A5035523962- Innovative Human-Technology Interaction
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- ICT in Developing Communities
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- AI in Service Interactions
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Noise Effects and Management
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Mobile Crowdsensing and Crowdsourcing
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Family Support in Illness
- Micro and Nano Robotics
- Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence
- Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems
- Inertial Sensor and Navigation
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Economic Development and Digital Transformation
- Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development
- Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
University of California, Irvine
2021-2025
George Mason University
2024
University of California, Riverside
2023
University of the Witwatersrand
2023
The task complexity involved in connecting to telehealth video visits may disproportionately impact health care access populations already experiencing inequities. Human intermediaries can be a strategy for addressing disparities by acting as technology helpers reduce the cognitive load demands required learn and use patient-facing technologies.
Children with ADHD can experience a wide variety of challenges related to self-regulation, which lead poor educational, health, and wellness outcomes. Technological interventions, such as mobile wearable health systems, support data collection reflection about status. However, little is known how children interpret data. We conducted deployment study 10 children, aged 15, for six weeks, during they used smartwatch in their homes. Results from observations interviews this indicate that own...
ABSTRACT To address the need for interventions targeting social emotional development and mental health of young children in South Africa, Mazi Umntanakho (‘know your child’) digital tool was co‐designed, piloted with caregivers 3–5‐year‐old involved home visiting programmes promoting early childhood development. The aim this study to qualitatively evaluate feasibility acceptability four urban rural low‐income communities, from perspective visitors caregivers. Focus groups were conducted ( n...
Distance learning in response to the COVID-19 pandemic presented tremendous challenges for many families. Parents were expected support children’s learning, often while also working from home. Students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are at particularly high risk setbacks due difficulties organization and increased of not participating scheduled online learning. This paper explores how smartwatch technology, including timing notifications, can children ADHD during...
Children who are noise sensitive may be easily distracted, experience discomfort, and react with negative emotions in the presence of loud or sudden sounds environments where they cannot control noise; this can impact their ability to regulate emotions. Therefore, implementing effective regulation strategies is necessary support noise-sensitive children. Assistive technology has been shown an tool for supporting children self-regulation. By conducting co-design sessions children, we will...
Abstract This qualitative study aimed to capture community perspectives of the risks and protective factors for social emotional development mental health young children in low-income South Africa settings, was conducted as one component a larger with ultimate aim co-designing Mazi Umntanakho (‘know your child’) digital tool. Twenty focus group discussions (n = 154, 97% female) were held staff community-based organisations (CBOs) worker (CHW) programmes urban rural sites from four...
Adolescent and young adult childhood cancer survivors experience health complications, late or long-term biomedical as well economic psychosocial challenges that can have a lifelong impact on their quality-of-life. As transition into adulthood, they must learn to balance identity development with demands of everyday life the near- consequences experience, all which implications for ways use existing technologies design novel technologies. In this study, we interviewed 24 six caregivers about...
The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic brought into evidence some challenges deploying and managing user studies out-of-the-lab. Satisfying new health guidelines required adapting to remote contactless procedures, which in turn impacted recruitment, participant involvement, technology delivery configuration. Such are endemic many studies. However, forced us confront them head on two distinct multidevice deployment Changing research design, strategies, study management allowed reflect core...
HCI researchers increasingly conduct emotionally demanding research in a variety of different contexts. Though scholarship has begun to address the experiences conducting this work, there is need develop guidelines and best practices for researcher wellbeing. In one-day CHI workshop, we will bring together group across sectors career levels who discuss their experiences, self-care practices, strategies research. Based on these discussions, work with workshop attendees wellbeing context...
Recently, there has been a proliferation of personal health applications describing to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) assist consumers in making decisions based on their data and algorithmic outputs. However, it is still unclear how such descriptions influence individuals' perceptions apps recommendations. We therefore investigate current AI attitudes towards recommendations fertility self-tracking through simulated study using three versions app. found that participants preferred with...
Electromagnet arrays show significant potential in the untethered guidance of particles, devices, and eventually robots. However, complications obtaining accurate models electromagnetic fields pose challenges for precision control. Manipulation often requires reduced-order modeling physical systems, which may be computationally complex still not account all possible system dynamics. Additionally, control schemes capable being applied to electromagnet any configuration significantly expand...
This white paper is the output of a multidisciplinary workshop in Nairobi (Nov 2023). Led by cross-organisational team including Microsoft Research, NEPAD, Lelapa AI, and University Oxford. The brought together diverse thought-leaders from various sectors backgrounds to discuss implications Generative AI for future work Africa. Discussions centred around four key themes: Macroeconomic Impacts; Jobs, Skills Labour Markets; Workers' Perspectives Africa-Centris Platforms. provides an overview...
Digital food journaling can support personal goals, such as weight loss and developing healthy eating behaviors. However, traditional manual tracking demands great effort, often leading to lapses or abandonment. We explore opportunities for with multiple input modalities devices, leveraging people's daily interactions a range of technologies. report on an extended analysis 15 participants' experiences ModEat, prototype supporting several phone, computer, voice assistants. Participants'...
Access to and understanding one's medical history is crucial maintaining long-term care. As adolescents young adults childhood cancer survivors age, they must transition transfer their health care from pediatric an adult institution. In this study, we provide empirical evidence reporting on the after-cancer treatment experiences of through transition. We report findings 24 semi-structured interviews with adolescent participating in a survivorship program that prepares them for Our reveal...
Ensuring proper developmental and behavioral assessments for children is crucial, particularly in contexts where resources are scarce, delays carry a stigma, specialists lacking. However, adequate culturally appropriate methods screening assessing the Majority World still need to be improved. In this context, mobile technology can crucial providing accessible screenings that better fulfill needs. work, we present design development of Mazi Umntanakho "Know Your Child," conversational agent...
Abstract As part of the co-design process for development Mazi Umntanakho (‘know your child’) digital tool, this study aimed to capture community perspectives risks and protective factors social emotional mental health young children in vulnerable South Africa settings, through lens nurturing care framework. Twenty focus group discussions (n = 154, 97% female) were held with staff community-based organisations (CBOs) worker (CHW) programmes urban rural sites from four geographical regions....
Mobile messaging apps and SMS-based tools have been deployed to extend healthcare services beyond the clinic; peer support chat groups, consisting of patients providers, can improve medication adherence. However, moderation be burdensome for busy professionals who must respond patients, provide accurate timely information, engage build community among patients. In this paper, taking an ethnographic approach, we examine groups young people living with HIV in Kenya. We describe roles...