Amanda Baughan

Guest Faculty Member

baughan@uw.edu

Specializations

Human-Computer Interaction
User-Centered Design

Biography

Amanda Baughan is a PhD candidate in Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Washington, specializing in human-computer interaction. She combines user-centered design and computational social science methods with theory from a variety of social science disciplines to design, implement, and evaluate the impact of digital interventions – both novel and existing – on users’ relationships and mental well-being.

Education

Ph D, Computer Science & Engineering, University of Washington, 2024
MS, Computer Science & Engineering, University of Washington, 2020
BA, Computer Science, Economics, University of Miami, 2016

Publications and Contributions

Conference Paper

Investigating Attention and Normative Dissociation in Children's Social Video Games (2024)
Proceedings of the 23rd Annual ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference (IDC '24), pp. 30-43 Authors: Amanda Baughan, Yue Fu, Emily Izenman, Samuel Schwamm, Dania Alsabeh, Nicole Powell, Elizabeth Hunt, Michael Rich, David Bickham, Jenny Radesky, Alexis Hiniker
Journal Article, Academic Journal

Supporting Hard Conversations in Close Relationships Through Design (2024)
Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, 8(CSCW2), pp. 1-22, ISBN/ISSN: 2573-0142 Authors: Amanda Baughan, Larry Tian, Pranav Shekar, Amy Zhang, Alexis Hiniker
Conference Paper

"The Algorithm": Making Sense of Algorithmic Precarity on Instagram (2023)
In Proceedings of the ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Authors: Yim Register, Lucy Qin, Amanda Baughan, Emma Spiro
Conference Extended Abstract

SIG on Designing for Constructive Conflict (2022)
Extended Abstracts of the 2022 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI EA '22), pp. 1-2 Authors: Amanda Baughan, Ashwin Rajadesingan, Alexis Hiniker, Paul Resnick, Amy Bruckman
Journal Article, Academic Journal

Shame on Who? Experimentally Reducing Shame During Political Arguments on Twitter (2022)
Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, 6(CSCW2), pp. 1-18, ISBN/ISSN: 2573-0142 Authors: Amanda Baughan, Katherine Cross, Katherine Cross, Alexis Hiniker
Conference Paper

“I Don’t Even Remember What I Read”: How Design Influences Dissociation on Social Media (2022)
Proceedings of the 2022 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '22), pp. 1-13 Authors: Amanda Baughan, Mingrui Zhang, Raveena Rao, Kai Lukoff, Anastasia Schaadhardt, Lisa D. Butler, Alexis Hiniker
Journal Article, Academic Journal

Examining needs and opportunities for supporting students who experience discrimination (2021)
arXiv preprint arXiv:2111.13266 Authors: Yasaman S Sefidgar, Paula S Nurius, Amanda Baughan, Lisa A Elkin, Anind K Dey, Eve Riskin, Jennifer Mankoff, Margie Morris
Journal Article, Academic Journal

Someone is Wrong on the Internet: Having Hard Conversations in Online Spaces (2021)
Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interactions, 5(CSCW1), pp. 1-22, ISBN/ISSN: 2573-0142 Authors: Amanda Baughan, Justin Petelka, Catherine Yoo, Jack Lo, Shiyue Wang, Alexis Hiniker