Schulenberg, K.*, Li, L.*, Lancaster, C.*, Zytko, D., & Freeman, G. (Accepted, 2023). "We Don't Want a Bird Cage, We Want Guardrails": Understanding & Designing for Preventing Interpersonal Harm in Social VR through the Lens of Consent. In Proceedings of the ACM on Human Computer Interaction (PACM HCI), CSCW.

Schulenberg, K.*, Freeman, G., Li, L.*, & Barwulor, C.* (Accepted, 2023). "Creepy Towards My Avatar Body, Creepy Towards My Body": How Women Experience and Manage Harassment Risks in Social Virtual Reality. In Proceedings of the ACM on Human Computer Interaction (PACM HCI), CSCW.

Schulenberg, K.*, Li, L.*, Freeman, G., & McNeese, N. (2023). Towards Leveraging AI-based Moderation to Address Emergent Harassment in Social Virtual Reality. The 2023 ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI'23).

Li, L.*, Freeman, G., Schulenberg, K.*, & Acena, D.* (2023). "We Cried on Each Other's Shoulders": How LGBTQ+ Individuals Experience Social Support in Social Virtual Reality. The 2023 ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI'23). [Best Paper Honorable Mention Award: Top 3%]

Zamanifard, S.* & Freeman, G. (2023). A Surprise Birthday Party in VR: Leveraging Social Virtual Reality to Maintain Existing Close Ties Over Distance. iConference 2023. Acceptance rate: 35%.

Zheng, Q.*, Xu, S.*, Wang, L.*, Tang, Y.*, Salvi, R.*, Freeman, G., & Huang, Y. (2023). Understanding Safety Risks and Safety Design in Social VR Environments. In Proceedings of the ACM on Human Computer Interaction (PACM HCI), CSCW.

Freeman, G., & Acena, D*. (2022). "Acting Out" Queer Identity: The Embodied Visibility in Social Virtual Reality. Proc. ACM Hum.-Comput. Interact. 6, CSCW2, Article 263 (November 2022), 32 pages. https://doi.org/ 10.1145/3555153

Freeman, G.#, Maloney, D.*#, Acena, D.*, & Barwulor, C.* (2022). (Re)discovering the Physical Body Online: Strategies and Challenges to Approach Non-Cisgender Identity in Social Virtual Reality. The 2022 ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI'22) (#: co-first authors who made equal contribution). [Best Paper Honorable Mention Award: Top 5%]

Sykownik, P.*, Maloney, D.*, Freeman, G., & Masuch, M. (2022). Something Personal from the Metaverse: Goals, Topics, and Contextual Factors of Self-Disclosure in Commercial Social VR. The 2022 ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI'22).

Freeman, G., Zamanifard, S.*, Maloney, D.*, & Acena, D.* (2022). Disturbing the Peace: Experiencing and Mitigating Emerging Harassment in Social Virtual Reality. Proc. ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, CSCW.

Freeman, G., Acena, D.*, McNeese, N.J., & Schulenberg, K*. (2022). Working Together Apart through Embodiment: Engaging in Everyday Collaborative Activities in Social Virtual Reality. Proc. ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, GROUP. [Best Paper Honorable Mention Award: Top 5%]

Maloney, D.*, Freeman, G., & Robb, A. (2021). Stay Connected in An Immersive World: Why Teenagers Engage in Social Virtual Reality. The 2021 ACM Interaction Design and Children (IDC) Conference, pp. 69-79.

Freeman, G. & Acena, D.* (2021). Hugging from A Distance: Building Interpersonal Relationships in Social Virtual Reality. The 2021 ACM International Conference on Interactive Media Experiences (IMX, previously TVX), pp. 84-95.

Acena, D.* & Freeman, G. (2021). "In My Safe Space": Social Support for LGBTQ Users in Social Virtual Reality. The 2021 ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI'21) Late Breaking Work, pp.1-6.

Maloney, D.*, Freeman, G., & Robb, A. (2021). Social Virtual Reality: Ethical Considerations and Future Directions for An Emerging Research Space. 2021 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW), IEEE, pp. 271-277.

Maloney, D*#, Zamanifard, S.*#, & Freeman, G. (2020). Anonymity vs Familiarity: Self-Disclosure and Privacy in Social Virtual Reality. The 2020 ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology (VRST 2020), Article 25, pp. 1-9. Acceptance rate: 26.5% (#: co-first authors who made equal contribution)

Freeman, G. & Maloney, D.* (2020). Body, Avatar, and Me: The Presentation and Perception of Self in Social Virtual Reality. Proc. ACM Hum.-Comput. Interact. 4, CSCW3, Article 239 (December 2020), 27 pages. https://doi.org/10.1145/3432938

Maloney, D.*, Freeman, G., & Wohn, D. Y. (2020). "Talking without A Voice": Understanding Non-verbal Communication in Social Virtual Reality. Proc. ACM Hum.-Comput. Interact. 4, CSCW2, Article 175 (October 2020), 25 pages. https://doi.org/10.1145/3415246

Maloney, D*, & Freeman, G. (2020). Falling Asleep Together: What Makes Activities in Social Virtual Reality Meaningful to Users. CHI PLAY '20: The 2020 annual symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play, pp. 510-521. Acceptance rate: 29.3%

Maloney, D*, Freeman, G., & Robb, A. (2020). A Virtual Space for All: Exploring Children's Experience in Social Virtual Reality. CHI PLAY '20: The 2020 annual symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play, pp.472-483. Acceptance rate: 29.3%

Maloney, D.*, Freeman, G., & Robb, A. (2020). It Is Complicated: Interacting with Children in Social Virtual Reality. 2020 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW), pp. 343-347. IEEE.

Freeman, G., Zamanifard, S.*, Maloney, D.*, & Adkins, A*. (2020). My Body, My Avatar: How People Perceive Their Avatars in Social Virtual Reality. The 2020 ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI'20) Late Breaking Work, paper 250, 8 pages.

Zamanifard, S.*, & Freeman, G. (2019). "The Togetherness that We Crave": Experiencing Social VR in Long Distance Relationships. Proceedings of the 2019 ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing Companion (CSCW'19 Companion), pp. 438-442.

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