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Overview

Steve Howard was affiliated with the University of Melbourne in Australia during their academic career. Their research spanned multiple fields, primarily within Computer Science, with significant contributions to Information Systems and Human-Computer Interaction. Additionally, their work intersected with Sociology and Political Science, and focused areas such as Nature and Landscape Conservation and Global and Planetary Change.

Their scholarly output included exploration of topics centered on Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Marine and fisheries research, and Mobile Health and mHealth Applications. They also contributed to understanding Technology Adoption and User Behaviour, ICT in Developing Communities, as well as African studies and sociopolitical and cultural issues related to the African continent.

Steve Howard coauthored research with several frequent collaborators, including Gwyn E. Jones, Mary Bawn, Rosi Dagit, Michael T. Booth, and Mauricio Gómez. These partnerships contributed to work published across diverse venues, indicating a multidisciplinary approach to their research.

The publication venues in which they appeared included:

  • California Fish and Wildlife Journal
  • Companion animal
  • AIS Electronic Library (AISeL) (Association for Information Systems)
  • Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines
  • The Veterinary Nurse

Among their recent papers were:

  • "Occurrences of Steelhead Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in southern California, 1994-2018," 2020, California Fish and Wildlife Journal
  • "Consumer health ICT and the patient in the middle: Adopter and/or influencer?," 2024, AIS Electronic Library (AISeL) (Association for Information Systems)
  • "Cross-sectoral alliance formed to promote the responsible use of veterinary medicines," 2022, Companion animal
  • "Religion, Media, and Marginality in Modern Africa," 2021, Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines
  • "Cross-sectoral alliance formed to promote the responsible use of veterinary medicines," 2022, The Veterinary Nurse

Their work addressed diverse thematic concerns such as ecological occurrences of fish species, health information and communication technologies relating to patient roles, responsible veterinary medicine practices, and socio-religious marginality in African contexts.

Best Publications

  • Mediating intimacy: designing technologies to support strong-tie relationships

    Frank Vetere;Martin R. Gibbs;Jesper Kjeldskov;Steve Howard

  • The ebb and flow of online learning

    Jon M. Pearce;Mary D. Ainley;Steve Howard

  • Just what do the youth of today want? Technology appropriation by young people

    J. Carroll;S. Howard;F. Vetere;J. Peck

  • Methods & tools: the rich picture: a tool for reasoning about work context

    Andrew Monk;Steve Howard

  • A systematic examination of the use of Online social networking sites for sexual health promotion

    Judy Gold;Judy Gold;Alisa Edith Pedrana;Alisa Edith Pedrana;Rachel Sacks-Davis;Rachel Sacks-Davis;Margaret Elena Hellard;Margaret Elena Hellard;Margaret Elena Hellard

  • A Field Study of Perceptions and Use of Mobile Telephones by 16 to 22 Year Olds

    Jennie Carroll;Steve Howard;Jane Peck;John Murphy

  • Hug over a distance

    Florian 'Floyd' Mueller;Frank Vetere;Martin R. Gibbs;Jesper Kjeldskov

  • Human-Computer Interaction: INTERACT '97

    Steve Howard;Judy Hammond;Gitte Lindgaard

  • The Magic Box and Collage: Responding to the challenge of distributed intergenerational play

    Frank Vetere;Hilary Davis;Martin Gibbs;Steve Howard

  • Evaluating the usability of a mobile guide: the influence of location, participants and resources

    Jesper Kjeldskov;Connor Graham;Sonja Pedell;Frank Vetere

  • Developing Health Promotion Interventions on Social Networking Sites: Recommendations from The FaceSpace Project

    Judy Gold;Alisa Edith Pedrana;Mark Stoove;Shanton Chang

  • IDENTITY, POWER AND FRAGMENTATION IN CYBERSPACE: TECHNOLOGY APPROPRIATION BY YOUNG PEOPLE

    Jennie Carroll;Steve Howard;Frank Vetere;Jane Peck

  • Randomness as a resource for design

    Tuck Wah Leong;Frank Vetere;Steve Howard

  • Queer as F**k: reaching and engaging gay men in sexual health promotion through social networking sites.

    Alisa Edith Pedrana;Margaret Elena Hellard;Judy Gold;Nadine Ata

  • Using Cultural Probes to Explore Mediated Intimacy

    Jesper Kjeldskov;Martin R. Gibbs;Frank Vetere;Steve Howard

  • Heuristic Evaluation and Mobile Usability: Bridging the Realism Gap

    Shirlina Po;Steve Howard;Frank Vetere;Mikael B. Skov

  • Using 'endowed props' in scenario-based design

    Steve Howard;Jennie Carroll;John Murphy;Jane Peck

  • Being online, living offline: the influence of social ties over the appropriation of social network sites

    Bernd Ploderer;Steve Howard;Peter Thomas

  • Sexual Health Promotion on Social Networking Sites: A Process Evaluation of the FaceSpace Project

    Phuong Nguyen;Judy Gold;Judy Gold;Alisa Edith Pedrana;Alisa Edith Pedrana;Shanton Chang

  • Putting Yourself in the Picture: An Evaluation of Virtual Model Technology as an Online Shopping Tool

    Stephen P. Smith;Robert B. Johnston;Steve Howard

  • Engineering the social: The role of shared artifacts

    Jeni Paay;Leon Sterling;Frank Vetere;Steve Howard

  • The serendipity shuffle

    Tuck W Leong;Frank Vetere;Steve Howard

  • Collaboration on Social Network Sites: Amateurs, Professionals and Celebrities

    Bernd Ploderer;Steve Howard;Peter Thomas

Frequent Co-Authors

Frank Vetere
Frank Vetere University of Melbourne
Jesper Kjeldskov
Jesper Kjeldskov Monash University
Martin Gibbs
Martin Gibbs University of Melbourne
Leon Sterling
Leon Sterling Swinburne University of Technology
Graeme Shanks
Graeme Shanks University of Melbourne
Margaret Hellard
Margaret Hellard Burnet Institute
Tim Miller
Tim Miller University of Queensland
Mark Stoove
Mark Stoove Burnet Institute
Mikael B. Skov
Mikael B. Skov Aalborg University
Peter Wright
Peter Wright Newcastle University

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