Personal profile
Research interests
My research focuses on understanding how health and wellbeing technologies are used (and not used!) in the wild. I employ qualitative and participatory design approaches to studies of interactive technologies such as fitness apps, medical devices, and wearable technologies. Past and current studies include the examination of the use of Type 1 Diabetes devices, mobile phone apps for running, wearables in the gym, hearing aids, and high tech wearable baby monitors. I have also started to examine the practices and the trends of people designing, building and sharing do-it-yourself health and wellbeing technologies, particularly for Type 1 Diabetes.
External positions
Visiting Research Fellow, University College London
1 Aug 2017 → …
Research Groups and Themes
- Bristol Interaction Group
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Research output
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Design Opportunities at the Intersection of Sexual and Reproductive Health, Cystic Fibrosis, and Technology
Mathews, C. E., O'Hara, K., Duckers, J. & O'Kane, A. A., 13 Apr 2026, CHI ’26: ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. ACM Press / Sheridan, p. 1-18 18 p. 1363. (Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Contribution (Conference Proceeding)
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Leveraging everyday mobile communication platforms for inclusive and accessible user studies: A WhatsApp case study
Arueyingho, O., Ann O’Kane, A., Marshall, P. & Aprioku, J. S., 1 May 2026, In: International Journal of Human-Computer Studies. 212, 26 p., 103808.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
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Uncertainty and Risk at the Point of Care: Implications of Patient-Generated ECGs and Algorithmic Interpretations for Clinical Decision Making
Keys, R. J., Marshall, P., Stuart, A. G. & O'Kane, A. A., 2 Mar 2026, (Accepted/In press) Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ’26). Association for Computing Machinery, (Human factors in computing systems).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Contribution (Conference Proceeding)
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Transforming the Objective Real-world measUrement of Symptoms (TORUS)
Craddock, I. J. (Principal Investigator), O'Kane, A. A. (Co-Investigator), Whone, A. L. (Co-Investigator), Masullo, A. (Co-Investigator), Morgan, C. A. M. (Co-Investigator), Oikonomou, G. (Co-Investigator), Mirmehdi, M. (Co-Investigator), Santos-Rodriguez, R. (Co-Investigator), McConville, R. (Co-Investigator) & Dong, S. (Researcher)
1/10/23 → 30/09/28
Project: Research, Parent
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CenSoF: ESRC Centre for Sociodigital Futures
Halford, S. (Principal Investigator), Southerton, D. (Co-Investigator), Manchester, H. (Co-Investigator), Evans, D. M. (Co-Investigator), Watson, D. L. (Co-Investigator), Anderson, B. (Co-Investigator), Cater, K. F. (Co-Investigator), Carver, N. (Co-Investigator), Clarke, P. H. (Co-Investigator), Dermott, E. (Co-Investigator), Facer, K. (Co-Investigator), Hauert, S. (Co-Investigator), Liu, W. (Co-Investigator), McQuillan, D. (Co-Investigator), O'Kane, A. A. (Co-Investigator), Owen, R. (Co-Investigator), Parker, M. (Co-Investigator), Preist, C. W. (Co-Investigator), Schien, D. (Co-Investigator), Sriprakash, A. (Co-Investigator), Milivojevic, S. (Co-Investigator), Hussain, R. (Co-Investigator), Gutierrez Lopez, M. (Researcher), Cheilan, L. (Researcher), Thomas, L. M. (Researcher), Van Isacker, T. (Researcher), Valladares Celis, C. (Researcher), Atkins, E. (Student), Knight, E. W. (Student), Pykett, J. (Co-Investigator), Pitts, H. (Co-Investigator), Williamson, B. (Co-Investigator), Lagedamont, M. (Co-Investigator), Dowse, M. (Researcher), Brand, J. F. (Student), James, R. (Student), Okafo, D. (Student), Horsley, N. (Researcher), Jansen, A. H. (Administrator), Stevenson, T. P. (Other ), Hill, J. M. (Manager), Abu-Aisheh, R. (Researcher), Bo, H. (Researcher), Hemming, R. (Researcher), Huang, L. (Researcher), Ward, K. J. (Other ), Ogden, J. (Co-Investigator), Coleman, R. (Co-Investigator), Kleen, N. (Student) & Liu, T. (Student)
1/05/22 → 30/04/28
Project: Research, Parent
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The opportunities for using physiological data in AI-based closed-loop systems for young adults with T1D in the UK
Armstrong, M. E. G. (Principal Investigator), Abdallah, Z. S. (Co-Investigator) & O'Kane, A. A. (Co-Investigator)
1/12/23 → 1/06/24
Project: Research
Datasets
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BrisT1D-Restricted Dataset
James, S. G. (Creator), Armstrong, M. (Creator), O'Kane, A. (Creator), Emerson, H. (Creator) & Abdallah, Z. (Creator), University of Bristol, 10 Apr 2025
DOI: 10.5523/bris.yonrplcb4bvi2vhhn2ehtmpey, http://data.bris.ac.uk/data/dataset/yonrplcb4bvi2vhhn2ehtmpey
Dataset
Prizes
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Collaborate to Innovate 2020, Healthcare & Medical Winner
O'Kane, A. A. (Recipient), Marshall, P. (Recipient), Ayobi, A. (Recipient), Stawarz, K. (Recipient), Flach, P. A. (Recipient), Santos-Rodriguez, R. (Recipient) & Yamagata, T. (Recipient), 4 Feb 2021
Prize: Prizes, Medals, Awards and Grants
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CSCW 2021 Honorary Mention
Ayobi, A. (Recipient), Stawarz, K. (Recipient), Katz, D. (Recipient), Marshall, P. (Recipient), Yamagata, T. (Recipient), Santos-Rodriguez, R. (Recipient), Flach, P. A. (Recipient) & O'Kane, A. A. (Recipient), 14 Oct 2021
Prize: Prizes, Medals, Awards and Grants
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Activities
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Workshop on Transparency and Explanations in Smart Systems (TEXSS)
Eardley, R. (Participant), Soubutts, E. (Participant), Ayobi, A. (Participant), Gooberman-Hill, R. J. S. (Participant) & O'Kane, A. A. (Participant)
13 Apr 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course