Professor Munmun De Choudhury

Munmun De Choudhury is renowned for her groundbreaking contributions to the fields of computational social science, human-computer interaction, and digital mental health. Throughout her career, she has spearheaded pioneering studies examining the intricate relationships between social media activity and mental health outcomes. Through fostering interdisciplinary collaborations across academia, industry, and public health sectors, her work has garnered international acclaim for both innovative methodologies and insightful findings.

Munmun and her collaborators have contributed significantly to advancing the development of computational techniques for early detection and intervention in mental health, as well as in unpacking how social media use benefits or harms mental well-being. She has received numerous prestigious awards and honours, and her research has resulted in practical and policy implications. These range from collaborating with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on suicide prevention, to supporting mental health and gun control advocacy non-profit organizations, and to contributing to a consensus report by the U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on the impact of social media on the wellbeing of young people.