Cultural & Technological Approaches to Nutrition Promotion

Most ethnic minority groups experience a disproportionate amount of diet-related disease. Many public health professionals have thus called for culturally relevant interventions. In this project, I am investigating how culture influences the dietary habits of low-income African Americans and how technology can be used to facilitate healthy habits. more...

Calendaring Across Home & Work Boundaries

Working parents have to balance both their work schedules and their personal schedules. This may entail juggling conflicting commitments such as work meetings and the kids' sports practices. In this project, I examined how people's home and work lives overlap and how that affects the way they use calendaring tools. more...

Reflecting on Diet & Exercise

For the many college students, having a busy schedule and being in a new environment can make it easy to fall into unhealthy diet and exercise patterns. In this project, our team designed a monitoring system called Fotofit that uses cell phones and digital photography to help users reflect on their diet and exercise habits. more...