I am Sabrina Mai,
computational social scientist,
NLP practitioner,
and social network analyst.

I am a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Sociology at the University of California, Irvine and a proud member of the Networks, Computation, and Social Dynamics (NCASD) Lab led by Dr. Carter Butts. Prior to my time at UCI, I received a Bachelors of Mathematics from the University of Central Florida as a Provost Scholar.

My dissertation analyzes large-scale disaster communications using social network analysis, large language models (LLMs), and mathematical sociology. My aim is to build a better understanding of how organizations can effectively communicate with and engage the public during a crisis, as well what drives organizations to collaborate in a disaster response. As of late, I've been experimenting with both known and novel methods in improving the accuracy of LLMs in coding complex semantic features in text in comparison to human coders.

I am currently on the job market and expect to graduate in June 2025.

I invite you to view my curriculum vitae for details on my professional works: