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Jenny Preece
Alma materOpen University
Scientific career
FieldsHuman–computer interaction, Computer-mediated communication, Citizen Science
InstitutionsUniversity of Maryland, College Park
Doctoral advisorTimothy O'Shea
Doctoral studentsYurong He, Anne Bowser, Jonathan Crellin, Richard Jacques, Blair Nonnecke, Diane Maloney-Krichmar, Dana Rotman, Philip Wu

Jenny Preece is the Dean Emerita (2005-2015) of the College of Information Studies, a Professor at the University of Maryland, and a member of the University of Maryland Human-Computer Interaction Lab.[1] She researches online communities and is known for her work on what makes such a community successful, and how usability factors interact with socialibility in online communities.[2]

Life and work

Preece gained her Ph.D. at the Open University, later becoming faculty there. She went on to be a Research Professor of Information Systems and Director of the Research Center for People and Systems Interaction at London South Bank University in London. At the University of Maryland, she has studied how online communities can stimulate and support social engagement.[3] Current work is on citizen science and environmental education.


Publications

  • Jennifer Preece, Yvonne Rogers & Helen Sharp: Interaction Design: Beyond Human-Computer Interaction, 2nd Edition (2007), John Wiley & Sons, ISBN 0-470-01866-6. 3rd Edition (2011), John Wiley & Sons, ISBN 9780470665763. 4th Edition (2014), John Wiley & Sons, ISBN 978-1-119-02075-2.
  • Online Communities: Designing Usability, Supporting Sociability, John Wiley & Sons (2000) ISBN 0-471-80599-8
  • Human-Computer Interaction co-author, with Yvonne Rogers, Helen Sharp, David Benyon, Simon Holland, and Tom Carey, (1994) ISBN 0-201-62769-8

Preece has published papers on trust, community, and online etiquette, including the transition of readers and participants to community leaders.[4][5] In 2011 she was selected to join the CHI Academy.[6]

References

  1. ^ HCIL Faculty
  2. ^ Preece's website at UMBC.
  3. ^ NSF study as of 2011.
  4. ^ OL Net biography, retrieved November 5, 2012
  5. ^ University of Trier's DBLP archive
  6. ^ 2011 SIGCHI Awards, retrieved 2012-11-05.


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