Jennifer K Bertrand, PhD

About

I am a postdoctoral researcher studying how human perception, experience, and intention are expressed through digital interaction and movement. My work combines human–computer interaction, multimodal sensing, and digital health technologies for scalable, real-world applications.

Papers

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  Validation of a markerless motion capture app for automated scoring of sit-to-stand, timed up and go, and short physical performance battery tests in adults with chronic disease

  Jennifer K Bertrand, Margaret L McNeely, Jack Bates, Joshua Joy, Jenil Kanani, Victor E Ezeugwu, Puneeta Tandon

  PLOS Digital Health, 2026

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  Markerless Motion Capture Parameters Associated with Fall Risk or Frailty: A Scoping Review

  Emma Osness, Serena Isley, Jennifer K Bertrand, Liz Dennett, Jack Bates, Nathan Van Decker, Alexis Stanhope, Ayushi Omkar, Naomi Dolgoy, Victor E Ezeugwu, Puneeta Tandon

  Sensors, 2025

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  Continuous measures of decision-difficulty captured remotely: Mouse-tracking sensitivity extends to tablets and smartphones

  Alexandra Ouellette Zuk, Jennifer K Bertrand, Craig S Chapman

  Computers in Human Behavior, 2025

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  Dynamics of eye–hand coordination are flexibly preserved in eye–cursor coordination during an online, digital, object interaction task

  Jennifer K Bertrand, Craig S Chapman

  CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2023

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  You read my mind: Generating and minimizing intention uncertainty under different social contexts in a two-player online game

  Helen Ma, Jennifer K Bertrand, Craig S Chapman, Dana A Hayward

  Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 2023

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  Continuous Measures of Decision-Difficulty Captured Remotely II: Webcam eye-tracking reveals early decision processing [PREPRINT]

  Jennifer K Bertrand, Alexandra Ouellette Zuk, Craig S Chapman

  bioRxiv, 2023

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  The Utility of Webcam Eye-Tracking: Lessons Learned and Practical Applications in Decision-Making and Digital Human–Computer Interactions [PhD Thesis]

  Jennifer K Bertrand

  University of Alberta, 2023

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  Reaching for known unknowns: Rapid reach decisions accurately reflect the future state of dynamic probabilistic information

  Nathan Wispinski, Scott A Stone, Jennifer K Bertrand, Alexandra Ouellette Zuk, Ewen Lavoie, Jason P Gallivan, Craig S Chapman

  Cortex, 2021

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  Clarifying frequency-dependent brightness enhancement: delta- and theta-band flicker, not alpha-band flicker, consistently seen as brightest

  Jennifer K Bertrand, Alexandra Ouellette Zuk, Craig S Chapman

  Experimental Brain Research, 2019

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  Entrainment of theta, not alpha, oscillations is predictive of the brightness enhancement of a flickering stimulus

  Jennifer K Bertrand, Nathan Wispinski, Kyle E Mathewson, Craig S Chapman

  Scientific Reports, 2018

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  Examining the “Species” of Situated Cognition in Humans

  Ewen Lavoie, Jennifer K Bertrand, Jeffrey Sawalha, Scott A Stone, Nathan Wispinski, Craig S Chapman

  Comparative Cognition & Behavior Reviews, 2018

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  EEG Oscillations as a Neural Correlate for Brightness Enhancement of Flickering Stimuli [MSc Thesis]

  Jennifer K Bertrand

  University of Alberta, 2017

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Research Areas

• Digital measurement of human behavior: Quantifying movement, perception, and intention through interaction.
• Human–computer interaction: Studying how visual, haptic, and interactive feedback shape user behavior and experience.
• Multimodal sensing: Eye tracking, cursor and mouse tracking, and markerless motion capture.
• Remote and scalable assessment: Designing digital tools for at-home and real-world measurement of cognition and physical function.
• Digital health & UX: Translating interaction data into clinically and user-meaningful insights.

Contact

• jenniferkbertrand [at] gmail [dot] com
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