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Overview

Joanna McGrenere is affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Canada. Their body of work primarily spans the fields of computer science and social sciences, with a focus on interdisciplinary areas such as human-computer interaction and applied psychology.

Their recent research includes several papers published between 2020 and 2024, covering topics related to mental health, digital interventions, and design in computing systems. Notable publications include:

  • Exploring Design Opportunities for Supporting Mental Wellbeing Among East Asian University Students in Canada, 2022, CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
  • Feeling Stressed and Unproductive? A Field Evaluation of a Therapy-Inspired Digital Intervention for Knowledge Workers, 2023, ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction
  • Gender Differences in Graphic Design Q&As, 2020, Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction
  • Co-designing Mental Health Technologies with International University Students in Canada, 2023, Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction
  • Tailored Self-Management App to Support Older Adults With Cancer and Multimorbidity: Development and Usability Testing, 2024, JMIR Aging

Frequent publication venues for McGrenere's work include:

  • Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction (8 publications)
  • CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (3 publications)
  • ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (2 publications)
  • JMIR Aging (1 publication)
  • Studies in health technology and informatics (1 publication)

Their collaborative network includes frequent co-authors such as Sang-Wha Sien, Jiamin Dai, Kevin Chow, Thomas Fritz, and Francis Kobekyaa. These collaborations span multiple projects, primarily in the areas of digital mental health and technology interaction.

McGrenere's research addresses a range of subfields including human-computer interaction, sociology and political science, applied psychology, demography, and communication. The scientist's main focus topics can be summarized as:

  • Digital Mental Health Interventions
  • Technology Use by Older Adults
  • Innovative Human-Technology Interaction
  • Personal Information Management and User Behavior
  • Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • Usability and User Interface Design
  • Knowledge Management and Sharing

This combination of topics reflects the intersection of technology, user behavior, and health, illustrating an engagement with both practical application and theoretical frameworks in these areas.

Best Publications

  • Affordances: Clarifying and Evolving a Concep.

    Joanna McGrenere;Wayne Ho

  • A comparison of static, adaptive, and adaptable menus

    Leah Findlater;Joanna McGrenere

  • An evaluation of a multiple interface design solution for bloated software

    Joanna McGrenere;Ronald M. Baecker;Kellogg S. Booth

  • Creating Augmented and Virtual Reality Applications: Current Practices, Challenges, and Opportunities

    Narges Ashtari;Andrea Bunt;Joanna McGrenere;Michael Nebeling

  • Impact of screen size on performance, awareness, and user satisfaction with adaptive graphical user interfaces

    Leah Findlater;Joanna McGrenere

  • The participatory design of a sound and image enhanced daily planner for people with aphasia

    Karyn Moffatt;Joanna McGrenere;Barbara Purves;Maria Klawe

  • How Older Adults Learn to Use Mobile Devices: Survey and Field Investigations

    Rock Leung;Charlotte Tang;Shathel Haddad;Joanna Mcgrenere

  • Ephemeral adaptation: the use of gradual onset to improve menu selection performance

    Leah Findlater;Karyn Moffatt;Joanna McGrenere;Jessica Dawson

  • Turn-Taking Protocols for Mouse-Driven Collaborative Environments

    Kori Inkpen;Joanna McGrenere;Kellogg S. Booth;Maria Klawe

  • Supporting interface customization using a mixed-initiative approach

    Andrea Bunt;Cristina Conati;Joanna McGrenere

  • Designing haptic icons to support collaborative turn-taking

    Andrew Chan;Karon MacLean;Joanna McGrenere

  • Learning and identifying haptic icons under workload

    A. Chan;K. MacLean;J. McGrenere

  • Age-related differences in the initial usability of mobile device icons

    Rock Leung;Joanna McGrenere;Peter Graf

  • Are We All In the Same "Bloat"?

    Joanna McGrenere;Gale Moore

  • Beyond performance: Feature awareness in personalized interfaces

    Leah Findlater;Joanna McGrenere

  • What role can adaptive support play in an adaptable system

    Andrea Bunt;Cristina Conati;Joanna McGrenere

  • Technology Adoption and Learning Preferences for Older Adults:: Evolving Perceptions, Ongoing Challenges, and Emerging Design Opportunities

    Carolyn Pang;Zhiqin Collin Wang;Joanna McGrenere;Rock Leung

  • An evaluation of pan & zoom and rubber sheet navigation with and without an overview

    Dmitry Nekrasovski;Adam Bodnar;Joanna McGrenere;François Guimbretière

  • Matching attentional draw with utility in interruption

    Jennifer Gluck;Andrea Bunt;Joanna McGrenere

  • Multi-Layered Interfaces to Improve Older Adults’ Initial Learnability of Mobile Applications

    Rock Leung;Leah Findlater;Joanna McGrenere;Peter Graf

  • The effect of turn-taking protocols on children's learning in mouse-driven collaborative environments

    Kori Inkpen;Joanna McGrenere;Kellogg S. Booth;Maria Klawe

Frequent Co-Authors

Kellogg S. Booth
Kellogg S. Booth University of British Columbia
Leah Findlater
Leah Findlater University of Washington
Wendy E. Mackay
Wendy E. Mackay University of Paris-Saclay
Maria Klawe
Maria Klawe Harvey Mudd College
Ronald M. Baecker
Ronald M. Baecker University of Toronto
Karon E. MacLean
Karon E. MacLean University of British Columbia
Cristina Conati
Cristina Conati University of British Columbia
Tamara Munzner
Tamara Munzner University of British Columbia
Kori Inkpen
Kori Inkpen Microsoft (United States)
Peter Graf
Peter Graf University of British Columbia

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