Overview
Background
I am an interaction designer.
I have an interest in design research and methods and their application to the design of technology. I believe that co-design/participatory design and human-centered design are critical approaches to ensuring that technology will truly serve the people who will be using or impacted by that technology.
A significant proportion of my work involves working with people living with dementia and post-stroke aphasia. Much of this work focuses on accessibility, usability and acceptability with the aim of creating technological solutions that are not only functional but also recognise and respond to people's intrinsic needs and experiences. A key aspect of my recent work is exploring acceptability and its ties to the Social Self-Determination model of people's needs. Through this I am looking at User Experience through a different lens, seeking to develop an understanding of how this model of people's needs can support a meaningful and impactful experience.
My interests extend across design theory and practice, human-computer interaction and user experience, and the application of the theory of these domains into practical and novel contexts. When designing technology that is to be used in everyday or applied contexts, I believe it is important to think beyond the technology itself. Therefore, in my research so far, I have worked in multidisciplinary teams crossing speech pathology, occupational therapy, computer science, and psychology. I am also committed to ensuring that technology and the process of designing technology is ethical.
Availability
- Dr Peter Worthy is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Law, Queensland University of Technology
- Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, Queensland University of Technology
- Bachelor of Applied Science, Queensland University of Technology
- Masters (Coursework), The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Research interests
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Human-computer Interaction
Interaction between people and digital systems with a specific interest in people living with dementia and other cognitive impairment
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Interaction Design
The design of digital systems in order to meet people needs and values along with the wider implications of digital systems for people along with the methods used to support design. This interest extends across a range of contexts including social robotics, internet of things and smart environments, people living with dementia and other cognitive impairments, and digital musical instruments.
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Human-centred Artificial Intelligence
I am interested in the design of AI systems to make those systems human-centred including how AI practitioners gain an understanding of people's needs and values, the practices they use to centre people in AI systems and identify potential harms, and how they can account for these values and needs in the design of AI systems.
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Assistive Technology Design
How can technology best support people with different abilities with a particular focus on human rights.
Works
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2024
Conference Publication
Barriers and enablers to cognitive assessment in Parkinson’s disease: perspectives of clinicians and people living with PD
Brooks, D., Worthy, P., Shrubsole, K. and Dissanayaka, N. (2024). Barriers and enablers to cognitive assessment in Parkinson’s disease: perspectives of clinicians and people living with PD. Australian Dementia Research Forum 2024, Gold Coast, QLD Australia, 3-5 June 2024.
2024
Conference Publication
Enhancing utility of neuropsychological evaluation for earlier and effective diagnosis of dementia in Parkinson’s disease: PDCogniCare project
Au, T., Bailey, D., Beattie, E., Brooks, D., Broome, A., Byrne, G., Chatfield, M., Dissanayaka, N., Keramat, S.A., Lehn, A., Liddle, J., Marsh, R., Mitchell, L., Naismith, S., Nestor, S., O’Sullivan, J., Pachana, N., Pourzinal, D., Robertson, S., Shrubsole, K., Sivakumaran, K., Spooner, D., Tinson, H., Verreynne, M.L., Worthy, P. and Yang, J. (2024). Enhancing utility of neuropsychological evaluation for earlier and effective diagnosis of dementia in Parkinson’s disease: PDCogniCare project. Australian Dementia Research Forum 2024, Gold Coast, QLD Australia, 3-5 June 2024.
2024
Conference Publication
Technology assisted and remotely delivered anxiety psychotherapy intervention for people living with dementia and their care partners: Tech-CBT project
Au, T., Beattie, E., Bennett, S., Brooks, D., Broome, A., Byrne, G., Chatfield, M., Comans, T., Dissanayaka, N., Guy, R., Keramat, S.A., King, T., Lehn, A., Liddle, J., Mitchell, L., Oram, J., O’Sullivan, J., Pacas Fronza, G., Pachana, N., Pietsch, A., Tan, J., Welsh, K. and Worthy, P. (2024). Technology assisted and remotely delivered anxiety psychotherapy intervention for people living with dementia and their care partners: Tech-CBT project. Australian Dementia Research Forum 2024, Gold Coast, QLD Australia, 3-5 June 2024.
2024
Journal Article
Telehealth Cognitive Behavior Therapy to Reduce Anxiety in People Living with Cognitive Impairment: A Randomized Feasibility Pilot Study
Pacas Fronza, Gabriela, Mitchell, Leander K., Pachana, Nancy A., Byrne, Gerard J., Liddle, Jacki, Yang, Jihyun, Brooks, Deborah, Au, Tiffany, Pourzinal, Dana, Worthy, Peter, Comans, Tracy, Beattie, Elizabeth, Bennett, Sally, Russell, Trevor and Dissanayaka, Nadeeka N. (2024). Telehealth Cognitive Behavior Therapy to Reduce Anxiety in People Living with Cognitive Impairment: A Randomized Feasibility Pilot Study. Clinical Gerontologist, 1-15. doi: 10.1080/07317115.2024.2336187
2023
Conference Publication
Co-design of a technology to motivate self-managed post-stroke aphasia treatment
Worthy, P., Isaacs, M., Burton, B., Copland, D., Wiles, J., Angwin, A., Palmer, V., Gullo, M., Hill, A., Timmer, B., Shrubsole, K. and Wallace, S. (2023). Co-design of a technology to motivate self-managed post-stroke aphasia treatment. 15th World Stroke Congress, Toronto, Canada, 10-12 October 2023. London, United Kingdom: SAGE Publications.
2023
Conference Publication
Music Listening and Aphasia Recovery: Examining the Usability and Acceptance of a Purpose-Built Mobile Music Listening Application
Best, Bethany, Worthy, Peter, Roxbury, Tracy and Copland, David (2023). Music Listening and Aphasia Recovery: Examining the Usability and Acceptance of a Purpose-Built Mobile Music Listening Application. LONDON: SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD.
2023
Journal Article
Enlarging the model of the human at the heart of human-centered AI: a social self-determination model of AI system impact
Bingley, William J., Haslam, S. Alexander, Steffens, Niklas K., Gillespie, Nicole, Worthy, Peter, Curtis, Caitlin, Lockey, Steven, Bialkowski, Alina, Ko, Ryan K.L. and Wiles, Janet (2023). Enlarging the model of the human at the heart of human-centered AI: a social self-determination model of AI system impact. New Ideas in Psychology, 70 101025, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.newideapsych.2023.101025
2023
Conference Publication
Making research summaries accessible to people with aphasia following stroke: an international co-design study
Harvey, Sam, Cheng, Bonnie, Shiggins, Ciara, Ryan, Brooke, Tanya Rose, Palmer, Rebecca, Burton. Bridget, Worthy, Peter, Deslandes, Ryan, Kong, Anthony Pak-Hin, Breitenstein, Caterina, Soroli, Eva, Dutta, Manaswita, Martinez Ferreiro, Silvia, Alyahya, Reem, Pais, Analise, Shinton, Ray, Pernworth, Janis and Wallace, Sarah J. (2023). Making research summaries accessible to people with aphasia following stroke: an international co-design study. Stroke 2023 – The Combined Stroke Society of Australasia and Smart Strokes Nursing and Allied Health Scientific Meeting, Melbourne, Australia, 22-25 August 2023. London, United Kingdom: Sage Publications. doi: 10.1177/17474930231188838
2023
Conference Publication
Making Research Summaries Accessible to People with Aphasia Following Stroke: An International Co-design Study
Harvey, Sam, Cheng, Bonnie, Shiggins, Ciara, Ryan, Brooke, Rose, Tanya, Palmer, Rebecca, Burton, Bridget, Worthy, Peter, Deslandes, Ryan, Kong, Anthony Pak-Hin, Breitenstein, Caterina, Soroli, Eva, Dutta, Manaswita, Martinez Ferreiro, Silvia, Alyahya, Reem, Pais, Analisa, Shinton, Ray, Jennings, Amy, Pernworth, Janis and Wallace, Sarah J. (2023). Making Research Summaries Accessible to People with Aphasia Following Stroke: An International Co-design Study. LONDON: SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD.
2023
Journal Article
Adaptation of an electronic delirium screening tool for use in the medical setting based on a human centered design approach
Eeles, Eamonn, Tronstad, Oystein, Flaws, Dylan, Teodorczuk, Andrew, Worthy, Peter and Dissanayaka, Nadeeka (2023). Adaptation of an electronic delirium screening tool for use in the medical setting based on a human centered design approach. Delirium Communications. doi: 10.56392/001c.77497
2023
Journal Article
A single-blind, parallel-group randomised trial of a technology-assisted and remotely delivered cognitive behavioural therapy intervention (Tech-CBT) versus usual care to reduce anxiety in people with mild cognitive impairment and dementia: study protocol for a randomised trial
Dissanayaka, Nadeeka, Brooks, Deborah, Worthy, Peter, Mitchell, Leander, Pachana, Nancy A., Byrne, Gerard, Keramat, Syed Afroz, Comans, Tracy, Bennett, Sally, Liddle, Jacki, Chatfield, Mark D., Broome, Annette, Oram, Joanne, Appadurai, Kanaganayagam, Beattie, Elizabeth, Au, Tiffany, King, Teagan, Welsh, Kimberley and Pietsch, Ann (2023). A single-blind, parallel-group randomised trial of a technology-assisted and remotely delivered cognitive behavioural therapy intervention (Tech-CBT) versus usual care to reduce anxiety in people with mild cognitive impairment and dementia: study protocol for a randomised trial. Trials, 24 (1) 420, 1-17. doi: 10.1186/s13063-023-07381-2
2023
Conference Publication
Development of a digital training package to upskill psychologists in the delivery of a technology assisted CBT program (Tech-CBT) to target anxiety in people with mild cognitive impairment and dementia
King, T., Brooks, D., Worthy, P., Bennett, S., Liddle, J., Mitchell, L. and Dissanayaka, N. (2023). Development of a digital training package to upskill psychologists in the delivery of a technology assisted CBT program (Tech-CBT) to target anxiety in people with mild cognitive impairment and dementia. Australian Dementia Research Forum 2023, Gold Coast, QLD Australia, 29-31 May 2023.
2023
Conference Publication
Co-designing better conversations with smart assistants to support self-managed therapy practice
Worthy, P., Brooks, D., Pacas Fronza, G., Liddle, J., Mitchell, L., Pachana, N., Frost, D., Robertson, S. and Dissanayaka, N. (2023). Co-designing better conversations with smart assistants to support self-managed therapy practice. Australian Dementia Research Forum 2023, Gold Coast, QLD Australia, 29-31 May 2023.
2023
Conference Publication
New technology assisted interventions to combat anxiety and depression in dementia
Dissanayaka, N.N., Pacas Fronza, G., Mitchell, L., Pachana, N., Worthy, P., Byrne, G., Keramat, S.A., Comans, T., Bennett, S., Liddle, J., Chatfield, M., Broome, A., Oram, J., Appadurai, K., Beattie, E., Welsh, K., King, T., Brimelow, R., Burley, C., Pietsch, A., Brooks, D. and Au, T. (2023). New technology assisted interventions to combat anxiety and depression in dementia. Australian Dementia Research Forum 2023, Gold Coast, QLD Australia, 29-31 May 2023.
2023
Journal Article
Where is the human in human-centered AI? Insights from developer priorities and user experiences
Bingley, William J., Curtis, Caitlin, Lockey, Steven, Bialkowski, Alina, Gillespie, Nicole, Haslam, S. Alexander, Ko, Ryan K.L., Steffens, Niklas, Wiles, Janet and Worthy, Peter (2023). Where is the human in human-centered AI? Insights from developer priorities and user experiences. Computers in Human Behavior, 141 107617, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.chb.2022.107617
2023
Journal Article
Exploring the usability and feasibility of a mobile music listening application for people living in the community with post-stroke aphasia
Best, Bethany, Campbell, Jessica, Roxbury, Tracy, Worthy, Peter and Copland, David A. (2023). Exploring the usability and feasibility of a mobile music listening application for people living in the community with post-stroke aphasia. Disability and Rehabilitation, 46 (2), 1-10. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2022.2161646
2023
Journal Article
Putting “the broken bits together”: A qualitative exploration of the impact of communication changes in dementia
Nickbakht, Mansoureh, Angwin, Anthony J., Cheng, Bonnie B.Y., Liddle, Jacki, Worthy, Peter, Wiles, Janet H., Angus, Daniel and Wallace, Sarah J. (2023). Putting “the broken bits together”: A qualitative exploration of the impact of communication changes in dementia. Journal of Communication Disorders, 101 106294, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2022.106294
2022
Journal Article
Embodied Case History Assessment: A new era of empathy
Cheng, Bonnie, Anemaat, Lisa and Worthy, Peter H. (2022). Embodied Case History Assessment: A new era of empathy. OpenPhysio Journal, 1-5. doi: 10.14426/opj/202212hp0203
2022
Journal Article
Partnering with people living with dementia and care partners in technology research and design: reflections and recommendations
Liddle, Jacki, Worthy, Peter, Frost, Dennis, Taylor, Eileen and Taylor, Dubhglas (2022). Partnering with people living with dementia and care partners in technology research and design: reflections and recommendations. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 69 (6), 723-741. doi: 10.1111/1440-1630.12843
2022
Journal Article
Pilot testing of a new electronic diagnostic support tool (AiD-DST) designed to identify the cause(s) of delirium
Eeles, Eamonn, Worthy, Peter, Teodorczuk, Andrew, Kaur, Paven and Dissanayaka, Nadeeka (2022). Pilot testing of a new electronic diagnostic support tool (AiD-DST) designed to identify the cause(s) of delirium. Delirium Communications. doi: 10.56392/001c.37365
Funding
Current funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Peter Worthy is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Facilitating access and engagement to appropriate stepped care models for mental health services in Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Megan Ross, Associate Professor Nicole Hartley, Professor Trevor Russell
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Doctor Philosophy
myGOALS Study: Collaborative goal setting in rehabilitation for children with disabilities
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Tanya Rose
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Doctor Philosophy
Stimulating aphasia recovery with daily music listening post stroke
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor David Copland
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Doctor Philosophy
Delirium in hospital. Challenging times call for digital measures.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Gerard Byrne, Professor Juha Toyras, Associate Professor Nadeeka Dissanayaka
Completed supervision
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2023
Master Philosophy
Making for Others: Connecting Men's Sheds and Society Through "Making"
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Dhaval Vyas
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