Curriculum vitae
Katie Klabacka
Computer Science · Human–Computer Interaction · Privacy · Conversational AI
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Education
Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science
Brigham Young University · Emphasis in Human–Computer Interaction
Master of Science in Computer Science
Brigham Young University · Provo, Utah
Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology
Brigham Young University · Minor in Computer Science and International Development
Experience
Research Lead
Social Technology and Privacy Lab · Brigham Young University
Social Media Privacy Educational Intervention for Neurodiverse Users
- Leads a 10-member team developing and testing a privacy-education course for neurodiverse individuals.
- Partners with a local residential site to promote independent and safer social-media use.
- Conducts qualitative open-coding analyses and manages data collection and teaching.
Cross-Cultural Communication and LLMs
- Manages two undergraduate students and one graduate student while coordinating with external collaborators.
- Designed a mixed-methods study examining how large language models detect or mitigate intercultural misunderstandings.
- Developed a qualitative codebook of communication and cultural-theory constructs for data analysis.
Computer Programmer
Museum of Peoples and Cultures · Brigham Young University
- Designed and taught weekly Python lessons for nontechnical learners using real-world museum problems.
- Cleaned more than 150,000 database entries.
- Built a mobile application to improve database accessibility.
Publications & Papers
PRISM: Evaluating a Rule-Based, Scenario-Driven Social Media Privacy Education Program for Young Autistic Adults
Chapman, Smith, Klabacka, Bills, Bushman, Gabrielsen, Wisniewski, and Page.
Persuasiveness of Conversational Agents for Targeted Advertising: Autism and Gen-AI Chatbots
Chapman, Klabacka, Smith, and Page. DOI: 10.1145/3757645.
Social Media Safety Literacy for Emerging Adults: A Rule-Based Curriculum
Chapman, Klabacka, Gabrielsen, and Page. Archived abstract and poster presented in Seattle.
Organizing & Service
Workshop Organizer
Where Does Privacy Research Go From Here? Navigating the Challenges and Paths Forward.
Student Volunteer
ACM Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing.