Lawrence Kim, Simon Fraser University

Research

Artificial Intelligence Digital Mental Health Human-Computer Interaction Large Language Models Loneliness Psychosocial Wellbeing Social Connection Social Support

Latest funding

Companions or Crutches? The Social Uses and Psychological Consequences of Conversational Large Language Models
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$100,000
Cyber Physical Interface for Positive Behavior Change
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$72,000
Cyber Physical Interface for Positive Behavior Change
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$12,500

All 3 grants and awards

Companions or Crutches? The Social Uses and Psychological Consequences of Conversational Large Language Models

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant - Priority Announcement: Patient-Oriented Research

Principal investigators: Card, Kiffer G; Aknin, Lara; Benoit, Cecilia M; Chen, Frances; Cosco, Theodore D; Joordens, Steve; Kim, Lawrence

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Digital Mental Health; Human-Computer Interaction; Large Language Models; Loneliness; Psychosocial Wellbeing; Social Connection; Social Support; Technology And Society

$100,000

Cyber Physical Interface for Positive Behavior Change

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Kim, Lawrence

Keywords: Augmented Reality; Behavior Change; Haptics; Human-Computer Interaction; Robotics; Tangible Interface

$72,000

Cyber Physical Interface for Positive Behavior Change

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Kim, Lawrence

$12,500

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Artificial Intelligence Dear Professor Kim, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on artificial intelligence connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Companions or Crutches? The Social Uses and Psychological Consequences of Conversational Large Language Models" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]