Jennifer Gahee Kim
Assistant Professor at Georgia Institute of Technology
Contact: jennifer.kim [at] cc.gatech.edu | Office: CODA1578B
Pronouns: She/her
Contact: jennifer.kim [at] cc.gatech.edu | Office: CODA1578B
Pronouns: She/her
I obtained my Ph.D. from the Department of Computer Science speicialized in Human-Computer Intearction at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
I was advised by Dr. Karrie Karahalios, as part of the Social Spaces Group.
I received my M.S. degree from Georgia Tech
where I worked with Dr. Gregory Abowd and Dr. Rosa Arriaga.
My research interests are in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and Computer-Supported Collaborative Work (CSCW), with a focus on health and wellbeing.
My work understands, designs, and evaluates social and health information systems to promote advocacy and empathy.
Please see my projects and publications and to learn more about my research.
Please see my projects and publications and to learn more about my research.
News
08/2025 | Our LLM job coach project, in collaboration with Prof. Mark Riedl's lab has been funded by NSF!
O7/2025 | Kaely will be prersenting our work on uncovering Human-AI misalignment in job-Seeking support for neurodivergent users at ASSETS 2025!
06/2025 | Our LLM chatbot project for eating disorder recovery, in collaboration with Prof. Sung-ju Lee's lab at KAIST has received an Honorable Mention Award at CHI!
01/2025 | Two papers on Chatbot Support for Balanced Neurodiverse Social Interactions and on LLM Chatbot Support for Eatidng Disorder Recovery have been accepted to CHI 2025!
10/2024 | Georgia Tech (PIs: Prof. Sehoon Ha and me) is leading a $7M research project in collaboration with Neuromeka, ETRI, and KAIST to develop a mobile humanoid: News
O7/2025 | Kaely will be prersenting our work on uncovering Human-AI misalignment in job-Seeking support for neurodivergent users at ASSETS 2025!
06/2025 | Our LLM chatbot project for eating disorder recovery, in collaboration with Prof. Sung-ju Lee's lab at KAIST has received an Honorable Mention Award at CHI!
01/2025 | Two papers on Chatbot Support for Balanced Neurodiverse Social Interactions and on LLM Chatbot Support for Eatidng Disorder Recovery have been accepted to CHI 2025!
10/2024 | Georgia Tech (PIs: Prof. Sehoon Ha and me) is leading a $7M research project in collaboration with Neuromeka, ETRI, and KAIST to develop a mobile humanoid: News
Students
PhD students: Rachel Lowy, Kaely Hall, Seungwan Jin, Hyesoo Park
MS students: Yeonsoo Chang, Alejandra Bernabel, Ethan Sylvia
BS students: Korina Goldsmith, Aakrishtaa Kumar, Tanisha Paryani, Veena Gonugondla
MS students: Yeonsoo Chang, Alejandra Bernabel, Ethan Sylvia
BS students: Korina Goldsmith, Aakrishtaa Kumar, Tanisha Paryani, Veena Gonugondla
Classes
CS 4803 & 8803: Personal Health Informatics
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Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022
CS 6750: Human-Computer Interaction | Spring 2023
CS 3751: Introduction to UI Design | Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025
CS 6750: Human-Computer Interaction | Spring 2023
CS 3751: Introduction to UI Design | Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025
Selected Publications | Google Scholar
Understanding Human-AI Misalignment in LLM-Based
Job-Seeking Support for Neurodivergent Users
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Upcoming
Kaely Hall, Marcus Ma, Xinyue Zhang, Vedant Das Swain Jennifer G Kim |
ASSETS 2025
Working Together Toward Interdependence: Chatbot-based Support for
Balanced Social Interactions Between Neurodivergent and Neurotypical
Individuals
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PDF
Ha-Kyung Kong, Rachel Lowy, Youjin Choi, Jennifer G Kim |
CHI 2025
Private Yet Social: How LLM Chatbots Support and Challenge Eating Disorder Recovery.
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PDF (Honorable Mention)
Ryuhaerang Choi, Taehan Kim, Subin Park, Jennifer G Kim, Sung-ju Lee |
CHI 2025
More Understanding or More Burden? Benefits and Risks of Sensing and Sharing Non-verbal Cues in Remote Psychotherapy.
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pdf
Lan Gao, Munmun De Choudhury, Jennifer G Kim |
CSCW 2025
Co-designing Robot Dogs with and for Neurodivergent Individuals: Opportunities and Challenges.
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pdf
*Hidy Kong, *Derek Xie, Ankith Chandra, Rachel Lowy, Arielle Maignan, Sehoon Ha, Chung Hyuk Park, and Jennifer G. Kim |
ASSETS 2024
Research-Education Partnerships: A Co-Design Classroom for College Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
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pdf
Rachel Lowy, Khushi Magiawala, Shravika Mittal, Kaely Hall, Jessica Roberts, Jennifer G. Kim |
CSCW 2024
Designing for Strengths: Opportunities to Support Neurodiversity in the Workplace.
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pdf
Kaely Hall, Parth Arora, Rachel Lowy, Jennifer G. Kim |
CHI 2024
Understanding Online Job and Housing Search Practices of Neurodiverse Young Adults to Support Their Independence.
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pdf
*Hidy Kong, *Saloni Yadav, Rachel Lowy, Daniella Rose Ruzinov, Jennifer G. Kim |
CHI 2024
Patient Perspectives
on AI-Driven Predictions of Schizophrenia Relapses: Understanding Concerns and Opportuni-
ties for Self-Care and Treatment
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pdf
Dong Whi Yoo, Hayoung Woo, Viet Cuong Nguyen, Michael L. Birnbaum, Kaylee Payne Kruzan,
Jennifer G Kim , Gregory D. Abowd, Munmun De Choudhury. |
CHI 2024
Promoting Self-Efficacy of Individuals With Autism in Practicing Social
Skills in the Workplace Using Virtual Reality and Physiological Sensors: Mixed Methods Study.
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pdf
Sung-In Kim, So-youn Jang, Taewan Kim, Bogoan Kim, Dayoung Jeong, Taehyung Noh, Min-
gon Jeong, Kaely Hall, Meelim Kim, Hee Jeong Yoo, Kyungsik Han, Hwajung Hong, and Jennifer G Kim. |
JMIR Formative Research 2024
V-DAT (Virtual Reality Data Analysis Tool): Supporting Self-Awareness for Autistic People from Multimodal VR Sensor Data
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pdf
Bogoan Kim, Dayoung Jeong, Jennifer G. Kim , Hwajung Hong, and Kyungsik Han |
UIST 2023
Building Causal Agency in Autistic Students through Iterative Reflection in Collaborative Transition Planning
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pdf
Rachel Lowy, Chung-Eun Lee, Gregory Abowd, and Jennifer G. Kim |
CSCW 2023
It Takes Two to Avoid Pregnancy: Addressing Conflicting Perceptions of Birth Control Pill Responsibility in Romantic Relationships
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pdf
Marcus Ma*, Rachel Kim*, Kaely Hall, and Jennifer G. Kim |
CSCW 2023
Toward Inclusive Mindsets: Design Opportunities to Represent Neurodivergent Work Experiences to Neurotypical Co-Workers in Virtual Reality
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pdf
Rachel Lowy, Lan Gao, Kaely Hall, and Jennifer G. Kim |
CHI 2023
Supporting the Contact Tracing Process with WiFi Location Data: Opportunities and Challenges
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pdf
Kaely Hall, Dong Whi Yoo, Wenrui Zhang, Mehrab Bin Morshed, Vedant Das Swain, Gregory D. Abowd,
Munmun De Choudhury, Alex Endert, John Stasko,
Jennifer G. Kim |
CHI 2022
The Workplace Playbook VR: Exploring the Design Space of Virtual Reality to Foster Understanding and Support of Autistic People in the Workplace
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pdf
Jennifer G. Kim, Taewan Kim, Sungin Kim, Soyeon Jang, Stephanie Lee, Heejung Yoo, Kyungsik Han, Hwajung Hong |
CSCW 2022
Designing a Medical Crowdfunding Website from Sense of Community Theory
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pdf
Jennifer G. Kim, Robert E. Kraut, Karrie Karahalios |
CSCW 2022
VISTA: Understanding Characteristics of Autistic People through a VR-based Interactive Social Skills Training System
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Upcoming
Bogoan Kim, Dayoung Jeong, Mingon Jeong, Taehyung Noh, Sung-In Kim, Taewan Kim,
So-youn Jang, Hee Jeong Yoo, Jennifer G. Kim, Hwajung Hong, and Kyungsik Han
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VRST 2022
Person-centered Transition Planning for Youth on the Autism Spectrum: What are We Still Missing?
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pdf
Chung-Eun Lee, Jennifer G. Kim |
Exceptionality, Special Ed. Journal 2021
Enriched Social Translucence in Medical Crowdfunding
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pdf
Jennifer G. Kim, Ha-Kyung Kong, Hwajung Hong, and Karrie Karahalios |
DIS 2020
Understanding Identity Presentation in Medical Crowdfunding
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pdf
Jennifer G. Kim, Hwajung Hong, and Karrie Karahalios |
CHI 2018
Skin Conductance as an In Situ Marker for Emotional Arousal in Children with Neurodevelopmental Communication Impairments: Methodological Considerations and Clinical Implications
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pdf
Mariana Aparicio Betancourt, Laura S. Dethorne, Karrie Karahalios, and Jennifer G. Kim |
TACCESS 2017
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