Research

Publication

  • Choi, J., Wu, R., Tate, T., Tseng, W., Harnick-Shapiro, B., Yim, S., Warschauer, M. (October, 2025) Redistributing Cognition in AI-Supported Writing. International Conference of the Learning Sciences 2026 (ICLS26) [Paper].

Poster Presentations

AAAS S-STEM Scholars Meeting — San Diego, CA
Dates: October 2–4, 2025 · Theme: Social Science
Title: Examining the Impact of an AI-Powered Writing Platform in Upper-Division Engineering Courses
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Expanded analysis across multi-quarter:

  • Total AI interactions are a modest predictor of outcomes.
  • Instructional context and module design explain more variance.
  • Planning and revision modules are consistent student needs.

UCI Undergraduate Research Symposium — Poster Finalist — Irvine, CA
Date: May 16, 2025 · Theme: Human Experience and Expression
Title: Examining the Impact of an AI-Powered Writing Platform in Upper-Division Engineering Courses
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Initial findings (Spring 2024 data):

  • Higher-performing students engaged more frequently and wrote more concisely.
  • Lower-performing students engaged less often but provided longer, more elaborate inputs per conversation.

Research Experience

Research Assistant, UCI Digital Learning Lab — Summer 2024–Present
Advisor: Dr. Mark Warschauer

  • PapyrusAI (Jan 2025–Present):
    Data cleaning, exploratory analysis, and usage-pattern evaluation for an AI writing support system used across multiple course offerings and student populations.

  • Converse to Learn (Jun 2024– Sep 2025):
    Data collection and annotation for a study on how conversational agents shape student engagement and learning.

Impact: Strengthened skills in educational data science, human–AI interaction, and quantitative research; collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to translate analyses into actionable insights for instruction and tool design.