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Alicia is a postdoctoral research associate using innovative computational methods to study online harm. Her research focuses on understanding the social psychological mechanisms that underlie different types of harm that are caused by online activity. This research is notably broad and encompasses both collective level harms from disinformation and algorithmic biases, as well as more individualistic harms from activities such as cyberbullying and online harassment.
Alicia completed her Social Psychology PhD at the University of Exeter in 2021, where her focus was on testing social psychological theories using machine learning and natural language processing techniques. Specifically, she was looking at how group members use linguistic style to enact and express their social identities online, and moreover how we can use patterns in linguistic behaviour to understand social influence processes.
Alicia is also a visiting researcher at the Alan Turing Institute in London where she combines social psychological theory with advanced data science techniques. She has worked on a variety of projects including using Twitter data to map the public perception of coronavirus restrictions in May 2020, as well as working on modelling the development of online hate speech.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
Visiting Researcher , The Alan Turing Institute
1 Oct 2019 → 31 Dec 2021
Keywords
- Social Psychology
- Social identity
- Natural Language Processing
- Psychology
- Online Harms
- Machine Learning
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REPHRAIN - Impact EMBODY
Stanton Fraser, D. (PI) & Cork, A. (Researcher)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
1/06/24 → 31/08/24
Project: Research council
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REPHRAIN impact fund (INTERACT)
Ellis, D. (PI) & Cork, A. (Researcher)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
1/04/24 → 31/08/24
Project: Research council
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Assessing computational reproducibility in Behavior Research Methods
Ellis, D., Towse, J., Brown, O., Cork, A., Davidson, B., Devereux, S., Hinds, J., Ivory, M., Nightingale, S., Parry, D., Piwek, L., Shaw, H. & Towse, A., 31 Dec 2024, In: Behavior Research Methods. 56, 8, p. 8745-8760 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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How and Why Psychologists Should Respond to the Harms Associated with Generative-AI
Smith, L. G. E., Owen, R., Cork, A. & Brown, O., 29 Jun 2024, In: Communications Psychology. 2, 60.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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"I just embodied you": Psychological Ownership of Personalized Photorealistic Avatars
Cork, A. G., Salagean, A., Smith, L. G., Ellis, D. A., Joinson, A. N. & Stanton Fraser, D., 11 May 2024, CHI 2024 - Extended Abstracts of the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. Mueller, F. F., Kyburz, P., Williamson, J. R. & Sas, C. (eds.). New York, U. S. A.: Association for Computing Machinery, 7 p. 386. (Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings).Research output: Chapter or section in a book/report/conference proceeding › Chapter in a published conference proceeding
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Shaping the Future: Developing Principles for Policy Recommendations for Responsible Innovation in Virtual Worlds
Richardson, M. L., Cork, A. G., Stanton Fraser, D., Proulx, M. J., Pan, X., Krauß, V., Khamis, M. & Lukosch, H., 11 May 2024, CHI 2024 - Extended Abstracts of the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Sytems. Mueller, F. F., Kyburz, P., Williamson, J. R. & Sas, C. (eds.). New York, U. S. A.: Association for Computing Machinery, p. 1-6 6 p. 488. (Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings).Research output: Chapter or section in a book/report/conference proceeding › Chapter in a published conference proceeding
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Co-creating a Transdisciplinary Map of Technology-mediated Harms, Risks and Vulnerabilities: Challenges, Ambivalences and Opportunities
Domínguez Hernández, A., Ramokapane, K., Chowdhury, P. D., Michalec, O., Johnstone, E., Godwin, E., Cork, A. & Rashid, A., 4 Oct 2023, In: Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction . 7, CSCW2, p. 1-21 21 p., 3610179.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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