Gemma Webster
Gemma Webster

Dr Gemma Webster

Associate Professor

 0131 455 2667

  G.Webster@napier.ac.uk

  

Biography

Gemma Webster is a Lecturer in the Centre for Social Informatics in the School of Computing at Edinburgh Napier University. Gemma completed her undergraduate degree in Computing BSc (Hons) in 2008 and PhD in 2011 at the School of Computing, University of Dundee. She has completed postdoctoral positions at Lancaster University as a Research Associate. In 2013 she joined the dot.rural Digital Economy Research Hub at the University of Aberdeen were she was a Research Fellow on the CURIOS, POWKist and MinkApp projects. Gemma joined Edinburgh Napier University in 2015 were she currently supervises 3 research students, is the School lead for Research Integrity and Data Management, has assumed the role of Programme Leader for BSc (Hon) IT Management for Business Graduate Apprentice degree (2017-2020) and Module Leader for various modules ( currently including Introduction to Human Computer Interaction, User Centred Organisation Systems). She has been a fellow of the higher education academy since 2016.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Gemma's principle research interests lie in the field of human computer interaction and information behaviour with a recent focus on health care, older adults, community and assistive technologies. She is an experienced multidisciplinary researcher who has worked in a number of different environments and areas including healthcare, nature conservation, community organisations and heritage. A key aspect of all Gemma's research is that it involves ‘real-world’ environments, problems and partners.

Recent research projects as Principle Investigator include 'Social media by proxy: Managing online information for adults with dementia' (Carnegie Trust 2019), 'Information Avoidance and Diabetes' (2020), 'Information professionals and volunteers as ‘digital proxies’: impact on effectiveness of clients and employees of informal support in accessing services' (SFC Covid 2021). Gemma has (co)authored over 25 publications in peer-reviewed national and international conferences and journals during her time at Edinburgh Napier University.

INTERNATIONAL DISTINCTIONS, AWARDS & PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

- Gemma's research was included in RCUK's Digital Economy's Decade of Success

- She was invited to attend Roundtable on Technology and Digital Social Care hosted by Scottish Care

- She was selected to participate in the Digital Economy Crucible programme

- Gemma is a full member of the EPSRC College

- Gemma's research has been awarded the EPSRC Telling Tales of Engagement award, 1st place at British Science Festival for impact and public engagement

- She reviews for Carnegie Trust Scotland and EPSRC, has been a programme committee member for ICTAS, COMPSAC, PATH, completes reviewing for DIS, CHI, BHCI, International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, and Journal Interacting with Computers

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Conference Organising Activity

  • Program Committee - ICTAS 2017: Information Communication and Technology and Society Conference, Durban, South Africa, 9 – 10 March 2017.
  • Program Committee - COMPSAC 2017: The 41st Annual International Computers, Software & Applications Conference, Italy, July 4-8, 2017.
  • Program Committee - COMPSAC 2016: The 40th Annual International Computers, Software & Applications Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, USA - June 10-14, 2016.
  • Program Committee - COMPSAC 2015: The 39th Annual International Computers, Software & Applications Conference, Taiwan, July 1-5, 2015.
  • Dr Gemma Webster is appointed to international symposium programme committee
  • Gemma Webster has been invited to be on the program committee for the International Workshop on Personalisation and Adaptation in Technology for Health (PATH 2016) at the 24th International Conference on User Modelling, Adaptation and Personalisation (UMAP 2016)

 

Grant Reviewer

  • Carnegie Trust
  • EPSRC Grant Reviewer
  • EPSRC Peer Review Associate College member

 

Invited Speaker

  • Roundtable on Technology and Digital Social Care hosted by Scottish Care
  • Digital Economy Crucible

 

Media Activity

  • Research Included in RCUK's Digital Economy's Decade of Sucess

 

Membership of Professional Body

  • EPSRC Full Peer Review College Member
  • EPSRC Peer Review Associate College member
  • Fellow of Higher Education Academy

 

Reviewing

  • 2020 CHI Reviewer
  • DIS : ACM conference on Designing Interactive Systems
  • DIS : ACM conference on Designing Interactive Systems
  • CHI: ACM conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
  • CHI: ACM conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
  • DIS : ACM conference on Designing Interactive Systems
  • DIS : ACM conference on Designing Interactive Systems
  • Reviewer International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
  • CHI: ACM conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems,
  • Reviewer Journal: Interacting with Computers
  • womENcourage 2015: ACM womENcourage Conference, Sweden, September 24-26, 2015.ber 24-26, 2015.
  • DIS : ACM conference on Designing Interactive Systems

 

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Supporting student transitions to placement and work: developing a new self-identity

Journal Article
Webster, G., Smith, S., & Smith, C. (2016)
Supporting student transitions to placement and work: developing a new self-identity. New Directions in the Teaching of Physical Sciences, 11(1),
Moves towards the marketisation of higher education together with concerns over the challenges of graduate employment have led to an increased prioritisation of students under...

Learning for the Workplace: Exploring professional identity in search of meaningful alternatives to student work placement

Presentation / Conference
Webster, G., Smith, S. & Smith, C. (2016, December)
Learning for the Workplace: Exploring professional identity in search of meaningful alternatives to student work placement. Paper presented at Society for Research into Higher Education 2016, Cardiff, Wales
Moves towards the marketisation of higher education have led to greater priority being placed upon students undertaking relevant work experience while they study. Recognising ...

CURIOS: connecting community heritage through Linked Data.

Conference Proceeding
Webster, G., Nguyen, H., Beel, D. E., Mellish, C., Wallace, C. D., & Pan, J. (2015)
CURIOS: connecting community heritage through Linked Data. In Proceedings of the 18th ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work & Social Computing (639-648). https://doi.org/10.1145/2675133.2675247
The CURIOS project explores how digital archives for rural community heritage groups can be made more sustainable so that volunteer members can maintain a lasting digital pres...

Workshop on Interactivity in Healthcare Systems (IHS).

Conference Proceeding
Hanson, V. L., Webster, G., & Dennis, M. (2015)
Workshop on Interactivity in Healthcare Systems (IHS). In Human-Computer Interaction–INTERACT 2015, 677-678. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22723-8_98
We are all living longer with average life expectancy increasing across the globe [1]. However, chronic conditions such as heart disease, strokes and cancer, coupled with an i...

Cultural resilience: The production of rural community heritage, digital archives and the role of volunteers.

Journal Article
Beel, D. E., Wallace, C. D., Webster, G., Nguyen, H., Tait, E., Macleod, M., & Mellish, C. (2017)
Cultural resilience: The production of rural community heritage, digital archives and the role of volunteers. Journal of Rural Studies, 54, 459-468. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2015.05.002
The following paper addresses a lacuna in the literature relating to the concept of resilience. To date, cultural activity in relation to resilient communities has been given ...

CURIOS Mobile: Linked Data exploitation for tourist mobile apps in rural areas

Conference Proceeding
Nguyen, H. H., Beel, D., Webster, G., Mellish, C., Pan, J. Z., & Wallace, C. (2015)
CURIOS Mobile: Linked Data exploitation for tourist mobile apps in rural areas. In T. Supnithi, T. Yamaguchi, J. Z. Pan, V. Wuwongse, & M. Buranarach (Eds.), Semantic Technology : 4th Joint International Conference, JIST 2014. , (129-145). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15615-6_10
As mobile devices proliferate and their computational power has increased rapidly over recent years, mobile applications have become a popular choice for visitors to enhance t...

A lightweight treatment of Inexact dates

Conference Proceeding
Nguyen, H. H., Taylor, S., Webster, G., Jekjantuk, N., Mellish, C., Pan, J. Z., …Byrne, K. (2015)
A lightweight treatment of Inexact dates. In V. Wuwongse, M. Buranarach, T. Supnithi, T. Yamaguchi, & J. Z. Pan (Eds.), Semantic Technology : 4th Joint International Conference, JIST 2014 Chiang Mai, Thailand, November 9–11, 2014 Revised Selected Papers. , (187-193). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15615-6_14
This paper presents a lightweight approach to representing inexact dates on the semantic web, in that it imposes minimal ontological commitments on the ontology author and pro...

The geographies of community history digital archives in rural Scotland

Journal Article
Beel, D., Wallace, C., Webster, G., & Nguyen, H. (2015)
The geographies of community history digital archives in rural Scotland. Scottish Geographical Journal, 131(3-4), 201-211. https://doi.org/10.1080/14702541.2014.980839
The CURIOS (Cultural Repositories and Information Systems) project has been working with community heritage groups to co-produce sustainable solutions for the production of he...

POWKist: visualising cultural heritage linked datasets.

Conference Proceeding
Kay, A., Webster, G., Beel, D. E. & Nguyen, H. H. (2015)
POWKist: visualising cultural heritage linked datasets
A collaboration between dot.rural at the University of Aberdeen and the iSchool at Northumbria University, POWkist is a pilot-study exploring potential usages of currently ava...

Technology for supporting care staff in residential homes.

Journal Article
Webster, G., & Hanson, V. L. (2014)
Technology for supporting care staff in residential homes. ACM transactions on accessible computing, 5, 8. https://doi.org/10.1145/2543577
Care staff, those who attend to the day-to-day needs of people in residential facilities, represent an important segment of the health-care provision of those entrusted to the...

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