Soyoung Lee | University of Michigan (Ann Arbor)

About Me

I am a PhD student at the School of Information, University of Michigan. I’m advised by Nicole Ellison. I study socio-technical and relational aspects of building bonding relationships in Computer-Mediated and Human-Machine interaction environments. My work is situated in the fields of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Computer-Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW), Communication, and Social Psychology. In previous years, I studied sociocultural factors in digital skills learning with a focus on bonding relationships and social support in an underresourced community using a community-based participatory research method. Prior to coming back to graduate school, I worked as a product manager and communication specialist in the industry.

Publications

Sociocultural Factors in Digital Skills Learning: A Community-Based Intervention Among U.S. Public Housing Adults

Soyoung Lee, Julie Hui, Twanna R. Dillahunt

Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction 9, 2, Article CSCW172 (April 2025)

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Friendship Formation in an Enforced Online Regime: Findings from a US University Under COVID

Soyoung Lee, Kentaro Toyama

Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction 8 (CSCW1), 1-30, 2024.

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Toward a Measure of Collective Digital Capacity: An Exploratory Analysis

Tawanna R Dillahunt, Kerby Shedden, Mila Ekaterina Filipof, Soyoung Lee, Mustafa Naseem, Kentaro Toyama, Julie Hui

Extended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2024.

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A Collective Approach to Providing Digital Skills Training Among US Public Housing Residents

Soyoung Lee, Julie Hui, Zachary Rowe, Tawanna R Dillahunt

Extended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2023.

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