ACADEMIC PORTFOLIO

Research Outputs

A selection of poster presentations, manuscripts, and applied research outputs that reflect my current academic and research-related work.

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Poster Presentation

Psychology and Technology Behind Safer Online Spaces

78th Annual Ontario Psychological Association Conference · Nov 6, 2025

2nd Place Poster Finalist

Accepted as an oral presentation at Let’s Talk About Youth: A Clinical Developmental Psychology Conference, York University · Apr 27, 2026

A preliminary calibration study examining the degree of alignment between human and AI interpretations of emotional valence in textual stimuli.

Poster Conference Presentation Human–AI Interaction Emotion Research

ARTICLES & MANUSCRIPTS

Current Writing Projects

Published Preprint & Under Peer Review

The Psychology and Technology Behind Safer Gaming Communities: How Felixa Shapes Safe Online Interactions

Antczak, E., Huang, Y., & Antczak, M. · June 18, 2025

A research-informed manuscript discussing the psychological consequences of limited safety and security measures in online multiplayer gaming platforms, and how Felixa contributes to safer online interactions.

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Under Review

Human–AI Agreement in Online Emotional Tone Assessment: A Preliminary Calibration Study

CYPSY29

A manuscript discussing the findings and implications of a study examining human–AI agreement in emotional tone assessment. The paper is currently submitted and under review by the 29th Annual CyberPsychology, CyberTherapy, and Social Networking Conference.

Under Review

APPLIED RESEARCH OUTPUT

Research Communication & Design

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Digital Report / Data Visualization

Felixa Community Health Report

Felixa Project · Core Center

A digital report presenting community health indexes and recommendations for online community administrators and moderators. My contribution focused on content advising and visual interface design.

Report Design Knowledge Translation Digital Wellbeing Applied Research
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A growing path of research, communication, and care

A timeline of research experiences, publications, presentations, and ongoing projects that have shaped my academic interests.

DEC 2023 – PRESENT

Felixa Project Begins

Started working as a Content Advisor at the Felixa Project, contributing to digital wellbeing, online toxicity, safer gaming communities, and research-informed communication.

JUNE 18, 2025

Preprint Published

Co-authored and published The Psychology and Technology Behind Safer Gaming Communities: How Felixa Shapes Safe Online Interactions, connecting psychology and digital safety in online spaces.

MAY 2025 – PRESENT

Joined HEAL Lab

Began working as a Research Assistant in the Health, Emotions, and Altruism Lab, supporting projects on emotion, wellbeing, and experimental research processes.

AUG 2025 – OCT 2025

Audit Study

Screened job postings, sent 3000+ applications, monitored responses, and recorded data for a large-scale audit study.

SEP 2025 – PRESENT

Reading the Room Study

Helped administer experiments, communicated with participants, and supported research tasks related to emotion perception and social understanding.

MAR 2026 – PRESENT

Self-Transcendent Emotions & Well-Being Study

Contributed to ECG physiological data cleaning using AcqKnowledge as part of a project exploring self-transcendent emotions and wellbeing.

APR 27, 2026

York University Oral Presentation

The poster on Human–AI Agreement in Online Emotional Tone Assessment was accepted as an oral presentation at the Let’s Talk About Youth conference.

NEXT CHAPTER

More Coming Soon

Continuing to explore questions at the intersection of psychology, communication, digital wellbeing, and human-centered research.

The journey continues — more research, questions, and stories coming soon.

INTERESTS & METHODS

Research Themes

Areas that currently shape the questions I am most interested in exploring.

Digital Wellbeing

Exploring online toxicity, gaming environments, community safety, and psychological wellbeing in digital spaces.

Emotion & AI

Investigating how AI systems interpret emotion and how these interpretations align with human judgment.

Wellbeing & Emotion Research

Interested in self-transcendent emotions, wellbeing, and the human processes that connect emotional experience to broader psychological outcomes.

Knowledge Translation

Translating research into accessible and visually engaging forms, including reports, posters, infographics, and public-facing communication.

AcqKnowledge Qualtrics SONA Excel MATLAB Eye Tracker Calibration Participant Communication Visual Research Communication

LOOKING AHEAD

More Coming Soon

This page is an evolving record of my research journey. More presentations, manuscripts, and research stories will be added as the work continues.