I am a Senior Research Fellow in the
Human-Computer Interaction Group at the University of Melbourne. I also hold a Visiting Researcher position in the
Software Engineering and Design group at the Open University UK.
My research focuses on topics related to human-computer interaction, digital health, computer-supported cooperative work and social computing. I am interested in understanding people's everyday experiences with technology, how technologies should be designed to support social interactions, and how we can design technologies to promote health and wellbeing. I am primarily a qualitative researcher though I have expertise in quantitative approaches and interaction design methods as well.
Some of the projects that I'm currently working on include:
- An investigation of information browsing in online platforms, funded by an ARC Discovery grant.
- Improving the design of video calling applications for older adults, funded by an Aged Care Research and Industry Innovation award. This work is a collaboration with industry partners including Dossy.co, Uniting AgeWell, and Ageing with Grace.
- Designing technology for enrichment in residential aged care, in collaboration with Jenny Waycott and Bolton Clarke.
- Collaborating on the evaluation of a music therapy training app for carers of people with dementia, in my role as an Associate Investigator on the MATCH project. This work is funded by a grant from the Medical Research Future Fund.
- Interrogating the ethics of capturing biometric data in immersive technologies, funded by the University of Melbourne's Centre for AI and Digital Ethics.
My previous projects have focused on designing novel communication tools, improving the user experience of virtual and augmented reality, and investigating novel ways of involving citizens in smart city initiatives.
I am available for co-supervision of PhD and master's students. Please contact me via email if you'd like to discuss your project.