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Geraldine Gay

University/Research Lab: Cornell University
Location: (Ithaca, NY)
Personal Research Web Page: http://idl.cornell.edu/index.php

Keywords: Mobile health, social networks, location based media

Posted on: Thursday, May 5th, 2011
Broad Research Area: HCI / CSCW, Mobile / Ubiquitous / Embedded Computing, Social Computing / Social Informatics

Research Interests:

Our multidisciplinary team at Cornell is interested in using mobile devices to influence healthy behaviors. The goal of our research is to refine and evaluate behavioral interventions to reduce obesity. We are looking at the effect of positive affect, social networks (co-PI on NSF HCC Kleinberg, PI), social support systems, and cell phone apps on creating sustainable eating and physical activity.
We are using mobile devices and feedback tools to collect data on mood and activities and designing visualization tools for participants to reflect on their own patterns and behaviors over time. These tools could be applied to help monitor, change behavior or create awareness in multiple contexts.

http://idl.cornell.edu/index.php

 

Contact Information:

Geri Gay 339 Kennedy Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 gkg1@cornell.edu 607-255-7737

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