Research
Three threads, one question.
Everything we study is a version of the same question: what does it mean for an AI system to act with care — with empathy, competence, and appropriateness?
Empathy & LLMs
When and how should language models express, recognize, or withhold empathy? We study the signals, costs, and pedagogy of affective AI — always through the lens of what genuine care looks like.
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Empathy Appropriateness
A signal-cost framework for when and how LLMs should express empathy.
Phase 2 data collection
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Teaching Empathy in AI Design
ELM-based pedagogy for teaching empathy in AI design (EduCHI 2026).
Submitted · awaiting feedback
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Asymmetric Calibration of Social Support
7,959 Reddit dyads reveal how support-givers and seekers miscalibrate. ACII 2026.
Advanced draft v12
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Empathy × Expertise at Scale
Extended replication of Haas (2015) across 8.3M medical Q&A pairs.
Revising
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HAICE · Contrastive Norm Learning
A contrastive approach to learning empathy norms for AI evaluation.
Framework draft
Multi-Agent Coordination
How do agents choose partners, share knowledge, and build trust in open ecosystems? We see coordination as a form of care — agents looking out for one another.
AI & Society
How is AI reshaping the spaces where people help each other? We investigate how care, knowledge-sharing, and community survive — and change — in the age of AI.
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Agile Adoption · Automotive vs. Big Tech
Agile adoption in the German automotive industry compared with Big Tech.
Master's thesis (status unclear)
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AI in the Syllabus
How GenAI policy shows up in university syllabi (240 UofT courses and counting).
Early · data collection
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Parenting, Personality & Adolescent Mental Health
Parenting styles × personality × adolescent mental health in 221 Toronto dyads.
Draft complete · needs formatting
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Who Still Uses Reddit?
Sustainability of healthcare Q&A communities (r/AskDocs) in the LLM era.
Framework complete · no data yet