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Joanna McGrenere
Associate Professor Computer Science University of British Columbia
Email: joanna @ cs.ubc.ca
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My research is in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), with a particular focus on the following areas:
Since arriving at UBC, I have spent substantial effort revising and creating new HCI curriculum as well as new facilities to support that curriculum. My general philosophy of HCI teaching is that students learn best while doing hands-on team work, both large term projects and short activities. This philosophy is evident both in my graduate and undergraduate teaching. For example, I developed a new Advanced Methods in HCI undergrad course (CS 444) around a team-based learning model. In parallel, I set up the new HCI Learning Studio which follows a radically different model than traditional CS undergraduate labs in its emphasis on and facilitated support of team-based learning processes, and in supporting the creation of design artifacts and the HCI design process more generally. This studio and curriculum development were funded in part through a competitive UBC Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund grant awarded to me and Karon MacLean.
Current academic year (2011-12)
CS 110 in the fall of 2011, a first year course on computation, programs, and programming
CS 444 in the winter of 2012, an undergrad course in Advanced Methods in HCI
Past
CS 554m in the winter of 2011, a graduate course in HCI
CS 444 in the winter of 2011, 2010, 2007, an undergrad course in Advanced Methods in HCI
CS 544 in the fall of 2009, 2006, 2005, 2003, 2002, a graduate course in HCI
CS 444 in the winter of 2004 and 2006, an undergrad course in HCI
I was one of the instructors for CS 590, a graduate course in research methods
Current
Charlotte Tang, postdoc
Matthew Brehmer, PhD, co-supervised by Tamara Munzner
Mona Haraty, PhD
Jessica Dawson, MSc, co-supervised by Tamara Munzner
Shathel Haddad, MSc
Juliette Link, MSc, co-supervised by Kellogg Booth
Diane Tam, MSc, co-supervised by Karon MacLean
Alumni
Rock Leung, PhD, 2011 [pdf] co-supervised by Peter Graf (Psychology)
Karyn Moffatt, PhD 2010 [pdf]
Leah Findlater, PhD 2009 [pdf]
Andrea Bunt, PhD 2007, co-supervised by Cristina Conati [pdf]
Mohan Raj Rajamanickam, MSc [pdf coming]
Gokhan Himmetoglu, MSc, co-supervised by Karon MacLean [pdf coming]
Matthew Brehmer, MSc 2011, co-supervised by Claudia Jacova (Medicine) [pdf]
Amirhossein Mehrabian, MSc 2011 [pdf essay]
Jih-Shiang (Gordon) Chang, MSc, co-supervised by Karon MacLean [pdf essay]
Tom Hazelton, MSc, co-supervised by Karon MacLean [pdf]
Jeff Hendy, MSc 2009, co-supervised by Kellogg Booth [pdf]
Yamin Htun, MSc 2007 [pdf]
Meghan Allen, MSc 2006 [pdf]
Jennifer Gluck, MSc 2006 [pdf]
Adam Bodnar, MSc 2006, co-supervised by Tamara Munzner [pdf]
Dmitry Nekrasovski, MSc 2006, co-supervised by Tamara Munzner [pdf]
Qixing Zheng, MSc 2005, co-supervised by Kellogg Booth [pdf]
Andrew Chan, MSc 2004, co-supervised by Karon MacLean [pdf]
Rhian Davies, MSc 2004 [pdf]
Leah Findlater, MSc 2004 [pdf]
Karyn Moffatt, MSc 2004, co-supervised by Maria Klawe [pdf]
Juliette Link, undergraduate RA (summer 2010)
Jessica Dawson, undergraduate RA (summer 2008), directed studies (winter 2009-10) NSERC USRA (summer 2010, summer 2011)
Justine Yang, NSERC USRA (summer 2008), directed studies (fall 2009)
Sandra Yuen, undergraduate project course (winter 2007-08)
Kim Tee, undergraduate honours thesis (winter 2003-04), and NSERC USRA (summer 2004)
Eve Macgregor, undergraduate project course (winter 2003-04)
Sarah Yang, undergraduate directed studies (winter 2002-03)
Refereed Conference and Journal Papers
Brehmer, M., McGrenere, J., Tang, C., and Jacova, C. (2012) Effects of interruptions on older adults' computerised cognitive testing performance. To appear in Proceedings of CHI '12. (conditionally accepted)
Nobarany, S., Oram, L., Kumar Rejendran, V., Chen, D., McGrenere, J., and Munzner, T. (2012) The design space of opinion measurement interfaces: Exploring recall support for rating and ranking. To appear in Proceedings of CHI '12. (conditionally accepted)
Hendy, J., Link, J., Booth, K.S., and McGrenere, J. (2011). Parameter selection in keyboard-based dialog boxes. Proceedings of CHI '11, 2761-2764. [pdf] [doi]
Leung, R., Findlater, L., McGrenere, J., and Graf, P. (2010). Multi-layered interfaces to improve older adults' initial learnability of mobile applications. ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing, 3(1), Article 1, 1-30. [doi]
Hendy, J., Booth, K.S., and McGrenere, J. (2010). Graphically enhanced keyboard accelerators for GUIs. Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2010, 3-10. [pdf]
Moffatt, K., and McGrenere, J. (2010). Steadied-bubbles: Combining techniques to address pen-based pointing errors for younger and older adults. Proceedings of ACM CHI '10, 1125-1134. [pdf] [doi]
Findlater, L., McGrenere, J. (2010). Beyond performance: Feature awareness in personalized interfaces. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies (IJHCS), 68(3), 121-137. [doi]
Moffatt, K., and McGrenere, J. (2009). Exploring Methods to Improve Pen-based Menu Selection for Younger and Older Adults. ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing, 2(1), Article no 3, 1-32. [pdf] [doi]
Leung, R., McGrenere, J., and Graf, P. (2009). Age-related Differences in the Initial Usability of mobile Device Icons. Behaviour & Information Technology. Accepted for publication in 2009. [pdf] [doi]
Findlater, L., Moffatt, M., McGrenere, J., Dawson, J. (2009). Ephemeral adaptation: The user of gradual onset to improve menu selection performance. Proceedings of ACM CHI '09, 1655-1664. Best paper award. [pdf] [doi]
Moffatt, K., and McGrenere, J. (2008). Hover or tap? Supporting pen-based menu navigation for older adults. Proceedings of ACM ASSETS 2008, 51-58. [pdf] [doi]
Allen, M., McGrenere, J., and Purves, B. (2008). The field evaluation of a mobile digital image communication application designed for people with aphasia. ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing, 1(1), Article 5, 1-26. [doi]
Allen, M., Leung, R., McGrenere, J., and Purves, B. (2008). Involving domain experts in assistive technology research. User Access in the Information Society, 7(3), 145-154. [link]
Chan, A., MacLean, K., and McGrenere, J. (2008). Designing haptic icons to support collaborative turn-taking. International Journal of Human Computer Studies. 66(5), 333-355. [doi]
Findlater, L., and McGrenere, J. (2008). Impact of screen size on performance, awareness, and user satisfaction with adaptive graphical user interfaces. Proceedings of ACM CHI '08, 1247-1256. [pdf] [doi]
Findlater, L., McGrenere, J., and Modjeska, D. (2008). Evaluation of a role-based approach for customizing a complex development environment. Proceedings of ACM CHI '08, 1267-1270. [pdf] [doi]
Allen, M., McGrenere, J., and Purves, B. (2007). PhotoTalk: The design and evaluation of a digital image based communication tool for people who have aphasia. Proceedings of ACM ASSETS 2007, 187-194. [pdf] [doi]
Moffatt, K., and McGrenere, J. (2007). Slipping and drifting: Using older users to uncover pen-based target acquisition difficulties. Proceedings of ACM ASSETS 2007, 11-18. Best Student Technical Paper Award . [pdf] [doi]
Findlater, L., and McGrenere, J. (2007). Evaluating reduced-functionality interfaces according to feature findability and awareness. Proceedings of IFIP INTERACT 2007, 592-605. [pdf]
Bunt, A., McGrenere, J., and Conati, C. (2007). Understanding the Utility of Rationale in a Mixed-Initiative System for GUI Customization. Proceedings of UM 2007, International Conference on User Modeling, 147-156. [pdf]
McGrenere, J., Baecker, R.M., and Booth, K.S. (2007). A field evaluation of an adaptable two-interface design for feature-rich software. ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction. 14(1), Article no 3, 1-43. [pdf] [doi]
Gluck, J., Bunt, A., and McGrenere, J. (2007). Matching attentional draw with utility in interruption. Proceedings of ACM CHI 2007, 41-50. [pdf] [doi].
Bunt, A., Conati, C., and McGrenere, J. (2007). Supporting interface tailoring using a mixed-initiative approach. Proceedings of ACM International Conference Intelligent User Interfaces, 92-101. Best paper award. [pdf] [doi]
Nekrasovski, D., Bodnar, A., McGrenere, J., Guimbretiere, F., and Munzner, T. (2006). An evaluation of pan&zoom and rubber sheet navigation with and without an overview. Proceedings of ACM CHI 2006, 11-20. [pdf] [doi]
Zheng, Q., Booth, K., and McGrenere, J. (2006). Co-authoring with structured annotations. Proceedings of ACM CHI 2006, 131-140. [pdf] [doi]
Tee, K., Moffatt, K., Findlater, L., Macgregor, E., McGrenere, J., Purves, B., and Fels, S. (2005). A visual recipe book for persons with language impairments. Proceedings of ACM CHI 2005, 501-510. [pdf] [doi]
Chan, A., Maclean, K., and McGrenere, J. (2005). Learning and identifying haptic icons under workload. Proceedings of the First Joint Eurohaptics Conference and Symposium on Haptic Interfaces for Virtual Environment and Teleoperator Systems (WHC 2005, IEEE-VR2005), 432-439. [pdf] [doi]
Davies, R., Marcella, S., McGrenere, J., Purves, B. (2004). The ethnographically informed participatory design of a PDA application to support communication. Proceedings of ACM ASSETS 2004, 153-160. [pdf] [doi]
Findlater, L., McGrenere, J. (2004). A comparison of static, adaptive, and adaptable menus. Proceedings of ACM CHI 2004, 89-96. [pdf] [doi]
Moffatt, K., McGrenere, J., Purves, B., Klawe, M. (2004). The participatory design of a sound and image enhanced daily planner for people with aphasia. Proceedings of ACM CHI 2004, 407-414. [pdf] [doi]
Bunt, A., Conati, C., McGrenere, J. (2004). What role can adaptive support play in and adaptable system? Proceedings of ACM International Conference Intelligent User Interfaces, 117-124. [pdf] [doi]
McGrenere, J., Davies, R., Findlater, L., Graf, P., Klawe, M., Moffatt, K., Purves, B., and Yang. S. (2003). Insights from the aphasia project: Designing technology for and with people who have aphasia. Proceedings of ACM Conference on Universal Usability, 112-118. [pdf] [doi]
McGrenere, J., Baecker, R.M., and Booth, K.S. (2002). An evaluation of a multiple interface design solution for bloated software. Proceedings of ACM CHI 2002, ACM CHI Letters 4(1), 163-170. [pdf] [doi]
Baecker, R.M., Booth, K.S., Jovicic, S., McGrenere, J., and Moore, G. (2000). Reducing the gap between what users know and what they need to know. Proceedings of ACM Conference on Universal Usability 2000, 17-23. (Authors listed in alphabetical order). [pdf] [doi]
McGrenere, J., and Moore, G. (2000). Are we all in the same "bloat"? Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2000, 187-196. [pdf] [online proceedings]
McGrenere, J., and Ho, W. (2000). Affordances: Clarifying and evolving a concept. Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2000, 179-186. [pdf] [online proceedings]
Inkpen, K., McGrenere, J., Booth, K.S., and Klawe, M. (1997). Turn-taking protocols for mouse-driven collaborative environments. Proceedings of Graphics Interface '97, 138-145. [postscript file (gzipped)] [online proceedings]
Dissertation
Book Chapters
McGrenere, J., Bunt, A., Findlater, L., and Moffatt K. (in press). Generalization in human-computer interaction research. To appear in M. Banich and D. Caccamise (Eds.), Generalization of Knowledge: Multidisciplinary Perspectives. Taylor & Francis.
Bunt, A., Conati, C., and McGrenere, J. (2008). Insights from the design and evaluation of a mixed-initiative personalization facility. Workshop position paper presented at "Usable AI," SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (Florence, Italy, April 5 - 10, 2008). CHI '08. [pdf]
Findlater, L., and McGrenere, J. (2008). Comprehensive user evaluation of adaptive graphical user interfaces. Workshop position paper presented at "Usable AI," SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (Florence, Italy, April 5 - 10, 2008). CHI '08. [pdf]
Findlater, L., Hawkins, J., McGrenere, J., Modjeska, D. (2007). Experiences in conducting an online field study of an open-source, extensible software platform. Workshop position paper at Technology has Escaped From the Zoo: Studying Usability in the Wild,” IFIP INTERACT 2007. [pdf]
Htun, Y., McGrenere, J., and Booth, K. (2006). A tagging approach for bundling annotations. Demonstration and abstract at ACM CSCW 2006. [pdf]
Findlater, L., McGrenere, J. (2006). Feature findability and discoverability in the user interface. Poster presentation at IBM CASCON 2006.
McGrenere, J., Sullivan, J., and Baecker, R. (2006). Designing technology for people with cognitive impairments. CHI Workshop, Extended Abstracts of ACM CHI 2006, 1635-1638. [pdf] [doi]
Bunt, A., Findlater, L., Conati, C, McGrenere, J. (2005). Interface customization: Two different approaches. Poster presentation at IBM CASCON 2005.
Graf, P., Li., H., and McGrenere J. (2005). Technology usability across the adult lifespan. Workshop position paper at HCI and the Older Population Workshop, British HCI 2005. [pdf]
Zheng, Q., Booth, K., McGrenere, J. (2005). Designing structured annotations to support collaborative writing workflow. Poster presentation and abstract at Graphics Interface 2005. [pdf]
van den Doel, K., Smilek, D., Bodnar, A., Chita, C., Corbett, R., Nekrasovski, D., and McGrenere, J. (2004). Geometric shape detection with soundview. Proceedings of the International Conference on Auditory Display.
Sullivan, J., and McGrenere, J. (2003). Designing cognitive technologies for people with disabilities - perspectives for theory and practice. Panel Discussion. Proceedings of ACM Conference on Universal Usability 2003, 148-149. [pdf] [doi]
Moffatt, K., Davies, R. , Findlater, L., and McGrenere, J. (2003). Participatory design with aphasic individuals. Poster Presentation at Graphics Interface 2003. [pdf abstract ] [pdf poster]
McGrenere, J., Baecker, R.M., and Booth, K.S. (2001). Multiple interfaces: A design solution for bloated software. Demonstration at IBM CASCON 2001.
McGrenere, J., Moore, G., Baecker, R.M., and Booth, K.S. (2000). Personalization: A design solution to software 'bloat'. Demonstration at IBM CASCON 2000.
McGrenere, J. (2000). Bloat: The objective and subject dimension. Proceedings of ACM CHI 2000, Extended Abstracts, 337-338. [pdf] [doi]
McGrenere, J., Moore, G., Baecker, R.M., and Booth, K.S. (1999). Are we all in the same "bloat"? Poster presentation at IBM CASCON '99.
McGrenere, J., Baecker, R.M., and Booth, K.S. (1998). Learning to use complex computer technology: The importance of user interface design. PhD Depth Paper. CSRG Technical Report 403. Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON. [postscript and pdf available]
McGrenere, J. (1998). Presentation at the ACM CHI '98 workshop "Too Much of a Good Thing? Identifying and Resolving Bloat in the User Interface, Los Angeles, CA.
Kalas, I., McGrenere, J., and Dayani-Fard, H. (1997). The software bookshelf. Demonstration at IBM CASCON'97.
McGrenere, J., Inkpen, K., Booth, K.S., and Klawe, M. (1996). Experimental design: Input device protocols and collaborative learning. Technical Report 96-11. Department of Computer Science, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC. [postscript File (gzipped)] [html abstract]
McGrenere, J. (1996). Design: Educational electronic multi-player games - A literature review. Masters Essay. Technical Report 96-12. Department of Computer Science, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC. [postscript file (gzipped)] or [html abstract]
McGrenere, J., and Booth, K.S. (1996). Shared 3D workspaces. Technical Report 96-13. Department of Computer Science, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC. [postscript File (gzipped)] or [html abstract]
Joanna McGrenere is an Associate Professor at the Department of Computer Science at the University of British Columbia, where she co-leads the Imager Lab, which is an interdisciplinary group of researchers investigating human computer interaction, visualization, and graphics. Joanna’s research interests are predominantly in human computer interaction and span personlized user interfaces, universal usability, assistive technology, and computer supported cooperative work. She earned a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Toronto in 2002, working with Ronald Baecker (UofT) and Kellogg Booth (UBC). While doing her PhD, from 1997-2001 she concurrently spent time at the IBM Toronto Lab's Centre for Advanced Studies (CAS), first as an intern and subsequently as an IBM CAS Fellowship Student. Joanna is the first recipient of the Anita Borg Early Career Scholar Award (2004), awarded for significant research contributions, in part for her leadership of the Aphasia Project, as well as for outreach to women. Most recently she has been named a Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies Early Career Scholar. She regularly serves on the program committees for various conferences, including CHI, UIST, and Graphics Interface. Joanna has been a Visiting Scientist at the IBM Centre for Advanced Studies (2003-2009) and held several IBM Faculty Awards (2004-07, 2009). Her early prominence in the Canadian HCI community is illustrated by her involvement in NECTAR (Network for Effective Collaboration Technologies through Advanced Research), an NSERC research network (2004-2009), and more recently as a network investigator in GRAND (Graphics, Animation, and New Media), an NSERC network centre of excellence (2010-present).
Degrees
Ph.D., Computer Science, The University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, January, 2002.
M.Sc., Computer Science, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July, 1996.
Conference Participation
Student Research Competition Co-Chair, ACM CHI 2009, 2010
Program Committee, ACM IUI 2009
Program Committee, ACM ASSETS 2008
Program Committee, ACM CHI 2007, 2009, 2011
Program Committee, Graphics Interface 2003, 2004, 2009
Lead organizer, Designing Technology for People with Cognitive Impairments, CHI 2006 workshop.
Program Committee, ACM UIST, 2004
Posters Co-Chair, ACM UIST, 2004
Conference Organization, ACM UIST, 2003
Student Fellows Co-Chair, ACM Conference on Universal Usability, 2000
Conference and Journal Reviewing
Interacting with Computers, 2010
Internation Journal of Human Computer Studies, 2007, 2008, 2009
ACM ToCHI, 2009
Graphics Interface, 2002, 2006, 2007
ACM CHI, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2010
ACM UIST, 1999, 2003, 2006, 2010
Universal Access in the Information Society, 2006
International Conference on Information Systems, Association for Information Systems, 2004
ACM Computing Surveys, 2002
ACM SIGGRAPH 2000
8th International World Wide Web Conference, 1999
Invited Presentations
Improving the Learnability of Mobile Device Applications for Older Adults, Nokia, Vancouver, 2009
Notification Design: Managing Interruptions on the Jazz Platform, IBM CAS / NSERC Strategic Workshop in Smart Internet Technologies, CASCON, Toronto, 2009
Notification Design: Managing Interruptions on the Jazz Platform, IBM CAS University Days, Toronto, 2009
The Aphasia Project: Designing Technology for and with People Who have Aphasia (And Getting Tenure Along the Way), TORCHI, University of Toronto, 2009
The Aphasia Project: Designing Technology for and with People Who have Aphasia (And Getting Tenure Along the Way), Queen's University, 2009
The Aphasia Project: Designing Technology for and with People Who have Aphasia (And Getting Tenure Along the Way), University of Waterloo, 2009
Taming User Interface Complexity, IBM Pacific Development Centre Software Technology Seminar Series, Vancouver, BC, 2007.
Generalization in Human-Computer Interaction, University of Colorado at Boulder, Science of Learning Conference, Cognitive Science, Boulder, CO, 2006.
Taming User Interface Complexity, Sauder Business School, UBC, Vancouver, BC, 2006.
The Aphasia Project: Designing Technology for and with People Who have Aphasia, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, informal talk, 2006.
The Aphasia Project: Designing Technology for and with People Who have Aphasia, IBM Center for Advanced Studies, Toronto, ON, 2005.
Taming User Interface Complexity, IBM Center for Advanced Studies, Toronto, ON, 2004.
The Aphasia Project: Designing Technology for and with People Who have Aphasia, Princeton University, Department of Computer Science colloquium, Princeton, NJ, 2003.
The vision of autonomic computing is compelling, but is it viable? IBM’s Make It Easy Conference, panel: Autonomic Computing, Toronto, ON, 2003.
The Design and Evaluation of Multiple Interfaces: A Solution for Complex Software, Department of Computer Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, 2002.
The Design and Evaluation of Multiple Interfaces: A Solution for Complex Software, Department of Computer Science, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, 2002.
The Design and Evaluation of Multiple Interfaces: A Solution for Complex Software, Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, 2002.
The Design and Evaluation of Multiple Interfaces: A Solution for Complex Software, Department of Computer Science, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, 2002.
The Design and Evaluation of Multiple Interfaces: A Solution for Complex Software, Department of Computer Science, Carlton University, Ottawa, ON, 2002.
The Design and Evaluation of Multiple Interfaces: A Solution for Complex Software, Department of Computer Science, York University, Toronto, ON, 2002.
The Design and Evaluation of Multiple Interfaces: A Solution for Complex Software, Department of Computer Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, 2002.
The Design and Evaluation of Multiple Interfaces: A Solution for Complex Software, Department of Computer Science, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, 2002.
The Design and Evaluation of Multiple Interfaces: A Solution for Complex Software, Department of Computer Science, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, 2002.
Personalization: A Design Solution to Software 'Bloat'. Microsoft Research, Redmond, WA, 2000.
Masking Complexity: Some Interface Design Alternatives. IBM User Centered Design Group, Worldwide Webcast, Toronto, ON, 2000.
Are we all in the same 'bloat'?. Annual General Meeting for Communications and Information Technology Ontario, Toronto, ON, 1999.
Experiencing Word Processing. Corporate Design Group, Ottawa, ON, 1999.
Experiencing Word Processing. National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, ON, 1999.
Learning Complex Software. Annual General Meeting for Communications and Information Technology Ontario, Toronto, ON, 1998.
I am located in the relatively new X-wing of the ICICS/CS Building on UBC campus. The main address from the ICICS/CS building is 2366 Main Mall. If you enter from this address, follow the signs to the X-wing, then take the south elevator to the 6th floor. My office is X665.
The most direct way to get to my office is to enter the X-wing from street level (X-wing is it's own building, connected by walkways to the old building). The entrance is at the corner of Engineering Road and Agronomy Road, then take the south elevator to the 6th floor. My office is X665.
Google map of corner of Engineering and Agronomy roads
UBC Wayfinding map to the ICICS/CS Building Addition (Building Addition = X-wing)
As shown on the UBC map in the link directly above, the closest parking is in the Health Sciences Parkade. (Scroll down the page if you do not see the map at first.)
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