About

Eylul Kara is an MPhil student in the Department of Social Policy and Intervention at the University of Oxford, pursuing Evidence-Based Social Intervention and Policy Evaluation. Her MPhil thesis, “Talking to Machines: Adolescent Interactions with AI,” explores how adolescents interact with generative AI systems, focusing on emotional attachment, trust, decision-making, and the influence of AI-generated advice on social cognition and moral judgment.

She holds a BA (Hons) degree from the University of British Columbia where she majored in Political Science and International Relations. Her previous research focused on behavioural political science, particularly evaluating how empathy-based and behavioural interventions can reduce intergroup prejudice, polarisation, and resistance around controversial political topics. Her broader research experience spans peace and conflict studies, transformative memory in post-conflict settings, transitional justice, wartime violence, and human rights documentation.

She is also the co-founder of GLOCAL Scholars Inc., an educational initiative that translates policy into applied educational programming and social interventions across Canada. Her work has been recognized with the Lieutenant Governor’s Medal for Inclusion, Democracy and Reconciliation from the Government of Canada.

Research Interests

Human-Machine Interaction (HMI), AI and Social Cognition, Behavioural Political Science, Persuasion & Trust in AI Systems, Youth Political Behaviour, Implementation Science, AI Governance, Education Policy and Digital Interventions.

Positions at the OII

• Research Assistant, June 2026 -