I have recently been awarded a small research grant from Edinburgh Napier University. The project, for which I am PI, is called “Librarians as Proxies: An exploratory study on the digital proxy practices of librarians” (LAP) and will run through
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A paper I co-authored with Dr Gemma Webster has been published in Information Research. The paper, “Social Media by Proxy: how older adults work within their ‘social networks’ to engage with social media”, is an output from my previous role
Survey now open: https://tinyurl.com/ehealth-pkd I am currently conducting a small research project about the use of e-health tools and online information sources in the self-management of polycystic kidney disease (PKD). The aim of this work is to identify the e-health
A paper I co-authored was recently published in Data & Policy. The paper, “From transparency to accountability of intelligent systems: Moving beyond aspirations”, is an output from my previous role as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Aberdeen and
I have recently been awarded a small research grant for a project that will lead to the development of a larger body of e-health research related to the use of e-health tools and online information in the self-management of chronic
The School of Computing at Edinburgh Napier University is advertising eight fully-funded PhD studentships. The school undertakes high-quality research across a broad range of areas, including but not limited to: artificial intelligence; big data, cyber-security; e-Government; e-Health; edge computing; future interactions; Internet of Things; interactive
My days as a post-doctoral researcher are officially over so it’s time for quick summary or “précis” for the alliteration. Since completing my PhD (submitted October 2018), I undertook work as a post-doctoral researcher on four different projects, each of
The 2020 Information Seeking in Context conference is taking place this week and some of my work will be presented. The conference is hosted by the Department of Information Science at the University of Pretoria and will take place as a virtual
I am pleased to share with you the final report from the DISIPRAC workshop held in Edinburgh on 27 February 2020. The workshop was held at Edinburgh Napier University as part of a research project called “DISIPRAC: Workshop report for
Today marks my first day as a post-doctoral Research Fellow at the University of Aberdeen where I am working in the School of Natural and Computing Science as part of an interdisciplinary, EPSRC-funded project called RAInS (Realising Accountable Intelligent Systems).
Registrations are now open closed for a workshop related to how information workers help people to manage their digital identities. The event (27 February 2020) is part of a project called DISIPRAC: Digital identity security information practices of citizens and is
I have been working at the University of Dundee since April on an EPRSC-funded research project called TAPESTRY: Trust, Authentication and Privacy over a DeCentralised Social Registry. My role in the project is as a qualitative researcher looking at how individuals
My paper, “Build, manage, and evaluate: Information practices and personal reputations on social media platforms”, has been published in Information Research. The paper is co-authored with my PhD supervisors, Professor Hazel Hall, Peter Cruickshank, and Alistair Lawson and was first presented at the 10th Conceptions of Library
I have recently started work on a new research project, titled DISIPRAC: Digital identity security information practices of citizens. The project scope is to investigate the security information practices associated with digital identity, in particular, the sharing of log-in details
As part of my work with the Living Digital group at the University of Dundee, I am starting to recruit participants for a study related to trust and online dating. I will be using qualitative interviews and focus groups for