Rate My Professor Simone O'Callaghan

O'Callaghan's research employs participatory, interdisciplinary methods informed by human-computer interaction, visual sociology, and ethnography within human-centred design, participatory design, UX, and interactive media to explore people's experiences and tackle wicked problems in culture, society, sustainability, and the environment. Her experimental creative practice merges new technologies with analogue artforms, leading to international exhibitions in the UK, Australia, China, and Canada. She has secured competitive funding, such as £1.39 million from the UK Research Council's Digital Economy fund for the TOTeM project. Awards include the Dundee Visual Artists Award (2016), Orange UK Corporate Sponsorship (2008), Dundee Contemporary Arts Print Studio CATS Award from Scottish Arts Council (2001), and William S Phillips Award (2007). Key publications feature book chapters 'The Shock of the New (Baby): The art of balancing creative practice, academia and motherhood' (2021) and 'Tagged at Dundee Contemporary Arts: How your mobile phone can demystify print-based artworks' (2012), alongside conference papers such as 'Design Beyond Screen: A Primer for Designing Mobile Augmented Reality Storytelling Application' (2024, co-authored with Seengal and See), 'What Design Can Learn from Collaborating with Indigenous Partners' (2024, co-authored with Morgan), '3D Scanned Nature-based Virtual Environment Design: A Hunter Valley Case Study' (2024), and 'The Playable City: Refashioning Spaces Within Urban Social Design' (2024). She has presented at events including Europrix, European Academy of Design, and International Symposium for Electronic Arts.