University-Bloomington (IUB). Prior to joining Clemson, I was an Assistant Professor in the School of Information Technology at the University of Cincinnati (UC). At UC, I directed the game development and simulation tracks for the Master of Science and Bachelor of Science programs in Information Technology.

My research interests, broadly construed, focus on how interactive technologies, such as multiplayer online games, esports, live streaming, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and social virtual reality, shape interpersonal relationships and group behavior. My work brings a unique combination of profound theoretical foundation, nuanced empirical perspectives, especially in-depth qualitative insights, and participatory technology design and prototype to investigate mediated experience and social dynamics forged surrounding various technological and collaborative systems and artifacts, in order to design and develop more inclusive, supportive, and fulfilling user experiences with technology. My research is also uniquely driven by my focus on marginalized technology users due to their gender, race, age, and disability, including women, LGBTQ individuals, ethnic minorities, minors, and persons with disabilities. I have authored over 100 peer-reviewed publications and won 13 Best Paper or Best Paper Honorable Mention Awards (top 3%-5%). My work has been supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF), US Army, and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research.

I am also a dedicated member of the ACM SIGCHI community. I have taken numerous leading editorial and organizational roles in SIGCHI throughout my career. Some major leadership roles I have taken include: General Chair for ACM CHI PLAY 2024; General Chair for ACM GROUP 2025; ACM CHI PLAY Steering Committee member; Papers Chair for ACM CHI PLAY 2022 and 2023; and Technical Program/Papers Chair for the 2021 ACM International Conference on Interactive Media Experiences (IMX).

At Clemson, I lead the Gaming and Mediated Experience Lab (CUGAME). If you are a prospective student who is interested in joining our lab, please read our CUGAME Lab Handbook. This document should help you understand who we are and whether our lab is a good match for your personality, interests, and research approaches.

By adopting a mixed-method approach including interviews, content analysis, surveys, and participatory technology design and prototype, our work has three interlinked research themes in HCI on social computing, games and play, and social VR:

(1) How novel digital social spaces such as gaming, virtual worlds, live streaming, and AI transform the ways in which people meet, interact, communicate, and collaborate online;

(2) IT innovation/making as a mechanism to broaden public participation in bottom-up technological innovation through online collaboration, such as independent game developers' and creative live streamers' engagement in shaping the trajectory of future technological advance; and

(3) Understanding and designing novel social Virtual Reality technologies for inclusion, diversity, and social good.

Publications

Book

Freeman, G. (2018). Multiplayer online games: Origins, players, and social dynamics. CRC Press/ Taylor and Francis.

Journal Articles

* Mentored Student

Li, L.*, Freeman, G., & Knijnenburg, B. (Accepted). Beyond Just Money Transactions: How Digital P2P Payments (Re)shape Existing Offline Interpersonal Relationships. In Proceedings of the ACM on Human Computer Interaction (PACM HCI), CSCW.


Mallick, R.*, Flathmann, C., Lancaster, C.*, Hauptman, A.*, McNeese, N., & Freeman, G. (2023). The pursuit of happiness: the power and influence of AI teammate emotion in human-AI teamwork. Behaviour & Information Technology, 1-25. [PDF]


Schulenberg, K.*, Li, L.*, Lancaster, C.*, Zytko, D., & Freeman, G. (2023). “We Don’t Want a Bird Cage, We Want Guardrails”: Understanding & Designing for Preventing Interpersonal Harm in Social VR through the Lens of Consent. In Proceedings of the ACM on Human Computer Interaction (PACM HCI), 7, CSCW2, Article 323 (October2023), 30 pages. https://doi.org/10.1145/3610172. [Link] [Best Paper Honorable Mention Award: Top 3%]


Schulenberg, K.*, Freeman, G., Li, L.*, & Barwulor, C.* (2023). "Creepy Towards My Avatar Body, Creepy Towards My Body": How Women Experience and Manage Harassment Risks in Social Virtual Reality. In Proceedings of the ACM on Human Computer Interaction (PACM HCI), 7, CSCW2, Article 236 (October2023) , 29 pages. https://doi.org/10. 1145/3610027 [Link] [Best Paper Honorable Mention Award: Top 3%]


Lancaster, C. M.*, Schulenberg, K.*, Flathmann, C., McNeese, N. J., & Freeman, G. (2023). ”It’s Everybody’s Role to Speak Up... But Not Everyone Will”: Understanding AI Professionals’ Perceptions of Accountability for AI Bias Mitigation. ACM Journal on Responsible Computing. [PDF]


Zhang, R.*, Duan, W., Flathmann, C.*, McNeese, N., Freeman, G., & Williams, A.* (2023). Investigating AI Teammate Communication Strategies and Their Impact in Human-AI Teams for Effective Teamwork. In Proceedings of the ACM on Human Computer Interaction (PACM HCI), 7, CSCW2, Article 281 (October2023), 31 pages. https://doi.org/ 10.1145/3610072. [PDF]


Flathmann, C.*, McNeese, N. J., Schelble, B.*, Knijnenburg, B., & Freeman, G. (2023). Understanding the impact and design of AI teammate etiquette. Human–Computer Interaction, 1-28. https://doi.org/10.1080/07370024.2023.2189595 [PDF]


Zheng, Q.*, Xu, S.*, Wang, L.*, Tang, Y.*, Salvi, R.*, Freeman, G., & Huang, Y. (2023). Understanding Safety Risks and Safety Design in Social VR Environments. In Proceedings of the ACM on Human Computer Interaction (PACM HCI), 7, CSCW1, Article 154 (April 2023), 38 pages. https://doi.org/10.1145/3579630 [PDF]


Schelble, B.*, Lopez, J.*, Textor, C.*, Zhang, R.*, McNeese, N. J.*, Pak, R.*, & Freeman, G. (2022). Towards Ethical AI: Empirically Investigating Dimensions of AI Ethics, Trust, and Performance in Human-AI Teaming. Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. [PDF]


Freeman, G., Wu, K.*, Nower, N.*, & Wohn, D.Y. (2022). Pay to Win or Pay to Cheat: How Players of Competitive Online Games Perceive Fairness of In-Game Purchases. Proc. ACM Hum.-Comput. Interact. 6, CHI PLAY, Article 247 (October 2022), 24 pages. https://doi.org/10.1145/3549510 [PDF] [Best Paper Honorable Mention Award: Top 5%]


Textor, C.*, Zhang, R.*, Lopez, J.*, Schelble, B.*, McNeese, N.J., Freeman, G., Pak, R., Tossel, C., & de Visser, E.J. (2022). Exploring the Relationship Between Ethics and Trust in Human-AI Teaming: A Mixed Methods Approach. Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making [PDF] [The 2023 Best Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making Article Award]


Freeman, G., & Acena, D*. (2022). “Acting Out” Queer Identity: The Embodied Visibility in Social Virtual Reality. Proc. ACM Hum.-Comput. Interact. 6, CSCW2, Article 263 (November 2022), 32 pages. https://doi.org/ 10.1145/3555153 [PDF]


Li, L.*, Freeman, G., & McNeese, N. (2022). Channeling End-User Creativity: Leveraging Live Streaming for Distributed Collaboration in Indie Game Development. Proc. ACM Hum.-Comput. Interact. 6, CSCW2, Article 282 (November 2022), 28 pages. https://doi.org/10.1145/3555173 [PDF]


Schelble, B.*, Flathmann, C.*, Musick, G.*, McNeese, N., & Freeman, G. (2022). I See You: Examining the Role of Spatial Information in Human-Agent Teams. Proc. ACM Hum.-Comput. Interact. 6, CSCW2, Article 374 (November 2022), 27 pages. https://doi.org/10.1145/3555099. [PDF]


Conference Papers

* Mentored Student

Freeman, G. , Li, L.*, McNeese, N., & Schulenberg, K.* (2023). Understanding and Mitigating Challenges for Non-Profit Driven Indie Game Development to Innovate Game Production. The 2023 ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI'23). [PDF]


Schulenberg, K.*, Li, L.*, Freeman, G., & McNeese, N. (2023). Towards Leveraging AI-based Moderation to Address Emergent Harassment in Social Virtual Reality. The 2023 ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI'23). [PDF]


Li, L.*, Freeman, G., Schulenberg, K.*, & Acena, D.* (2023). "We Cried on Each Other's Shoulders": How LGBTQ+ Individuals Experience Social Support in Social Virtual Reality. The 2023 ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI'23). [Best Paper Honorable Mention Award: Top 3%] [PDF]


Zamanifard, S.* & Freeman, G. (2023). A Surprise Birthday Party in VR: Leveraging Social Virtual Reality to Maintain Existing Close Ties over Distance. In: Information for a Better World: Normality, Virtuality, Physicality, Inclusivity. iConference 2023. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 13972. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-28032-0_23. Acceptance rate: 35%. Acceptance rate: 35%. [PDF]


Schulenberg, K.*, Hauptman, A.*, Schlesener, E.*, Watkins, H.*, & Freeman, G. (2023). "I Felt Like I Wasn't Really Meant to be There'': Understanding Women's Perceptions of Gender in Approaching AI Design & Development. The 2023 Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS 2023). [Best Paper Nomination Award] [PDF]


Masoudi, N., Rai, R., Ortiz, J.*, Sutton, M..*, Khade, V.*, Acena, D.*, Freeman, G., Summers, J., Gorsich, D., Rizzo, D., & Smereka, J. (2022). Elicitation, Computational Representation, and Analysis of Mission and System Requirements. SAE Technical Paper 2022-01-0363, 2022, https://doi.org/10.4271/2022-01-0363 [PDF]


Freeman, G.#, Maloney, D.*#, Acena, D.*, & Barwulor, C.* (2022). (Re)discovering the Physical Body Online: Strategies and Challenges to Approach Non-Cisgender Identity in Social Virtual Reality. The 2022 ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI'22) (#: co-first authors who made equal contribution). Acceptance rate: 23%. [Best Paper Honorable Mention Award: Top 5%] [PDF]


Sykownik, P.*, Maloney, D.*, Freeman, G., & Masuch, M. (2022). Something Personal from the Metaverse: Goals, Topics, and Contextual Factors of Self-Disclosure in Commercial Social VR. The 2022 ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI'22). Acceptance rate: 23%. [PDF]


Lopez, J.* & Freeman, G. (2022). To Tag or Not To Tag: The Interplay of the Twitch Tag System and LGBTQIA+ Visibility in Live Streaming. The 2022 Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS 2022), pp.1-10. Doi: 10.24251/HICSS.2022.413. [PDF]


Maloney, D.*, Freeman, G., & Robb, A. (2021). Stay Connected in An Immersive World: Why Teenagers Engage in Social Virtual Reality. In The 2021 ACM Conference on Interaction Design and Children (IDC), pp. 69-79. [PDF]


Presentations

Conference Presentations

Understanding and Mitigating Challenges for Non-Profit Driven Indie Game Development to Innovate Game Production. The 2023 ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI'23), Hamburg, Germany. April 22-28, 2023.


"We Cried on Each Other's Shoulders": How LGBTQ+ Individuals Experience Social Support in Social Virtual Reality. The 2023 ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI'23), Hamburg, Germany. April 22-28, 2023.


Working Together Apart through Embodiment: Engaging in Everyday Collaborative Activities in Social Virtual Reality. The ACM international conference on Supporting Group Work, Hilton Head Island, SC, USA. January 8-11, 2023.

Disturbing the Peace: Experiencing and Mitigating Emerging Harassment in Social Virtual Reality. Virtual presentation at the 2022 ACM Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing (CSCW). Virtual conference, November 8-22, 2022


“Acting Out” Queer Identity: The Embodied Visibility in Social Virtual Reality. Virtual presentation at the 2022 ACM Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing (CSCW). Virtual conference, November 8-22, 2022.


Pay to Win or Pay to Cheat: How Players of Competitive Online Games Perceive Fairness of In-Game Purchases. The 2022 ACM SIGCHI Conference on Computer-Human Interaction in Play (CHI PLAY’22). Bremen, Germany, November 2-5, 2022.


(Re)discovering the Physical Body Online: Strategies and Challenges to Approach Non-Cisgender Identity in Social Virtual Reality. The 2022 ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI'22). New Orleans, USA, April 30-May 5, 2022.


A Tale of Creativity and Struggles: Team Practices for Bottom-Up Innovation in Virtual Game Jams. The 2021 ACM Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing (CSCW). Virtual conference, October 23-27, 2021.


Hugging from A Distance: Building Interpersonal Relationships in Social Virtual Reality. The 2021 ACM International Conference on Interactive Media Experiences (IMX, previously TVX), Virtual Conference, New York City, United States, June 21-23, 2021.


Streaming Your Identity: Navigating the Presentation of Gender and Sexuality through Live Streaming. The 19th European Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work (ECSCW 2021), Virtual Cofnerence, Zurich, Switzerland, June 7-11, 2021.


Mitigating Exploitation: Indie Game Developers’ Reconfigurations of Labor in Technology. Virtual presentation at The 2020 ACM Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing (CSCW). Virtual conference, Minneapolis, MN, United States, October 2020.


Guest Lectures/Invited Talks

Novel Opportunities and Emerging Risks of Social VR for Online Interactions. Guest Lecture, Department of Computer Science, University of Victoria, Canada. March 20, 2024.


Designing Inclusive and Safe Social VR Systems to Protect Marginalized Communities. Keynote Talk, Workshop for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, Transparency, and Ethics in XR (IDEATExR), IEEE VR 2024. March 16, 2024. Orlando, Florida.


Understanding New Body-Avatar Relationships in Social Virtual Reality. Invited Talk, Philosophy of Avatars Workshop, University of Aberdeen, UK. March 2, 2024.


LLM: Breakthroughs and Controversaries. Invited Panelist, Clemson-MUSC AI Hub Annual Summit, October 13, 2023. Clemson University.


Towards Designing Inclusive Social Virtual Reality Spaces to Combat New Forms of Online Harassment. Invited Talk, University of British Columbia Immersive Research Symposium, May 18, 2023. University of British Columbia.


Towards Designing Inclusive Social Virtual Reality Spaces to Combat New Forms of Online Harassment. Invited Talk, Department of Computer Science Seminar Series, Emory University, November 11, 2022, Emory University.


Understanding and Mitigating Emerging Harassment in Social Virtual Reality. Invited Talk, Northeastern Game Lecture Series, April 1, 2022, Northeastern University.


Social Virtual Reality: The Next Generation of Online Social Spaces. Invited Talk, Department of Computer Science, Oakland University, March 12, 2021. Rochester, Michigan.


Conducting Remote Interviews for Qualitative User Research. Invited Talk, Clemson Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Usability Workshop Series. November 13, 2020. Clemson, SC.


Understanding eSports Teams: Formation, Coordination, and Social Support. Invited talk, University of California – Irvine, October 11, 2018. Irvine, California.


An Academic Primer on Pokémon Go, Invited panelist, University of Cincinnati Game Lab, September 2, 2016. Cincinnati, OH.


Computer-mediated intimacy: How computing technologies shape interpersonal relationships, Keynote talk, Design Based Information Technologies Learning Experiences (DITLE) Summer Camp, June 16, 2016. University of Cincinnati.


Service

Reviewer

ACM DIS (Designing Interactive Systems), 2017 - present

The ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing (CHI), 2015 - present

The ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing (CSCW), 2015 - present

The Annual Meeting of the Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR), 2014 - present

Professional Services

General Conference Chair, ACM CHI PLAY 2024

General Conference Chair, ACM GROUP 2025

Member, ACM CHI PLAY Steering Committee, 2022 - present

Editor, Proceedings of ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, CHI PLAY 2022, 2023 issue

Papers Chair, ACM CHI PLAY 2022, 2023

Faculty mentor, ACM GROUP 2023 Doctoral Consortium

Judge, CHI 2022 Student Design Competition

Papers Chair, ACM IMX 2021

PC member, CHI 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024 Program Committee

Courses

Courses Taught at Clemson University

  • HCC8310: Fundamentals of Human-Centered Computing (Fall 2021)
  • CPSC4820/6820: Game Design (Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Spring 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2023)
  • HCC8510: Computing and Online Relationships (Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023,Spring 2024)

Courses Taught at the University of Cincinnati

  • IT2025: Game Design and Society (Spring 2018)
  • IT7030: Games for Learning and Simulation (Spring 2018, Fall 2016, Fall 2015)
  • IT7031: Advanced Technologies for Game Development (Spring 2017, Spring 2016)
  • IT7032: Advanced Multiplayer Games (Spring 2017)
  • IT7001: IT Graduate Seminar (Fall 2016, Fall 2015)
  • IT6010: Information Technology Essentials (Summer 2016, Summer 2017, Summer 2018)

Courses Taught at the Indiana University-Bloomington

  • Z503: Representation and Organization (solo taught Summer 2015, summer 2014, Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Summer 2012, Spring 2012; co-taught Summer 2013, Fall 2011)
  • Z543: Computer-mediated communication (I399: Communication, social media, and social life) (solo taught, Fall 2014)
  • Z518 (I399): Communication in Electronic Environments (Topic: Online intimacy, romance and computing) (solo taught, Fall 2014)
  • Z641: Computer-Mediated Discourse analysis (Co-taught, Spring 2014; teaching assistant, Fall 2012)
  • Z642: Content Analysis for the Web (Co-taught, Fall 2013)
  • Z401: Computer-based Information Tools (Co-taught, Spring 2014)

Students

Dissertation/Thesis Committee Chair

  • Lingyuan Li, Ph.D., Human-Centered Computing, Clemson University, 2023 HCC Outstanding PhD Student Award, graduated 2023.
  • Divine Maloney, Ph.D., Human-Centered Computing, Clemson University, (co-chair) (Microsoft Ada Lovelace Ph.D. Fellowship Recipient), graduated 2022. First job at Apple.
  • Yang Hu, Ph.D. student, Human-Centered Computing, Clemson University, 2023 - present
  • Ruchi Panchanadikar, Ph.D. student, Human-Centered Computing, Clemson University, 2023 - present
  • Kelsea Schulenberg, Ph.D. student, Human-Centered Computing, Clemson University, 2021 - present (CECAS Dean's Fellowship; Clemson Graduate Fellowship)
  • Samaneh Zamanifard, Ph.D. student, Human-Centered Computing, Clemson University, 2019 - 2023 (Facebook 2020-2022 Ph.D. Fellowship Recipient)
  • Dane Acena, M.S. in Computer Science, Clemson University, graduated 2021. First job at General Motors
  • John Armstrong, Ph.D. student, Human-Centered Computing, Clemson University, 2019 - 2020 (co-chair)
  • Annie Walker, M.S. student, Computer Science, Clemson University, 2019 - 2020 (Graduated)
  • Sanju Dongol, MSIT, Information Technology, University of Cincinnati (Graduated).
  • Kelsey Davidson, MSIT, Information Technology, University of Cincinnati (Graduated).

Dissertation/Thesis Committee Member

  • Philipp Sykownik, Ph.D., Computer Science, Department of Media and Computer Science and Entertainment Computing, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany (Secondary Supervisor). Graduated 2023.
  • Shuyu Huang, Ph.D., Learning Science, Clemson University. Graduated 2023.
  • Arcadia Zhang, Ph.D., Computer Science, University of Colorado Boulder. Graduated May 2021.
  • Beau Schelbles, Ph.D., Human-Centered Computing, Clemson University. Graduated 2023.
  • Rui Zhang, Ph.D., Human-Centered Computing, Clemson University. Graduated 2023.
  • Lijie Guo, Ph.D., Human-Centered Computing, Clemson University. Graduated 2023.
  • Moloud Nasiri, Ph.D., Human-Centered Computing, Clemson University. Graduated 2023.
  • Aaron Gluck, Ph.D., Human-Centered Computing, Clemson University. Graduated 2023.
  • Geoff Musick, Ph.D., Human-Centered Computing, Clemson University, Graduated 2022.
  • Daricia Wilkinson, Ph.D., Human-Centered Computing, Clemson University. Graduated 2022.
  • Reza Ghaiumy Anaraky, Ph.D., Human-Centered Computing, Clemson University. Graduated 2022.
  • Alex Adkins, Ph.D., Human-Centered Computing, Clemson University. Graduated 2022.
  • Earl W. Huff, Jr., Ph.D., Human-Centered Computing, Clemson University. Graudated 2022.
  • John Porter, Ph.D., Human-centered Computing, Clemson University, 2019 - 2021. Graduated May 2021.
  • Lorenzo Barberis Canonico, Ph.D., Human-Centered Computing, Clemson University 2018-2019. Graduated December 2019.
  • Kelsea Schulenberg, M.A., Communication, Technology, and Society (MACTS), Clemson University. Graduated May 2021.
  • Vinayak Khade, Ph.D. candidate, Automotive Engineering, Clemson University, 2021 - present
  • Allyson Hauptman, Ph.D. candidate, Human-Centered Computing, Clemson University, 2022 - present
  • Caitlin Lancaster, Ph.D. candidate, Human-Centered Computing, Clemson University, 2022 - present
  • Rohit Mallick, Ph.D. candidate, Human-Centered Computing, Clemson University, 2023 - present
  • Kristopher Kohm, Ph.D. candidate, Human-Centered Computing, Clemson University, 2022 - present
  • Cheng Guo, Ph.D. candidate, Human-centered Computing, Clemson University, 2018 - present
  • Rucha Kulkarni, MSIT, Information Technology, University of Cincinnati, 2016-2018
  • Deepika Ramesh, MSIT, Information Technology, University of Cincinnati, 2016-2018
  • Renuka Arora, MSIT, Information Technology, University of Cincinnati, 2016-2018 (Graduated).
  • Austin Marck, MSIT, Information Technology, University of Cincinnati, 2016-2018 (Graduated).
  • Can Lu, MSIT, Information Technology, University of Cincinnati, 2016-2018 (Graduated).

Mentored Undergraduates

  • Dean Hayes, undergraduate researcher, College of Nursing. University Honors Program (UHP)+DISCOVER Summer Research Project. University of Cincinnati, 2016.
  • Karen Wu, undergraduate student, New Jersey Institute of Technology, 2020 - 2023 (Project: “Pay to Win or Pay to Cheat: How Players of Competitive Online Games Perceive Fairness of In-Game Purchases”)
  • Nicholas Nower, undergraduate student, New Jersey Institute of Technology, 2020 - 2023 (Project: “Pay to Win or Pay to Cheat: How Players of Competitive Online Games Perceive Fairness of In-Game Purchases”)
  • Jirassaya Uttarapong, undergraduate student, New Jersey Institute of Technology, 2020 - 2023 (Project: “Spontaneous, Yet Studious: Esports Commentators' Live Performance and SelfPresentation Practices”)
  • Nicholas Gustafson, undergraduate student, Clemson University, 2020 - 2021 (Project: “Lost in Spaze: An Audio Maze Game for the Visually Impaired,” CHI 2020 Student Design Competition Finalist)

Grants

Sole PI, HCC: Small: Mitigating Online Risks: Designing Social VR to Prevent New Forms of Online Harassment, National Science Foundation, $399,785 (Awarded). 10/1/2021-9/30/2024.
Co-PI, The Spread of Trust and Distrust in Distributed Human-Autonomy Teaming Constellations (PI: Nathan J. McNeese), Air Force Office of Scientific Research, $1,302,658 (Awarded). 10/1/2021-9/30/2024.
Co-PI, Considerations of Ethical and Unethical Behavior on Trust in Human-Autonomy Teaming (PI: Nathan J. McNeese), Air Force Office of Scientific Research, $586,538 (Awarded). 10/1/2020 - 9/30/2023.

Awards

Clemson University College of Engieerning, Computing, and Applied Sciences (CECAS) Junior Researcher of the Year, 2023

Best Paper Honorable Mention Award (Top 3%), ACM CHI 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023

Best Paper Honorable Mention Award (Top 3%), ACM CSCW 2020, 2023 (two awards in 2023)

The 2023 Best Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making Article Award

Two Best Paper Honorable Mention Awards (Top 5%), ACM GROUP 2022/2023

Best Paper Nomination Award, HICSS 2023

Best Paper Honorable Mention Award (Top 5%), ACM CHI PLAY 2022

Outstanding Graduate Mentor Award, Clemson University, 2021

ACM CHI 2020, 2023 Student Game Competition Finalist (as Faculty Mentor)

The 2019 Lee Dirks Award for Best Full Research Paper Nomination: Top 5 out of 133

The 2016 Grace Hopper Women in Computing (GHC) Scholarship, Anita Borg Institute.

Travel award to the 2016 Data Quality in an Era of Big Data Workshop. Indiana University, Bloomington, IN.

2015 UHP (University Honors Program) + Discover Mentor Award, University of Cincinnati. $1,000

University of Cincinnati Provost Technology Innovation Award. 2016-2017. $94,000

Faculty Incentive Award, 2015-2016, 2016-2017, University of Cincinnati.

I have also helped and mentored students to design innovative games especially for supporting marginalized populations. Some examples include:

Adkins, A., Kohm, K., Zhang, R., & Gustafson, N. (2020). Lost in Spaze: An Audio Maze Game for the Visually Impaired. In Extended Abstracts of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 1-6). [PDF] [ACM CHI 2020 Student Game Competition Finalist]
Schlesener, E. A., Lancaster, C., Barwulor, C., Murmu, C., & Schulenberg, K. (2023). TitleIX: Step Up & Step In! A Mobile Augmented Reality Game Featuring Interactive Embodied Conversational Agents for Sexual Assault Bystander Intervention Training on US College Campuses. In Extended Abstracts of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. [pre-print] [ACM CHI 2023 Student Game Competition Finalist]