Posts appearing hear describe research that has been published by the Organizing and Communicating with Technology Research Lab. For a listing of published research see Keri Stephens’ ResearchGate Site that contains many full-text papers. We write these posts to summarize our research and provide a more accessible explanation of our findings. Our publications are often in academic journals, and while those are peer-reviewed and rigorously reported findings, sometimes a direct explanation can be helpful. We focus our research on technology, organizing, and people.
HAT team introduction Lane Capps 2020/08/19 Here at the OpticLab at the University of Texas at Austin, we have a great team of people from all different backgrounds and interests working on the Human-AI teaming project. The variety of perspectives and strengths in our team members creates a great work Read more…
Communicating Flood Risks in Texas Lane Capps 2020/08/18 Everyone (myself included) thinks floods and other disasters aren’t going to happen to them. From hearing people say “I live on a hill” to “My city just flooded, it won’t happen again,” many people and places are not properly prepared for floods Read more…
NSF Human-AI Teaming Project Lane Capps 2020/07/31 Our project team received an NSF RAPID/Collaborative grant in May 2020. We refer to the project as Human-AI Teaming, or HAT for short. The focus of this project is for Big Data Analytics to Enhance Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic. It studies the Read more…
Data analysis party Keri Stephens 2020/07/17 Here at OPTIC Lab we try to make everything educational, engaging and fun! Our research comes hand in hand with lots of data. This means we have to put in the time and go through raw data fairly often. To make the tedious task Read more…
Publications Wellness Programs in a Medical Residency Program Keri Stephens 2020/07/15 Many workplaces are being described as stressful, and this certainly the case in healthcare fields. To address these concerns, some organizations implement a form of workplace wellness program (WPP) that typically contains a host of activities and resources to Read more…
Teaching Updates New professional sales & Business Minor Keri Stephens 2020/07/03 We are proud to announce the University of Texas at Austin is now offering a new minor in Professional Sales & Business Development. Dr. Keri Stephens has been teaching Communicating to Build Sales Relationships for over 15 years at Read more…
Youtube Envelope OCWT LAB Learn More Publications Social Media in Citizen-Led Disaster Response Macy Shepard 2019/02/02 Hi there! Macy Shepard here. I am a recent graduate from The Moody College of Communication at UT Austin. I have a question for you – Do you love social media? If so, please Read more…
Youtube Envelope OCWT LAB Learn More Publications Book Release! Keri Stephens 2019/02/02 Hello, We have exciting news. Keri Stephens’ book on mobile communication at work is being published in August 2018. You can read more in chapter abstracts, and here is the overall book abstract: Talks Related to the Book Read more…
Youtube Envelope OCWT LAB Learn More Publications Top 3 Article in MCQ Keri Stephens 2019/02/02 Congrats! Research on electronic health records (EHR) and workarounds just received a Top 3 Article of the Year from Management Communication Quarterly. This was research from Ashley Barrett’s dissertation. Here is a summary of our Read more…
Youtube Envelope OCWT LAB Learn More Publications Citizens & Health Information Macy Shepard 2019/02/02 Health, Floods, and Social Media Hello! My name is Macy Shepard. I’m a recent graduate from The Moody College of Communications at UT Austin. Today, I want to share some very interesting research with you! Did Read more…