Recent Publications

• Hossain et al. (2024) Social Media Breaks: An Opportunity for Recovery and Procrastination. Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction.
• Capel et al. (2024) Studying Self-Care with Generative AI Tools: Lessons for Design ACM Designing Interactive Systems
• Blackmore et al. (in press) Virtual Reality to Support Mindfulness Skills Practice in Mood and Anxiety Disorders: Mixed Methods Study, JMIR Internet Res. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/45640
• Bell et al. (in press). User centred design of Orygen virtual worlds: The next generation of telehealth for youth mental health care. Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 170-170.

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Current Events

• giving keynote at UbiComp 2024 workshop on mental health sensing and intervention
• Long Paper chair for OzCHI 2024

Qualifications

• PhD (Human-Computer Interaction)
• MSc (Cognitive Science)
• BSc (Computer Science)
• Graduate Certificate in University Teaching

Media

• article in Pursuit on AI and the live music industry
• article in The Conversation on using technology to manage emotion
• article in The Conversation on Apple's new mood-tracking feature
• article in Pursuit on Your phone, your emotions, and everyday life
• spoke about digital emotion regulation with Neil Mitchell on 3AW, Warwick Long on ABC Radio Melbourne, Dustin Skipworth on ABC Radio Perth, Oliver Peterson on 6PR, Craig Francis on Southern FM, Warren on Joy-FM Drive, Lisa Marckum on ABC South-East NSW, Jonathon Kendall on ABC Statewide Victoria, Anna Houlahan at the Canberra Times
• panellist on ABC Big Ideas Immersive mindfulness: Can real life compare with digital worlds?
• article in Pursuit on Do devices help us regulate our emotions?
• article in Pursuit on researching taxi driver health
• article in The Conversation on technology addiction
• interview on digital emotion regulation on Current Directions in Psychological Science podcast
• article on teaching about digital emotion regulation in the Association for Psychological Science Observer
• article on practical uses for VR for the Australian Academy of Science
• reviewed Edward Slingerland's book Drunk: How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization
• spoke on 3CR about indie music compilations
• spoke with Computer Weekly UK, The Australian Financial Review, The Age, ABC News, Medical Republic and 3CR Breakfast about VR interventions for mental health
• spoke with The New Daily about social media addiction
• spoke with JJJ Hack and 2SER about videogames and mental health

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