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I am a postdoc researcher at GESIS-Leibniz-Institute for Social Sciences in Cologne, Germany (GESIS-Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften, Köln). My PhD at Carnegie Mellon University is advised by Dr. Laura Dabbish. My research interests include large language model and information retrieval, social computing as well as privacy and security. My current research explores challenges that mental health professionals face when learning counseling techniques. I have developed a novel training tool to support counselor reflection through real-time annotation and peer feedback.

Assessing the Quality of Multiple-Choice Questions: Automated Methods for Identifying Item-Writing Flaws EC-TEL, 2023, Full paper In Press
Steven Moore, Huy Nguyen, Tianying Chen, John Stamper

Pin-Mi: Facilitating Counselor Reflective Learning with a Real-time Annotation Tool CHI, 2023, Full paper PDF
Tianying Chen, Michael Xieyang Liu, Emily Ding, Emma O'Neil, Mansi Agarwal, Robert Kraut, Laura Dabbish

Auggie: Encouraging Effortful Communication through Handcrafted Digital Experiences CSCW, 2022, Full paper PDF
[Tianying Chen, Lei Zhang*, Olivia Seow*], Timothy Chong, Yu-Jiang Tham, Sven Kratz, Andrés Monroy-Hernandez, Rajan Vaish, Fannie Liu

Scaffolding the Online Peer-support Experience: Novice Supporters' Strategies and Challenges CSCW, 2021, Full paper PDF
Tianying Chen, Kristy Zhang, Robert Kraut, Laura Dabbish

Hacked Time: Design and Evaluation of a Self-Efficacy Based Cybersecurity Game DIS, 2020, Full paper PDF
Tianying Chen, Margot Stewart, Zhiyu Bai, Eileen Chen, Laura Dabbish, Jessica Hammer

Peer Feedback Processes in the Game Industry CHI-PLAY, 2019, Full paper PDF
Joseph Seering, Ray Mayol, Erik Harpstead, Tianying Chen, Amy Cook, Jessica Hammer

Self-Efficacy-Based Game Design To Encourage Security Behavior Online CHI, 2019, Extended abstract PDF
Tianying Chen, Jessica Hammer, Laura Dabbish

When Online Harassment is Perceived to be Justified ICWSM, 2018, Full paper PDF
Lindsay Blackwell, Tianying Chen, Sarita Yardi, Cliff Lampe

Predictors of Adoption and Reach Following Dialectical Behavior Therapy Intensive Training Community Mental Health Journal, 2018, Journal article PDF
Maria V. Navarro, Melanie Harned, Kathryn Korslund, Anthony Dubose, Tianying Chen, Marsha Linehan

Parents' and Children's Preferences about Parents' Sharing about Children on Social Media CHI, 2017, Full paper PDF
Carol Moser, Tianying Chen, Sarita Yardi

Designer

I am also a designer. I trained and worked as a UX designer. Some examples of my previous design work can be found below. Nowadays research is my main focus, and I sometimes do design for fun and aesthetics (like this website).

     Musician

I'm an amateur pianist and opera singer. I started studying piano when I was 6. I am still playing daily for fun. My heros are Bach, Beethoven, & Schubert. I'm also a countertenor mainly interested in Baroque operas (Dramma per Musica). For operas I enjoy Vivaldi, Handel, Hasse, Pergolesi, Porpora. Here's a list of some of my favorite pieces.


tianyinc [at] andrew.cmu.edu