Andrea Parker Assistant Professor of Personal Health Informatics and Human-Computer Interaction a.parker@northeastern.edu Expertise community informatics, computer-supported cooperative work (CSCW), COVID-19, health disparities, human-computer interaction, mobile and ubiquitous computing for health and wellness promotion, personal health informatics, qualitative research methods Andrea Parker in the Press Northeastern team puts patients first in health tech Matthew Goodwin, an assistant professor at Northeastern University, is trying to better understand their world by carefully tracking the boys’ movements and their environment. He has the boys wear sensors on their ankles and wrists that measure arousal levels, while cameras mounted on the walls record activities in the classroom, with the goal of finding […] Boston Globe: Northeastern team puts patients first in health tech Sometimes without warning, one of the autistic students in a classroom at the Center for Discovery will lose control. He will scream and cry. Throw things. Bang his head against the wall. The six adolescent boys in this Monticello, N.Y., classroom, some of the hardest-to-handle students in New York State, cannot explain what is upsetting […] Andrea Parker for Northeastern Global News Fitness trackers need to offer more support to help low-income families to improve their health, says Northeastern University professor Fitness trackers need to offer more support to help low-income families to improve their health, says Northeastern University professor For many people, especially those in low-income neighborhoods, getting fit is more complicated than knowing how many steps you’ve taken. A social network to improve community health A social network to improve community health Assistant professor Andrea Parker is developing mobile tools aimed at improving the health and wellness of people in low-income communities—and inspiring them to encourage their neighbors to do the same. Technology at the dinner table Technology at the dinner table Andrea Parker believes in using technology to promote health and wellness among low-income minority populations.
Northeastern team puts patients first in health tech Matthew Goodwin, an assistant professor at Northeastern University, is trying to better understand their world by carefully tracking the boys’ movements and their environment. He has the boys wear sensors on their ankles and wrists that measure arousal levels, while cameras mounted on the walls record activities in the classroom, with the goal of finding […]
Boston Globe: Northeastern team puts patients first in health tech Sometimes without warning, one of the autistic students in a classroom at the Center for Discovery will lose control. He will scream and cry. Throw things. Bang his head against the wall. The six adolescent boys in this Monticello, N.Y., classroom, some of the hardest-to-handle students in New York State, cannot explain what is upsetting […]