Katherine Elinor Woo

Katherine Elinor Woo
  • Doctoral Candidate

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Research Interests: behavior change, decision-making, health campaigns, gender, religion

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Katie is a first-year Ph.D. student studying behavior change and decision-making.

Prior to Wharton, she studied vector-borne viruses and parasites, spatial epidemiology, and media technology at Stanford University.

 

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AI Is Killing the Cover Letter

As generative AI transforms the hiring process, Wharton’s Judd Kessler explains why cover letters are rapidly losing their value as signals of candidate quality and interest — and what firms and job seekers should rely on instead.Read More

Knowledge @ Wharton - 2/24/2026
When Does AI Assistance Undermine Learning?

Wharton research shows that giving learners on-demand AI assistance can erode practice, "productive struggle," and long-term skill growth — even when they know it harms their learning.Read More

Knowledge @ Wharton - 2/24/2026
How AI Is Reshaping Human Intuition and Reasoning | Gideon Nave and Steven Shaw

Researchers Gideon Nave and Steven Shaw explore how AI is being integrated into human decision-making.Read More

Knowledge @ Wharton - 2/24/2026