My name is Joel, and I am a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Copenhagen in the Human-Centred Computing group with Barry Brown. I previously worked as a PhD Fellow in the Human-Centred Computing group at Aalborg University with Niels van Berkel and Henning Pohl.

As a human–AI interaction researcher, I study how interactive systems can support people’s wellbeing. Through qualitative and quantitative empirical studies, I investigate how AI-powered interactions are experienced in everyday life and how design shapes what people think about and feel in these interactions.

AI for Care

I investigate how AI-powered interactions can support people in sensitive and consequential contexts, such as health and self-care.

Selected publications

Chaplains’ Reflections on the Design and Usage of AI for Conversational Care CHI
Using LLMs for Self-Care: User and Counsellor Perspectives International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
General Practitioners’ Perspectives on a Pre-Consultation Chatbot for Shared Decision-Making DIS
Facing LLMs: Robot Communication Styles in Mediating Health Information between Parents and Young Adults CSCW

Human–AI Relationships

I study how people perceive and relate to AI as a social actor, including questions of trust, moral agency, empathy, influence, and communication.

Selected publications

“As an AI language model, I cannot”: Investigating LLM Denials of User Requests CHI
Polite But Boring? Trade-offs Between Engagement and Psychological Reactance to Chatbot Feedback Styles CHI
“This Chatbot Would Never…”: Perceived Moral Agency of Mental Health Chatbots CSCW
Exploring People’s Perceptions of LLM-generated Advice Computers in Human Behavior: Artificial Humans

AI in the Real World

I explore how AI becomes embedded in everyday activities and how they fit meaningfully into people’s routines and practices.

Selected publications