Do Attachment Styles Shape ChatGPT Usage?
Proceedings of the 2026 ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency (FAccT 2026).
Katie Davis
Dr. Katie Davis is Professor and Interim Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs at the University of Washington (UW) and Co-Director of the UW Center for Digital Youth. Katie uses the insights from her research to design positive technology experiences for youth and their families and to provide practical guidance to parents, educators, policymakers, and technology designers. At UW, she mentors undergraduate and graduate students and teaches courses on child development and technology design. She has published more than 80 academic papers and is the author of three books, all exploring technology’s role in young people’s lives.
Publications
You Go Through So Many Emotions Scrolling Through Instagram: How Teens Use Instagram to Regulate Their Emotions
Proceedings of the 2025 ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2025). Acceptance rate: 25%.
'I Just Don’t Care Enough To Be Interested': Teens’ Moment-By-Moment Experiences on Instagram
In Proceedings of the 23rd Annual ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference (IDC 2024). Acceptance rate: 29%.
Sharing, Not Showing Off: How BeReal Approaches Authentic Self-Presentation on Social Media Through Its Design
Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction (CSCW), 8(CSCW2):1-32, 2024.
When Screen Time Isn’t Screen Time: Tensions and Needs Among Tweens and Their Parents During Nature-Based Exploration
Proceedings of the 2021 ACM conference on human factors in computing systems (CHI 2021). Acceptance rate: 26%.
'Otter this World': Can a Mobile Application Promote Children’s Connectedness to Nature?
Proceedings of the 19th annual ACM conference on interaction design and children (IDC 2020). Acceptance rate: 31%.
'Everything's the Phone': Understanding the Phone’s Supercharged Role in Parent-Teen Relationships
Proceedings of the 2019 ACM conference on human factors in computing systems (CHI 2019). Acceptance rate: 23%.
Modeling the Engagement-Disengagement Cycle of Compulsive Phone Use
Proceedings of the 2019 ACM conference on human factors in computing systems (CHI 2019). Acceptance rate: 23%.