Research Investigator, Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research
Biography
Jess Francis received her PhD in Information and Media Studies from Michigan State University in 2018. Upon graduating, she completed a year-long postdoctoral fellowship in clinical and translational science at the University of Rochester Medical Center’s Center for Health + Technology. Most recently she was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the SRC’s Life Course Development (LCD) Program under the mentorship of Dr. Toni Antonucci. In her new role Dr. Francis will continue to work on the Social Relations Study and advance her research on digital inequalities, social isolation, and the impact of emerging technology use on older adults’ well-being. She is also currently conducting research on an NSF-funded planning grant to study the future of remote work.
Publications
- Jess Francis-Levin, Hillary K. Hecht. 2024. Navigating Disability and Sexuality in Old Age. Exploring Sexuality and Disability: A Guide for Human Service Professionals
- Kuo-Ting Huang, Christopher Ball, Jess Francis-Levin. 2023. The Perceived Impacts of COVID-19 on Users’ Acceptance of Virtual Reality Hardware: A Digital Divide Perspective. American Behavioral Scientist
- Jess Francis. 2022. Elder orphans on Facebook: Implications for mattering and social isolation. Computers in Human Behavior 127:107023.
- William J. Chopik, Jess Francis. 2022. Partner influences on ICT use variety among middle-aged and older adults: The role of need for cognition. Computers in Human Behavior 126:107028.
- Laura Robinson, Jeremy Schulz, Christopher Ball, Cara Chiaraluce, Matías Dodel, Jess Francis, Kuo-Ting Huang, Elisha Johnston, Aneka Khilnani, Oliver Kleinmann, K. Hazel Kwon, Noah McClain, Yee Man Margaret Ng, Heloisa Pait, Massimo Ragnedda, Bianca C. Reisdorf, Maria Laura Ruiu, Cinthia Xavier da Silva, Juliana Maria Trammel, Øyvind N. Wiborg, Apryl A. Williams. 2021. Cascading Crises: Society in the Age of COVID-19. American Behavioral Scientist 65(12):1608–1622.
- Christopher Ball, Kuo-Ting Huang, Jess Francis. 2021. Virtual reality adoption during the COVID-19 pandemic: A uses and gratifications perspective. Telematics and Informatics 65:101728.