Topic

In this talk, I’ll outline my PhD research, which explored how chatbots can motivate smoking cessation through iterative design and evaluation, focusing on creating lasting, supportive interactions. This project involved developing and testing a series of chatbot versions, with special attention to monitoring engagement cues and refining conversational strategies to sustain user engagement and support. Through this iterative development, we examined how different interaction styles could best foster user motivation and therapeutic relationships. Finally, a longitudinal evaluation assessed both user experience (UX) and effectiveness over time, providing insights into how chatbots can provide meaningful support in health behavior change, specifically smoking cessation. I’ll discuss key findings from these studies and what they suggest about the future role of chatbots in digital health support.

About the speaker:

Linwei is currently a post-doctoral researcher at Tilburg University with a background in health and persuasive communication. She holds a Master’s degree in Communication Science from the University of Amsterdam, after which she conducted her PhD research at Tilburg University, focusing on designing and evaluating chatbots to support smoking cessation. Broadly, her research interests center around digital health communication, particularly in understanding both the impact and underlying processes of digital tools.

Please join us in REC C10.20 or via Zoom!

If you have any questions about the event, please reach out to Daisy Dong Zhang.

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The CeCoR committee