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Learning from online hate speech and digital racism: From automated to diffractive methods in social media analysis (2025)
Journal Article
Giraud, E. H., Poole, E., De Quincey, E., & Richardson, J. E. (in press). Learning from online hate speech and digital racism: From automated to diffractive methods in social media analysis. The Sociological Review, https://doi.org/10.1177/00380261241305260

There has been a dramatic surge in uses of big data analytics and automated methods to detect and remove hate speech from social media, with these methods deployed both by platforms themselves and within academic research. At the same time, recent so... Read More about Learning from online hate speech and digital racism: From automated to diffractive methods in social media analysis.

The Content Quality of Crowdsourced Knowledge on Stack Overflow- A Systematic Mapping Study (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Shahrour, G., De Quincey, E., & Lal, S. (2023, November). The Content Quality of Crowdsourced Knowledge on Stack Overflow- A Systematic Mapping Study. Presented at ASONAM '23: Proceedings of the 2023 IEEE/ACM International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining, Kusadasi, Turkiye

Community Question Answering (CQA) forums such as Stack Overflow (SO) are a form of crowdsourced knowledge for software engineers who seek solutions to development and programming challenges. While such a forum provides valuable support to engineers,... Read More about The Content Quality of Crowdsourced Knowledge on Stack Overflow- A Systematic Mapping Study.

'Hypocrite!' Affective and argumentative engagement on Twitter, following the Christchurch terrorist attack (2024)
Journal Article
de Quincey, E., Richardson, J. E., Giraud, E. H., & Poole, E. (2024). 'Hypocrite!' Affective and argumentative engagement on Twitter, following the Christchurch terrorist attack. Media, Culture and Society, https://doi.org/10.1177/01634437241229322

This article intervenes in debates about whether public-facing social media enable the rapid spread of hate speech, or whether these platforms can offer valuable opportunities to contest it. Advancing scholarship on ‘networked counter-publics’ and re... Read More about 'Hypocrite!' Affective and argumentative engagement on Twitter, following the Christchurch terrorist attack.

Transnational In-Group Solidarity Networks in the Case of #Hellobrother (2023)
Journal Article
POOLE, E., RİCHARDSON, J. E., GİRAUD, E. H., & DE QUİNCEY, E. (in press). Transnational In-Group Solidarity Networks in the Case of #Hellobrother. Journal of Media and Religion Studies, 6(2), 14-22. https://doi.org/10.47951/mediad.1401093

This paper examines the dynamics of one hashtag, #hellobrother, shared on Twitter following the Christchurch terror attack on 15th March 2019. It was analysed as part of a larger study #Contesting Islamophobia: Representation and Appropriation in Med... Read More about Transnational In-Group Solidarity Networks in the Case of #Hellobrother.

Expedient, Affective, and Sustained Solidarities? Mediated Contestations of Islamophobia in the Case of Brexit, the Christchurch Terror Attack, and the COVID-19 Pandemic (2023)
Journal Article
Poole, E., Giraud, E. H., Richardson, J. E., & de Quincey, E. (2023). Expedient, Affective, and Sustained Solidarities? Mediated Contestations of Islamophobia in the Case of Brexit, the Christchurch Terror Attack, and the COVID-19 Pandemic. Social Media + Society, 9(3), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1177/20563051231199452

This article advances research on mediated solidarity, by analyzing the contestation of Islamophobia on the social media platform Twitter, in the context of Brexit, the Christchurch terror attack, and the COVID-19 pandemic. Drawing on a unique longit... Read More about Expedient, Affective, and Sustained Solidarities? Mediated Contestations of Islamophobia in the Case of Brexit, the Christchurch Terror Attack, and the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Quantifying Device Usefulness - How Useful is an Obsolete Device? (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Goodwin, C., Woolley, S., de Quincey, E., & Collins, T. (2023, August). Quantifying Device Usefulness - How Useful is an Obsolete Device?. Presented at INTERACT 2023 - 19th IFIP TC13 International Conference, York, UK

Obsolete devices add to the rising levels of electronic waste, a major environmental concern, and a contributing factor to climate change. In recent years, device manufacturers have established environmental commitments and launched initiatives such... Read More about Quantifying Device Usefulness - How Useful is an Obsolete Device?.

Reflections on the 35th BCS Human-Computer Interaction Conference at Keele University (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Woolley, S., de Quincey, E., Flint, T., Grandison, T., Rugg, G., Fleck, R., Whittington, P., Ortolani, M., Misirli, G., & Collins, T. (2022, July). Reflections on the 35th BCS Human-Computer Interaction Conference at Keele University. Presented at 35th International BCS Human-Computer Interaction Conference, Keele, Staffordshire, UK

Card Sorting for User Experience Design (2022)
Journal Article
De Quincey, E., & Mitchell, J. (2022). Card Sorting for User Experience Design. Interacting with Computers, 33(4), 442 - 457. https://doi.org/10.1093/iwc/iwac002

This paper reviews types and uses of card sorting and how a relatively unpopularized variation of card sorting-'repeated single-criterion sorting'-can be applied to the information architecture design of digital music services. A total of 52 responde... Read More about Card Sorting for User Experience Design.

Evaluating the clinical decision making of physiotherapists in the assessment and management of paediatric shoulder instability (2021)
Journal Article
Philp, F., Faux-Nightingale, A., Woolley, S., de Quincey, E., & Pandyan, A. (2022). Evaluating the clinical decision making of physiotherapists in the assessment and management of paediatric shoulder instability. Physiotherapy (de Gruyter), 115, 46-57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2021.12.330

Objective To elicit what information and clinical decision-making processes physiotherapists use in the assessment and management of paediatric shoulder instability.

Design Qualitative study. A modified nominal focus group technique, involving thr... Read More about Evaluating the clinical decision making of physiotherapists in the assessment and management of paediatric shoulder instability.

User-Centred Guidelines for the Design of Curriculum Analytics Dashboards (2021)
Book Chapter
de Quincey, E., & Parker, M. (2021). User-Centred Guidelines for the Design of Curriculum Analytics Dashboards. . Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-81222-5_23

This chapter reports an investigation into the use of learning data to inform annual curriculum/module review and the curriculum development process. Utilising a user-centred design approach to understand current processes and stakeholders needs, 41... Read More about User-Centred Guidelines for the Design of Curriculum Analytics Dashboards.

Using Card Sorting to Design Faceted Navigation Structures (2021)
Presentation / Conference
De Quincey, E., & Mitchell, J. (2021, July). Using Card Sorting to Design Faceted Navigation Structures. Presented at 34th British HCI Conference, London, UK

This paper describes how a variation of card sorting- ‘repeated single-criterion sorting’, can be applied to the information architecture design of digital music services. 52 respondents were asked to sort, using their own choice of criteria, 12 popu... Read More about Using Card Sorting to Design Faceted Navigation Structures.

15 Usability Recommendations for Delivering Clinical Guidelines on Mobile Devices (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mitchell, J., De Quincey, E., Pantin, C., & Mustfa, N. (2021, July). 15 Usability Recommendations for Delivering Clinical Guidelines on Mobile Devices. Presented at 34th British HCI Conference, London, UK

Local point of care clinical guidelines exist in numerous formats and cover a variety of clinical information, normally created on a national and local level. They are generally available as basic web pages, PDFs or documents. Despite widespread avai... Read More about 15 Usability Recommendations for Delivering Clinical Guidelines on Mobile Devices.

Implications for the design of a Diagnostic Decision Support System (DDSS) to reduce time and cost to diagnosis in paediatric shoulder instability (2021)
Journal Article
Faux-Nightingale, A., De Quincey, E., Philp, F., Woolley, S., Pandyan, A., & de Quincey, E. (in press). Implications for the design of a Diagnostic Decision Support System (DDSS) to reduce time and cost to diagnosis in paediatric shoulder instability. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 21(1), Article ARTN 78. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-021-01446-5

<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:sec> <jats:title>Background</jats:title> <jats:p>Currently the diagnosis of shoulder instability, particularly in children, is difficult and can take time. These diagnostic delays can lead to poorer outcome and... Read More about Implications for the design of a Diagnostic Decision Support System (DDSS) to reduce time and cost to diagnosis in paediatric shoulder instability.

The Development of a Point of Care Clinical Guidelines Mobile Application Following a User-Centred Design Approach (2020)
Journal Article
De Quincey. (2020). The Development of a Point of Care Clinical Guidelines Mobile Application Following a User-Centred Design Approach. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-49757-6_21

This paper describes the development of a point of care clinical guidelines mobile application. A user-centred design approach was utilised to inform the design of a smartphone application, this included: Observations; a survey; focus groups and an a... Read More about The Development of a Point of Care Clinical Guidelines Mobile Application Following a User-Centred Design Approach.

A Decade On, How Has the Visibility of Energy Changed? Energy Feedback Perceptions from UK Focus Groups (2020)
Journal Article
Fredericks, D., Fan, Z., Woolley, S., de Quincey, E., & Streeton, M. (2020). A Decade On, How Has the Visibility of Energy Changed? Energy Feedback Perceptions from UK Focus Groups. Energies, 13(10), Article ARTN 2566. https://doi.org/10.3390/en13102566

The Smart Meter Rollout Programme in the UK has required energy suppliers to offer new smart meters to customers to provide near real-time energy use information and enable two-way communication between the meter and the central system. The provision... Read More about A Decade On, How Has the Visibility of Energy Changed? Energy Feedback Perceptions from UK Focus Groups.

Tactical interventions in online hate speech: The case of #stopIslam (2020)
Journal Article
Poole, E., De Quincey, E., & Giraud, E. (2020). Tactical interventions in online hate speech: The case of #stopIslam. New Media and Society, 23(6), 1415–1442. https://doi.org/10.1177/1461444820903319

This article sets out findings from a project focused on #stopIslam, a hashtag that gained prominence following the Brussels terror attack of 2016. We initially outline a big data analysis which shows how counter-narratives – criticizing #stopIslam –... Read More about Tactical interventions in online hate speech: The case of #stopIslam.

Evaluating the Usability of an e-Learning Platform within Higher Education from a Student Perspective (2019)
Presentation / Conference
De Quincey. (2019, November). Evaluating the Usability of an e-Learning Platform within Higher Education from a Student Perspective. Presented at 3rd International Conference on Education and E-Learning (ICEEL 2019)., Barcelona

With the advancement in information technologies, e-learning has become an integral part of the modern higher education system. As part of this progression, Universities have increasingly adopted Virtual Learning Environments (VLE) that enable learne... Read More about Evaluating the Usability of an e-Learning Platform within Higher Education from a Student Perspective.