Lynne Coventry
Biographic Data
| ID | 6695210 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lynne Coventry |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lynne |
| FAMILY NAME | Coventry |
| SIGNATURE | COVENTRY L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Abertay University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6600-8414 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
‘It’s a Candy Store. You Can See the Candies, but the Door Is Closed.’ (Neuro)queering the Hook-Up App Industry in Non-Metropolitan Finland
Industrial time and space produce marginalities and resistance: Queer time rejects linearity and potentiates alternate experiences (Halbertsam, 2005). Today, many experience phones or smartwatches as mediating temporal ruptures in daily lives (Mowlabocus, 2016), and hookup app industries monetise intimacies. Given permanent online connectivity, work and leisure are more porous than in a factory, yet corporate industries mediate marginal socialiti…
A critical reflection on the use of toxicity detection algorithms in proactive content moderation systems
Toxicity detection algorithms , originally designed for reactive content moderation systems, are being deployed into proactive end-user interventions to moderate content. Yet, there has been little critique on the use of these algorithms within this moderation paradigm. We conducted design workshops with four stakeholder groups , asking participants to embed a toxicity detection algorithm into an imagined mobile phone keyboard. This allowed us to…
I need to be convinced that I need to become smart’
Smart devices are increasingly being adopted in households, yet older adults appear reluctant to use energy-focused smart devices despite being known for being energy conscious. In this paper we investigate whether highlighting the benefits of energy-focused smart devices can motivate older adults to consider using these devices and avoid feeling unjustifiably disadvantaged compared to others. We conducted workshops with 15 community-dwelling old…
Chatbots for embarrassing and stigmatizing conditions
Background Chatbots are increasingly being used across a wide range of contexts. Medical chatbots have the potential to improve healthcare capacity and provide timely patient access to health information. Chatbots may also be useful for encouraging individuals to seek an initial consultation for embarrassing or stigmatizing conditions. Method This experimental study used a series of vignettes to test the impact of different scenarios (experiencin…
Health stigma on Twitter
Background Health-related stigma can act as a barrier to seeking treatment and can negatively impact wellbeing. Comparing stigma communication across different conditions may generate insights previously lacking from condition-specific approaches and help to broaden our understanding of health stigma as a whole. Method A sequential explanatory mixed-methods approach was used to investigate the prevalence and type of health-related stigma on Twitt…
Hook-Up Apps Complicate Visibility for Rural Queer People
Before the millennium, finding other queer people often involved travelling to a queer venue in a city. Consequently, queer people have been at the forefront of internet technologies such as hook-up apps, namely $2 . Rural hook-up app use is under-researched, and queer visibility may be more carefully negotiated in rural areas than in cities. We carried out a qualitative study to establish whether location and/or technology use shaped social, sex…
The digital harms of smart home devices
The connection of home electronic devices to the internet allows remote control of physical devices and involves the collection of large volumes of data. With the increase in the uptake of Internet-of-Things home devices, it becomes critical to understand the digital harms of smart homes. We present a systematic literature review on the security and privacy harms of smart homes. PRISMA methodology is used to systematically review 63 studies publi…
Exploring Age and Gender Differences in ICT Cybersecurity Behaviour
Known age differences exist in relation to information and communication technology (ICT) use, attitudes, access, and literacy. Less is known about age differences in relation to cybersecurity risks and associated cybersecurity behaviours. Using an online survey, this study analyses data from 579 participants to investigate age differences across four key cybersecurity behaviours: device securement, password generation, proactive checking, and so…
Understanding the Barriers and Facilitators to Sharing Patient-Generated Health Data Using Digital Technology for People Living With Long-Term Health Conditions
Using digital technology to share patient-generated health data has the potential to improve the self-management of multiple long-term health conditions. Sharing these data can allow patients to receive additional support from healthcare professionals and peer communities, as well as enhance their understanding of their own health. A deeper understanding of the concerns raised by those living with long-term health conditions when considering whet…
How do Older Adults feel about engaging with Cyber‐Security
Older adults are increasingly a target for cyber-attacks; however, very little research has investigated how they feel about engaging in protective cyber-security behaviors. We developed and applied a novel card-sorting task to elicit how older adults feel about protective cyber-security behaviors and to identify the factors that impact their confidence in executing these behaviors. Nineteen task-assisted interviews were conducted with UK older a…
Information seeking, personal experiences, and their association with Covid-19 risk perceptions
The impacts of COVID-19 are not evenly distributed in society. Understanding demographic and occupational differences in personal experiences and information seeking and how these shape perceptions of COVID-19 related risk may help to improve the effectiveness of public health strategies in the future. We surveyed a nationally representative sample of 496 participants during the first UK lockdown, in May 2020. We recorded data to assess people’s …
Desires for active ageing technology
“Support for the supporters”
Third-sector organizations, an important support for people living with HIV, increasingly use digital technology to improve service efficiency and reach. However, there is limited empirical evidence on this use by women living with HIV. The 4M Network (4MNet) is a peer-run UK-wide network of trained Mentor Mothers (MMs) living with HIV; it uses the WhatsApp platform as its primary digital communication tool. We report on a qualitative study about…
Information seeking, personal experiences, and their association with Covid-19 risk perceptions
The impacts of COVID-19 are not evenly distributed in society. Understanding demographic and occupational differences in personal experiences and information seeking and how these shape perceptions of COVID-19 related risk may help to improve the effectiveness of public health strategies in the future. We surveyed a nationally representative sample of 496 participants during the first UK lockdown, in May 2020. We recorded data to assess people’s …
Desires for active ageing technology
“Support for the supporters”
Third-sector organizations, an important support for people living with HIV, increasingly use digital technology to improve service efficiency and reach. However, there is limited empirical evidence on this use by women living with HIV. The 4M Network (4MNet) is a peer-run UK-wide network of trained Mentor Mothers (MMs) living with HIV; it uses the WhatsApp platform as its primary digital communication tool. We report on a qualitative study about…
Understanding the Barriers and Facilitators to Sharing Patient-Generated Health Data Using Digital Technology for People Living With Long-Term Health Conditions
Using digital technology to share patient-generated health data has the potential to improve the self-management of multiple long-term health conditions. Sharing these data can allow patients to receive additional support from healthcare professionals and peer communities, as well as enhance their understanding of their own health. A deeper understanding of the concerns raised by those living with long-term health conditions when considering whet…
How do Older Adults feel about engaging with Cyber‐Security
Older adults are increasingly a target for cyber-attacks; however, very little research has investigated how they feel about engaging in protective cyber-security behaviors. We developed and applied a novel card-sorting task to elicit how older adults feel about protective cyber-security behaviors and to identify the factors that impact their confidence in executing these behaviors. Nineteen task-assisted interviews were conducted with UK older a…
Information seeking, personal experiences, and their association with Covid-19 risk perceptions
The impacts of COVID-19 are not evenly distributed in society. Understanding demographic and occupational differences in personal experiences and information seeking and how these shape perceptions of COVID-19 related risk may help to improve the effectiveness of public health strategies in the future. We surveyed a nationally representative sample of 496 participants during the first UK lockdown, in May 2020. We recorded data to assess people’s …
Exploring Age and Gender Differences in ICT Cybersecurity Behaviour
Known age differences exist in relation to information and communication technology (ICT) use, attitudes, access, and literacy. Less is known about age differences in relation to cybersecurity risks and associated cybersecurity behaviours. Using an online survey, this study analyses data from 579 participants to investigate age differences across four key cybersecurity behaviours: device securement, password generation, proactive checking, and so…
Chatbots for embarrassing and stigmatizing conditions
Background Chatbots are increasingly being used across a wide range of contexts. Medical chatbots have the potential to improve healthcare capacity and provide timely patient access to health information. Chatbots may also be useful for encouraging individuals to seek an initial consultation for embarrassing or stigmatizing conditions. Method This experimental study used a series of vignettes to test the impact of different scenarios (experiencin…
Health stigma on Twitter
Background Health-related stigma can act as a barrier to seeking treatment and can negatively impact wellbeing. Comparing stigma communication across different conditions may generate insights previously lacking from condition-specific approaches and help to broaden our understanding of health stigma as a whole. Method A sequential explanatory mixed-methods approach was used to investigate the prevalence and type of health-related stigma on Twitt…
Hook-Up Apps Complicate Visibility for Rural Queer People
Before the millennium, finding other queer people often involved travelling to a queer venue in a city. Consequently, queer people have been at the forefront of internet technologies such as hook-up apps, namely $2 . Rural hook-up app use is under-researched, and queer visibility may be more carefully negotiated in rural areas than in cities. We carried out a qualitative study to establish whether location and/or technology use shaped social, sex…
The digital harms of smart home devices
The connection of home electronic devices to the internet allows remote control of physical devices and involves the collection of large volumes of data. With the increase in the uptake of Internet-of-Things home devices, it becomes critical to understand the digital harms of smart homes. We present a systematic literature review on the security and privacy harms of smart homes. PRISMA methodology is used to systematically review 63 studies publi…
‘It’s a Candy Store. You Can See the Candies, but the Door Is Closed.’ (Neuro)queering the Hook-Up App Industry in Non-Metropolitan Finland
Industrial time and space produce marginalities and resistance: Queer time rejects linearity and potentiates alternate experiences (Halbertsam, 2005). Today, many experience phones or smartwatches as mediating temporal ruptures in daily lives (Mowlabocus, 2016), and hookup app industries monetise intimacies. Given permanent online connectivity, work and leisure are more porous than in a factory, yet corporate industries mediate marginal socialiti…
A critical reflection on the use of toxicity detection algorithms in proactive content moderation systems
Toxicity detection algorithms , originally designed for reactive content moderation systems, are being deployed into proactive end-user interventions to moderate content. Yet, there has been little critique on the use of these algorithms within this moderation paradigm. We conducted design workshops with four stakeholder groups , asking participants to embed a toxicity detection algorithm into an imagined mobile phone keyboard. This allowed us to…
I need to be convinced that I need to become smart’
Smart devices are increasingly being adopted in households, yet older adults appear reluctant to use energy-focused smart devices despite being known for being energy conscious. In this paper we investigate whether highlighting the benefits of energy-focused smart devices can motivate older adults to consider using these devices and avoid feeling unjustifiably disadvantaged compared to others. We conducted workshops with 15 community-dwelling old…
Computer Science (10 works) · Psychology (9 works) · Internet privacy (7 works) · Medicine (7 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · World Wide Web (5 works) · Business (4 works) · Qualitative research (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Technology Use by Older Adults (4 works)