DrRobert Douglas Ferguson

I am current a NeuroInsight Marie Sklowdowska Curie Actions (MSCA) postdoctoral research fellow. Starting January 2026, I will be an Assistant Professor in the School of Information and Communication Studies at University College Dublin. I received my PhD in Information Studies in 2023 from McGill University in Montréal, Quebéc. I earned an MA in Social Anthropology in 2012 from York University in Toronto, Ontario.

My research explores the impacts of ageing on information practices and technology use. I am particularly interested in personal information and data management, personal digital archiving, digital housekeeping, and information literacy during life transitions.

My reserach to date has investigated:

-use of online personal health records by seeking or recently diagnosed with mood distorders

-adoption of information communication devices as part of hospice end of life caregiving

-digital pens as a accessible form of email for older adults in long-term residential care

-use of online banking apps and websites to develop financial literacy and financial independence by young adults

-digital housekeeping and personal data management as dementia caregiver responsibilities