HCII Seminar Series - Rosa Arriaga
Speaker
Rosa Arriaga
Associate Professor in the School of Interactive Computing at Georgia Tech
When
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Where
Newell-Simon Hall 1305
Video
Panopto
Description
"Forms of Accountability at the Intersection of Science and Design: Implications for Health and Wellness Technologies"
Computing holds the promise of alleviating the negative impact of chronic disease and mental health disorders by scaling human effort over time and space. Four in ten adults in the US have two or more chronic diseases, and one in five adults is experiencing mental illness. There is an urgent need for robust and reliable technology that is useful and usable by patients and their caregivers. It calls for research that is accountable at the intersection of science and design.
In this talk, I will demonstrate how I have leveraged the generalizability of theoretical frameworks to design human-centered computing systems for asthma, PTSD, and diabetes. I will discuss unique challenges in their context of care. These include poor patient engagement and lack of continuity of care for patients with asthma and diabetes, and an over-reliance on patient self-reports and clinician intuition for patients undergoing PTSD therapy. I will describe how AI can transform patient care and expedite clinician training. I will also discuss how ecological computing systems can lead to improved health and wellness in diverse populations
Speaker's Bio
Dr. Rosa Arriaga is an Associate Professor in the School of Interactive Computing at Georgia Tech (GT). Her research interests are in the use of psychological theories and concepts to address fundamental topics of Human Computer Interaction (HCI) and mHealth. She has received NSF awards to develop computational systems to improve PTSD treatment and recovery and to incorporate AI into clinical workforce training. She also has funds from the American Diabetes Association to create a diabetic foot ulcer management system.
She earned a Ph.D. in Psychology from Harvard University. At GT she has graduated 10 PhD students and advised numerous MS and undergraduate students. Her highly rated User Experience Design MOOC for the GT-Coursera partnership has been completed by over 44k learners and was cited as one of the top 250 online courses of all time. She received the Dalmas A. Taylor Distinguished Contributions Award from the American Psychological Association in 2022.
Speaker's Website
https://sites.google.com/view/riarriaga/lab
Host
Mayank Goel