Human Factors and Aging Georgia Tech

Marita OBrien

Intuitive Design, Human-Computer Interaction

I am working on the following projects in the lab:

Reviewing the construct of “intuitive interaction” to identify the critical components of this construct;
Examining intuitive human-computer interactions to understand elements of the technology, the product, and the user that may elicit intuitive usage;
Evaluating typical age-related differences in human-computer interactions to propose methods for predicting likely effects on intuitive technology usage;
Investigating the characteristics of technology that is likely to be adopted and the user characteristics of likely adopters.

Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology, Engineering Psychology (expected December, 2009)
M.S., Georgia Institute of Technology, Engineering Psychology, 2006
MS in Telecommunications, University of Colorado, Boulder, 1994
AB in Math/Economics, Duke University, 1988

O’Brien, M.A., Rogers, W.A., & Fisk, A.D. (2008). Text entry interface design requirements at a glance. Ergonomics in Design, 16 (4),16-22.
O’Brien, M.A., Rogers, W.A., Fisk, A.D., & Richman, M. (2008), Assessing design features of virtual keyboards for text entry. Human Factors, 50, 680-698.
O’Brien, M.A., Rogers, W. A., & Fisk, A. D. (2008). Developing a framework for intuitive human-computer interaction. Proceedings of the 52nd Annual Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Meeting (pp 1645-1649), Santa Monica, CA: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.
O’Brien, M.A., Olson, K.E., Charness, N., Czaja, S.J., Fisk, A.D., Rogers, W.A. & Sharit, J. (2008). Understanding technology usage in older adults. Proceedings of the 6th International Society for Gerontechnology (ISG08) (CD-ROM Paper No. ICT-014). Pisa, Italy: International Society for Gerontechnology.