Expert Profile
Gloria Mark
Chancellor's Professor Informatics
Gloria Mark's research area is human-computer interaction (HCI) studying how technology has impacted individuals, groups, and society.
Areas of Expertise
- Information Technology
- Email Interruptions
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Multi-Tasking
Biography
Gloria Mark is Professor of Informatics at the University of California, Irvine. She received her PhD from Columbia University in psychology. She has been a visiting senior researcher at Microsoft Research since 2012. Her primary research interest is in understanding the impact of digital media on people's lives and she is best known for her work in studying people's multitasking, mood and behavior while using digital media in real world environments. She has published over 150 papers in the top journals and conferences in the fields of human-computer interactions (HCI) and Computer-supported cooperative work (CSCW) and is author of the book Multitasking in the Digital Age. She was inducted into the ACM SIGCHI Academy in 2017 in recognition for her contribution in HCI. She has been a Fulbright scholar and has received an NSF Career grant. Her work has been recognized outside of academia: she has been invited to present her work at SXSW and the Aspen Ideas Festival and her work on multitasking has appeared in the popular media, e.g. New York Times, Wall Street Journal, NPR, The Atlantic, the BBC, and many others. She was general co-chair of the ACM CHI 2017 conference, was papers chair of ACM CSCW 2012 and ACM CSCW 2006, and currently serves as Associate Editor of the ACM TOCHI and Human-Computer Interaction journals.
Media
Media Appearances
How to improve focus: Try these 5 tips to increase attention span
USA Today, 5/2/2024
How I Got My Attention Span Back
The Wall Street Journal, 5/3/2024
Your attention span is shrinking, studies say. Here’s how to stay focused
CNN, 5/15/2024
‘I wasn’t built to work 9 to 5 every single day’: These Gen Z bosses introduced slump hour, siestas, chilled one-to-ones, and flattened structures because they’re tired of formal corporate customs
Yahoo Finance - Fortune, 3/23/2024
A Multitasker’s Guide to Regaining Focus
The New York Times, 3/11/2024
Executive functioning coaching isn’t just for kids. How experts are helping workers adjust to a hectic working world
Fast Company, 3/7/2024
Man, Interrupted — The High Cost of Distractions
Medium, 2/26/2024
In defense of busywork
The Verge, 2/15/2024
Actually, compartmentalizing can be good for you
Los Angeles Times, 2/14/2024
Addicted to distraction: How our world is robbing our ability to pay attention
KCRW – Life Examined, 2/11/2024
The Hidden Cost of Distractions, and How to Short-Circuit Them
Entrepreneur, 2/8/2024
The Science of Rescuing Your Attention Span | Gloria Mark
Ten Percent Happier, 1/28/2024
How to be alone with your thoughts
Vox, 1/20/2024
Struggling to finish this sentence? Pay attention! (Democracy depends on it)
Prospect, 1/12/2024
How to Calm Your Busy Mind, According to World-Renowned Brain Coach Jim Kwik
Entrepreneur, 11/14/2023
Can't find your car keys? Robots will remember better than you can
ZDnet, 11/2/2023
Are attention spans getting shorter (and does it matter)?
CBS News, 10/15/2023
4 Strategies For Leaders To Reclaim Your Attention In The Age Of Distraction
Forbes, 10/11/2023
The Beauty of a Silent Walk
The New York Times, 9/23/2023
The Distracted Brain
CNN, 9/12/2023
Articles
Characterizing Exploratory Behaviors on a Personal Visualization Interface Using Interaction Logs
OSF Preprints, 1/1/1970
A Multisensor Person-Centered Approach to Understand the Role of Daily Activities in Job Performance with Organizational Personas
Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive, Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies, 1/1/1970
Stress and productivity patterns of interrupted, synergistic, and antagonistic office activities
Scientific Data, 1/1/1970
The Perpetual Work Life of Crowdworkers: How Tooling Practices Increase Fragmentation in Crowdwork
Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, 1/1/1970
Understanding smartphone usage in college classrooms: A long-term measurement study
Computers & Education, 1/1/1970
Education
Columbia University
PhD, Psychology, 1991
The University of Michigan
MS, Biostatistics, 1984
Accomplishments
- ACM CHI Academy
- Google Research Award
- IBM Faculty Award
Affiliations
- Assoc. for Computing Machinery (ACM) : Member
- ACM SIGCHI
- Fulbright Association