Students

On studying under my supervision

I'm always happy to supervise the work of motivated and dedicated undergraduate or postgraduate students. If you are interested in any of my research projects or have one that you would like to discuss please do not hesitate to contact me (or my students if you want to get a real view from the trenches).

Current Students

I am currently supervising the following postgraduate students:
Luis Adrian Castro-Quiroa (PhD) - MBS (web)
community connectedness and migrant workers
Nazean Jomhari (PhD) - MBS (web)
family computer-mediated communications
Hussain Al-Arrayed (PhD) - MBS (web)
supporting personal activity management for nomadic work
Leonardo Galicia (PhD) - CICESE Mexico (co-supervisor) (web)
supporting personal activity management

I am currently supervising the following undergraduate students (3rd year projects): Thomas Armstrong
studying personal productivity in the workplace: tools, strategies and metrics
Elizabeth Bhatia
juggling work and family duties: studying and supporting activity management in the home
Suzanne Craney
(really) understanding e-mail communication management, manners and practices
Antonis Demetriou
studying mobilizing and nomadic practices of professional workers
Charlotte Kelsey
understanding energy management in the home
Alex Morgan
studying use and adoption of instructional videos for knowledge management


Past Students

I had the privilege of working and serving as the supervisor of a number of very talented individuals:

Yan zhen Zhang (MSc 2008) - MBS
Dissertation Title: Studying the Adoption of a Purpose-based Activity Planning Strategy: The PAM System
Topic: personal productivity tools and strategies

Aabhaas Arora (MSc 2008) - MBS
Dissertation Title: How do people multitask?
Topic: studies of multi-tasking in the work place

Narinder Bedi (MSc 2008) - MBS
Dissertation Title: The Nature of Being Connected: Studying the Use of ICT in Maintaining Connections to Home among New Polish Immigrant Communities in the United Kingdom
Topic: computer-mediated communication and communities

Shahab Siddiqui (MSc 2007) - Informatics
Dissertation Title: Understanding and Supporting Time Management for the Muslim World
Topic: personal productivity tools and strategies

Waseem Rashid (MSc 2007) - Informatics
Dissertation Title: Elders 2.0: Analysing Intergenerational Communication with YouTube
Topic: computer-mediated communication and communities

John Fennesy (MBus 2006) - MBS
Topic: management of information systems

Myrna Selene Zamarripa (MSc 2006) - CICESE Mexico - Co-Supervision with Jesus Favela
Topic: digital/physical interfaces for supporting healthcare workers

Elisa Moran (MSc 2006) - CICESE Mexico - Co-Supervision with Ana I. Martinez
Topic: studying the adoption of personal digital assistants in hospitals

Rodrigo Morteo (MSc 2006) - CICESE Mexico - Co-Supervision with Jesus Favela
Topic: personal productivity tools and strategies: The Sphere Juggler