Ji Eun (Jinny) Kim

I am a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Michigan School of Information, working with Libby Hemphill. As a computational social scientist, I leverage social science theories and computational methods to extract insights into online user behaviors and interactions from large-scale data. My work-in-progress dissertation focuses on how status hierarchies shape user contributions in online communities. My research interests include (but are not limited to):

• Online Prosocial Behaviors: I study the spread of online prosociality and propose design recommendations for online platforms to incentivize prosocial behavior based on empirical findings.
• Online Antisocial Behaviors: I investigate how antisocial behaviors spread in online environments and explore dark design patterns embedded in online platforms.

News

• [January 2026] Happy to share that I’ll be joining Meta as a Data Scientist Intern this upcoming summer in Menlo Park!
• [January 2026] I’ll present my resource paper at CHIIR 2026 in March.
• [November 2025] I have been accepted to the virtual Doctoral Colloquium at iConference 2026 and will be presenting my work-in-progress dissertation!
• [July 2025] Presented my paper on gift contagion among Twitch viewers at IC²S² 2025 in Norrköping, Sweden.
• [Summer 2025] Worked as a Data Scientist Intern on the Economy team at Roblox. I learned a lot and gained valuable industry experience. So grateful for the opportunity!
• [May 2025] Attended the CSST 2025 Summer Institute.

Research

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