Program Schedule

Program details are provisional and may be adjusted as speaker and session information is finalized.

May 1 (Open Registration)

Public-facing presentations featuring invited experts and OSU participants.

9:00–9:20

Opening Remarks

Welcome and orientation for the day’s public-facing program.

Joe Bayer, Scott Campbell, Rob Bond

9:20–10:30

Panel 1: What Are Mobile Methods and What Are They Good For? + Discussion and Q&A

Invited panel on definitions, use cases, and value of mobile methods research, followed by audience questions and discussion.

Jeff Boase, Gaby Harari, Matthias Mehl

Talk titles:

  • Jeff Boase — Mobile Methods and Mobile Communication Scholarship
  • Gabriella Harari — What Smartphones Can Teach Us About People
  • Matthias Mehl — Studying Humans in their Natural Habitat

10:30–10:40

Break

Short transition break between sessions.

10:40–11:15

Roundtable 1: State of Ambulatory Assessment and the Role of Digital Behavior

Moderated conversation on the evolution and current state of this research area.

Moderator: Joe Bayer; Panelists: Josh Smyth, Matthias Mehl, Gaby Harari, Doug Parry

11:15–11:25

Break

Short transition break between sessions.

11:25–12:35

Panel 2: Measurement Issues in Mobile Methods + Discussion and Q&A

Panel on measurement design and quality considerations in mobile methods, followed by audience questions and discussion.

Lara Wolfers, Doug Parry, Laura Marciano

Talk titles:

  • Lara Wolfers — Short But Still Valid: Self-Report Measures and Measurement Validation in Experience Sampling Methods
  • Doug Parry — What Traces Trace: Conceptualising and Measuring Digital Behaviour
  • Laura Marciano — Learning from Moments: Lessons from Intensive Longitudinal Research

12:35–1:35

Lunch

Midday meal break.

1:35–2:45

Panel 3: Linkage of Passive Traces and Active Surveys + Discussion and Q&A

Panel on integrating passive trace data with active survey measures, followed by audience questions and discussion.

Ulrich Ebner-Priemer, Lukas Otto, David Lydon-Staley

Talk titles:

  • Ulrich Ebner-Priemer — Viva Experience Sampling: Combining Passive Mobile Sensing with Active Momentary Assessments
  • Lukas Otto — When Data Shapes Design: From Situational Sampling to Adaptive Designs with Digital Behavioral Data
  • David Lydon-Staley — Combining Data Streams: Lessons from Scanner-Smartphone Studies for Data Linkage

2:45–2:55

Break

Short transition break between sessions.

2:55–3:30

Roundtable 2: What Are the Challenges of Different Types of Linkage?

Moderated discussion on practical and methodological challenges in data linkage.

Moderator: Morgan Quinn Ross; Panelists: Huyen Le, Ulrich Ebner-Priemer, Lukas Otto, Ine Beyens

3:30–3:40

Break

Short transition break between sessions.

3:40–4:50

Panel 4: Donation and Screenshot Data: Where to Next? + Discussion and Q&A

Panel on future directions for donation and screenshot-based methods, followed by audience questions and discussion.

Ross Jacobucci, Andrew Yee, Ine Beyens

Talk titles:

  • Ross Jacobucci — Bridging Time Scales: From Screenshots to Self-Reports
  • Andrew Yee — Semantic Fragmentation: Using Screenshots to Examine How Incoherent Content Consumption on Smartphones can Affect Well-Being
  • Ine Beyens — The Opportunities and Challenges of Data Donation

4:50–5:00

Concluding Remarks

Final reflections and close of the program.