Hi, I’m Lindsay! I am a fifth year PhD candidate in computer science in the HCI Group at Stanford University, advised by Michael Bernstein. Previously, I earned a B.S. in Computer Science and Mathematics and concentrated in literature at Harvey Mudd College. I am currently supported by the Google PhD Fellowship and the Stanford Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellowship.

My research areas fall broadly within human-computer interaction (HCI) and social computing. I combine empirical work and system design/building to critique and reimagine the online spaces that mediate our social interactions.

In general, I care about understanding how to create online spaces with better social and psychological outcomes. Currently, I’m thinking about how to improve the design of personalized social media feeds.

I am a founding member of the Positech collective, a cross-institutional group of researchers who together advance a research agenda of social technology for human flourishing.

Before starting my PhD, I worked on projects related to HCI+AI for user interface applications, agent planning and scheduling, and interdisciplinary computer science education. My research focus has since changed, so I am perhaps not the best resource for current-day discussions on those topics.