Welcome to my home on the web. I am a Reader in Design Informatics at the School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh. I am also an Honorary Lecturer at the School of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health, University of Glasgow. I hold a Dr. phil. (PhD) from the University of Bonn, Germany.
My research focuses on supporting people with long-term conditions to live rich and meaningful lives. I have a background in computational linguistics and speech science (PhD, 2000, University of Bonn), human-computer interaction, assistive technology, and eHealth, and a long-term interest in statistics. I am fascinated by the ways in which people generate and interpret data about themselves and their environment, and the language people use to talk and think about this.
I am passionate about digital inclusion. Around 10% of the population will be excluded from online-only services due to lack of access to technology, a badly designed user experience, lack of interest, or lack of trust. This results in systemic gaps and biases in data-driven systems to support health and social care. I want to mitigate this by designing solutions that span digital and physical, online and in person.
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