Drs. Weil and Rosen: An Historical View

DR. MICHELLE WEIL and DR. LARRY ROSEN

AN HISTORICAL VIEW

"These Southern California consultants, speakers and researchers are the experts on the human side of technology. They created the field ... they are the field."

-- NBC News

1982 - 1984

Initial research documenting the existence and quantifying the extent of computerphobia.

Byte Back Technology Consultation Services formed by Drs. Weil and Rosen, later to become Byte Back, LLC

1985-1988

$250,000 three-year grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program to develop and test a national model Computerphobia Reduction Program.

National research presentations.

1988 - 1990

Groundbreaking research on the etiology of computerphobia.

Publications in major psychology journals.

National and international presentations.

1991 - 1995

Cross-Cultural, international research on technophobia and negative reactions to technology with over 3,500 people in 23 countries.

Major study of level of technophobia among public school teachers.

Numerous studies of adult, teenager and child reactions to technology.

Continued publications in major psychology and computer journals.

Continued national and international presentations.

1996

to

present

Published TechnoStress: Coping With Technology @Work @Home @Play (John Wiley and Sons, 1997).

Published The Mental Health Technology Bible (John Wiley and Sons, 1997).

National Spokesperson for MCI on "Overcoming Cyberphobia" to aid business people in understanding and overcoming their discomfort with technology.

National Spokesperson for MCI One on "Rx for the Techno-Phobic" on the public's hesitancy and resistance to communication technologies.

MCI sponsored videoconferencing with politicians, educators and sales force to decrease technological resistance.

Longitudinal studies on business reactions to technology and changing public interest in the Information Superhighway.

Worldwide keynote speeches.

Award winning web site - http://www.technostress.com/

Hundreds of interviews in television, radio and print media.

Continued professional publications.

Articles in national newspapers and magazines.

Corporate consultations.

Establishment of Human-Ware, LLC to offer additional focus on today's business and human resource needs.

More information on related topics can be found at Dr. Rosen's web site.

E-mail Dr. Rosen.

1982 - 1984	Initial research documenting the existence and quantifying the extent of computerphobia. Byte Back Technology Consultation Services formed by Drs. Weil and Rosen, later to become Byte Back, LLC

1985-1988	$250,000 three-year grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program to develop and test a national model Computerphobia Reduction Program.
1985-1988	National research presentations.

1988 - 1990	Groundbreaking research on the etiology of computerphobia.
	Publications in major psychology journals.
	National and international presentations.

1991 - 1995	Cross-Cultural, international research on technophobia and negative reactions to technology with over 3,500 people in 23 countries.
	Major study of level of technophobia among public school teachers.
	Numerous studies of adult, teenager and child reactions to technology.
	Continued publications in major psychology and computer journals.
	Continued national and international presentations.

1996 to present	Published TechnoStress: Coping With Technology @Work @Home @Play (John Wiley and Sons, 1997).
	Published The Mental Health Technology Bible (John Wiley and Sons, 1997).
	National Spokesperson for MCI on "Overcoming Cyberphobia" to aid business people in understanding and overcoming their discomfort with technology.
	National Spokesperson for MCI One on "Rx for the Techno-Phobic" on the public's hesitancy and resistance to communication technologies.
	MCI sponsored videoconferencing with politicians, educators and sales force to decrease technological resistance.
	Longitudinal studies on business reactions to technology and changing public interest in the Information Superhighway.
	Worldwide keynote speeches.
	Award winning web site - http://www.technostress.com/
	Hundreds of interviews in television, radio and print media.
	Continued professional publications.
	Articles in national newspapers and magazines.
	Corporate consultations.
	Establishment of Human-Ware, LLC to offer additional focus on today's business and human resource needs.