download .pdf version BROOKE FOUCAULT WELLES b [dash] foucault [at] northwestern [dot] edu www.brookeanddevon.com/brooke RESEARCH INTERESTS My research focuses on the intersection of technology and everyday social practice. Currently, I am investigating emergent forms of sociality online, focusing specifically on how friendships are formed in virtual worlds. EDUCATION 2006-Present Northwestern University Evanston, IL PhD Student ♦ Advisor: Noshir Contractor. ♦ School of Communication, Program Media, Technology & Society. 2001-2003 Cornell University Ithaca, NY Master of Science, Summa Cum Laude, January 2003 ♦ Committee: Geri Gay (chair), Joseph Walther, Dietram Scheufele. ♦ Communication major with focus in Human Computer Interaction (HCI). ♦ Master’s research on visual search interfaces for children. 1998-2001 Cornell University Ithaca, NY Bachelor of Science, Magna Cum Laude with Distinction in Research, May 2001 ♦ Communication major with concentration in Science and Technology Studies (STS). ♦ Honors Thesis on social influences on e-commerce. ♦ Recipient of NY State Chancellor’s Award for academic excellence. ACADEMIC RESEARCH EXPERIENCE 2009-Present SONIC Lab Evanston, IL Graduate Research Assistant, Social Networks Principle Student Investigator on the following projects: ♦ Friendship in Virtual Worlds: Social network and qualitative interview investigation of how people form online friendship networks over time (dissertation research). ♦ Teen Second Life: Analysis of friendship networks in the teen grid of the social virtual world Second Life. 2006-2009 Articulab Evanston, IL Graduate Research Assistant, Technology & Social Behavior Principle Student Investigator on the following projects: ♦ Survey Interview Project: Detailed behavioral analysis of face-to-face survey interviews in order to identify non-verbal correlates of survey rapport, 2006-2009. ♦ Youth & Technology: Ethnographic and Social Network Analysis of communication technology use by teenagers (in collaboration with UC Irvine and Intel Research), 2007-2009. ♦ Junior Summit: Analysis of data collected about an online community of 3000 youth from 139 countries, 2006-2007. 2000-2003 Cornell HCI Laboratory Ithaca, NY Graduate Research Assistant, Human Computer Interaction Directed development of OWL-Engine search tool for 8-11 year-old children: ♦ Created and managed five member cross-disciplinary research and design team. ♦ Conducted and applied qualitative and quantitative research to interface design. ♦ Developed, conducted, and reported on evaluative studies with children of a variety of age and ability levels. Pursued independent research in the following: ♦ OWL: Children’s information search strategies online and offline. ♦ Scaffold: Interactive interfaces to promote linguistic development. ♦ Sort Stories: Cued storytelling around random visual stimuli. ♦ Muse: Family communication and relationship building in museum spaces. Collaborated with other researchers on the following: ♦ GossipBot: Networked agent that uses gossip to promote sociability. ♦ HCInfo: Searchable online database of HCI history. 2000-2001 Cornell Media Psychology Laboratory Ithaca, NY Undergraduate Research Assistant, Media Psychology Assisted graduate student research in the following areas: ♦ Memory for news and popular culture stories. ♦ Cued and non-cued recall of television commercials. ♦ Heuristics for determining truth in print and television news stories. 1999-2000 C.A.S.T Ithaca, NY Interviewer ♦ Conducted face-to-face and computer-assisted telephone interviews. ♦ Developed and deployed web surveys on a variety of topics. ♦ Analyzed and reported on survey results. PROFESSIONAL RESEARCH EXPEREINCE 2007 Intel Corporation Hillsboro, OR Intern ♦ Conducted primary and secondary research on Virtual Worlds to inform Intel’s long-term Metaverse strategy. 2003-2006 Intel Corporation Hillsboro, OR Design Researcher ♦ Led interdisciplinary product development teams investigating next-generation home and health products for the North America, Asia, and Europe. ♦ Defined new business opportunities by applying qualitative research on learning, gaming, internet cafes, small businesses, family communication, mobility, spiritual practice and home health. ♦ Created new, interactive techniques for representing and communicating research results to product development and engineering teams. ♦ Authored use cases, personas, and experience scenarios to guide technical platform-level product definitions for home, office, and health. 2003 Zanthus Portland, OR Research Consultant ♦ Collected and synthesized requirements for digital calendaring system design. ♦ Conducted lab-based and in-situ usability analyses of digital interfaces for the home. 1999 & 2000 General Electric Research Niskayuna, NY Corporate Communications Intern ♦ Worked with customers to research, design and populate media relations web site. ♦ Led team of four to plan and execute comprehensive event publicity campaign for the company and surrounding community. ♦ Planned and coordinated open house and technology showcase for 7,500 guests. ♦ Wrote technical articles and press releases for internal and external publications. PUBLICATIONS & INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Journal Articles & Archival Conference Papers Foucault, B. and Melican, J. (2007). The Digital and the Divine: Taking a Ritual View of Communication and ICT Interaction. Proceedings of the 2007 Human Computer Interaction International Conference. Beijing, China. Cramer, M., Zutty, D., Foucault, B., Huffaker, D., Derby, D., and Cassell, J. (2007). Everything in Moderation: The Effects of Adult Moderators in Online Youth Communities. Proceedings of the 2007 Communities & Technologies conference. East Lansing, Michigan. Selected for Presentation in Best Paper session. Foucault, B., Mentis, H., Sengers, P., and Welles, D. (2007). Provoking Sociability. Proceedings of the CHI2007 conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. San Jose, CA, USA. Woodruff, A., Augustin, S., and Foucault, B. (2007). Sabbath Day Home Automation: “It’s Like Mixing Technology and Religion.” Proceedings of the CHI2007 conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. San Jose, CA, USA. CHI Honorable Mention. Foucault, B. E. (2005). Contextualizing Cultures for the Commercial World: Techniques for Presenting Field Research in Business Environments. Proceedings of the 2005 Human Computer Interaction International Conference. Las Vegas, NV. Foucault, B. E., Russell, R. S., and Bell, G. (2004). Techniques for Researching and Designing Global Products in an Unstable World: A Case Study. Proceedings of the CHI2004 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. Vienna, Austria. Foucault, B., and Scheufele, D. A. (2002). Web vs. Campus Store? Why Students Buy Textbooks Online. The Journal of Consumer Marketing, 19 (5), 409-423. Non-Archival Conference Papers, Posters, Panels & Workshops Foucault, B., Aguilar, J., Miller, P., and Cassell, J. (2009). Nonverbal Correlates of Survey Rapport. Paper presented at 2009 American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) Conference, Hollywood, FL. Foucault, B. and Markov, A. (2009). Teens and Communication Technology: The Co-Construction of Privacy and Friendship in Mediated Communication. Paper presented at the 59th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA2009), Chicago, IL. Foucault, B. Zhu, M., York, Y. Atrash, Z, and Contractor, N. (2009). Will You Be My Friend? An Exploration of Adolescent Friendship Online in Teen Second Life. Paper presented at the 59th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA2009), Chicago, IL. Ratan, R., Chung, J.E., Shen, C., Williams, D., Foucault, B., and Poole, M.S. (2009). Schmoozing and Smiting: Trust and Communication Patterns in an MMO. Paper presented at the 59th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA2009), Chicago, IL. Foucault, B. (2008). HCI for the Public Good: Developing Socially Interactive Virtual Human Survey Interviewers. Paper selected for presentation at 2008 IBM Research HCI Symposium, Hawthorne, NY. Foucault, B., Aguilar, J., Cassell, J., and Miller, P. (2008). When Encouraging Looks Go Too Far: Using Virtual Humans to Understand the Role of Rapport in the Survey Interview. Abstract presented at 2008 American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) Conference, New Orleans, LA. Foucault, B. and Boellstorff, T. (2008). Beyond Brothels and Boardrooms: Five Virtual World Domains that (Almost) No One is Talking About. Abstract presented at 2008 Cultures of Virtual Worlds Conference, Irvine, CA. Lockwood, K., Foucault, B., Tartaro, A., Zhao, X. (2007). We Invent the Future of Interdisciplinary Research. Panel Discussion at 2007 Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, Orlando, Florida. Bell, G., Foucault, B., Harple, T. and Melican, J. (2006). The Digital and the Divine: Snapshots of Technology in Spiritual Passages. Poster presented at Ethnographic Praxis in Industry Conference (EPIC) 2006. Portland, OR, USA. Goodman, E., and Foucault, B.E. (2006). Seeing Fit: Visualizing Physical Activity in Context. Proceedings of CHI2006 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. Montreal, Canada. Foucault, B.E. (2005). Aging in a New Place. Poster presented at the Ethnographic Praxis in Industry Conference (EPIC) 2005. Redmond, WA, USA. Goodman, E., Foucault, B. E., and Consolvo, S. (2005). Monitoring, measuring, and motivating exercise: Ubiquitous computing to support physical fitness. Seventh International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing. Proposal paper for accepted workshop (W10). Tokyo, Japan. Walther, J. B., Granka, L., Loh, T., and Foucault, B. (May 2003). Let me count the ways: Expression of affinity in computer-mediated communication and face-to-face interaction. Paper presented at the 2003 Annual Meeting of the International Communication Association. San Diego, CA. Foucault, B.E. and Gay, G. K. (2002). Considering the Role of Cognitive Development in Children’s Search System Design: Making Children’s Search Interfaces More Effective. Paper presented at 11th European Conference on Cognitive Ergonomics: Cognition, Culture and Design. Trento, Italy. Other Foucault, B.E. (2005). Designing technology for growing families. Technology @ Intel Magazine. August 2005. Available online at: http://www.intel.com/technology/magazine/archive/ research.htm (industry whitepaper). Patents Welles, D. W. and Foucault, B. E. (2006). A system and device for monitoring and assisting human gross motor skills. U.S. patent application number 20080007103. Foucault, B. E. and Russell, R. S. (2005). Method and system for collecting and displaying memories in the home. U.S. patent application number 20070011141. AWARDS & HONORS Grants & Scholarships IBM Human-Computer Interaction Symposium Presenter, 2008 ($500) Charles Cannell Fund for Research in Survey Methodology, 2008 ( $9,500) National Science Foundation Scholarship to attend Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, 2007 ($265) Intel Research Named Fellowship, Winter & Spring 2008 ($40,000) Northwestern University School of Communication Innovations Grant, 2007-2008 ($5,000) Thomas B. Bush Memorial Scholarship for Academic & Community Service Achievement, 1999 & 2000 ($10,000 per year) Mary Miller Lyons Scholarship for Leadership & Academic Achievement, 2000 & 2001 ($5,000 per year) Academic Recognition Featured in Northwestern University’s Graduate Research Highlights, 2008 Best Paper Award, Communities and Technologies Conference, 2007 Best Paper Nomination, CHI, 2007 New York State Chancellor’s Award for Academic Excellence, 2001 Mortar Board National Honor Society Member, inducted in 2000 Golden Key National Honor Society Member, inducted in 2000 Ho-Nun-De-Kah Agriculture & Life Sciences Honor Society Member, inducted in 1999 TEACHING EXPERIENCE Theories and Technologies for Human Communication, Graduate Course, Fall 2007 Assisted students and evaluated class projects. Great Minds in Social Science, Graduate seminar, Spring 2007 With 2 other students, designed course, created syllabus, and led all class discussions. Exploratory Research in the Product Life Cycle, International Training Course, 2004-2006 Delivered applied research training in person and over the phone to colleagues in Shanghai. Information and Communication Technology, Sophomore Course, Fall 2002 Led applied laboratory sessions and advised student research projects. Human Computer Interaction, Graduate Course, Spring 2002 Designed and taught overview course in HCI methods and techniques. Computer Mediated Communication, Senior Course, Spring 2002 Co-designed and taught portions of the course on art, culture, and design of CMC. Oral Communication, Sophomore Course, Fall 2001 Instructed and evaluated students in interactive laboratory sessions. Oral Communication, All Levels, Summer 2001 Coached students and evaluated written coursework. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Volunteer Activities President and Founder, NU-Mama (Northwestern Graduate Mother’s Support Group), 2009 Posters Co-Chair, Conference on Interaction Design for Children (IDC), 2008 Vice President, Female Researchers in EECS, Northwestern University, 2007-2008 Member, Intel Research User Interface External Grant Review Committee, 2005-2006 President and co-founder, Cornell SIGCHI Student Group, 2002 Reviewing Experience International Communication Association Conference (ICA), 2009 Computer Supported Cooperative Work Conference (CSCW), 2008 National Communication Association Annual Convention, 2008 Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (TOCHI), 2007 Feminist Media Studies, 2007 International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing (UbiComp), 2006-2008 Ethnographic Praxis In Industry Conference (EPIC), 2006-2008 Personal and Ubiquitous Computing Journal special issue on IT@Home, 2005 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI), 2006-2009 Designing for the User Experience (DuX) Conference, 2005 Interacting with Computers Journal special issue on HCI and Elders, 2005 Professional Memberships Member, American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR), since 2008 Member, National Communication Association (NCA), since 2007 Member, International Communication Association (ICA), since 2006 Member, ACM SIG CHI, since 2002 Vitae_files/Foucault%20CV_October08.pdfhttp://www.brookeanddevon.com/brookehttp://www.intel.com/technology/magazine/archive/shapeimage_2_link_0shapeimage_2_link_1shapeimage_2_link_2