publications

Publications prior to 2019 are from the PI’s previous work, which exemplify the community and care threads on which the C-CI Lab focuses.

2024

Rosenberger, Claire A.; Elias, Cezanne; Ruiz, Yumary; Toombs, Austin; Lee, Sohee; Marceau, Kristine; Wadsworth, Shelley MacDermid; Kimiecik, Carly; Millspaugh, Lillian; Cloutier, Chloe; Rutherford, Lauren; Che, Liying; McCormick, Carolyn E. B.

Community members as design partners: Codesign workshops of the families tackling tough times together program Journal Article

In: Family Relations, pp. 1-21, 2024.

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Soden, Robert; Toombs, Austin; Thomas, Michaelanne

Evaluating Interpretive Research in HCI Journal Article

In: Interactions, vol. 31, no. 1, pp. 38–42, 2024.

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Gray, Colin M; Toombs, Austin L

Themes, Lenses, and Materials: Three Perspectives on HCI Program Development Proceedings Article

In: Proceedings of the 6th Annual Symposium on HCI Education, pp. 1–5, 2024.

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Toombs, Austin L; Parsons, Paul C

Navigating Complexity: Implementing a" Buckets and Lenses" Approach to Cultivate Adaptive Thinkers in HCI Proceedings Article

In: Proceedings of the 6th Annual Symposium on HCI Education, pp. 1–5, 2024.

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Obi, Ike; Naik, Suchismita; Gray, Colin M; Parsons, Paul C; Toombs, Austin L; Jo, Moonyung; Mondan, Prateek

Metacognitive Strategies to Foster Interculturally-Aware Design Competency Proceedings Article

In: Proceedings of the 6th Annual Symposium on HCI Education, pp. 1–6, 2024.

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2023

Gray, Colin M; Williams, Rua M; Parsons, Paul C; Toombs, Austin L; Westbrook, Abbee

Trajectories of Student Engagement with Social Justice-Informed Design Work Book Section

In: Toward Inclusive Learning Design: Social Justice, Equity, and Community, pp. 289–301, Springer, 2023.

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Marceau, Kristine; Kimiecik, Carlyn; Ruiz, Yumary; McCormick, Carolyn; Toombs, Austin; Elias, Cezanne; Lalani, Nasreen; Wadsworth, Shelley MacDermid

Emerging Ideas. Families Together: Supporting family resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic Journal Article

In: Family Relations, vol. 72, no. 3, pp. 665–679, 2023.

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2022

Toombs, Austin L; Lee, Ahreum; Guo, Zhuang; Buls, Jared; Westbrook, Abbee; Carr, Ian; Wu, Yuqing; LaPeter, Michael

" We're so much more than the in-game clan": Gaming Experiences and Group Management in Multi-Space Online Communities Journal Article

In: Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, vol. 6, no. CSCW2, pp. 1–29, 2022.

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Zhu, Di; Gray, Colin M; Toombs, Austin L; Liu, Chunrong; Liu, Wei

Building a cross-cultural UX design dual degree Proceedings Article

In: [] With Design: Reinventing Design Modes: Proceedings of the 9th Congress of the International Association of Societies of Design Research (IASDR 2021), pp. 1128–1134, Springer 2022.

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2021

Li, Ziqing; Gray, Colin M; Toombs, Austin L; McDonald, Kevin; Marinovic, Lukas; Liu, Wei

Cross-cultural UX pedagogy: a China--US partnership Journal Article

In: 2021.

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Goffe, Louis; Chivukula, Shruthi Sai; Bowyer, Alex; Bowen, Simon; Toombs, Austin L; Gray, Colin M

Appetite for Disruption: Designing Human-Centred Augmentations to an Online Food Ordering Platform Proceedings Article

In: 34th British HCI Conference 34, pp. 155–167, 2021.

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Karusala, Naveena; Ismail, Azra; Bhat, Karthik S; Gautam, Aakash; Pendse, Sachin R; Kumar, Neha; Anderson, Richard; Balaam, Madeline; Bardzell, Shaowen; Bidwell, Nicola J; others,

The future of care work: towards a radical politics of care in CSCW research and practice Proceedings Article

In: Companion Publication of the 2021 Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing, pp. 338–342, 2021.

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Liu, Wei; Lee, Kun-Pyo; Gray, Colin M; Toombs, Austin L; Chen, Kuo-Hsiang; Leifer, Larry

Transdisciplinary teaching and learning in UX design: A program review and AR case studies Journal Article

In: Applied Sciences, vol. 11, no. 22, pp. 10648, 2021.

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Gray, Colin M; Williams, Rua M; Parsons, Paul; Toombs, Austin L; Westbrook, Abbee

Frames for Justice Consciousness Journal Article

In: 2021.

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Di, Zhu; Gray, Colin M; Toombs, Austin L; Liu, Wei

Building a Cross-Cultural UX Design Dual Degree Miscellaneous

2021.

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Goffe, Louis; Chivukula, Shruthi Sai; Bowyer, Alex; Bowen, Simon; Toombs, Austin L; Gray, Colin M

Web augmentation for well-being: The human-centred design of a takeaway food ordering digital platform Journal Article

In: Interacting with Computers, vol. 33, no. 4, pp. 335–352, 2021.

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2020

Jo, Eunkyung; Toombs, Austin L.; Gray, Colin M.; Hong, Hwajung

Understanding Parenting Stress through Co-designed Self-Trackers Proceedings Article

In: 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2020.

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Toombs, Austin L.; Whitley, Derek; Gray, Colin M.

Autono-preneurial Agents in theCommunity: Developing a SociallyAware API for Autonomous Entrepreneurial Lawn Mowers Proceedings Article

In: Autono-preneurial Agents in theCommunity: Developing a SociallyAware API for Autonomous Entrepreneurial Lawn Mowers, 2020.

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Watkins, Christopher Rhys; Gray, Colin M; Toombs, Austin L; Parsons, Paul

Tensions in Enacting a Design Philosophy in UX Practice Proceedings Article

In: Proceedings of the 2020 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference, pp. 2107–2118, 2020.

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Lee, Ahreum; Toombs, Austin L

Robots on campus: understanding public perception of robots using social media Proceedings Article

In: Conference Companion Publication of the 2020 on Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing, pp. 305–309, 2020.

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2019

Gray, Colin M; Toombs, Austin L; Owczarzak, Marlo; Watkins, Christopher (Ed.)

Digital Civics Goes Abroad Periodical

vol. 26, no. 2, 2019, ISSN: 1072-5520, (Those listed as editors are the authors. Teach press doesn't display authors of periodicals correctly, for some reason.).

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Lee, Ahreum; Toombs, Austin L; Erickson, Ingrid

Infrastructure vs. Community: Co-spaces Confront Digital Nomads' Paradoxical Needs Proceedings Article

In: Extended Abstracts of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, pp. LBW2419:1–LBW2419:6, ACM, Glasgow, Scotland Uk, 2019, ISBN: 978-1-4503-5971-9.

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Toombs, Austin L; Davidge, Michael A; Park, Jeongjin; Sirko, Gregory; LaPeter, Michael

Algorithmically-Generated Communities: A Case Study Proceedings Article

In: Conference Companion Publication of the 2019 on Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing, pp. 387–391, ACM, Austin, TX, USA, 2019, ISBN: 978-1-4503-6692-2.

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Lee, Ahreum; Toombs, Austin L; Erickson, Ingrid; Nemer, David; Ho, Yu-shen; Jo, Eunkyung; Guo, Zhuang

The Social Infrastructure of Co-Spaces: Home, Work, and Sociable Places for Digital Nomads Journal Article

In: Proc. ACM Hum.-Comput. Interact., vol. 3, no. CSCW, 2019.

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2018

Kou, Yubo; Gray, Colin M; Toombs, Austin L; Adams, Robin S

Understanding Social Roles in an Online Community of Volatile Practice: A Study of User Experience Practitioners on Reddit Journal Article

In: Trans. Soc. Comput., vol. 1, no. 4, pp. 17:1–17:22, 2018.

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Toombs, Austin L; Morrissey, Kellie; Simpson, Emma; Gray, Colin M; Vines, John; Balaam, Madeline

Supporting the Complex Social Lives of New Parents Proceedings Article

In: Proceedings of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, pp. 420:1–420:13, ÄCM", Montreal QC, Canada, 2018.

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Lazar, Amanda; Toombs, Austin L; Morrissey, Kellie; Kenning, Gail; Boger, Jennifer; Brankaert, Rens

HCIxDementia Workshop: Engaging People Living with Dementia Proceedings Article

In: Extended Abstracts of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, pp. W01:1–W01:7, ÄCM", Montreal QC, Canada, 2018.

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Townshend, Jennifer; Hayes, Louise; Hails, Sally; Toombs, Austin; Balaam, Madeline

Development of an online resource to support paedaitric asthma management: www.beatasthma.co.uk Proceedings Article

In: pp. PA3134, European Respiratory Society, 2018.

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Toombs, A; Devendorf, L; Shih, P; Kaziunas, E; others,

Sociotechnical Systems of Care Proceedings Article

In: dl.acm.org, 2018.

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Kou, Y; Gray, C; Toombs, A; Adams, R

Knowledge Production and Social Roles in an Online Community of Emerging Occupation: A Study of User Experience Practitioners on Reddit Journal Article

In: 2018.

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Toombs, Austin; Gray, Colin; Zhou, Guoyang; Light, Ann

Appropriated or Inauthentic Care in Gig-Economy Platforms: A Psycho-linguistic Analysis of Uber and Lyft Proceedings Article

In: Extended Abstracts of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, pp. LBW532:1–LBW532:6, Montreal QC, Canada, 2018.

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Toombs, Austin L; Dow, Andy; Vines, John; Gray, Colin M; Dennis, Barbara; Clarke, Rachel; Light, Ann

Designing for Everyday Care in Communities Proceedings Article

In: Proceedings of the 2018 ACM Conference Companion Publication on Designing Interactive Systems, pp. 391–394, Hong Kong, China, 2018.

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2017

Toombs, Austin L

Hackerspace Tropes, Identities, and Community Values Proceedings Article

In: Proceedings of the 2017 Conference on Designing Interactive Systems, pp. 1079–1091, dl.acm.org, New York, New York, USA, 2017.

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Morrissey, Kellie; Lazar, Amanda; Boger, Jennifer; Toombs, Austin

HCIxDementia workshop: the role of technology and design in dementia Proceedings Article

In: dl.acm.org, 2017.

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Bardzell, Jeffrey; Bardzell, Shaowen; Lin, Cindy; Lindtner, Silvia; Toombs, Austin

HCI's Making Agendas Journal Article

In: Found. Trends Hum.-Comput. Interact., vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 126–200, 2017, ISSN: 1551-3955.

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2016

Toombs, Austin; Gross, Shad; Bardzell, Shaowen; Bardzell, Jeffrey

From empathy to care: a feminist care ethics perspective on long-term researcher--participant relations Journal Article

In: Interact. Comput., vol. 29, no. 1, pp. 45–57, 2016.

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Toombs, Austin L; Ferri, Gabriele; Grimme, Shannon; Gross, Shad; Stallings, Michael D; Bardzell, Jeffrey; Bardzell, Shaowen (Ed.)

Making a critical playshop Periodical

vol. 24, no. 1, 2016, (Those listed as editors are the authors. Teach press doesn't display authors of periodicals correctly, for some reason.).

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Toombs, A L

Care and the construction of hacker identities, communities, and society PhD Thesis

2016.

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2015

Toombs, Austin L; Bardzell, Shaowen; Bardzell, Jeffrey

The Proper Care and Feeding of Hackerspaces: Care Ethics and Cultures of Making Proceedings Article

In: CHI '15: Proceedings of the 33rd Annual ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, pp. 629–638, New York, New York, USA, 2015.

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Toombs, Austin

Enacting Care Through Collaboration in Communities of Makers Proceedings Article

In: CSCW'15 Companion: Proceedings of the 18th ACM Conference Companion on Computer Supported Cooperative Work & Social Computing, pp. 81–84, dl.acm.org, New York, New York, USA, 2015.

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2014

Bardzell, Jeffrey; Bardzell, Shaowen; Toombs, Austin

"Now that's definitely a proper hack'': Self-made tools in hackerspaces Proceedings Article

In: Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, pp. 473-476, ACM, New York, New York, USA, 2014.

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Toombs, Austin; Bardzell, Shaowen; Bardzell, Jeffrey

Becoming makers: Hackerspace member habits, values, and identities Journal Article

In: Journal of Peer Production, 2014.

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2011

Bardzell, Shaowen; Gross, Shad; Wain, Jeffrey; Toombs, Austin; Bardzell, Jeffrey

The significant screwdriver: care, domestic masculinity, and interaction design Proceedings Article

In: BCS-HCI '11: Proceedings of the 25th BCS Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, pp. 371–377, British Computer Society, 2011.

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Gross, Shad; Toombs, Austin; Wain, Jeff; Walorski, Kevin

Foodmunity: designing community interactions over food Proceedings Article

In: pp. 1019, dl.acm.org, New York, New York, USA, 2011.

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miscellaneous publications

We wrote about our experience trying to generate a robot-facilitated social picnic on medium here. This was a quick pilot project to see if we would be interested in using the Starship delivery robots as a way to help people gather.

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