CV

Education

August 2023 - Present 

Brigham Young University 

Doctor of Philosophy: Computer Science

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August 2023 - December 2025

Brigham Young University  

Masters of Science: Computer Science

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August 2019 - April 2023

Brigham Young University 

Bachelor of Science: Computer Science, Emphasis in Data Science

Minor in Mathematics

Experience

Research Assistant

Brigham Young University

December 2021 - Present

Mentored 37 undergraduate students; First authored 1 Tier-1 paper publication, 3 tech demos, 2 archived extended abstracts (posters) and 3 archived abstracts (posters). Contributed as second author on an additional Tier-1 publication, 1 tech demo, 1 archived extended abstract for workshop organized, 1 archived extended abstract (poster), and 1 archived abstract (poster).

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Teaching Assistant

Brigham Young University 

September 2025 - Present

Led all grading, attendance tracking, participation evaluation, and administrative support for 15-student Sociotechnical Privacy course and HCI and AI course

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Student Volunteer Chair

The 29th ACM Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computin

October 2025  - Present 

Serving as Student Volunteer Chair of CSCW 2026, coordinating planning efforts for the conference’s student volunteer program

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Introductory Programming Instructor

Brigham Young University

January 2025 - May 2025

Taught a 40-student introductory computer science course, earning a 4.69/5 instructor effectiveness rating (above department average of 4.41) with no students rating effectiveness as “not at all effective” or “not very effective”

Honors and Awards

CRA-E Graduate Fellow

2026 - 2028

Computing Research Association

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Student Research Conference Session Winner

2025

College of Computing, Math, and Science, Brigham Young University

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UR2PhD Mentor 

2024

Computing Research Association

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Student Research Conference Session Winner 

2024

College of Computing, Math, and Science, Brigham Young University

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Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award Finalist

2023

Computing Research Association

Publications & Papers

In computer science, the top and archival publications are often conference proceedings. The top publications for my field of Human-Computer Interaction are listed on Google Scholar. For example, the highest cited publication is a conference Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) and the top journal and second most cited publication is the Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction (PACM HCI).

Journal Articles ᐩ

ᐩ Recently, several top conferences have transitioned to a journal model and do not yet have an impact factor - below these are indicated by ᐩ and include the corresponding conference name and google scholar ranking at time of publication

Kirsten Chapman, Kaitlyn Klabacka, Garrett Smith, Xinru Page, “Persuasiveness of Conversational Agents for Targeted Advertising: Autism and Gen-AI Chatbots.” Proceedings of the 2025 ACM on Human-Computer Interactionᐩ (CSCW 2025)

Conference Proceedings

Garrett Smith, Kirsten Chapman, Tzu-Yu Chloe Weng, Haijing Hao, Staci Smith, Mainack Mondal, Staci Smith, Yunan Chen, Xinru Page. “A House Divided: How U.S. Politics Could Shape Contact-Tracing Adoption in Future Pandemics.” Proceedings of the 2025 ACM conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. (CHI 2025, 25.1% acceptance rate, #1 in Google Scholar)

Technology Demonstration (Archived Abstract)

Mia McGuire, Kirsten Chapman, Jason Changxi Xing, Xinru Page. (2025) “Leveling Up Learning: Gamified Education for Autistic Young Adults.” International Society for Autism Research Annual Meeting (INSAR 2025), Seattle, Washington, USA

Kirsten Chapman, Terisa Gabrielson, Xinru Page. (2024) “Supporting Digital Independence for Young Adults through Education.” International Society for Autism Research Annual Meeting (INSAR 2024), Melbourne, Australia.

Kirsten Chapman, Garrett Smith, Sara Peel, Tzu-Yu Weng, Makenna Allred, Xinru Page. (2024) “An Automated Way to Identify Fake Facebook Profiles.” International Society for Autism Research Annual Meeting (INSAR 2024), Melbourne, Australia.

Kirsten Chapman, Terisa Gabrielson, Xinru Page. (2023) “Going Beyond Neurotypical Social Media Users: Supporting Autistic Users.” International Society for Autism Research Annual Meeting (INSAR 2023), Stockholm, Sweden.

Archived Extended Abstracts for Workshops Organized**

** CHI is a tier 1 conference - workshop acceptance is considered selective, thus acceptance rates included where available

Garrett Smith, Kirsten Chapman, Zainab Agha, Janet Ruppert, Spring Cullen, Suschmita Khan, Bart Knijnenburg, Jessica Vitak, Priya C. Kumar, Pamela J. Wisniewski, Xinru Page. (2023) “Privacy Interventions and Education (PIE): Encouraging Privacy Protective Behavioral Change Online.” Extended Abstracts of 2023 ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. (CHI 2023, 35% acceptance)

Archived Extended Abstracts (and presented as posters)

Jason Changxi Xing, Kirsten Chapman, Haley Page, Xinru Page. (2024) “Helping Autistic Young Adults Fight Privacy Violations: Designing a Gamified App.” Extended Abstracts of the 2024 USENIX Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security (SOUPS 2024)

Kirsten Chapman, Melanie Klimes, Braden Wellman, Garrett Smith, Mainack Mondal, Staci Smith, Yunan Chen, Haijing Hao, Xinru Page. (2022) “A Privacy Paradox? Impact of Privacy Concerns on Willingness to Disclose COVID-19 Health Status in the United States.” Extended Abstracts of 2022 ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW 2022)

Kirsten Chapman, Melanie Klimes, Braden Wellman, Garrett Smith, Madeline Bonham, Yunan Chen, Staci Smith, Mainack Mondal, Xinru Page. (2022) “’Others Have the Right to Know’: Determinants of Willingness to Share COVID-19-Related Health Symptoms.” Extended Abstracts of 2022 USENIX Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security. (SOUPS 2022)

Archived Abstracts (and presented as posters)

Kirsten Chapman, Katie Klabacka, Terisa Gabrielson, Xinru Page. (2025) “Social Media Safety Literacy for Emerging Adults: A Rule-Based Curriculum.” International Society for Autism Research Annual Meeting (INSAR 2025), Seattle, Washington, USA.

Kirsten Chapman, Xinru Page. (2025) “R/Autisminwomen as a Site of Social Support for the Unique Needs of Autistic Women.” International Society for Autism Research Annual Meeting (INSAR 2025), Seattle, Washington, USA.

Kirsten Chapman, Garrett Smith, Xinru Page. (2025) “Examining the Effects of Generative-AI Chatbots on Autistic Young Adults.” International Society for Autism Research Annual Meeting (INSAR 2025), Seattle, Washington, USA.

Khalil Hamad, Kirsten Chapman, Xinru Page. (2025) “Engaging Neurodivergent Learners through Gamified Quiz Platforms: An Approach to Inclusive Education.“ International Society for Autism Research Annual Meeting (INSAR 2025), Seattle, Washington, USA.