Scholar
Jenny Waycott
Google Scholar ID: kc5Fr-0AAAAJ
Computing and Information Systems, The University of Melbourne
Citations & Impact
Citations
5,249
H-index
38
i10-index
101
Publications
20
Co-authors
0
Contact
Publications
Resume (English only)
Research Experience
- - Innovations in storytelling in later life
- - Accessible video calling technology for isolated older adults, in collaboration with Dossy
- - The use of immersive virtual reality in residential aged care
- - Care staff perspectives on the use of emerging technologies for enrichment in aged care settings
- - Experiences with video calls for staying connected in residential aged care
- - Technology for enabling the use of music therapy in dementia care
- - Ethics and the use of social robots in aged care
- - Participatory design of social virtual reality experiences with older adults
- - Values in the design of technologies for addressing social isolation in later life
Background
- Professor in the School of Computing and Information Systems at the University of Melbourne, where she is Deputy Head of School (research). She leads the 'design for ageing' research theme in the Human-Computer Interaction research group and coordinates Fieldwork for Design, a core subject in the Master of Information Technology - Human-Computer Interaction stream. Her research uses qualitative and participatory methods to understand how older adults and aged care providers use technology to foster social and emotional connectedness in later life.
Miscellany
- Contact: jwaycott@unimelb.edu.au
- Location: Level 3, Melbourne Connect, 700 Swanston Street, Carlton
- Links: LinkedIn profile, University of Melbourne Find an Expert page, Google scholar citations, Bluesky, Linktree
Co-authors