​ My research interests are twofold. First, I aim to explore the role of conversational AI companions in supporting mental well-being, including emotion regulation, among older adults. Second, building on everyday conversational data from such AI companions, I plan to develop care networks that can selectively and consensually share older adults’ emotional states with caregivers and/or clinicians to provide coordinated, context-aware mental health support. Despite growing interest in AI companions for older adults, we still lack an empirical understanding of how conversational systems can support shared emotional sensemaking across care networks over time.