
Associate Professor @UCI_Informatics, researcher of all things personal tracking. He/him
Irvine, CA
Joined July 2010
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Nice write up in NYT including some connections to our work on understanding mood tracking: mental.jmir.org/2021/8/e2936… @jmirpub w/ @daepstein @jocelynclai
In Opinion
“There is a great deal of disagreement on how even to measure happiness and fairly weak evidence that doing so makes us significantly happier,” Jessica Grose writes. “Less considered is the question: Could tracking happiness make us feel worse?”nyti.ms/4fDCsvR
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Have you experienced fraudulence while conducting an HCI study? You are not alone! Consider submitting a case study to our @acm_chi #chi2024 workshop to discuss experiences, define fraud, brainstorm strategies on research integrity, and build community. bit.ly/frdhci
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🎉Excited to share my first paper in JMIR Mental Health! 🎉We dived into user perspectives on whether and how commercial teletherapy apps abide by ethical principles. Big shoutout to @steveschueller, @daepstein, and Whitney Kouaho for the awesome collaboration!
JMIR Mental Health: Exploring User Perspectives of and Ethical Experiences With Teletherapy #Apps: Qualitative Analysis of User Reviews dlvr.it/SwT3gL
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Hi everyone. I am leading a research project at UC Irvine advised by @daepstein where we're trying to learn how to best support people in making custom watch faces. In this study we will hold one interview lasting 90-120 minutes total where we will have a short drawing activity.
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The volunteer form to be an AC for #chi2024 is open until 15th May. Please re-share!
Volunteer via the PCS 👉Submissions Tab👈 - SIGCHI⏩CHI 2024⏩CHI 2024 AC Volunteering
(Not using the volunteer to normal-review tab)
Your info will be considered by the Subcommittee Chairs
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[Plz RT] Are you a bullet journalist for 6+ months? We invite you to an interview study regarding your practice of exploring/digitizing your bullet journal data! More info at tinyurl.com/ynncej4c #bulletjournal #bujo #quantifiedself #wellbeing
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I'm super proud of my former research intern @ekjo15 that her internship project at @NAVER_AI_Lab received a best paper award at #CHI2023! Huge congrats to Jo and the amazing coauthors @daepstein and @hyunhoonjung!
Replying to @YounghoHCI
(2/n) Understanding the Benefits and Challenges of Deploying Conversational AI Leveraging Large Language Models for Public Health Intervention
@ekjo15 @daepstein @hyunhoonjung @youngho_yhkim
younghokim.net/files/papers/…
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Our department is hiring! come join us at @UCI_Informatics! recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF07939
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Informatics Strong Influence at CSCW
@UCIrvine Informatics submitted 23 of the papers being presented at the 25th ACM Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing (CSCW 2022), one of the premier venues for collaborative research: bit.ly/3Eygbzf
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I'm looking for a Ph.D. to investigate how community organizers use data for movement work and/or to criticize data-intensive computation in public life. Up to 2 years, $65,000/year + benefits. Read our lab's values and apply here: recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF07453
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So excited that our #CHI2022 paper received an honorable mention: "Unpacking Intention and Behavior: Explaining Contact Tracing App Adoption and Hesitancy in the United States"
Read it: jackjamieson.net/wp-content/…
Thanks @daepstein, Yunan Chen, and Naomi Yamashita - amazing team!
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Do you use activity tracking apps (e.g., Strava, Fitbit, Forest, Spotify), and often share the data with friends on these apps and social media? Join our 1hr interview study on experience sharing personal tracked data on social apps!
Screening survey at: bit.ly/data-social-platforms
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Our new paper at #CSCW2021! We contribute a Model of Socially Sustained Self-Tracking in personal informatics, illustrating how tracking and social technologies collectively support people’s behavior change: dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/34795… Video: youtube.com/watch?v=drJ9JIye…
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Workshop: "The Future of Research on Online Health Communities: Discussing Membership, Structure, and Support"

ALT Screenshot on the left is showing highlights of tips for managing ADHD and how to be self-confident with ADHD. On the right: Participants - Wanda Pratt, Smriti Jha, Tessa Eagle, Alexandra, Daniel Epstein, Maria Antoniak, Kate Ringland, Dilisha Patel, Yiran Zhao, Jina Huh-Yoo, Benji Kaveladze, Haley MacLeod, Vineet Pandey, Hyeyoung Ryu, Lena Mamykina, Herman Saksono, Lana Yarosh, Andrew Miller, Nova Nurain
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We are hiring for 1 Associate/Full professor (also as the director of HCI/d program) and 2 Assistant professors in HCI @IULuddy! Happy to answer questions! Associate/Full: higheredjobs.com/faculty/det… Assistant: higheredjobs.com/faculty/det…
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Interested in supporting collaborations between Health and User Centered Design researchers? Participate in our study! looking to interview faculty in collaborative teams doing health+UCD (esp if you are clinical/behavioral)! Reply or fill in bit.ly/HCDHealth

























