We did a mini summer project, looking at best practices for hybrid meetings. Our blog post on the topic is posted on the GroupLens Blog!
https://lanayarosh.com/2021/08/13-rules-for-successful-hybrid-meetings-lessons-from-100-articles/
As social distancing due to COVID-19 shuts down in-person networks of social support for recovering addicts and alcoholics, many 12-step meetings have moved online . My colleague, Dr. Amy Krentzm...
https://lanayarosh.com/2020/04/bomb-proofing-your-12-step-zoom-meeting/
If you’re trying to keep yourself and your children safe and sane, you may be considering the idea of virtual play dates over video chat. This has been a research area for me in the past (with ...
https://lanayarosh.com/2020/03/video-play-dates-during-social-distancing/
“Aren’t you encouraging people to join a cult?“ somebody asked me at a conference. A lot of my recent research focuses on supporting people in recovery from Substance Use Disorders (SUDs �...
My research depends on participants volunteering their time, energy, and personal stories. They are informants, co-designers, beta testers, and content experts who contribute so many insights and...
https://lanayarosh.com/2018/11/giving-back-to-the-participants-when-you-cant-leave-a-working-system/
“Hey Google, tell me a joke!” If you share your home with a child and any sort of a voice assistant (Google Home, Kortana, Alexa, Siri), you may be used to hearing this sort of a request. Thi...
https://lanayarosh.com/2018/07/of-children-and-artificial-intelligence-agents/
Blog post this month is just sharing my recently-posted TEDx Minneapolis talk!
https://lanayarosh.com/2017/12/technoparenting-how-tech-can-reconnect-parents-and-kids/
When I Skype with my family, I really wish that I could reach through the screen to give them a hug! Instead, we sometimes have to pretend—we lean forward “hugging” the monitor or bring our...
https://lanayarosh.com/2017/11/squeezebands-hugging-through-the-screen/
“You drive home and park. Your car is full of groceries and other shopping, which take many trips to bring into the house. Five minutes after you drove in, you are still making trips to the car...
https://lanayarosh.com/2017/10/87-of-people-got-this-question-about-their-door-lock-wrong/
This year, I took part in the comments workshop at CSCW 2017 (also known as the CCCCCCCR Workshop). The workshop applied a model I appreciate — we actually attempted to get some real work done...
https://lanayarosh.com/2017/07/down-with-downvotes-why-do-subreddits-disable-downvotes/