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Karen Kirby

Karen Kirby is a senior lecturer and registered practitioner psychologist in the School of Psychology at Ulster University. Her current areas of research interest are understanding child and adolescent mental health and developmental trauma, the impact of trauma histories on various mental health issues, and preventative mental health and novel programs and technologies. [email protected]


Hidden in plain sight: Discreet user interfaces

Posted: Thu, June 08, 2023 - 3:49:00

Do you feel safe when you travel alone? That was a question I asked my girlfriend (now wife) as we took a trip on a relatively empty train when I was visiting her at university. “I always carry my phone with me, but sometimes it's actually worse when the train is full; people watch what you are doing on your…