Student & Researcher
Christine has enjoyed being a lifelong learner. Most recently she began a PhD program in computer science at the University of Colorado Boulder. She earned her Master of Science in Computer Science in May 2021. She also has a Master of Science in STEM Education and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering with a concentration in Aerospace. She completed her teaching certification through ABCTE.
Check out my Google Scholar page to see all of my published work.
My research is centered around challenging human assumptions about autonomy and mitigating their often harmful effects, particularly in human-robot interaction. I use technologies such as augmented reality and other novel interfaces to mediate communication among human-autonomy teams.
Some recent publications:
C. T. Chang, M. B. Luebbers, M. Hebert, and B. Hayes, "Human Non-Compliance with Robot Spatial Ownership Communicated via Augmented Reality: Implications for Human-Robot Teaming Safety," 2023 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), London, United Kingdom, 2023, pp. 9785-9792, doi: 10.1109/ICRA48891.2023.10161277.
C. T. Chang, M. Hebert, and B. Hayes, "Collaborative Planning and Negotiation in Human-Robot Teams," Companion of the 2023 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI Pioneers), Stockholm, Sweden, 2023, pp. 763-765, https://doi.org/10.1145/3568294.3579978
CU Boulder Today profiled Christine when she first became a Draper Fellow (now the Draper Scholar Program).