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  1. Tangible Topics: Designing Technology to Enrich the Social Interactions of Older Adults in Community-Based Programs

    Article • ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction, July 2026, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Ms Melissa J Rogerson, Dr Jenny Waycott

  2. "More Than Just Holding the iPad": Family Members' Perspectives on the Work of Video Calling in Aged Care

    Article • Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, November 2024, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Dr Jenny Waycott

  3. Designing Age-Inclusive Interfaces: Emerging Mobile, Conversational, and Generative AI to Support Interactions across the Life Span

    Article • September 2024, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Dr Jenny Waycott

  4. Designing Age-Inclusive Interfaces: Emerging Mobile, Conversational, and Generative AI to Support Interactions across the Life Span

    Article • July 2024, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Dr Jenny Waycott

  5. Designing for Inclusive Experiences: Investigating Opportunities for Supporting Older Adults in Community-based Social Programs

    Article • May 2024, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Ms Melissa J Rogerson, Dr Jenny Waycott

  6. Older Adults Imagining Future Technologies in Participatory Design Workshops: Supporting Continuity in the Pursuit of Meaningful Activities

    Article • May 2024, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Dr Jenny Waycott, Ms Melissa J Rogerson

  7. Family Caregiver Experiences of Using a Mobile App for Music-based Training to Support Dementia Care

    Article • May 2024, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Dr Jenny Waycott, Dr Jeanette Tamplin, Professor Felicity Baker

  8. HCI and Aging: New Directions, New Principles

    Article • May 2024, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Dr Jenny Waycott

  9. Investigating the social connections of older handicraft vloggers on the social media platform

    Article • December 2023, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Dr Jenny Waycott, Jiaan LI

  10. "Keeping the Program Going": Technology Use by Community Organizations to Support the Social Connectedness of Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Article • Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, September 2023, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Ms Melissa J Rogerson, Dr Jenny Waycott

  11. Technology Deployment for Social Connection in Residential Aged Care: Care and Technology Providers' Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Article • April 2023, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Dr Jenny Waycott

  12. Key Considerations for The Design of Technology for Enrichment in Residential Aged Care: An Ethnographic Study

    Article • April 2023, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Dr Jenny Waycott

  13. Older Adults Using Technology for Meaningful Activities During COVID-19: An Analysis Through the Lens of Self-Determination Theory

    Article • April 2023, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Ms Melissa J Rogerson, Dr Jenny Waycott

  14. Supporting Creativity in Aged Care: Lessons from Group Singing, Music Therapy, and Immersive Virtual Reality Programs

    Article • November 2022, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Dr Jenny Waycott, Professor Felicity Baker

  15. Social Robots in Aged Care: Care Staff Experiences and Perspectives on Robot Benefits and Challenges

    Article • Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, November 2022, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Dr Jenny Waycott, Dr Simon James Coghlan

  16. Understanding Older Adults' Participation in Online Social Activities

    Article • Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, November 2022, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Dr Jenny Waycott, Ms Melissa J Rogerson

  17. The Role of Staff in Facilitating Immersive Virtual Reality for Enrichment in Aged Care: An Ethic of Care Perspective

    Article • April 2022, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Dr Jenny Waycott, Barbara Barbosa Neves

  18. Alexa, Tell Me a Joke!: "Voice Interfaces are Truly Inclusive"

    Article • April 2022, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Dr Jenny Waycott

  19. A Participatory Design Approach to Creating Echolocation-Enabled Virtual Environments

    Article • ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing, March 2022, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Dr Jenny Waycott

  20. Swipe a Screen or Say the Word: Older Adults’ Preferences for Information-seeking with Touchscreen and Voice-User Interfaces

    Article • November 2021, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Dr Jenny Waycott, Dr Simon James Coghlan

  21. Guidelines for Developing the VR Program in Residential Aged Care: A Preliminary Study from Staff Members’ Perspective

    Article • May 2021, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Dr Jenny Waycott

  22. Dealing with Ethical Challenges in HCI Fieldwork

    Article • May 2021, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Dr Jenny Waycott

  23. Avatar-Mediated Communication in Social VR: An In-depth Exploration of Older Adult Interaction in an Emerging Communication Platform

    Article • May 2021, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Briony Dow, Dr Jenny Waycott

  24. Dignity, Autonomy, and Style of Company

    Article • Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, April 2021, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Barbara Barbosa Neves, Dr Jenny Waycott, Dr Simon James Coghlan

  25. Sound and echo to help blind and low-vision people to understand virtual space

    Article • ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing, March 2021, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Dr Jenny Waycott, Ronny Andrade

  26. School's Back

    Article • Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, January 2021, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Dr Jenny Waycott

  27. How older adults respond to the use of Virtual Reality for enrichment: a systematic review

    Article • December 2020, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Dr Jenny Waycott

  28. Privacy by Design in Aged Care Monitoring Devices? Well, Not Quite Yet!

    Article • December 2020, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Dr Jenny Waycott

  29. Empowering Caregivers of People Living with Dementia to Use Music Therapeutically at Home

    Article • December 2020, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Ms Imogen N Clark, Dr Jeanette Tamplin, Dr Jenny Waycott, Professor Felicity Baker

  30. Challenges of Deploying VR in Aged Care: A Two-Phase Exploration Study

    Article • December 2020, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Dr Jenny Waycott

  31. A summary of issues older adults face in learning to operate and use digital technologies

    Article • December 2020, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Dr Jenny Waycott, Priyankar Bhattacharjee

  32. Dealing with Ethical Challenges in HCI Fieldwork

    Article • April 2020, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Dr Jenny Waycott

  33. Designing Interactions for the Ageing Populations - Addressing Global Challenges

    Article • April 2020, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Mark Dunlop, Dr Jenny Waycott, William G. Chase Professor of Psychology Neil Charness

  34. 'Imi Pono: Creating an Ethical Framework for User Experience Design

    Article • April 2020, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Lennart Nacke, Dr Jenny Waycott

  35. Introducing the Gamer Information-Control Framework

    Article • April 2020, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Ronny Andrade, Dr Jenny Waycott, Ms Melissa J Rogerson

  36. Interrogating Social Virtual Reality as a Communication Medium for Older Adults

    Article • Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, November 2019, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Dr Jenny Waycott, Briony Dow

  37. Exploring the Design of Social VR Experiences with Older Adults

    Article • June 2019, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Dr Jenny Waycott

  38. Playing Blind

    Article • May 2019, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Ronny Andrade, Dr Jenny Waycott, Ms Melissa J Rogerson

  39. Using robot pets instead of companion animals for older people

    Article • December 2018, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Dr Jenny Waycott, Barbara Barbosa Neves, Dr Simon James Coghlan

  40. The challenges in adopting assistive technologies in the workplace for people with visual impairments

    Article • December 2018, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Dr Jenny Waycott

  41. Deploying new technology in residential aged care

    Article • December 2018, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Dr Jenny Waycott, Dr Ralph Hampson

  42. Echo-house

    Article • December 2018, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Ronny Andrade, Dr Jenny Waycott

  43. Postdisaster Posttraumatic Growth: Positive Transformations Following the Black Saturday Bushfires

    Article • Australian Social Work, August 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Jenny Waycott, Associate Professor David Rose

  44. Negotiating stereotypes of older adults through avatars

    Article • November 2017, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Dr Jenny Waycott

  45. Ethical Encounters in HCI

    Article • May 2017, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Dr Jenny Waycott

  46. Research Ethics in HCI

    Article • May 2017, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Dr Jenny Waycott, Christopher Frauenberger

  47. What's special about aging

    Article • interactions, February 2016, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Ann Light, Dr Jenny Waycott

  48. The Challenge of Technology Research in Sensitive Settings

    Article • December 2015, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Dr Jenny Waycott

  49. Ethical Encounters in HCI

    Article • April 2015, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Dr Jenny Waycott

  50. IT-supported diabetes management

    Article • Information Technology and People, October 2014, Emerald

    Dr Jenny Waycott

  51. Older adults as digital content producers

    Article • April 2013, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)

    Dr Jenny Waycott