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
Search Professor Peter Worthy’s works on UQ eSpace
2017
Conference Publication
Soundscape: building connection between digital musicians and their audience
Hunter, Trevor, Balachandran, Shiva, Worthy, Peter, Matthews, Ben and Viller, Stephen (2017). Soundscape: building connection between digital musicians and their audience. 29th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference, OzCHI 2017, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 28 November-1 December 2017. New York, NY, USA: Association for Computing Machinery. doi: 10.1145/3152771.3156176
2017
Conference Publication
The sixth sense: augmenting sensory perception through critical design
Khan, Awais Hameed, DiSalvo, Alyssa , Wang Ng, Ki , Balachandran, Shiva, Hunter, Trevor and Worthy, Peter (2017). The sixth sense: augmenting sensory perception through critical design. 11th ACM International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction, TEI 2017, Yokohama, Japan, 20 - 23 March 2017. New York, NY, United States: Association for Computing Machinery. doi: 10.1145/3024969.3035533
2017
Conference Publication
The community garden hack: Participatory experiments in facilitating primary school teacher's appropriation of technology
Karimi, Arafeh, Worthy, Peter, McInnes, Paul, Bodén, Marie, Matthews, Ben and Viller, Stephen (2017). The community garden hack: Participatory experiments in facilitating primary school teacher's appropriation of technology. 29th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference, OzCHI 2017, Brisbane, Australia, November 28-1, 2017. New York, New York, USA: Association for Computing Machinery. doi: 10.1145/3152771.3152787
2017
Conference Publication
Exploring journalistic values through design: a student perspective
Doherty, Skye and Worthy, Peter (2017). Exploring journalistic values through design: a student perspective. 29th Australian Conference on Computer-Human Interaction, Brisbane, Australia, 28 November-1 December 2017. New York, NY United States: Association for Computing Machinery. doi: 10.1145/3152771.3156140
2016
Journal Article
Demo Hour: Minimize
Oogjes, Doenja, Bruns Alonso, Miguel, Wakkary, Ron, Lo, Joanne, Lee, Doris Jung Lin, Wong, Nathan, Bui, David, Paulos, Eric, Gatehouse, Cally, DiSalvo, Alyssa, Yu, Zishan, Worthy, Peter, Weigel, Jason, Viller, Stephen and Matthews, Ben (2016). Demo Hour: Minimize. Interactions, 23 (6), 13-13. doi: 10.1145/3001768
2016
Conference Publication
Delivering large-scale video feedback for laboratory competency assessment in undergraduate microbiology
Wang, Jack T.H., Chen, Rachel and Worthy, Peter (2016). Delivering large-scale video feedback for laboratory competency assessment in undergraduate microbiology. ComBio 2016, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 3-7 October 2016.
2016
Conference Publication
vMarks: on-the-go video feedback for assessment in large courses
Wang, Jack T.H., Chen, Rachel and Worthy, Peter (2016). vMarks: on-the-go video feedback for assessment in large courses. Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia The Shape of Higher Education, Fremantle, WA Australia, 4-7 July 2016.
2016
Journal Article
Are they using my feedback? The extent of students’ feedback use has a large impact on subsequent academic performance
Zimbardi, Kirsten, Colthorpe, Kay, Dekker, Andrew, Engstrom, Craig, Bugarcic, Andrea, Worthy, Peter, Victor, Ruban, Chunduri, Prasad, Lluka, Lesley and Long, Phil (2016). Are they using my feedback? The extent of students’ feedback use has a large impact on subsequent academic performance. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 42 (4), 1-20. doi: 10.1080/02602938.2016.1174187
2016
Other Outputs
Developing and resourcing academics to help students conduct and communicate undergraduate research on a large scale. Final Report 2016.
Rowland, Susan, Pedwell, Rhianna, Lawrie, Gwendolyn and Worthy, Peter (2016). Developing and resourcing academics to help students conduct and communicate undergraduate research on a large scale. Final Report 2016.. Sydney, Australia: Office for Learning and Teaching.
2016
Conference Publication
Social cardboard: pretotyping a social ethnodroid in the wild
Wiles, Janet, Worthy, Peter, Hensby, Kristyn, Boden, Marie, Heath, Scott, Pounds, Paul, Rybak, Nikodem, Smith, Michael, Taufotofua, Jonathon and Weigel, Jason (2016). Social cardboard: pretotyping a social ethnodroid in the wild. 11th Annual ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, HRI 2016, Christchurch, New Zealand, 7-10 March 2016. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/HRI.2016.7451841
2016
Conference Publication
Trust me: doubts and concerns living with the internet of things
Worthy, Peter, Matthews, Ben and Viller, Stephen A. (2016). Trust me: doubts and concerns living with the internet of things. DIS 2016 - Proceedings of the 2016 ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems: Fuse, Brisbane, Australia, 4-8 June 2016. New York, NY, United States: Association for Computing Machinery. doi: 10.1145/2901790.2901890
2016
Conference Publication
Could the inherent nature of the internet of things inhibit person-to-person connection?
Cervantes, Maria, Ramani, Ramya, Worthy, Peter, Weigel, Jason, Viller, Stephen A. and Matthews, Benjamin Robert (2016). Could the inherent nature of the internet of things inhibit person-to-person connection?. 11th ACM SIGCHI Conference on Designing Interactive Systems, DIS 2016, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 4 - 8 June, 2016. New York, NY, United States: Association for Computing Machinery. doi: 10.1145/2908805.2909418
2016
Conference Publication
Hand in hand: tools and techniques for understanding children's touch with a social robot
Hensby, Kristyn, Wiles, Janet, Boden, Marie, Heath, Scott, Nielsen, Mark, Pounds, Paul, Riddell, Joshua, Rogers, Kristopher, Rybak, Nikodem, Slaughter, Virginia, Smith, Michael, Taufatofua, Jonathon, Worthy, Peter and Weigel, Jason (2016). Hand in hand: tools and techniques for understanding children's touch with a social robot. 11th Annual ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, HRI 2016, Christchurch, New Zealand, 7-10 March 2016. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE Computer Society. doi: 10.1109/HRI.2016.7451794
2016
Conference Publication
StoryLamp: Sentimentality is killing the world
Disalvo, Alyssa, Watson, Leila, Yu, Zishan, Worthy, Peter, Weigel, Jason, Viller, Stephen and Matthews, Ben (2016). StoryLamp: Sentimentality is killing the world. 11th ACM SIGCHI Conference on Designing Interactive Systems, DIS 2016, Brisbane, Australia, 4-8 June, 2016. New York, United States: Association for Computing Machinery. doi: 10.1145/2908805.2909409
2016
Conference Publication
IoT: designing for human values
Viller, Stephen, Worthy, Peter, Boden, Marie, Weigel, Jason, Fitzpatrick, Geraldine, Rodden, Tom and Matthews, Ben (2016). IoT: designing for human values. 11th ACM SIGCHI Conference on Designing Interactive Systems, DIS 2016, Brisbane, Australia, 4 - 8 June 2016. New York, NY, United States: Association for Computing Machinery. doi: 10.1145/2908805.2913019
2015
Other Outputs
ALURE Implementer’s Checklist: Support for Students
Myatt, Paula, Worthy, Peter, Green, Matthew, Lawrie, Gwendolyn, Pedwell, Rhianna, Wang, Jack, Zimbardi, Kirsten and Rowland, Susan (2015). ALURE Implementer’s Checklist: Support for Students. Sydney, Australia: Office for Learning and Teaching..
2015
Other Outputs
ALURE Implementer’s Checklist: Design and Logistics
Myatt, Paula, Worthy, Peter, Green, Matthew, Lawrie, Gwendolyn, Pedwell, Rhianna, Wang, Jack, Zimbardi, Kirsten and Rowland, Susan (2015). ALURE Implementer’s Checklist: Design and Logistics. Sydney, Australia: Office for Learning and Teaching..
2015
Other Outputs
ALURE Implementer’s Checklist: Evaluation
Myatt, Paula, Worthy, Peter, Green, Matthew, Lawrie, Gwendolyn, Pedwell, Rhianna, Wang, Jack, Zimbardi, Kirsten and Rowland, Susan (2015). ALURE Implementer’s Checklist: Evaluation. Sydney, Australia: Office for Learning and Teaching.
2015
Other Outputs
ALURE Implementer’s Checklist: Motivation and Value
Myatt, Paul, Worthy, Peter, Green, Matthew, Lawrie, Gwendolyn, Pedwell, Rhianna, Wang, Jack, Zimbardi, Kirsten and Rowland, Susan (2015). ALURE Implementer’s Checklist: Motivation and Value. Sydney, Australia: Office for Learning and Teaching.
2015
Conference Publication
ALURE: The Apprenticeship-Style Large-Scale Undergraduate Research Experience Project
Rowland, Susan, Lawrie, G., Wang, J., Zimbardi, K., Myatt, P., Pedwell, R., West, J., Veenstra, A., Kappler, U., Milward, L., LeBard, R., Howitt, S. and Worthy, P. (2015). ALURE: The Apprenticeship-Style Large-Scale Undergraduate Research Experience Project. HERDSA 2015: Learning for Life and Work in a Complex World, Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, 6-9 July 2015.
Funding
Current funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
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- 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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