Hi! I'm Katrina.

I'm a PhD student in Computer Science in MIT CSAIL.

Here's my CV [pdf]. Feel free to contact me.

I just presented Tie Strength in Question and Answer on Social Network Sites at CSCW.

I work in the UID and Haystack groups.

I'm studying how people use social networks as support systems.

• I've looked at asking questions on Facebook and Twitter.
• I'm currently building an app using Twitter to help hold you accountable on goals.

Naturally, I have profiles on Twitter, Facebook, and Google Plus.

This semester, I'm TAing Rob Miller's 6.813 User Interface Design Class.

Other things I've done include:

• Teaching Python and introductory computer science to high school girls in MIT's WTP program (2011).
• Being co-president of EECS's women's group, GW6.
• Being a student volunteer at CHI, and chair of student volunteers at UIST 2011.
• Interning at Microsoft Research (Summer 09) with Merrie Morris and Jaime Teevan.

Outside of academia, I'm also:

• A dean for Awesome Food, part of the Awesome Foundation
• A GRT, or Graduate Residence Tutor, which means I live with 40 awesome undergrads in a dorm
• An avid glasses wearer (it's part of my identity at this point)