Nick Abegg
PhD student researching sociotechnical interactions of privacy, with a focus on vulnerable and marginalized groups.
About Me
PhD researcher studying privacy, technology, and human behavior using mixed-methods social science. Experience designing large-scale surveys and qualitative studies, analyzing quantitative and interview data, and translating findings into implications for policy and technology design. Background in computer science. Minoring in psychology
Selected Research
American Attitudes Toward Parental Digital Sharing
A large-scale survey examining American attitudes toward parental digital sharing (“sharenting”) and proposed policy and technical interventions to enhance children’s privacy.
Submitted to ACM CHI 2027 · Under review
Normalizing Harm Through Teenagers’ Everyday Experiences with Video Games
Research examining teenagers’ everyday experiences with harm in video games.
ACM CHI PLAY 2026 · Accepted · Forthcoming