Shital Desai

Employment

• York University York Research Chair - Accessible Interaction Design
  2022 - Present
• York University Associate Professor
  2019 - Present
• Ryerson University Research Fellow
  2019 - Present
• Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences Research Fellow
  2018 - Present
• Queensland University of Technology Senior Research Officer
  2016 - 2017
• Queensland University of Technology Research Assistant
  2016 - 2017
• Queensland University of Technology Sessional academic
  2013 - 2017

Education

• Queensland University of Technology PhD
  2013 - 2017

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (36)

• Understanding Emotional Closeness in Distanced Intergenerational Relationships Between Young Children and Older Relatives: A Scoping Review for HCI
  2026 DOI: 10.1145/3772318.3790778
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• How community-dwelling older adults use positive coping strategies to manage fear of falling: a qualitative study using walking interviews
  Open Research Europe 2026 DOI: 10.12688/openreseurope.22081.2
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• How community-dwelling older adults use positive coping strategies to manage fear of falling: a qualitative study
  Open Research Europe 2026 DOI: 10.12688/openreseurope.22081.1
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• Living Counter-Maps: A Board Game as Critical Design for Relational Communication in Dementia Care
  Societies 2025 DOI: 10.3390/soc15120347
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• Socially focused intelligent assistive technologies for caregiving for homebound older adults with cognitive impairment: a scoping review
  Innovation in Aging 2025 DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igaf117
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• Designing Shared Cultural Activities to Connect Generations: A Scoping Review
  2025 DOI: 10.1145/3764687.3769917
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• Multi-modal detection of acute fear of falling in older adults: A proof-of-concept study
  Open Research Europe 2025 DOI: 10.12688/openreseurope.21691.1
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• "It fostered a greater appreciation for my little corner of the world": A feasibility study of a therapeutic photography intervention for the well-being of autistic youth
  Autism 2025 DOI: 10.1177/13623613251359196
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• Accessibility in Austerity: Formulating Strategies for Accessibility Research in Constrained Times
  Proceedings of the International Bcs Human-computer Interaction Conference, Bcs Hci 2025 DOI: 10.14236/EWIC/BCSHCI2025.4
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• Augmented and mixed reality for rehabilitation of people living with Parkinson's disease: a scoping review
  Age and Ageing 2025 DOI: 10.1093/AGEING/AFAF318.202
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