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Conflict and disruption are a part of everyday life, yet research in the home largely examines co... more Conflict and disruption are a part of everyday life, yet research in the home largely examines consensus and rituals. In this paper, we use Holmes and Rahe's categorization of major life events in order to investigate disruption within the home. We examine posts contributed to an online technology support board and show how life disruptions fundamentally impact technology practices and routines. We conclude that examining technology in the context of life disruption is a worthwhile area for further work.
... For the bereaved, tech-nology increasingly plays a role in how they cope with their ... where... more ... For the bereaved, tech-nology increasingly plays a role in how they cope with their ... where mem-bers contribute to family well-being through the provision of emotional, instrumental, and ... the social infrastructure—that families rely upon to create and maintain a sense of stability. ...
We built a text-based programming environment that enables youth to design and implement a chat c... more We built a text-based programming environment that enables youth to design and implement a chat client for the One Laptop per Child XO. The environment allows users to program and chat simultaneously. We conducted two one-week workshops at a Girl Scout camp to test user engagement with the environment. In this paper, we examine how chat mediated the programming experience in a collocated environment and its implications for motivating participation in computing.
The sameness/difference approach constitutes much research in addressing the low participation of... more The sameness/difference approach constitutes much research in addressing the low participation of women in computer science. In this paper, I will describe the differences between these two approaches and suggest an alternative, feminist Participatory Action Research. This approach may provide clues on how to design interventions to engage women in the production of technology.
Interacting with Computers, 2011
Physical violence against women is pervasive through out the world and domestic violence has been... more Physical violence against women is pervasive through out the world and domestic violence has been a longstanding issue in feminist activism and research. Yet, these experiences are often not represented in technological research or design. In the move to consider HCI at the margins, in this paper, we ask: how have ICTs affected the experiences of domestic violence survivors? We interviewed female survivors living in a domestic violence shelter about their experiences with technology. Participants reported that they were harassed with mobile phones, experienced additional harassment (but also support) via social networking sites, and tried to resist using their knowledge of security and privacy.
Computing education suffers from low enrollment and a lack of diversity.
ACM Sigcse Bulletin, 2009
Computing education suffers from low enrollment and a lack of diversity.
Conflict and disruption are a part of everyday life, yet research in the home largely examines co... more Conflict and disruption are a part of everyday life, yet research in the home largely examines consensus and rituals. In this paper, we use Holmes and Rahe's categorization of major life events in order to investigate disruption within the home. We examine posts contributed to an online technology support board and show how life disruptions fundamentally impact technology practices and routines. We conclude that examining technology in the context of life disruption is a worthwhile area for further work.
... For the bereaved, tech-nology increasingly plays a role in how they cope with their ... where... more ... For the bereaved, tech-nology increasingly plays a role in how they cope with their ... where mem-bers contribute to family well-being through the provision of emotional, instrumental, and ... the social infrastructure—that families rely upon to create and maintain a sense of stability. ...
We built a text-based programming environment that enables youth to design and implement a chat c... more We built a text-based programming environment that enables youth to design and implement a chat client for the One Laptop per Child XO. The environment allows users to program and chat simultaneously. We conducted two one-week workshops at a Girl Scout camp to test user engagement with the environment. In this paper, we examine how chat mediated the programming experience in a collocated environment and its implications for motivating participation in computing.
The sameness/difference approach constitutes much research in addressing the low participation of... more The sameness/difference approach constitutes much research in addressing the low participation of women in computer science. In this paper, I will describe the differences between these two approaches and suggest an alternative, feminist Participatory Action Research. This approach may provide clues on how to design interventions to engage women in the production of technology.
Interacting with Computers, 2011
Physical violence against women is pervasive through out the world and domestic violence has been... more Physical violence against women is pervasive through out the world and domestic violence has been a longstanding issue in feminist activism and research. Yet, these experiences are often not represented in technological research or design. In the move to consider HCI at the margins, in this paper, we ask: how have ICTs affected the experiences of domestic violence survivors? We interviewed female survivors living in a domestic violence shelter about their experiences with technology. Participants reported that they were harassed with mobile phones, experienced additional harassment (but also support) via social networking sites, and tried to resist using their knowledge of security and privacy.
Computing education suffers from low enrollment and a lack of diversity.
ACM Sigcse Bulletin, 2009
Computing education suffers from low enrollment and a lack of diversity.