I am a Ph.D. student in Informatics at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, co-advised by Professors Harsh Taneja and Sang-Hwa Oh. I obtained my bachelor’s degree in Anthropology from Grinnell College and a master’s degree in Information Management from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Before starting my Ph.D. at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, I worked as an Application Integration Specialist at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Office of the Registrar. 

My research are broadly in Human-Computer Interaction, Digital Health, Social Media, Privacy and Ethics. 

I welcome connections and can be reached at jechen4@illinois.edu