Meet Professor Yoo!

As one of the newest faculty members in the iSchool, Professor Dong Whi Yoo is encouraging students to see the potential of interdisciplinary research.

Professor Yoo is an assistant professor in the iSchool, teaching courses such as Introduction to UX Design and UX in Practice in the 100% Online Master of Science in User Experience.

Yoo has researched the interaction between artificial intelligence and mental health, as well as human-computer interaction. More specifically, he analyzed the relationship between mental health and college students during his doctorate at Georgia Tech.

“Ethical issues are already embedded in our social structures. By understanding marginalized communities, we can work to design inclusive and safer artificial intelligence.

“The mental health of college students is an important topic in our society,” Yoo said. “I found that digital mental health had a bigger potential for me to research, so I wanted to see how artificial intelligence played a role in this.”

Through his team’s research, Yoo was able to collect smartphone, social media, and other personal digital data from Georgia Tech students.

“Analyzing this data allowed us to gain insight about students’ well-being, including mental health,” Yoo said. “We were also able to utilize some machine learning and artificial intelligence technology, which I found interesting.”

By asking participants about their daily work practices, self-care services and opinions about technology, Yoo was able to have direct interaction with participants.

“The most memorable moments are when I talk to my participants,” Yoo said. “Sometimes it’s not easy, but it’s rewarding and enlightening, and I enjoy our conversations.”

Learn more about Professor Yoo.

Biography

Dong Whi Yoo conducts interdisciplinary research bridging human-computer interaction (HCI), computer-supported cooperative work (CSCW), and digital mental health. He specifically focuses on understanding design requirements for AI-enabled tools in mental health care. His work has been published in premier HCI and mental health venues, such as CHI, CSCW, JMIR Mental Health, and Internet Intervention. Based on his expertise in HCI and CSCW, he teaches in the area of user experience.

He received his Ph.D. in Human-Centered Computing and a master’s degree in Human-Computer Interaction from the Georgia Institute of Technology. During his Ph.D., he worked as a research intern at Meta and Mayo Clinic.

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