2026/05/22 — EST389 (Introduction to Data Science and Responsible AI), Spring 2026

• • Our Spring 2026 EST389 course, Introduction to Data Science and Responsible AI, has officially concluded.

2026/05/12 — Health Communication Summit, Tuscaloosa, AL

• • I was invited to attend the Health Communication Summit at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, organized by Dr. Rebecca Ivic, Associate Dean for Research in the College of Communication & Information Sciences.

2026/05/01 — SUNY AI & Society Spring Convening, Albany, NY

• • I delivered a faculty lightning talk at the SUNY AI & Society Spring Convening in Albany, NY, where I shared my research on women’s contributions to AI inventions and their role in advancing human-centered and women-centered AI technologies.

2026/04/28–04/29 — International Network on Digital Labor (INDL) North America Symposium on Labor and AI, Yale University, New Haven, CT

• • I presented my research paper, “Gendered Labor in the Making of AI: Evidence from U.S. Patents,” at the INDL North America Symposium on Labor and Artificial Intelligence at Yale University.

  • I also chaired a session in the symposium’s doctoral colloquium.

2026/03/29–04/02 — iConference 2026, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

• • Tugce Gundogdu, our undergraduate research assistant at George Mason University, presented our paper, “Local News at a Distance: Psychological Distance and the Formation of News Deserts,” at iConference 2026 in Edinburgh, UK.