Conference Proceedings

Lazar A, Edasis C, Piper AM. A Critical Lens on Dementia and Design in HCI. Proceedings of the Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2017). (pdf) (Best Paper Award)

Lazar A, Edasis C, Piper AM. Supporting People with Dementia in Digital Social Sharing. Proceedings of the Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2017). (pdf) (Honorable Mention Award)

Lazar A, Nguyen DH. Successful Leisure: Understanding Older Adults' Motivations to Engage in Leisure Activities. Proceedings of the Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2017). (pdf)

Lazar A, Diaz M, Brewer R, Kim C, Piper AM. Going Grey, Failure to Hire, and the Ick Factor: Analyzing How Older Bloggers Talk About Ageism. Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work & Social Computing (CSCW 2017). (pdf) (Honorable Mention Award)

Hazen, RJ, Lazar A, Gennari JH. Assessing patient and caregiver needs and challenges in information and symptom management: a study of primary brain tumors. Proceedings of the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA 2016).

Demiris G, Thompson HJ, Lazar A, Lin Shih-Yin. Evaluation of a Digital Companion for Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment. Proceedings of the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA 2016). 

Lazar A, Cornejo R, Edasis C, Piper A.M. Designing for the Third Hand: Empowering Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment through Creating and Sharing, Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems (DIS 2016). (pdf) (Best Paper Award)

Lazar A, Thompson H.J., Piper A.M., Demiris G. Rethinking the Design of Robotic Pets for Older Adults, Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems (DIS 2016). (pdf)

Lazar A, Koehler C, Tanenbaum J, Nguyen DH. Why We Use and Abandon Smart Devices, Proceedings of the ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing (UbiComp 2015). (pdf) (Honorable Mention Award)

Su NM, Liu LS, Lazar A. Mundanely Miraculous: The Robot in Healthcare, Proceedings of the Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (NordiCHI 2014). (pdf)

Weibel N, Satyanarayan A, Lazar A, Oda R, Yamaoka S, Doerr KU, Kuester F, Griswold WG, Hollan JD. HIPerFace: a Multi-channel Architecture to Explore Multimodal Interactions with Ultra-Scale Wall Displays. Proceedings of the International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE 2011). 

Alankus G, Lazar A, May M, Kelleher C. Towards Customizable Games for Stroke Rehabilitation, Proceedings of the International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2010). (pdf)

Journal Articles

Chi NC, Sparks O, Lin S, Lazar A, Thompson HJ & Demiris G. Pilot testing a digital pet avatar for older adults. Geriatric Nursing. (In press).

Lazar A, Thompson HJ, Demiris G. Design Recommendations for Recreational Systems Involving Older Adults Living with Dementia, Journal of Applied Gerontology, 2016. (pdf)

Lazar A, Demiris G, Thompson H. Evaluation of a Multi-functional Technology System in a Memory Care Unit: Opportunities for Innovation in Dementia Care. Informatics for Health and Social Care, 2016. (pdf)

Lazar A, Demiris G, Thompson H. Involving Family Members in the Implementation and Evaluation of Technologies for Dementia: a Dyad Case Study. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 2015. (pdf)

Lazar A, Thompson H, Demiris G. A Systematic Review of the Use of Technology for Reminiscence Therapy, Health Education & Behavior, 2014; Supplement 1. (pdf) 

Chung J, Reeder B, Lazar A, Joe J, Demiris G, Thompson H. Exploring an informed decision-making framework using in-home sensors: Older adults' perceptions, Informatics in Primary Care, 2014. (pdf) 

Reeder B, Chung J, Lazar A, Joe J, Demiris G, Thompson H. Testing a Theory-Based Mobility Monitoring Protocol Using In-Home Sensors: A Feasibility Study, Research in Gerontological Nursing, 2013. (pdf) 

Reeder B, Meyer E, Lazar A, Chaudhuri S, Thompson H, Demiris G. Framing the evidence for health smart homes and home-based consumer health technologies as a public health intervention for independent aging: a systematic review, International Journal of Medical Informatics, 2013. (pdf) 

Panels
Turner AM, Demiris GB, Lazar A, Reeder B. Engaging older adults in the design, implementation, and evaluation of Health IT. American Medical Informatics Association Annual Conference (AMIA 2016).

Position Papers
Lazar A, Thompson H, Demiris G. Considerations in Evaluating Technologies in Memory Care Units. Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population. Design for Everyday Life. Volume 9194 of the series Lecture notes in Computer Science pp 114-122, 2015. (pdf)

Lazar A, Thompson H, Demiris G. Pilot Testing the Use of a Technology Tool in Memory Care. Oral Presentation at the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) 2014.

Lazar A. Using Technology to Increase Meaningful Engagement in a Memory Care Unit. International Conference on Supporting Group Work (GROUP), 2014.

Lazar A, Thompson H, Demiris G. Considerations in Implementing Informatics Studies in Dementia Care Units. American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) Annual Conference, 2014.

Lazar A, Thompson H, Demiris G. Addressing Empathy During Research in Memory Care Units. CHI 2014; Workshop on Enabling Empathy in Health and Care: Design Methods and Challenges, 2014. (pdf)

Lazar A, Le T, Joe J. Lessons Learned from a Usability Study of Community Bulletin Boards for Older Adults. Gerontological Society of America (GSA) 2013.

Chung J, Reeder B, Lazar A, Thompson H, Demiris G. Living with Home-based Sensor Technology: Older Adults' Perceptions. Poster Presentation at International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics (IAGG), 2013. 

Reeder B, Chung J, Joe J, Lazar A, Savvides A, Thompson HJ, Demiris G. Informing Field Research: Considerations from a Community-Based Feasibility Study with Older Adults and Technology Sensors. American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) Annual Conference, 2012. 

Lazar A, Liu LS, Park A, Pratt W. SunDay: Using Metaphors to Design Visualizations of Sun Exposure. AMIA 2012; Workshop on Interactive Systems in Healthcare (WISH), 2012. 

Lazar A. Information Technology Tools for Reminiscence Therapy: A Systematic Review. International Partnership for Health Informatics Education (IPHIE), 2012. 

Lazar A. Towards Customizable Games for Stroke Rehabilitation. Presentation at the Undergraduate Research Conference at University of California, San Diego, April 23rd 2010, San Diego, California.