My research focus is in the field of health informatics. I utilize computer-mediated communication, collaborative learning theories, user-centred design principles, information visualization and social media applications such as message forums, electronic health records, blogs, wikis and Twitter as means to support dissemination of health care information. Other areas of expertise in health informatics include means of depicting credibility in web-based health content. I specialize in a variety of techniques to measure and evaluate the quality and performance of media including quantitative and qualitative measures and usability testing.
Fields of concentration
health informatics, social media, computer-mediated communication, evaluation, analytics, patient/provider relationship, decision making, collaborative learning, elearning, knowledge translation, information visualization, participatory design, HIV/AIDS, breast cancer
Find me
Email: laura”at”lauraogrady.ca
Twitter: ogradylaura
Quora: http://www.quora.com/Laura-OGrady
Google Scholar Profile: http://ogrdy.ca/s0i8Ds
