Alana Mackey
Research Assistant
Education
- BS in Computer Science, Wellesley College (ongoing)
Biography
Alana Mackey is a research assistant in the Khoury College of Computer Sciences at Northeastern University, based in Boston.
Mackey joined Khoury College as part of a lab overseen by assistant professor Ada Lerner. She is currently pursuing her bachelor's degree in computer science from Wellesley College, where she is the lead researcher on a project focused on making computer science classrooms more inclusive for Black and brown students. Also at Wellesley, Mackey has worked as a student liaison to the dean of admissions and financial aid, creating programs and policies to retain Black and Indigenous students at the college.
Outside of academia, Mackey enjoys running, sewing, baking, and reading memoirs.
Recent publications
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Investigating Moderation Challenges to Combating Hate and Harassment: The Case of Mod-Admin Power Dynamics and Feature Misuse on Reddit
Citation: Madiha Tabassum, Alana Mackey, Ashley Schuett, Ada Lerner. (2024). Investigating Moderation Challenges to Combating Hate and Harassment: The Case of Mod-Admin Power Dynamics and Feature Misuse on Reddit USENIX Security Symposium. https://www.usenix.org/conference/usenixsecurity24/presentation/tabassum -
‘Custodian of Online Communities’: How Moderator Mutual Support in Communities Help Fight Hate and Harassment Online
Citation: Madiha Tabassum, Alana Mackey, Ada Lerner. (2024). 'Custodian of Online Communities': How Moderator Mutual Support in Communities Help Fight Hate and Harassment Online SOUPS @ USENIX Security Symposium, 297-314. https://www.usenix.org/conference/soups2024/presentation/tabassum-madiha