https://www.erinbeneteauresearch.com/creativeresearchpodcast daily 0.75 2023-04-04 https://www.erinbeneteauresearch.com/creativeresearchpodcast/creative-research-episode-6 monthly 0.5 2023-03-23 https://www.erinbeneteauresearch.com/creativeresearchpodcast/creative-research-episode-5 monthly 0.5 2023-03-22 https://www.erinbeneteauresearch.com/creativeresearchpodcast/creative-research-episode-4 monthly 0.5 2023-03-02 https://www.erinbeneteauresearch.com/creativeresearchpodcast/creative-research-episode-3 monthly 0.5 2023-03-06 https://www.erinbeneteauresearch.com/creativeresearchpodcast/creative-research-episode-2 monthly 0.5 2023-02-28 https://www.erinbeneteauresearch.com/creativeresearchpodcast/blog-post-one-yxmmd monthly 0.5 2023-02-26 https://www.erinbeneteauresearch.com/home daily 1.0 2024-02-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e653721720c53492b40e3f0/1584219861253-656GGOFKTUEC4KY0IY0Q/creativeaccess.jpg Erin Beneteau Research Home - Creativity and Technology My thesis research involves four studies exploring how engagement in creativity impacts individuals with acquired mobility and/or communication disabilities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e653721720c53492b40e3f0/1584217914606-7X9KLNINIT7TZHQ6MPHE/alexa-amazon-cortana-echo-717234.jpg Erin Beneteau Research Home - Families and Conversational AI This research has involved multiple analyses of how diverse families learn about, engage with, and use smart speakers in their homes over time. Read about our research in this blog post with the Joan Ganz Cooney Center. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e653721720c53492b40e3f0/1583795031090-H4VYO0VKUSG6F5LIUZXQ/IMG_4397.JPG Erin Beneteau Research Home - How can technology foster communication? I am a researcher, instructional designer and speech-language pathologist. I incorporate my diverse background into designing holistic research studies exploring the role technologies play in human communication. My research spans diverse topics and includes working with adults, children and families. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e653721720c53492b40e3f0/1584217787576-W2DNO480L1MOY0UMC6WT/image+of+a+keyboard+key+with+the+wheelchair+icon+on+it Erin Beneteau Research Home - Acquired Disabilities and Employment What happens when adults acquire disabilities mid-career? What are their options and how can public policies help? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e653721720c53492b40e3f0/1584596304024-Y87JH56MMG35EOQ7K9BC/doctorpatientcommunication.jpeg Erin Beneteau Research Home - Communication in Healthcare I draw on my background as a speech-language pathologist to study communication in healthcare from a variety of perspectives- including patient-provider communication with both adults and children. https://www.erinbeneteauresearch.com/abouterin daily 0.75 2025-02-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e653721720c53492b40e3f0/1583756193358-TQL8D6KESB9RA4FV6QAK/DSC_0437.jpg About Erin - My experience working in three countries- in schools, hospitals, family homes, non-profits, and in the tech industry- has influenced my research approach. I’ve worked as a speech-language pathologist (SLP), in Washington State, New Zealand, and in Ireland. As an SLP, I’ve worked with both children and adults, from age 2 up to age 80+. I especially enjoy working with people who require Augmentative and Alternative Communication systems (AAC). After practicing as a clinical SLP for many years, I began working in the tech industry. First, as an AAC specialist and education team lead for the Swedish eye control and eye tracking company, Tobii Technology. I’ve also worked as a senior learning and development strategist at Microsoft and as a senior instructional designer in the software development team at Tableau. My experiences working in so many different environments allows me to tie my research to practical outcomes. I can relate my research to both the clinical/therapeutic environment as well as technology design, development, and education. . My focus is on human-computer interaction (HCI) and how technology can be designed to improve communication. My goal with all of my research is to ensure that the research is practical and can positively influence people’s lives. — Erin Beneteau PhD, Information School, University of Washington https://www.erinbeneteauresearch.com/families-and-smart-speakers-conversational-ai daily 0.75 2024-02-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e653721720c53492b40e3f0/1583982105615-PJ6HG82E3QMEWPHCBPGB/alexa-amazon-cortana-echo-717234.jpg Families , Smart Speakers, and Conversational AI - How do families integrate smart speakers and conversational AI into their homes? Our research team was fortunate to have 10 diverse families participate in a month-long research study investigating how families interact with smart speakers. We worked with families who had not had a smart speaker in their home prior to the study, and we provided Amazon Echo Dots to each family to set up and use in their home. As a result, I, and members of the research team, conducted multiple analyses of our data which resulted in three research papers exploring different aspects of smart speaker use in the family home, and one paper on the method used for audio data collection during the study. I’d like to thank Mozilla for funding the study and I’d like to thank our participant families for their time and participation. Blog Posts: Using my Speech-Language Pathology Background to Inform the Design and Use of Conversational AI “Alexa, Let’s Work on Your Communication Skills” “Parenting with Alexa While the Family is at Home” Publications: Design guidelines for designers of conversational AI as well as details of user experiences. Erin Beneteau, Julie A Kientz, Ashley Boone, Jason Yip, Yuxing Wu, and Alexis Hiniker. 2020. Parenting with Alexa: Exploring the Introduction of Smart Speakers on Family Dynamics. (2020), In Proceedings of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ‘20). Erin Beneteau, Yini Guan, Olivia K Richards, Mingrui Ray Zhang, Julie A Kientz, Jason Yip, and Alexis Hiniker. 2020. Assumptions Checked: How Families Learn About and Use the Echo Dot. In Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies. 4, 1 (March 2020), 3:1-3:23. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1145/3380993 Accompanying Tableau Visualization for Assumptions Checked paper can be found here on Tableau Public here. Erin Beneteau, Olivia K. Richards, Mingrui Zhang, Julie A. Kientz, Jason Yip, and Alexis Hiniker. 2019. Communication Breakdowns Between Families and Alexa. In Proceedings of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’19), ACM, New York, NY, USA, 243:1–243:13. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3290605.3300473 Alexis Hiniker, Jon E. Froehlich, Mingrui Zhang, and Erin Beneteau. 2019. Anchored Audio Sampling: A Seamless Method for Exploring Children’s Thoughts During Deployment Studies. In Proceedings of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’19), ACM, New York, NY, USA, 8:1–8:13. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3290605.3300238 Anchored Audio Sampling was a best paper award winner https://www.erinbeneteauresearch.com/communication-in-healthcare daily 0.75 2024-02-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e653721720c53492b40e3f0/1584596557260-5E3QP2DC4PSB9L9TEH6T/doctorpatientcommunication.jpeg Communication in Healthcare - How can communication between patients and healthcare providers be improved? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e653721720c53492b40e3f0/1641659463184-MMG9SDFC4HCWDI7YEOLW/unsplash-image-L8tWZT4CcVQ.jpg Communication in Healthcare - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e653721720c53492b40e3f0/1584022617489-JDLJF1XP6336P1ZI5LY3/patient_w_doc.jpg Communication in Healthcare https://www.erinbeneteauresearch.com/employment-and-assistive-technology-1 daily 0.75 2024-02-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e653721720c53492b40e3f0/1584022846538-LAGD9VWC1BAQ4RHIFVQ1/a11ycomputer.png Acquired Disabilities and Employment https://www.erinbeneteauresearch.com/publications daily 0.75 2025-02-17 https://www.erinbeneteauresearch.com/creative-models daily 0.75 2020-03-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e653721720c53492b40e3f0/1583795857983-2MSW6N1DO0UGQ6FORK0W/creativemodels.png Creative Models - Creative Models How has creative engagement affected adults who acquired mobility and/or communication disabilities? Participants: Adults who are currently engaging in creative pursuits that they did not actively pursue prior to developing their disability. Creative pursuits for this study are specific to audio and/or visual creative pursuits, such as: art, music, video, textiles, or creative gaming in an virtual environment. Research method: Participants will be interviewed about their creative pursuits and how it has impacted their lives. In addition, participants will be invited to demonstrate their creative work. https://www.erinbeneteauresearch.com/codesign-recruitment-page daily 0.75 2020-07-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e653721720c53492b40e3f0/1594079010018-EAHXJGK2RD922K29ROLW/codesign.png co-design recruitment page - Seeking Individuals Who Like to Brainstorm Ideas and Who Use Assistive Technologies for Mobility and/or Communicaiton https://www.erinbeneteauresearch.com/creative-resources daily 0.75 2023-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e653721720c53492b40e3f0/1594507756994-UU7FGSYQCV001NG7G6VH/art2.jpg Creative Resources Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e653721720c53492b40e3f0/1594506879639-N7AF3FQV88BQDFVW9JDA/musicwaves.jpg Creative Resources Music https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e653721720c53492b40e3f0/1594507000467-VEBYT1JE4YXJ0947LEFQ/gaming.jpg Creative Resources Gaming https://www.erinbeneteauresearch.com/music-resources daily 0.75 2020-09-24 https://www.erinbeneteauresearch.com/slpstorystudy daily 0.75 2021-10-29 https://www.erinbeneteauresearch.com/research-projects daily 0.75 2024-02-23 https://www.erinbeneteauresearch.com/research-projects/project-four-w4gtm monthly 0.5 2020-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e653721720c53492b40e3f0/1583805900928-J2HA4NNWJHLY6NYXQL79/creativeaccess.png Creativity and Technology - Creative Access - What happens when people with different abilities engage in creative collaboration? I conducted two case studies in which people with different abilities collaborated on two different creative projects. 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In this study, I interviewed adults who acquired their disability mid-life and who use assistive technologies for communication and/or mobility. These inspiring individuals engage in a variety of creative pursuits including art creation, gaming, and design..