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Hi, I'm Leah! I love bringing a philosophical lens to modern technology problems. I am a Ph.D. candidate in Computer Science at the University of Minnesota where I am advised by Stevie Chancellor. My PhD research agenda is focused on understanding how taking a philosophical stance—marrying theory building with empirical substantiation—can rigorously inform more ethical data decisions. I mainly explore this in online communities and predictive systems. Inspired by my work as a yoga teacher, my guiding philosophy is to care for the communities whose data makes our research and technologies possible.