Aruna Balakrishnan

Collaboration and decision making

From Dorms to cubicles: How recent graduates communicate. Judy Chen, David Choi, Stephanie Chan, Debra Kumar, Aruna Balakrishnan. To appear in Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICCS) 2015.
From Data to insight: Work practices of analysts in the enterprise. Eser Kandogan, Aruna Balakrishnan, Eben M. Haber, Jeffrey S. Pierce. IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, 34(5), 42-50, 2014. [Link]
Group heterogeneity increases the risks of large group size: A longitudinal study of productivity in research groups. Jonathon N. Cummings, Sara Kiesler, Reza Zadeh, Aruna D. Balakrishnan. Psychological Science, 24(6), 880-890, 2013. [Link]
What's in a move? Normal disruption and a design challenge. Reza Zadeh, Aruna D. Balakrishnan, Sara Kiesler, Jonathon N. Cummings. ACM Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI), 2011. [Download] [Link]
Research team integration: What it is and why it matters. Aruna D. Balakrishnan, Sara Kiesler, Jonathon N. Cummings, Reza Zadeh. ACM Computer Supported Collaborative Work (CSCW), 2011. [Download] [Link]
Fitting an activity-centric system into an ecology of workplace tools. Aruna D. Balakrishnan, Tara Matthews, Thomas P. Moran. ACM Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI), 2010. Best Note Nominee [Download] [Link]
Pitfalls of information access with visualizations in remote collaborative analysis. Aruna D. Balakrishnan, Susan R. Fussell, Sara Kiesler, Aniket Kittur. ACM Computer Supported Collaborative Work (CSCW), 2010. [Download] [Link]
Do visualizations improve synchronous remote collaboration? Aruna D. Balakrishnan, Susan R. Fussell, Sara Kiesler. ACM Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI), 2008. [Download] [Link]
Fishing for sustainability: The effects of indirect and direct persuasion. Turadg Aleahmad, Aruna D. Balakrishnan, Jeffrey Wong, Susan R. Fussell, Sara Kiesler. ACM Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) Extended Abstracts, 2008. [Download] [Link]

Technology policy

A review of methods to measure health-related productivity loss. Soeren Mattke, Aruna Balakrishnan, Giacomo Bergamo, Sydne J. Newberry. American Journal of Managed Care, 13(4): 211-217, 2007. [Link]
Freedom and information: Assessing publicly available data regarding U.S. transportation infrastructure security. Eric Landree, Christopher Paul, Beth Grill, Aruna Balakrishnan, Bradley Wilson, Martin C. Libicki. RAND Corporation, TR-360-DHS, 2007. [Link]
Can publicly available information be used in planning terrorist attacks? Eric Landree, Christopher Paul, Beth Grill, Aruna Balakrishnan, Bradley Wilson, Martin C. Libicki. RAND Corporation, RB-9278-DHS, 2007. [Link]
Investing in cyber security: The path to good practice. Shari L. Pfleeger, Rachel Rue, Jay Horwitz, Aruna D. Balakrishnan. Cutter IT Journal, 19(1): 11-18, 2006. [Link]
Measuring and Reporting the Performance of Disease Management Programs. Soeren Mattke, Giacomo Bergamo, Aruna Balakrishnan, Steven Martino, Nicholas V. Vakkur. RAND Corporation, WR-400, 2006. [Link]
Revisiting US-VISIT: U.S. immigration processes, concerns, and consequences. David S. Ortiz, Shari L. Pfleeger, Aruna D. Balakrishnan, Merril Miceli. RAND Corporation, OP-140-RC, 2006. [Link]
Science and technology research and development capacity in Japan: Observations from leading U.S. researchers and scientists. Anny Wong, Aruna D. Balakrishnan,James Garluski, Thor Hogan, Eric Landree, Maureen McArthur. RAND Corporation, TR-211-MRI, 2004. [Link]

Human factors engineering

Horizontal force components can reduce finger joint torques during tapping on a computer keyswitch. Aruna D. Balakrishnan, Devin Jindrich, Jack T. Dennerlein. Human Factors, 48(1): 121-129, 2006. [Link]
Finger joint impedance during tapping on a computer keyswitch. Devin Jindrich, Aruna D. Balakrishnan, Jack T. Dennerlein. Journal of Biomechanics, 37(10): 1589-1596, 2004. [Link]
Effects of keyswitch design and finger posture on finger joint kinematics and dynamics during tapping on computer key-switches. Devin Jindrich, Aruna D. Balakrishnan, Jack T. Dennerlein. Journal of Clinical Biomechanics, 19(6), 600-608, 2004. [Link]