Health Informatics with Katie Siek (Part 1)

Catalyzing Computing

Khari Douglas interviews Dr. Katie Siek, a professor in Informatics and the Chair of Informatics at Indiana University – Bloomington. Dr. Siek is interested in integrating pervasive technologies in health and wellness environments to study how technology affects interventions. Her research interests include human computer interaction, ubiquitous computing, and health informatics. In this episode Katie discusses health informatics, fitness trackers, data ownership, and aging in place. Timestamps to jump to certain topics: What is Informatics - (0:55) Fitness Trackers and The Accuracy of Their Data - (9:20) Data Ownership - (17:16) Aging in Place - (22:42) Outro - (34:17)