In my research I’m interested in taking a step back and seeing the bigger picture, in understanding the context and systems surrounding human experience and behaviour, in making connections between disciplines.

I try to remain open to what presents itself and critical of the established modes of thinking of the fields I work within (art, psychology, interaction design). I am conscious of the ethics and utility of research on human emotion, thought and behaviour; I recognize the stunning complexity of human beings and promote caution when interpreting any research conducted in such a multifaceted and subjective domain.

PhD

I am currently doing an employment-based PhD with SilverCloud Health and Trinity College Dublin, exploring the design of a digital ‘readiness for change’ intervention to prepare and motivate clients for online therapy. This project is co-funded by the Irish Research Council.

ORCID

ResearchGate

Publications

Richards, D., Enrique, A., Palacios, J., Duffy, D., Jardine, J., … Tierney, K. (forthcoming). SilverCloud Health: Online mental health and wellbeing platform. In Digital Therapeutics: Scientific, Statistical, Clinical, and Regulatory Aspects. CRC press.

Jardine, J., Earley, C., Richards, D., Timulak, L., Palacios, J. E., Duffy, D., Tierney, K.,  & Doherty, G. (2020, April). The experience of guided online therapy: A longitudinal, qualitative analysis of client feedback in a naturalistic RCT. In Proceedings of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 1-15).

Blogs & Podcasts

  • How do you solve a problem like engagement? Using product principles to navigate tensions in digital mental health design
  • Developing Product Principles for Digital Mental Health
  • The potential of automated support in digital interventions that support resilience building
  • User experiences of guided online therapy: Results from a longitudinal, qualitative analysis
  • The challenges of COVID-19 and how to deal with them
  • The Art of the Metaphor: Exploring user mental models for digital mental health interventions
  • How to Strive in the Face of Challenges: Developing your Resilience