Joanna McGrenere

Co-Head, Professor

Role Email

head@cs.ubc.ca

joanna@cs.ubc.ca

Office

ICCS

X665

Office Phone #

604-827-5201

Personal Page

https://www.cs.ubc.ca/~joanna/

Webpages

Imager Lab

Publications

Google Scholar

Academic Information

B.Sc., Computer Science, University of Western Ontario (1993); Programmer/Analyst, IBM Canada (1993-1994); M.Sc., Computer Science, University of British Columbia (1996); Ph.D., Computer Science, University of Toronto (2002); Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia (2002-2008); Visiting Scientist, IBM Centre for Advanced Studies (2003-2009); Associate Professor, University of British Columbia (since 2008).

Research Areas

human-computer interaction

Research Groups

Laboratory for Graphics, Visualization and HCI

Designing Interactive Technologies

Designing for People Cluster

Centre for Artificial Intelligence Decision-making & Action

Interests

My research is in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), with a particular focus on the following areas:

Personalized user interfaces (including adaptive, adaptable, and mixed-initiative interfaces)
Universal Usability
Interactive technologies for older users and people with cognitive disorders
Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW)
The use of both qualitative and quantitative evaluation methodologies