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· Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign2024–

Publications (48)

All That’s ‘Human’ Is Not Gold: Evaluating Human Evaluation of Generated Text
Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics · 2021
494
cited
A Design Space for Intelligent and Interactive Writing Assistants
International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems · 2024
146
cited
Paper Plain: Making Medical Research Papers Approachable to Healthcare Consumers with Natural Language Processing
ACM Trans. Comput. Hum. Interact. · 2022
58
cited
The Effect of Moderation on Online Mental Health Conversations
International Conference on Web and Social Media · 2020
54
cited
Generating Scientific Definitions with Controllable Complexity
Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics · 2022
44
cited
Leveraging Large Language Models for Learning Complex Legal Concepts through Storytelling
Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics · 2024
37
cited
Writing Strategies for Science Communication: Data and Computational Analysis
Conference on Empirical Methods in Natural Language Processing · 2020
32
cited
Explain like I am a Scientist: The Linguistic Barriers of Entry to r/science
International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems · 2020
24
cited
Beyond Summarization: Designing AI Support for Real-World Expository Writing Tasks
arXiv.org · 2023
23
cited
Cocoa: Co-Planning and Co-Execution with AI Agents
arXiv.org · 2024
23
cited
Know Your Audience: The benefits and pitfalls of generating plain language summaries beyond the "general" audience
International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems · 2024
23
cited
A Case for Design Localization: Diversity of Website Aesthetics in 44 Countries
International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems · 2018
21
cited
Keep it Simple: How Visual Complexity and Preferences Impact Search Efficiency on Websites
International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems · 2020
21
cited
Personalized Jargon Identification for Enhanced Interdisciplinary Communication
North American Chapter of the Association for Computational Linguistics · 2023
21
cited
The Semantic Reader Project
Communications of the ACM · 2023
21
cited
APPLS: Evaluating Evaluation Metrics for Plain Language Summarization
Conference on Empirical Methods in Natural Language Processing · 2023
19
cited
Pay Attention, Please: Formal Language Improves Attention in Volunteer and Paid Online Experiments
International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems · 2019
19
cited
Qlarify: Recursively Expandable Abstracts for Dynamic Information Retrieval over Scientific Papers
ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology · 2023
16
cited
How Language Formality in Security and Privacy Interfaces Impacts Intended Compliance
International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems · 2023
7
cited
Characterizing the Mobile Microtask Writing Process
International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services · 2020
6
cited
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