Jenny Waycott
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Research Supervision

Please review the information about my research if you are interested in discussing possible PhD projects to ensure your research interests are aligned with my current work. Requests for PhD supervision will only be considered if they are accompanied by: a) a current CV, b) transcript of results for most recent academic studies, and c) a short outline of proposed project. 
Current PhD students
  • Stella Yuan (co-supervising with Reeva Lederman and Simon Coghlan)
  • Wei Zhao (co-supervising with Melissa Rogerson and Ryan Kelly)
  • Yushan Xing (co-supervising with Melissa Rogerson and Ryan Kelly)
  • Wendy Cavenett (co-supervising with Wally Smith)
  • Samangi Wadinambiarachchi (co-supervising with Greg Wadley)
  • Jess Rowlings (co-supervising with Keith McVilly)

Previous PhD students
  • Elsy Garcia (with George Buchanan and Ryan Kelly)
  • Saoane Koch (with Reeva Lederman): Technology for Social Programs in Residential Aged Care: Design and Implementation Considerations. 
  • Hajar Mohammed Alamri (with Reeva Lederman): Factors Motivating Users of Social Media to Engage with Images about Living with Chronic Illness.
  • Ronny Andrade Parra (with Frank Vetere and Steven Baker): Echolocation as a Means for People with Visual Impairment to Acquire Spatial Knowledge of Virtual Space.
  • Romina Carrasco (with Frank Vetere and Steven Baker): Older Adults Designing Avatars for Self-expression.
  • Sami Alkhatib (with George Buchanan and Ryan Kelly): Improving Privacy in Aged Care Monitoring Devices: An Investigation Based on Multiple Stakeholders' Perspectives.
  • Suraya Hamid (PhD, with Shanton Chang and Sherah Kurnia): The Use of Online Social Networking for Higher Education - 2010 - 2014

Teaching

I have previously taught, or am currently teaching, the following subjects: 
  • INFO90010 Technology Innovation Project
  • INFO90006 Fieldwork for Design (part of the Human-Computer Interaction specialisation in the Master of Information Technology) - 2018-ongoing
  • ISYS90095 Emerging Technologies in Organisations (2017)
  • POPH90263 Technology and Ageing (2016-2017, 2022)
  • ISYS90085 Interaction Design and Usability (2015-2017)
  • INFO30004 - Usability Engineering (2015-2017)
  • ISYS90032 - Emerging Technologies and Issues (2015-2016)
Professor Jenny Waycott, School of Computing & Information Systems, The University of Melbourne
Contact: jwaycott @ unimelb.edu.au