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18 papers
From Vulnerable to Resilient: Examining Parent and Teen Perceptions on How to Respond to Unwanted Cybergrooming Advances
Xinyi Zhang, Mamtaj Akter, Heajun An +6
Cybergrooming is a form of online abuse that threatens teens' mental health and physical safety. Yet, most prior work has focused on detecting perpetrators' behaviors, leaving a li…
Understanding Teen Overreliance on AI Companion Chatbots Through Self-Reported Reddit Narratives
Mohammad Namvarpour, Brandon Brofsky, Jessica Medina +2
AI companion chatbots are increasingly popular with teens. While these interactions are entertaining, they also risk overuse that can potentially disrupt offline daily life. We exa…
Focus on the Experts: Co-designing an Augmented Reality Eye-Gaze Tracking System with Surgical Trainees to Improve Endoscopic Instruction
Jumanh Atoum, Jinkyung Park, Mamtaj Akter +3
The current apprenticeship model for surgical training requires a high level of supervision, which does not scale well to meet the growing need for more surgeons. Many endoscopic p…
Towards Resilience and Autonomy-based Approaches for Adolescents Online Safety
Jinkyung Park, Mamtaj Akter, Naima Samreen Ali +3
In this position paper, we discuss the paradigm shift that has emerged in the literature, suggesting to move away from restrictive and authoritarian parental mediation approaches t…
Moving Beyond Parental Control toward Community-based Approaches to Adolescent Online Safety
Mamtaj Akter, Jinkyung Katie Park, Pamela J. Wisniewski
In this position paper, we discuss the paradigm shift that moves away from parental mediation approaches toward collaborative approaches to promote adolescents' online safety. We p…
Calculating Connection vs. Risk: Understanding How Youth Negotiate Digital Privacy and Security with Peers Online
Mamtaj Akter, Jinkyung Katie Park, Campbell Headrick +2
Youth, while tech-savvy and highly active on social media, are still vulnerable to online privacy and security risks. Therefore, it is critical to understand how they negotiate and…
Unfiltered: How Teens Engage in Body Image and Shaming Discussions via Instagram Direct Messages (DMs)
Abdulmalik Alluhidan, Jinkyung Katie Park, Mamtaj Akter +3
We analyzed 1,596 sub-conversations within 451 direct message (DM) conversations from 67 teens (ages 13-17) who engaged in private discussions about body image on Instagram. Our fi…
How the Internet Facilitates Adverse Childhood Experiences for Youth Who Self-Identify as in Need of Services
Ozioma C. Oguine, Jinkyung Katie Park, Mamtaj Akter +4
Youth implicated in the child welfare and juvenile justice systems, as well as those with an incarcerated parent, are considered the most vulnerable Children in Need of Services (C…
Examining Caregiving Roles to Differentiate the Effects of Using a Mobile App for Community Oversight for Privacy and Security
Mamtaj Akter, Jess Kropczynski, Heather Lipford +1
We conducted a 4-week field study with 101 smartphone users who self-organized into 22 small groups of family, friends, and neighbors to use ``CO-oPS,'' a mobile app for co-managin…
Teen Talk: The Good, the Bad, and the Neutral of Adolescent Social Media Use
Abdulmalik Alluhidan, Mamtaj Akter, Ashwaq Alsoubai +2
The debate on whether social media has a net positive or negative effect on youth is ongoing. Therefore, we conducted a thematic analysis on 2,061 posts made by 1,038 adolescents a…
CO-oPS: A Mobile App for Community Oversight of Privacy and Security
Mamtaj Akter, Leena Alghamdi, Dylan Gillespie +4
Smartphone users install numerous mobile apps that require access to different information from their devices. Much of this information is very sensitive, and users often struggle…
Towards Collaborative Family-Centered Design for Online Safety, Privacy and Security
Mamtaj Akter, Zainab Agha, Ashwaq Alsoubai +2
Traditional online safety technologies often overly restrict teens and invade their privacy, while parents often lack knowledge regarding their digital privacy. As such, prior rese…
Examining the Unique Online Risk Experiences and Mental Health Outcomes of LGBTQ+ versus Heterosexual Youth
Tangila Tanni, Mamtaj Akter, Joshua Anderson +2
We collected and analyzed Instagram direct messages (DMs) from 173 youth aged 13-21 (including 86 LGBTQ+ youth). We examined youth's risk-flagged social media trace data with their…
Evaluating the Impact of Community Oversight for Managing Mobile Privacy and Security
Mamtaj Akter, Madiha Tabassum, Nazmus Sakib Miazi +4
Mobile privacy and security can be a collaborative process where individuals seek advice and help from their trusted communities. To support such collective privacy and security ma…
It Takes a Village: A Case for Including Extended Family Members in the Joint Oversight of Family-based Privacy and Security for Mobile Smartphones
Mamtaj Akter, Leena Alghamdi, Jess Kropczynski +2
We conducted a user study with 19 parent-teen dyads to understand the perceived benefits and drawbacks of using a mobile app that allows them to co-manage mobile privacy, safety, a…
Co-designing Community-based Sharing of Smarthome Devices for the Purpose of Co-monitoring In-home Emergencies
Leena Alghamdi, Mamtaj Akter, Jess Kropczynski +2
We conducted 26 co-design interviews with 50 smarthome device owners to understand the perceived benefits, drawbacks, and design considerations for developing a smarthome system th…
A User Study to Evaluate a Web-based Prototype for Smart Home Internet of Things Device Management
Leena Alghamdi, Ashwaq Alsoubai, Mamtaj Akter +2
With the growing advances in the Internet of Things (IoT) technology, IoT device management platforms are becoming increasingly important. We conducted a web-based survey and usabi…
From Parental Control to Joint Family Oversight: Can Parents and Teens Manage Mobile Online Safety and Privacy as Equals?
Mamtaj Akter, Amy Godfrey, Jess Kropczynski +2
Our research aims to highlight and alleviate the complex tensions around online safety, privacy, and smartphone usage in families so that parents and teens can work together to bet…