Munmun De Choudhury, J. Z. Liang Professor in the School of Interactive Computing at Georgia Institute of Technology, has received a 2025 Google Academic Research Award to support research on making artificial intelligence safer for people seeking mental health support. The award is part of Google’s national program funding research on AI trust, safety, and security. Her Google- funded project, Exiting Harmful Reliance: Identifying Crises & Care Escalation Needs, is conducted in partnership with Angel Hsing-Chi Hwang of the University of Southern California. Prof. De Choudhury is a computer and social scientist whose interdisciplinary work focuses on computational social science, social media, and mental health. She directs Georgia Tech’s Social Dynamics and Well-Being (SocWeB) Lab and co-leads the Patient-Centered Care Delivery initiative at the Pediatric Technology Center.