Rebekah Rousi

Rebekah Rousi
Associate Professor (tenure track)
University of Vaasa / School of Marketing and Communication / Communication Studies

Contact

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Introduction

Biography

Rebekah Rousi holds a PhD in Cognitive Science with extensive experience of research and teaching in Human-Technology Interaction. Her main research specialtise is in User Experience and human experience (semiotics, communication, logic, culture) with technology. Rousi's research interests include: design; embodied interactions and experience; human-robot interaction; human-AI interaction; posthumanism; environmental interactions (e.g., elevator and arhitectural experience); ethics; emotions; trust; and sustainability. Rousi also has a background in cultural studies, critical theory and contemporary art. She has trained and practiced as a performance artist and printmaker since 2003.

https://orcid.org/ 0000-0001-5771-3528

Current project: Emotional experience of privacy and ethics in everyday pervasive systems (BUGGED), September 2022-August 2026

Board Membership

SIGCHI Finland, Board Member

International Journal of Human Computer Studies, Associate Editor

Finnish Artificial Intelligence Society, Board Member

Fields of expertise

Cognitive Science; user experience; emotions; philosophy of the mind; semiotics; cultural studies; art; ethics