Publications

Cushing, A. L., Ferguson, R. D., Rayes, V. (2023). Conversations on the Invisibility of PIM, Approaching Themes, and New Avenues of Research. 86th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Information, Science & Technology (ASIS&T 2023). https://doi.org/10.1002/pra2.814

Ferguson, R. D. (2022). Exploring the personal financial information management of young adults. McGill University: Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation. https://escholarship.mcgill.ca/concern/theses/kw52jf25g

Ferguson, R. D. (2022). Personal Financial Records Management for Successful Aging and the Provision of Care. Position paper presented at Personal Information Management Workshop 2022, Annual Meeting of the Association of Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T 2022), Oct 29, 2022, Pittsburgh, PA. http://pimworkshop.org/2022/docs/Ferguson_PS.pdf.

Ferguson, R. D., Crist, E., Moffatt, K. (2017). A Framework for Negotiating Ethics in Sensitive Settings: Hospice as a Case Study, Interacting with Computers, Volume 29, Issue 1, 1 January 2017, Pages 10–26, https://doi.org/10.1093/iwc/iww018

Ferguson, R. D. (2017). Negotiating Consent, Compensation, and Privacy in Internet Research: PatientsLikeMe.com as a Case Study. In K. Kinder-Kurlanda, K. & M. Zimmer (Eds.), Internet Research Ethics for the Social Age: New Challenges, Cases, and Contexts. Switzerland: Peter Lang. https://doi.org/10.3726/b11077

Ferguson, R. D., Yong, X., Pontual Falcão, T., and Moffatt, K. (2017). "I Crack My Brain": the Gap Between Older Adults' Efforts and Participatory Design Demands. Position paper presented at Problems in Practice: Understanding Design Research by Critiquing Cases Workshop, ACM Conference on Computer Human Interactions (CHI 2017), May 7, 2017, Denver, CO. https://escholarship.mcgill.ca/concern/papers/bv73c609t?locale=en

Ferguson, R. D. (2016). Ethics and the Long-Term Management of Personal Information. Position paper presented at the Personal Information Management (PIM) Workshop at Association of Computing Machinery's (ACM) Conference on Computer-Human Interactions (CHI) 2016. May 7, 2016, San Jose, CA. https://escholarship.mcgill.ca/concern/papers/5x21tm98m?locale=en

Ferguson, R. D., Massimi, M. Crist, E., and Moffatt, K. (2014). Craving, Creating, and Constructing Comfort: Insights and Opportunities for Technology in Hospice [ACM CSCW Best Paper Award]. Proceedings of the 17th ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work & Social Computing (CSCW 2014), 1479–1490. https://doi.org/10.1145/2531602.2531631

Ferguson, R. D. (2014). Getting Personal: Bereavement Interviewing and Intervening. Position paper presented at Co-creating & Identity-Making in CSCW: Revisiting Ethics in Design Research Workshop, ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work & Social Computing (CSCW 2014), Feb 16, 2014, Baltimore, MD. https://escholarship.mcgill.ca/concern/papers/r207tv54g?locale=en

Ferguson, R. D., Moffatt, K., and Massimi, M. (2013). Formal and informal messages: Early reflections on how context and content influence ICT use at the end-of-life. Position paper presented at Beyond Formality: Informal Communication in Health Practices Workshop, the ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work & Social Computing (CSCW 2013), Feb 24, 2013, San Antonio, TX. https://escholarship.mcgill.ca/concern/papers/h989r863x?locale=en

Ferguson, R. D. (2013). Using the Information Senses Framework to Think About Patient-Centered Biomedical Recordkeeping. Position paper presented at Beyond Formality: Informal Communication in Health Practices Workshop, ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work & Social Computing (CSCW 2013), Feb 24, 2013, San Antonio, TX. https://escholarship.mcgill.ca/concern/papers/hd76s564f?locale=en

Ferguson, R. D. (2011). Crowdsourcing Health Information: An Ethnographic Exploration Of Public And Private Health Information On Patientslikeme. Com (Doctoral Dissertation, York University Toronto). https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/thesescanada/vol2/002/MR90081.PDF?oclc_number=910983998

Ferguson, R. D. (2011). Crowdsourcing health information: An ethnographic exploration of public and private health information on patientslikeme.com. York University: Unpublished Masters Thesis. https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/thesescanada/vol2/002/MR90081.PDF?oclc_number=910983998