Chenyan Jia

Chenyan Jia is an Assistant Professor jointly appointed by College of Arts, Media and Design and Khoury College of Computer Sciences at Northeastern University. Before joining Northeastern University, she was a postdoctoral scholar at Stanford University, where she was affiliated with Stanford Cyber Policy Center, Stanford Social Media Lab and Stanford Human-Computer Interaction Group.

Her research interests lie at the intersection of mass communication and human-computer interaction. She incorporates social science theories to understand the role of AI in human society and to design systems that align with societal values. Her recent work focused on:

(a) how to incorporate human and societal values into the design of AI systems (e.g., [Science]; [CSCW 24]; [ICLR 24]; [NeurIPS 22]; [AAAI 21], [ACL 21], [CSCW 21]; [ICWSM 21]

b) the influence of AI technologies on people’s attitudes and behaviors (e.g., [CHI 26]; [COLM26]; [CSCW 22]; [Social Media and Society])

(c) how to mitigate the spread of misinformation (e.g., [PNAS Nexus], [CSCW 22], [New Media & Society], [Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review]).

Her research typically appears in general science journals as well as top-tier HCI and mass communication venues including Science, PNAS Nexus, New Media & Society, CHI, CSCW, ICWSM, and AAAI. Her research was supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI), Internet Democracy Initiative, and Stanford Cyber Policy Center. Chenyan has been awarded the CSCW Best Paper Award, CSCW Impact Recognition, AAAI Best Paper Award, and Harrington Dissertation Fellowship. She received her Ph.D. from The University of Texas at Austin.