| Diana Freed, Malya Levin, Tara Sklar. "From Care to Technology-Facilitated Threats and Abuse: Legal and Regulatory Approaches to Safeguard Against AgeTech Misuse." Forthcoming 2027 in Law, Healthcare and the Aging Brain and Body , edited by Glenn Cohen, Francis Shen, Nina A. Kohn, Susannah Baruch, Cambridge University Press, 2027, pp. 25-35. |
| Chanenson, Jake, Yu, Yaman, Vitak, Jessica, Erete, Sheena, Clegg, Tamara, Freed, Diana, Chetty, Marshini. "Developmentally Safe Generative AI Environment for Youth." Proceedings of the Extended Abstracts of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2026, pp. 1-5. |
| Poveda, Julio, Lanter, Alyssa, Antoniuk, Isabela, Mazurek, Michelle L., Freed, Diana. "CHAT WITH ME below as if I were a human”: Insights from Auditing AI Chatbots for Survivors of Domestic Violence." Proceedings of the 2026 ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency, 2026, pp. 1398-1423. |
| Geeng, Chris, Qin, Lucy, McDonald, Allison, Batool, Amna, Freed, Diana, Haimson, Oliver L., Hutson, Jevan, Redmiles, Elissa M., Stardust, Zahra, Wei, Miranda, Zytko, Douglas. "Co-Constructing the Future of Digital Intimacy." Companion Publication of the 2025 Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing, 2025, pp. 144-149. |
| Freed, Diana, Consolvo, Sunny, Cosley, Dan, Kelley, Patrick Gage, Ricart, Ender, Thomas, Kurt, Bazarova, Natalie N. "Help-seeking and Coping Strategies for Technology-facilitated Abuse Experienced by Youth." Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, vol. 9, no. 2, 2025, pp. 1-25. |
| Karina LaRubbio and Alyssa Lanter, Seihyun Lee, Mahima Ramesh, Diana Freed, Brown University. "Intergenerational Support for Deepfake Scams Targeting Older Adults." Twenty-First Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security, 2025. |
| Freed, Diana, McIlroy-Young, Reid, Radway, Sarah, Becher, Gabriela, Bernabei, Diane, Lee, Christina, Dwork, Cynthia. "Medical Data for Sale: Accessing Reproductive Health Information via the Data Brokerage Landscape." IEEE Security & Privacy, 2025, pp. 2-13. |
| LaRubbio, Karina, Grba, Malcolm, Freed, Diana. "Navigating Privacy and Trust: AI Assistants as Social Support for Older Adults." Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, 2025. |
| Freed, Diana, Bazarova, Natalie, Consolvo, Sunny, Cosley, Dan, Gage Kelley, Patrick. "PROTECT: A Framework to Foster Digital Resilience for Youth Navigating Technology-Facilitated Abuse." Social Sciences, vol. 14, no. 6, 2025, pp. 378. |
| Freed, Diana, Sharko, Marianne, Kim, Royoung, Bartlett, Kelly, Uldedaj, Ermira, Bazarova, Natalie, Goldkind, Lauri. "Sociotechnical Challenges in Implementing Domestic Violence Screening via Telehealth and In-Person Care: Qualitative Study on Clinicians’ Perspectives." Journal of Medical Internet Research, vol. 27, 2025, pp. e75244. |
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LaRubbio, Karina, Lanter, Alyssa, Grba, Malcolm, Velamakanni, Amulya Tran, Jennifer, Hogue, Alexandra Freed, Diana.
"Not in the Café”: Older Adults’ Perceptions of AI Companions in Community Living Settings." Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare, 2025.
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| Valle, Natercia, Zhao, Pengfei, Freed, Diana, Gorton, Katie, Chapman, Andie B., Shea, Ashley L., Bazarova, Natalie N. "Towards a Critical Framework of Social Media Literacy: A Systematic Literature Review." Review of Educational Research, 2024. |
| Deldari, Elmira and Freed, Diana and Poveda, Julio and Yao, Yaxing. "An Investigation of Teenager Experiences in Social Virtual Reality from Teenagers', Parents', and Bystanders' Perspectives." Nineteenth Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security (SOUPS 2023, 2023. |
| Freed, Diana, Bazarova, Natalie N., Consolvo, Sunny, Han, Eunice J, Kelley, Patrick Gage, Thomas, Kurt, Cosley, Dan. "Understanding Digital-Safety Experiences of Youth in the U.S." Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, vol. 1, 2023, pp. 1-15. |
| Bhandari, Aparajita, Freed, Diana, Pilato, Tara, Taki, Faten, Kaur, Gunisha, Yale-Loehr, Stephen, Powers, Jane, Long, Tao, Bazarova, Natalya N. "Multi-stakeholder Perspectives on Digital Tools for U.S. Asylum Applicants Seeking Healthcare and Legal Information." Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, vol. 6, no. CSCW2, 2022, pp. 1-21. |
| Tseng, Emily, Freed, Diana, Engel, Kristen, Ristenpart, Thomas, Dell, Nicola. "A Digital Safety Dilemma: Analysis of Computer-Mediated Computer Security Interventions for Intimate Partner Violence During COVID-19." Proceedings of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2021. |
| Freed, Diana, Havron, Sam, Tseng, Emily, Gallardo, Andrea, Chatterjee, Rahul, Ristenpart, Thomas, Dell, Nicola. "Is my phone hacked?" Analyzing Clinical Computer Security Interventions with Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence." Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, vol. 3, no. CSCW, 2019, pp. 1-24. |
| Selter, Aliza, Tsangouri, Christina, Ali, Sana B, Freed, Diana, Vatchinsky, Adrian, Kizer, James, Sahuguet, Arnaud, Vojta, Deneen, Vad, Vijay, Pollak, JP, Estrin, Deborah. "An mHealth App for Self-Management of Chronic Lower Back Pain (Limbr): Pilot Study." JMIR mHealth and uHealth, vol. 6, no. 9, 2018, pp. e179. |
| Chatterjee, Rahul, Doerfler, Periwinkle, Orgad, Hadas, Havron, Sam, Palmer, Jackeline, Freed, Diana, Levy, Karen, Dell, Nicola, McCoy, Damon, Ristenpart, Thomas. "The Spyware Used in Intimate Partner Violence." 2018 IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy (SP), 2018. |
| Freed, Diana, Palmer, Jackeline, Minchala, Diana, Levy, Karen, Ristenpart, Thomas, Dell, Nicola. "A Stalker's Paradise”." Proceedings of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2018. |
| Freed, Diana, Palmer, Jackeline, Minchala, Diana Elizabeth, Levy, Karen, Ristenpart, Thomas, Dell, Nicola. "Digital Technologies and Intimate Partner Violence." Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, vol. 1, no. CSCW, 2017, pp. 1-22. |
| Yang, Longqi, Freed, Diana, Wu, Alex, Wu, Judy, Pollak, JP, Estrin, Deborah. "Your Activities of Daily Living (YADL): An Image-based Survey Technique for Patients with Arthritis." 10th EAI International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare, 2016. |
Invited Talks (Selected)
2026
There Is No Offline: Tech-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence in the Age of AI. Invited Speaker, New York Cyber Abuse Task Force Conference, Brooklyn Borough Hall, Brooklyn, NY. September 14, 2026.
Safeguarding Older Adults from Digital Abuse in the AI Era. Safety Net’s Tech Summit, National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV), Washington, DC. August 5, 2026.
Social Media Addiction, Artificial Intelligence, and the Future of Technology Governance. Invited Speaker, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School. 2026.
AI, Domestic Violence, and Technology Policy. Tech & Policy Summer School, Center for Technological Responsibility, Reimagination, and Redesign (CNTR) and Watson Institute, Brown University, July 2026.
When the Adversary Lives at Home: Insider Threat Lessons from DV Chatbots. RSA Conference (RSAC 2026), San Francisco, CA. March 2026.
Me, Myself, and AI: Children and Youth, Online Risks in the Age of Generative AI. National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV). February 2026.
2025
The Emerging Role of AgeTech and AI Companions for Older Adults. Sensors, Systems and Algorithms for Precision Behavioral Health, Cornell Tech. November 2025.
Youth Digital Safety and Gender-Based Violence: Exploring a Digital Safety Ecosystem through Multi-Stakeholder Perspectives. Invited Talk, New York State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence (OPDV), November 2025.
From Chatbots to Challenges: AI’s Impact on Youth Risk Behaviors. Rhode Island Family Court Conference, Little Minds, Big Tech: AI and Its Effects on Child Development, Education, Child Welfare, and the Courts. Moderated by Senator Tom Izzo. November 2025.
Law, Technology, and Interpersonal Abuse. Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics, Harvard Law School. October 2025.
Leading the Way: Addressing the Rising Threat of Tech-Facilitated Abuse. Refuge Tech Safety Summit. September 2025.
Behind the Screen: Understanding and Addressing the Behavioral Health Impacts of Tech-Facilitated Abuse on Children and Youth. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office on Trafficking in Persons, National Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Center. September 2025.
How Teens Experience Bias and Safety in an AI-Mediated World. AI and Bias Lab, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School. March 2025.
AI, Emerging Technologies, and the Well-Being of Children, Teens, and Adults. Fireside Chat, President’s Council of Cornell Women Symposium. 2025.
Data Across Disciplines. Faculty Panel, Data Science Institute, Brown University. 2025.
Artificial Intelligence and Technology-Facilitated Abuse. Grace Smith House Webinar. 2025.
2024
Understanding Digital Safety Experiences of Adult IPV and Youth Survivors. Human Factors in Security and Privacy, Tufts University. Guest lecture, November 2024.
Mitigating Technology Abuse for Intimate Partner Violence and Youth Survivors. Domestic Violence Lethality Summit, New York State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence, Albany, NY. October 30, 2024.
Invited Talk. Rising Stars New England, Boston, MA. October 23, 2024.
Artificial Intelligence and What AI Means for Youth Survivors and Advocates. New York City Mayor’s Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence. 2024.
| Year | Degree | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | PhD | Cornell University |
| 2021 | MS | Cornell University |
| 2015 | MPS | New York University |
| 2005 | MA | Columbia University |
| 2002 | BA | New York University |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | Harvard University, Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society | 2023-2024 | Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA |
| Postdoctoral Researcher - Computer Science | Harvard University, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences | 2023-2024 | Cambridge, Mass, USA |
2026 SIGCHI CARES Committee
2025-'26 CRA and Microsoft AI Trustworthy Fellowship
2023 Special Recognition, Reviewer, CHI 2023
2020-'22 Meta Research PhD Fellowship (Top 1.8% of Applicants)
2019 Best Paper Honorable Mention, ACM CSCW
2019 Digital Life Initiative Doctoral Fellowship
2019 Advocate of New York City Award
2018 Best Paper Award, ACM CHI
2017 Diversity and Inclusion Award, ACM CSCW
Sigma Xi, Scientific Research Honor Society
Brown University, Department of Computer Science
Brown University, Data Science Institute
Brown University, AI Research Institute on Interaction for AI Assistants
Brown University, Center for Technological Responsibility, Reimagination, and Redesign (CNTR)
Brown University, Science, Technology and Society
Brown University, Swearer Center for Public Service
Harvard Law School, The Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics
Harvard University, John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Hire Aspirations Institute
Harvard University, Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society
| Assistant Professor, Computer Science. Brown University, 2024- |
| CSCI 1302 - Intro to Sociotechnical Systems and HCI |
| CSCI 1302 - Sociotechnical Approaches to AI and HCI |
| CSCI 1953A - Accessible and Inclusive Cybersecurity and Privacy |
