Hi, I’m Christina Ma, a second-year PhD student at Carnegie Mellon University Human-Computer Interaction Institute, co-advised by Dr. Ken Koedinger & Dr. Sherry (Tongshuang) Wu.
Currently, my research interests lay in the intersection of LLM and CS education. I have explored different ways of interaction to minimize risks and maximize the effectiveness of LLM in student-facing or instructor-facing applications, including a GPT-based teachable agent (HypoCompass) to help students learn debugging and an in-house LLM TA assistant (ChaTA) in answering student questions. For details of my recent research projects, check out my publications. Here’s my CV.
I got my undergraduate dual degrees of Cognitive Science and Computer Science and a minor in Design for Learning at CMU in 2022. Feel free to explore this website to learn more about my (undergrad) research experiences, leadership and educational activities, various writing, technology, design & art projects/portfolio, and some fun facts! Switch to 中文 by clicking the button at the top-right corner.