Personal Motivation and Approach to Research

1 My research interests center primarily in the areas of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and Computer-Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW). In particular, I am interested in how people interact, communicate, and work with and through technology, and in assisting them maintain and improve their individual and group practices. My dissertation research focuses on the design and evaluation of computing technologies to support the development and training of teamwork skills in mediated environments, using dynamic visualizations of automated feedback derived from the language used by team members. The main contribution of my research is advancing an understanding of the interconnections between teamwork, communicative behavior, and feedback in technology-mediated environments. My plans for future research include applying these techniques to new domains and technologies for supporting teamwork practices.