Scholar
C. Estelle Smith
Google Scholar ID: 1YmwfXoAAAAJ
Assistant Professor, Computer Science, Colorado School of Mines
Citations & Impact
Citations
548
H-index
12
i10-index
15
Publications
20
Co-authors
41
list available
Publications
Resume (English only)
Research Experience
- Postdoctoral researcher at University of Colorado Boulder, Department of Information Science (2021–2022)
- Worked with Profs. Brian Keegan and Chenhao Tan
- NSF-funded research on community-centered data science, genealogical relationships, and governance bots in Reddit communities
- Three years of experience at San Francisco tech start-ups between degrees
- Freelance science writing gigs
Education
- Ph.D. in Computer Science (Social Computing emphasis) from University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (2020)
- Co-advised by Prof. Loren Terveen (Computer Science & Engineering) and Prof. Susan O’Conner-Von (Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing)
- Dissertation explored spiritual and social support in online health communities like CaringBridge
- B.S. in Neuroscience (2015)
- B.A. in English (Creative Writing, 2010)
Background
- Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Colorado School of Mines
- Director of the #HappyPlace research lab
- Research focuses on online spiritual care, an emerging subfield in HCI and Social Computing
- Integrates design, ethics, AI/ML, Human-AI interaction, social computing, and wellbeing
- Regularly collaborates with non-profits, industry partners, and international chaplaincy organizations
- Publishes frequently at top-tier ACM venues such as CHI, CSCW, and TOCHI on online health communities, spiritual support systems, and digital ethics
