Publications

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

• [J.8] Dixon, E., Anderson, J., Blackwelder, D., Radnofsky, M., Lazar, A. (2022). “The Human Need for Equilibrium: A Qualitative Study on the Ingenuity, Technical Competency, and Changing Strategies of People with Dementia Seeking Health Information” Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR).
• [J.7] Dixon, E., Anderson, J., Lazar, A. (2022) “Understanding How Sensory Changes Experienced by Individuals with a Range of Age-Related Cognitive Changes can Effect Technology Use”. ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing (TACCESS).
• [J.6] Wood, R., Dixon, E., Elsayed-Ali, S., Shokeen, E., Lazar, A., Lazar, J. (2021). “Investigating Best Practices for Remote Summative Usability Testing with People with Mild to Moderate Dementia”. ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing (TACCESS)
• [J.5] Khasawneh A., Madathil K.C., Dixon E., Wisniewski P., Zinzow H., Roth R., (2020). Examining the Self-harm and Suicide Contagion Effects of the Blue Whale Challenge on YouTube and Twitter: Qualitative Study. JMIR Mental Health.
• [J.4] Lazar A., Dixon E. Safe Enough to Share: Setting the Dementia Agenda Online. (2019) Proceedings of the ACM: Human Computer Interaction (PACM HCI 2019), CSCW. Honorable Mention Award
• [J.3] Narasimha S., Dixon E., Bertrand J. & Madathil K.C. (2019). An Empirical Study to Investigate the Efficacy of Collaborative Immersive Virtual Reality Systems for Designing Information Architecture of Software Systems. Applied Ergonomics.
• [J.2] Narasimha S., Wilson M., Dixon E., Davis N., Madathil K.C. (2019). An Investigation of the Interaction Patterns of Peer Patrons on an Online Peer-Support Portal for Informal Caregivers of Alzheimer’s Patients. Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet.
• [J.1] Scharett E., Madathil K.C., Lopes S., Rogers H., Agnisarman S., Narasimha S., Dye C. (2017). An investigation of the information sought by caregivers of Alzheimer’s patients on online peer support groups. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking.

Peer-Reviewed Conference Proceedings

• [C.10] Wood, R., Dixon, E., Shokeen, E., Elsayed-Ali, S., Kalla, P., Lazar, A., Lazar, J. (2022). “Exploring Future Personalization Opportunities in Technologies used by Older Adults with Mild to Moderate Dementia”. In the proceedings of the 2022 Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS).
• [C.9] Dixon, E., Michaels, R., Xiao, X., Zhong, Y., Clary, P., Narayanan, A., R., Brewer, R., Lazar, A. “Mobile Phone Use by People with Mild to Moderate Dementia: Uncovering Challenges and Identifying Opportunities” Proceedings of the 2022 ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS).
• [C.8] Dixon, E., Anderson, J., Blackwelder, D., Radnofsky, M., Lazar, A. (2022). “Barriers to Online Dementia Information and Mitigation”. Proceedings of the 2022 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI).
• [C.7] Dixon, E., Piper, A., Lazar, A. (2021). ““Taking care of myself as long as I can”: How People with Dementia Configure Self-Management Systems”. Proceedings of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI).
• [C.6] Dixon, E., Lazar, A. (2020). “The Role of Sensory Changes in Everyday Technology use by People with Mild to Moderate Dementia”. Proceedings of the 2020 ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS). Dean’s Award for Outstanding iSchool Doctoral Paper and Best Paper Nominee (ASSETS’20)
• [C.5] Dixon E., Lazar, A. (2020). “Approach Matters: Linking Practitioner Approaches to Technology Design for People with Dementia”. Proceedings of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI).
• [C.4] Khasawneh A., Madathil K.C., Dixon E., Wisniewski P., Zinzow H., Roth, R. (2019), An Investigation on the Portrayal of Blue Whale Challenge on YouTube and Twitter. Proceedings of the 2019 Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA.
• [C.3] Scharett E., Narasimha S., Madathil K.C., Wilson M., Davis N. & Dye C. (2018). Informational needs of urinary incontinent patients on online peer support groups- a pilot study. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.
• [C.2] Narasimha S., Scharett E., Bertrand J., & Madathil, K.C. (2018). WeRSort: Preliminary results from a new method of remote collaboration facilitated by fully immersive virtual reality. Proceedings of the 2018 Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA. Best Student Paper Award.
• [C.1] Scharett E., Lopes S., Rogers H., Bhargave A., Dye C. & Madathil, K.C. (2017). “An Investigation of Information Sought by Caregivers of Alzheimer’s Patients on Online Peer-Support Groups through a Content Analysis of ALZConnected.org – A Pilot Study.” Presented at the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society’s International Annual Meeting, Austin, TX.

Peer-Reviewed Conference Papers (Non-Proceedings)

• [P.4] Maddali, T., Dixon E., Pradhan A., and Lazar A. “Investigating the Potential of Artificial Intelligence Powered Interfaces to Support Different Types of Memory for People with Dementia.” In Extended Abstracts of the 2022 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems – CHI ’22. New Orleans, Louisiana US.
• [P.3] Chopra S., Dixon E., Ganesh K., Pradhan A., Radnofsky M., Lazar A. (2021) “Designing for and with People with Dementia using a Human Rights-Based Approach”. In Case Studies of the 2021 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems – CHI ’21. Virtual.
• [P.2] Maddali, T., Dixon E., Pradhan A., and Lazar A. “Supporting Remote Participation When Designing with People with Dementia.” In Conference Companion Publication of the 2020 on Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing, 335–340. CSCW ’20
• [P.1] Dixon E. (2019). “Understanding the Occupational Therapists Method to Inform the Design of Technologies for People with Dementia.” In Extended Abstracts of the 2019 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems – CHI ’19, 1–6. Glasgow, Scotland UK.

Workshop Papers and Presentations (Lightly Reviewed)

• [WP.4] Dixon E., Shetty A., Pimento S., and Lazar A. (2021) “Lessons Learned from Remote User-Centered Design with People with Dementia.” Springer series, Design for Inclusion. Proceedings of the 2021 Dementia Lab Conference.
• [WP.3] Dixon E., Lazar A. (2020). “Utilizing a Participatory Action Research Method to Investigate the Trustworthiness of Online Dementia Health Information.” Workshop on Interactive Systems in Healthcare (AMIA)
• [WP.2] Dixon E., Lazar A., (2020). “The Perspectives of People with Dementia on End of Life Care Planning.” Workshop on HCI at End of Life and Beyond at the ACM Conference on Human Factors and Computing Systems (CHI). https://enablingongoingness.com/CHI2020
• [WP.1] Scharett E., Rogers H., (2017). Identifying Information Sought by Alzheimer’s Caregivers using a Content Analysis of ALZConnected.org. Presented at the 2017 South Carolina Aging Research Network Conference. First Prize in Research Presentations.