Current Position

Assistant Professor: Autumn 2010 to present
College of Computing and Digital Media
DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois
Education Current research

• Use and adaptation of human-centered design methods to support technology design for underserved diverse communities.
• How movement-related videogames are used in rehabilitation treatments for people who have suffered a brain injury.


• Bridging the design/research dialogue gap which entails improving how designers access, utilize and integrate user research in their work.
  • How human-computer interaction (HCI) professionals do their jobs; e.g., methods that professionals use to (a) investigate and (b) communicate about end-users.

Publications
Journal Articles

[J.3]	Kolko, B, Putnam, C., Johnson, & E. Rose, E. (2011). Reflection on research methodologies for ubicomp in developing contexts. Personal and Ubiquitous Computing,15(6), 575-583.
[J.2]	Putnam, C., Johnson, E, Rose, E.& Kolko, B. (2009).Adapting User-Centered Design Methods to Design for Diverse Populations.Special HCI4D Issue of Information Technologies and International Development(ITID),5 (4), 51-73.
[J.1]	Walton, R., Putnam, C., Johnson, E.& Kolko, B. (2009).Skills Are Not Binary: Nuances in the Relationship Between ICT Skills and Employability.Special ICT Skills and Employability Issue of Information Technologies and International Development (ITID), 5,(2), 1-18

Refereed Conference Proceedings

[C.7]	Putnam, C., Kolko, B and Wood, S. (2012).Communicating about users in ICTD: leveraging HCI personas. (Accepted) In Proceedings of International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development, ICTD 2012, Atlanta, GA, USA, March 12-15. (upcoming).
[C.6]	Putnam, C. and Kolko B. (2010).The Social Meaning of ICTs: Patterns of Technology Adoption and Usage in Context. In Proceedings of International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development, ICTD 2010, London, UK, December 13-16. (Acceptance rate 14%) Presented December 14, 2010
[C.5]	Anderson, R.E., Brunette, W., Johnson, E., Lustig, C., Poon, A., Putnam, C., Salihbaeva, O., Kolko, B.E., & Borrielllo,G. (2010). Experiences with a Transportation Information System that Uses Only GPS and SMS. In Proceedings of International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development, ICTD 2010, London, UK, December 13-16.(Acceptance rate 14%)
[C.4]	Putnam, C and Kolko B. (2009). Getting Online but still living offline: the complex relationship of technology adoption and in-person social networks. In Proceedings of Advances in Social Networks and Mining, ASONAM '09, Athens, Greece, July 20-22, 33-40. (Acceptance rate 18%). Presented July 20, 2009
[C.3]	Putnam, C., Rose, E.,Walton, R. & Kolko, B. (2009).Mobile phone users in Kyrgyzstan: A case study of identifying user requirements for diverse users In Proceedings of IPCC 2009 ,Honolulu, Hawaii, July 20-23, 2009. (Acceptance rate 32.6%)
[C.2]	Kolko, B. & Putnam, C.(2009).Computer Games in the Developing World: The Value of Non-Instrumental Engagement with ICTs, or Taking Play Seriously.In Proceedings of International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development ICTD '09, Doha.Qatar, April 17-19, 2009. (Acceptance rate 18%)
[C.1]	Putnam, C. and Chong, L. (2008).Software and technologies designed for people with autism.In Proceedings of the 10th Annual ACM Conference on Conference on Computers and Accessibility, ASSETS '08, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, October 13 - 15, 2008, ACM Press, New York, NY.(Acceptance rate 36%) Presented October 13, 2008

Invited talks and Colloquia

[IT.8]	University of Oregon. "Bridging the research-design dialog." Eugene, Oregon, April 2011.
[IT.7]	Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis. "Maximizing communication among research and design in industry". Indianapolis, Indiana, April 2010
[IT.6]	DePaul University. "Bridging the gap between user experience research and design: An analysis of personas". Chicago, Illinois, April 2010.
[IT.5]	Google. "Communication among design and research". Palo Alto, California, March, 2010.
[IT.4]	Puget Sound SIGCGI. "An analysis of personas". Seattle, Washington, March, 2010.
[IT.3]	University of Washington. "Using the data you have for persona creation". Presented as part of a workshop designed for a graduate class. Seattle, Washington, January 2010.
[IT.2]	University of Washington. "Design for Inclusion: Using Familiar Methods for Unfamiliar Contexts." Presented with Emma Rose and Beth Kolko as part of the seminar series: "Current Issues in Human Centered Design & Engineering. Seattle, Washington, January 2010.
[IT.1]	Microsoft Corporation. "How to maximize personas as a communication summarization for designers". Redmond, Washington, December 2009.

Other conference and workshop proceedings

[O.4]	Birge, C., Putnam C., Kolko, B. (2010). Online Privacy Perception in Central Asia. In Proceedings of the 6th Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security, Redmond, WA, USA, July 14-16, 2010.
[O.3]	Kolko, B. and Putnam, C. "Computer games in the Developing World". Change conference, University of Washington (October, 2009).(Poster presentation).
[O.2]	Putnam, C. and Kolko, B, "Modifying methods for persona creation". Change conference, University of Washington, (October, 2009).(Poster presentation).
[O.1]	Rose, E. J., Putnam, C. & Birand, G. "Designing for Digital Inclusion: Investigating social networks within resource constrained environments." Society for Technical Communication: University of Washington Research and Design Showcase (May 2007).(Poster presentation).

Manuscripts under review, in progress or preparation

[ip.2]	Putnam C. and Kolko, B. (2012). HCI Professions: Differences, definitions and methods.In Proceedings of CHI 2012, Austin, TX, USA, May 5-10.
[ip.1]	Putnam C. and Kolko, B. (2012). Extending the persona method: Using large datasets not intended for persona distillation..In Proceedings of CHI 2012, Austin, TX, USA, May 5-10.

Teaching
DePaul University Curricular Development: new courses

GAM 3xx

Game user research and playtesting Co-developed with Jose Zagal in Autumn 2010

Curricular Development: redesign of existing courses

HCI 454	Interaction Design Redesigned this course for Winter quarter 2011: created all new materials and assignments.
HCI 511	Design for accessibility and diverse users Redesigned this for Autumn 2010: created all new materials and assignments.

Guest Lectures

Spring 2011	CSC 426 (Values and Computer Technology)
Winter 2011	GAM 395 (Capstone)
Autumn 2010	HCI 594 (Capstone)
Autumn 2010	HCI 445 (Inquiry Methods and Use Analysis)

Grants Work Experience Service and Community
Depaul University: College of Computing and Digital Media

Volunteer work in the Community Professional Activities

Memberships

• Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
• The Usability Professionals' Association
• Interaction Design Association (IXDA)

Review and Referee Work

• November 2011 | ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing (CHI 2012)
• May 2011 | National Science Foundation (Proposal review panel)
• February 2011 | Cognitive Science Society (CogSci 2011)
• December 2010 | ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing (CHI 2011)

Recognition

Outstanding Female Graduate Student Award: University of Washington Society of Woman Engineers Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering, 2010.

Outstanding Female Graduate Student Award: University of Washington Society of Woman Engineers Department of Technical Communication, 2007.

Excellence Award: Puget Sound chapter of the Society for Technical Communications. Microsoft Works Tutorial, 2004