Cassidy Pyle

Cassidy Pyle is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Michigan School of Information, specializing in Human-Computer Interaction and AI-Mediated Communication within higher education contexts. She works with Dr. Nicole Ellison and Dr. Nazanin Andalibi to investigate how minoritized communities engage with social media and algorithmic systems, focusing on impacts on holistic well-being and educational equity.

Her research explores:

• Social Media & Higher Education: College application processes and algorithmic perceptions
• Algorithmic Stigmatization: Emerging harms in AI systems
• Digital Disclosure: LGBTQ+ pregnancy loss narratives
• Feminist Taxonomies: Vulnerability frameworks in social computing

Notable trends in her publications include:

• Intersectionality of race, class, and LGBTQ+ identities in digital contexts
• Critical analysis of emotional AI in hiring and mental healthcare
• Designing hope-oriented technologies for marginalized users
• Deconstructing affirmative action discourse on social media

Scientific Awards:

• Rackham Merit Fellowship
• Anti-Racism Graduate Research Grant