
Dr Catherine Chavula
Lecturer In Information Retrieval
Computer and Information Sciences
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Prize And Awards
- Images of Research 2025 - AI Insights
- Recipient
- 23/5/2025
- Best Paper Award CHIIR 2025
- Recipient
- 23/3/2025
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Publications
- Chatbot abuse typologies : a scoping review
- Kist Cassandra, Nicol Emma, Chavula Catherine
- Mensch und Computer 2025 (2025)
- Women IR
- Chavula Catherine
- 48th International ACM SIGIR Conference on Research and Development in Information Retrieval, SIGIR 2025 (2025)
- Advancing Chichewa IR
- Ndebvu Stanley, Moyo Reuben, Chavula Catherine
- SIGIR '25: Proceedings of the 48th International ACM SIGIR Conference on Research and Development in Information Retrieval 48th International ACM SIGIR Conference on Research and Development in Information Retrieval, SIGIR 2025, pp. 3101-3103 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1145/3726302.3730272
- Fitting to the body : the role of embodiment in beauty information seeking
- Chavula Catherine, Kist Cassandra
- CHIIR '25 2025 ACM SIGIR Conference on Human Information Interaction and Retrieval, pp. 140-153 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1145/3698204.3716452
- Seeking control : how women evaluate and use menopause related information
- Emter Francesca, Chavula Catherine
- CHIIR '25 2025 ACM SIGIR Conference on Human Information Interaction and Retrieval, pp. 179-194 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1145/3698204.3716455
- Bridging the digital skills gap of records officers in Zambia in line with the eGovernance reform : needs assessment and developing professional training programme
- Dobreva Milena, Kist Cassandra, Chavula Catherine, Bwalya Tuesday, M'Kulama Abel
- Our Shared Future - Developing Our Joint Pathway for Impactful Partnerships in
Africa (2024)
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Professional Activities
- Panel Discussion on the future of Information Retrieval in Africa
- Chair
- 16/7/2025
- 48th International ACM SIGIR Conference on Research and Development in Information Retrieval, SIGIR 2025
- Participant
- 13/7/2025
- Royal Society of Edinburgh-FCDO Africa Capacity Building Initiative Closed Roundtable Discussion
- Participant
- 13/6/2025
- AI in Women's Health: Bridging Research and Patient Voices
- Participant
- 5/6/2025
- Science @Strathclyde
- Contributor
- 28/5/2025
- 2025 ACM SIGIR Conference on Human Information Interaction and Retrieval
- Member of programme committee
- 25/3/2025
Projects
- Bad Brands: Exploring the Role of Brands in Social Media Firestorms
- Mukendi, Amira (Principal Investigator) Chavula, Catherine (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2026
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Contact
Dr
Catherine
Chavula
Lecturer In Information Retrieval
Computer and Information Sciences
Email: catherine.chavula@strath.ac.uk
Tel: Unlisted