Freelance and Contractor Experiences on Digital Platforms
with the Health and Play Lab at Penn State IST
Role
Graduate Research Assistant
Methods
Semi-structured interviews, surveys
Type
Exploratory
Timeline
Aug 2022 - Present
The Health and Play Lab at Penn State IST does human-computer interaction (HCI) research exploring how technologies could support people and communities to be healthier and more playful.
As a member of the lab, I lead research on gig workers' self-tracking practices and support other projects focused on understanding people's experiences with various digital platforms, including video games, content creation, and feminine health technologies.
Publications
Rie Helene (Lindy) Hernandez, Qiurong Song, Yubo Kou, Xinning Gui. (2024). "At the end of the day, I am accountable": Gig Workers' Self-Tracking for Multi-Dimensional Accountability Management. Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2024 (CHI 2024). [PDF] [arXiv] [DOI]
Qiurong Song, Rie Helene (Lindy) Hernandez, Yubo Kou, Xinning Gui. (2024). “Our Users' Privacy is Paramount to Us”: A Discourse Analysis of How Period and Fertility Tracking App Companies Address the Roe v Wade Overturn. Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2024 (CHI 2024). [DOI]