Dean Eckles investigates how interactive technologies actively influence behavior and how people interact with systems that sense the shared environment. He is a researcher and a PhD student in the Department of Communication at Stanford University. He was previously a scientist and designer at Nokia Research Center in Palo Alto. His work uses lab and field experiments, diary methods, and interviews. Dean is co-editor of Mobile Persuasion: 20 Perspectives on the Future of Behavior Change (2007), a book that examines the growing use of mobile phones to change behaviors in health, consumption, and interpersonal communication. His research is published in proceedings and journals on human–computer interaction. Dean Eckles was trained in cognitive science, philosophy, human–computer interaction, and communication research; he holds a BA, BS, and MS from Stanford University.
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Dean Eckles is a researcher and PhD student in the Department of Communication at Stanford University. He investigates how interactive technologies actively influence behavior and how people interact with systems that sense the shared environment. Dean is co-editor of Mobile Persuasion: 20 Perspectives on the Future of Behavior Change (2007), and his research appears in proceedings and journals on human–computer interaction. He was previously a researcher and designer at Nokia Research Center and Yahoo! Research. Dean holds a BA, BS, and MS from Stanford University.
