The Mobile Methods Minicon @OSU

May 1, 2026

Advancing mobile methods and analytics in Communication and beyond

Hosted by the School of Communication in coordination with TDAI at The Ohio State University.

Registration is currently full, though we are working on finding more space. You can still submit the form below to join the waitlist.

What are mobile methods?

The Minicon is meant to offer a venue to integrate ideas and innovations tied to the use of mobile — also known as ambulatory or in situ — methods. This scope includes digital traces (mobile sensing, screenshot data) and surveys (experience sampling method, ecological momentary assessment) collected through smartphones and wearable devices – along with the linkage of these two core branches of ecological measurement approaches.

Event overview

This event will include panels focusing on the following questions and topics:

  • What are mobile methods?
  • Measurement issues in mobile methods
  • Linkage of mobile sensors and surveys
  • Where should mobile methods go next?

Who should register?

This mini-conference is designed for graduate students, faculty, and researchers at Ohio State who are interested in mobile methods, smartphone-based data, and communication research in digital environments.

Focus areas

ambulatory assessment

ecological momentary assessment (EMA)

experience sampling method (ESM)

digital traces

mobile sensing

smartphone screenshots