About Me

I graduated from the accelerated Master in HCI program in December 2020 shortly after receiving a Bachelor in Humanities & Arts (BHA) in Economics and Music Harp Performance, with an additional major in HCI in May 2020, both from Carnegie Mellon University. Outside of research, I’m baking fruit tarts & cookies, volunteering, doodling, or hanging out with my cat, Spaghetti. Email me at [ conniewchau@u.northwestern.edu ].

Past Phd news

March 2023

• Received “Honorable Mention” for the Ford Foundation 2023 Predoctoral Fellowship Competition & presented a talk on technology-facilitated abuse at The Network: Advocating Against Domestic Violence's Reclaiming Our Love: Social Justice & Domestic Violence Virtual Conference

• First work-in-progress workshop paper, “From self to community care: The need for multilevel interventions to address advocate burnout in gender-based violence“ has been accepted to and invited for an oral presentation at the Workgroup on Interactive Systems in Healthcare (WISH) Symposia at CHI 2023

January & February 2023

• Selected as a 2023 Edward Alexander Bouchet Graduate Honor Society Inductee

• First-author paper, “On Hackathons: A Multidisciplinary Literature Review”, was accepted to CHI 2023

December 2022 - Invited to attend & present a lightning talk at the CRA-WP Grad Cohort Workshop for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Leadership Skills (IDEALS) in March and to attend & present a poster at the CRA-WP Grad Cohort Workshop for Women in April