Curriculum Vitae

Ph.D. Communication

University of Pennsylvania Annenberg School for Communication

M.A. Communication

University of Pennsylvania Annenberg School for Communication

B.S. Information (Summa Cum Laude)

University of Michigan School of Information (UMSI)

Minors: Social Class & Inequality Studies, Music

Moy, C. (2026). Altering the Algorithm: Social Media Users Have New Algorithmic Controls, Are They Enough? Center for Democracy and Technology. (Response from TikTok, Snap) [Blog]

Bui, M., Moy, C., Liu, J.* (2026). Converging Exposures, Divergent Experiences: Asian Americans, News and Information Seeking, and the Circulation of Problematic Narratives Online. Asian Americans Advancing Justice. [Report]

Bui, M., Moy, C. (2025). Yelp’s addition of a ‘Black-owned’ tag led to a slight drop in business ratings in Detroit. The Conversation. (Response from Yelp; republished in The Michigan Advance, Chicago Defender, New Pittsburgh Courier, and others). [Brief]

Chen, W.*, Flaherty, T.*, Liu, F.*, Moy, C., Phan, C. (2025). From Campus to Chinatown: Community Histories of Youth Organizing in Philadelphia's Chinatown. Media at Risk. [Podcast]

Moy, C. (2027). From Recognition to Recommendation: Visibility of Marginalized Identity on TikTok's Generic For You Page. Lisbon Winter School for the Study of Communication. Lisbon, PT.

Moy, C., Luria, M. (2026). Lessons from Neurodivergent Young Adults' Social Relationships with Chatbots. Safe and Accessible AI for Youth with Disabilities and Neurodivergence Workshop at ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS). Virtual. [Workshop]

Jeon, G., Moy, C. (2026). Comprehensive TikTok Data Collection for Computational Social Science. International Conference on Computational Social Science (IC2S2). Burlington, VT. [Tutorial]

Moy, C. (2026). "Can I See the Other POV": On the Visibility of Marginalized People on a "Default" TikTok. International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR). Galway, IE.

Jeon, G., Moy, C. (2026). Comprehensive TikTok Data Collection for Computational Social Science. International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media (ICWSM). Los Angeles, CA. [Tutorial]

Moy, C. (2026). Patchworking Networks of Support: On the Digital Successes and Challenges of Women- and Minority-Owned Restaurant Businesses. ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. Barcelona, ES.

Pederson, K., Moy, C. (2026). Is College a Scam? TikTok Content and Postsecondary Planning. American Educational Research Association (AERA). Los Angeles, CA.

Moy, C. (2025). The Unintended Costs of Platform Interventions: Black-Owned Restaurants and Yelp Reputation. ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. Yokohama, JP.

Moy, C. (2024). Do Black-Owned Restaurants Matter? Yelp and Platform Visibility Amid a Racial Reckoning. University of Michigan School of Information Student Exposition. Ann Arbor, MI.

Moy, C., Bui, M. (2023). Do Black-Owned Restaurants Matter? Yelp and Platform Visibility Amid a Racial Reckoning. Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology. London, UK.

Moy, C., Dillahunt, T.R. (2023). Shifting from surveillance-as-safety to safety-through-noticing: A photovoice study with Eastside Detroit residents. ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. Hamburg, DE.

Moy, C. (2020). Student Perspective on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Annual Meeting of the State of Michigan Council for Government and Education on Equity and Inclusion. Remote.

Penn GAPSA Research Student Travel Grant, $433

UMSI Travel Grant, $2,225

UMSI Travel Grant, $1,200

Outstanding Student Volunteer, ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Outstanding Student Volunteer, ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

1st Place Best Reviewer, Association for Information Science & Technology

Poster Track

Outstanding Student Research in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion ($500), UMSI

Awarded at the 2024 UMSI Student Exposition

MLK Spirit Awards, University of Michigan

One of 25 finalists for prestigious student activism and social justice award

Best Paper Award, ACM Designing Interactive Systems (DIS) 2023

Lawrence E. Quinn Memorial Scholarship ($7,000), University of Michigan

Outstanding Leadership and Performance in Amazin’ Blue A Cappella

Angell Scholar, University of Michigan

Awarded to undergraduate students with all A records for 2+ consecutive semesters

University Honors, University of Michigan

Research Fellow

Politics, Identity, and Communication Lab (University of Pennsylvania)

PI: Dr. Deen Freelon

Research Fellow

Center on Digital Culture and Society (University of Pennsylvania)

PI: Dr. Guobin Yang

Research Fellow

Media, Inequality and Change Center (University of Pennsylvania)

PI: Dr. Sarah Jackson & Dr. Victor Pickard

Researcher

Race and Data Justice Lab (University of Michigan)

PI: Dr. Matthew Bui

Research Assistant

Social Innovations Group (University of Michigan)

PI: Dr. Tawanna Dillahunt & Dr. Alex Lu (Now: Rutgers University)

Research Assistant

Accountability Non-Discrimination Inclusion in Employment Lab (Michigan State U)

PI: Dr. Angela Hall

Teaching Fellow, COMM 1280: Data Science for Communication (University of Pennsylvania)

Instructor of Record: Dr. Matthew Brook O'Donnell

Lectures & Weekly recitations (September 24, 2026: Analyzing social media data)

Teaching Fellow, COMM 4190/5190: Talking with AI (University of Pennsylvania)

Instructor of Record: Dr. Matthew Brook O'Donnell

Lectures: September 3, 2025: Introduction to python notebooks and markdown language; November 10, 2025: Public opinion formation on TikTok; November 12, 2025: Computational content analysis with LLMS; December 8, 2025: Implementing AI in product design

Instructional Aide, SI 410: Ethics and Information Technology (University of Michigan)

Instructor of Record: Dr. Matthew Bui

Instructional Aide, Web Design for Everybody (Coursera)

Instructor of Record: Dr. Colleen Van Lent

Technology Policy Research Intern, Center for Democracy and Technology

Washington, DC

Product Engineer Intern, Environmental Systems Research Institute (Esri)

Redlands, CA

Data Analysis & Development Intern, The Women's Center of Southeastern Michigan

Ann Arbor, MI

CHI Student Mentoring Program, Selected emerging HCI scholars [Acceptance Rate: 55%]

Barcelona, ES

Responsible AI Policy Fellow, AI Safety Initiative at the Georgia Institute of Technology [Acceptance Rate: 25%]

Remote

International Communication Association (ICA) Research Escalator, Activism, Communication and Social Justice (ACSJ) Track [Acceptance Rate: 32%]

Denver, CO

Intelligence, Data, Ethics, And Society (IDEAS) Summer Program, Northeastern University and Harvard University [Acceptance Rate: 5%]

Boston, MA

AAAI International Conference on Web and Social Media, Papers Track

ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Papers Track

Special Recognition for Outstanding Review (2026)

iConference, Short Research Papers Track

Association for Information Science and Technology, Full Paper & Poster Tracks

Awarded 1st place best poster reviewer (2024)

Member, International Association for Media and Communication Research

Member, ACM Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction (SIGCHI)

Member, International Communication Association

Member, Association for Information Science and Technology

Social Chair, Annenberg School for Communication Graduate Council