My current research focuses on the design and use of emerging technologies for social and emotional wellbeing in later life, including in aged care settings.
A list of my previous projects is available here.
A list of my previous projects is available here.
Music Attuned Technology - Care via eHealth
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2022 - 2025 - MRFF Project
The MATCH project (Music Attuned Technology - Care via eHealth) is investigating how we can best design a mobile application to enable caregivers of people with dementia to use music therapy in their care. A first version of the MATCH application will be deployed in a field trial with family caregivers in home settings. Following this field study, we will be developing a version of the application to be used by caregivers in residential aged care settings. For more information about this project, see www.musicattunedcare.com/ |
Emerging Technologies for Enrichment in Old Age: A Critical Perspective
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2017 - 2021 - ARC Future Fellowship
This project aims to generate knowledge about older adults' experiences with emerging technologies used for social and emotional enrichment. Technologies like virtual reality are said to offer social benefits for those in advanced old age, but we have limited knowledge about the issues that can impede older adults' experiences with these technologies and even cause harm for vulnerable users. This project seeks to identify empirically informed strategies for good practice in the design and deployment of emerging technologies for enrichment in old age. Findings will inform the future ethical design and use of emerging technologies to benefit the social and emotional well-being of older adults. |
Social Robots for Older People: Identifying Technological, Social and Ethical Challenges
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2018 - Melbourne Networked Society Institute Seed Project
This project is investigating the acceptance and social and ethical implications of using robotic pets and virtual assistants to provide companionship and support for older adults who live independently at home but are supported by aged care services. |
Ageing Bodies and Embodied Interactions: Creating Social Inclusion through Mediated Presence
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2016 - 2018 ARC Discovery Project
The project is investigating how gesture-based interactions and avatars can be used to create a sense of virtual presence between older people. For more information see the project website. This video provides an overview of the work we have been doing exploring VR and avatars with groups of older adults. This image shows avatars created as part of Romina Carrasco's PhD research. |
Growing Older, Staying Connected: Touch-Screen Technologies for Ameliorating Older People's Experience of Social Isolation
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2012 - 2015 ARC Linkage Project
I was the Research Fellow working on this ARC Linkage project that aimed to design and evaluate communication technologies to help ameliorate social isolation for older people. Project website Conversation article |