2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

1. Ms. Yiqing Li University of California, San Diego [biography]

   Yiqing (Brenda) Li is a PhD student at the Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute, University of California, San Diego. She earned a B.S. in Computer Science and Engineering from the Ohio State University and an M.S. in Computer Science and Engineering from University of California, San Diego. Her research interests include student identity development, mental health support, and educational technology to enhance learning among computing students.

2. Jiaen Yu http://orcid.org/0009-0005-9204-8806 University of California, San Diego [biography]

   Jiaen Yu is a PhD student at the Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute, University of California, San Diego. He earned an M.S. in Computer Science from University of California, San Diego and a B.S. in Electronic Information Science & Technology from Jiangsu University of Science and Technology. His research interests interest lies in Computing Education, including educational data mining and development of interactive systems or tools with human-centered design to support students.

3. U Lam Lou University of California, San Diego [biography]

   U Lam Lou is a master student at the University of California, San Diego majoring in Computer Science. She earned a B.S. in Cognitive Science with specialization in Design and Interaction from University of California, San Diego. Her research interests include healthcare innovation and the development of creativity support tools.

4. Mr. Dingyi Yu University of California, San Diego [biography]

   Dingyi Yu is a master’s student at the University of California, San Diego, majoring in Computer Science. He earned a B.E. in Software Engineering from Peking University and has completed several industry internships. His research interests include the development of responsive software and practical tools for validating psychological theories.

5. Michael Levin Utah State University [biography]

   Dr. Michael Levin is a professor in the department of psychology at Utah State University. His work focuses on developing, evaluating, and disseminating digital interventions based on acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) for a wide range of problem areas including college mental health, obsessive-compulsive related disorders, coping with chronic health conditions, and health promotion.

6. Korena S Klimczak Utah State University [biography]

   Korena Klimczak is a PhD candidate in Clinical and Counseling Psychology at Utah State University and a predoctoral intern at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Her research focuses on the clinical use of technology to support behavior change, with a background in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy based digital mental health interventions. She is interested in understanding how user engagement with these programs can be improved and enjoys digital-intervention development.

7. Soohyun Nam Liao University of California, San Diego [biography]

   Dr. Soohyun Nam Liao, University of California, San Diego
   Dr. Soohyun Nam Liao is an Assistant Teaching Professor at University of California, San Diego. She received Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from the same institution. Her research focuses on how to identify student struggles as early as possible and provide timely assistance, in a large university classroom setting. She is particularly interested in promoting effective study behaviors by adapting psychological interventions at scale.

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