Personal profile
Biography
Blooma John, PhD is an Associate Professor of Information Systems in the School of Information Technology & Systems at the Faculty of Science & Technology.
Her research interests are in virtual reality, cluster analysis, social question answering, social media, health informatics, digital transformation and educational technologies. Dr Blooma John has published her research outcomes in various Journals, Conferences and Book Chapters.
Dr Blooma John holds a Master in Information Studies (2004) from the Nanyang Technological University Singapore and a PhD (2011) in Information Systems from the Nanyang Technological University Singapore. Before joining UC in July 2016, she worked as a Lecturer and as a Senior Lecturer at RMIT International University Vietnam. She won the award for Excellence in Learning and Teaching at RMIT in 2015 and the Commendation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning at the University of Canberra in 2021.
Related Links
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=86&v=PZ7EqwcBIiM
The future of work with mixed reality
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Using Community Question-and-Answer Corpora for Question Answering, Nanyang Technological University
6 Jan 2007 → 10 Apr 2011
Award Date: 10 Apr 2011
Master, Nanyang Technological University
2003 → 2005
Award Date: 31 Jul 2005
External positions
Associate Editor, Communications of the Association for Information Systems, Association for Information Systems (AIS)
1 Jan 2022 → …
Senior Lecturer, RMIT International University
1 Jan 2016 → 30 Jun 2016
Lecturer, RMIT International University
8 Feb 2011 → 31 Dec 2015
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
-
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Fingerprint
- 1 Similar Profiles
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
-
Industry Linked Phd Program: National Industry PhD Program_Adoption and use of technology to protect vulnerable people against technology-facilitated domestic violence
ROMANO, R. (CI), JOHN, B. (CoI), LIU, S. (CoI) & MCCALLUM, K. (CoI)
16/02/26 → 16/08/29
Project: Other
-
Evaluation of a secure document storage system
JOHN, B. (CI) & ROMANO, R. (CoI)
23/07/25 → 30/11/25
Project: Research
-
CSSS: Indigenous, micro, small and medium business cybersecurity standards ontology
ROMANO, R. (CI), JOHN, B. (CoI), BARKAT ULLAH, A. (CoI), MA, W. (CoI) & AWASTHY, R. (CoI)
1/01/23 → 30/12/24
Project: Research
-
Evaluating the planning and pedagogy for Indigenisation of Curriculum Design for a STEM subject using the 8 ways framework
ROMANO, R. (CI), DALE, N. (CoI), JOHN, B. (CoI), COPEMAN, P. (CoI), MACKRELL, D. (CoI), Kemp, T. (CoI) & Martiniello , M. (CoI)
1/06/22 → 1/06/23
Project: Research
-
Development and Beta Testing of Mobile Health Hub: A Design Science Research Artefact
JOHN, B. (CI) & THOMAS, J. (CoI)
1/05/22 → 30/06/23
Project: Research
-
The development of digital workplaces within community-based emergency services
Kurian, J. & JOHN, B., 4 Apr 2026, In: Journal of Information Technology Case and Application Research. p. 1-18 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access -
Conceptualising Technology Threat Avoidance Theory (TTAT) to Examine Cognitive Risks of Generative AI in Higher Education
Wangchuk, T., SARBAZHOSSEINI, H. & JOHN, B., Dec 2025, ACIS 2025 Proceedings. Blake, J., J Clarke, R., Beydoun, G., Abedin, B., Xu, D., Sarbazhosseini, H. & Axelson, M. (eds.). AIS Electronic Library (AISeL), p. 1-14 14 p.Research output: A Conference proceeding or a Chapter in Book › Conference contribution › peer-review
Open Access -
Designing a Digital Health Intervention using Protection Motivation Theory: A Design Science Research
Kurian, J. & JOHN, B., 2025, In: Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science . p. 1-15 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access2 Link opens in a new tab Citations (Scopus) -
Empowering Small and Medium Enterprises with CyberQ Chatbot: A Knowledge Graph Enhanced Large Language Model
Jose, L., ROMANO, R. & JOHN, B., 2025, Australasian Conference on Information Systems 2025. Blake, J., J Clarke, R., Beydoun, G., Abedin, B., Xu, D., Sarbazhosseini, H. & Axelson, M. (eds.). AIS Electronic Library (AISeL), p. 1-9 9 p.Research output: A Conference proceeding or a Chapter in Book › Conference contribution › peer-review
-
Examining Technology Perspectives of Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment: Scoping Review
Schmidt, S., ISBEL, S., JOHN, B., Subramanian, R. & D'Cunha, N. M., 2025, In: JMIR Aging. 8, e78229, p. 1-26 26 p., e78229.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access3 Link opens in a new tab Citations (Scopus)
Activities
-
Train-the-Trainer Workshop
ROMANO, R. (Participant), JOHN, B. (Organiser) & Alam, L. (Organiser)
6 Feb 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
-
Digital Workplace Transformation during a pandemic
John, B. (Speaker)
8 Feb 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
-
Communications of the Association for Information Systems (Journal)
John, B. (Member of editorial board)
1 Jan 2022 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work
-
Computers and Education (Journal)
John, B. (Reviewer)
1 Oct 2021Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work
-
AIS SIGED International Conference on Information Systems Education and Research 2020
John, B. (Chair), Green, D. (Member of programme committee) & Shankararam, V. (Member of programme committee)
12 Dec 2020 → 13 Dec 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
Prizes
-
Best Paper of the AIS SIG-ED International Conference Virtual Conference 2021
Romano, R. (Recipient), John, B. (Recipient), Mackrell, D. (Recipient), Copeman, P. (Recipient), Kemp, T. (Recipient), Martiniello , M. (Recipient) & Radoll, P. (Recipient), Dec 2021
Prize
File -
-
-
File
-
John Campbell Research Impact Award
ROMANO, R. (Recipient), JOHN, B. (Recipient), MACKRELL, D. (Recipient), QURESHI, S. (Recipient), APPLEBEE, W. (Recipient) & COPEMAN, P. (Recipient), 5 Dec 2024
Prize
File