DrKaren Chessum
- Technical Support Assistant (Computing), School of Computing Engineering and Creative Industries - Professional Services
Dr Karen Chessum discovered her interest in computing whilst studying for the AAT accounting technicians qualification; the course contained several units relating to information technology, which gave her a taste for the subject area.
Karen now works for the University of Bedfordshire in the within the Computing, Engineering, & Creative Industries computer labs.
Karen successfully completed her PhD in March 2021. Her thesis looks at search engine user interface design from a cross cultural perspective and is titled 'A Conceptual Framework to Support Cross-cultural User Experience Design for Web Search'.
Qualifications
Academic Qualifications
- University of BedfordshireProject: A Conceptual Framework to Support Cross-cultural User Experience Design for Web SearchAward date: 31/03/2021
Professional Qualifications
- Association of Accounting Technicians (MAAT )
External Positions
External Positions
- ReviewerAmerican Journal of Computer Science and Technology
Metrics
All time
Scopus
4
Research Interests
- User Experience and Cross-cultural User Interface Design
- Usability
- Cross-cultural and Localised Software Development
- Trust
- Information Retrieval
Teaching Expertise
- Human Computer Interaction (HCI)
- Web Development
- Usability