Biography
Grace Fox is an assistant professor at the UCF School of Modeling, Simulation and Training and a faculty member at the Cyber Security and Privacy Cluster. She has previously held assistant professor positions at Dublin City University, and postdoctoral positions at Dublin City University and UCF.
Fox's research interests focus on understanding the evolving role of privacy across numerous emerging technological contexts from individual, organizational and societal perspectives. Her work has been published in well regarded journals and conferences in various academic disciplines. She is currently collaborating on various multidisciplinary projects leveraging various methodologies with colleagues in business, engineering and human-computer interaction. Her research aims to improve understanding of the human factor considerations associated with emerging technologies to ensure individuals and organizations can leverage these technologies while preserving data security, meeting privacy expectations and regulations and fostering trusted relationships.
Fox's research interests focus on understanding the evolving role of privacy across numerous emerging technological contexts from individual, organizational and societal perspectives. Her work has been published in well regarded journals and conferences in various academic disciplines. She is currently collaborating on various multidisciplinary projects leveraging various methodologies with colleagues in business, engineering and human-computer interaction. Her research aims to improve understanding of the human factor considerations associated with emerging technologies to ensure individuals and organizations can leverage these technologies while preserving data security, meeting privacy expectations and regulations and fostering trusted relationships.
Recent Publications
- Williams, A., Fox, G., Amon, M. J., Tanni, T. I., & Solihin, Y. (2025, April). The GenAI networked privacy problem at work-How privacy knowledge and perceptions predict Generative AI disclosure in professional contexts. In Proceedings of the Extended Abstracts of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 1-9).
- Fox, G., Lynn, T., van Der Werff, L., & Kennedy, J. (2025). Does telemedicine hold the key for reproductive health care? A quantitative examination of women's intentions toward use and accurate information disclosure. Health services research, 60(3), e14403.
- Fox, G., van der Werff, L., Rosati, P., & Lynn, T. (2024). Investigating Citizens’ Acceptance of Contact Tracing Apps: Quantitative Study of the Role of Trust and Privacy. JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 12(1), e48700.
- Lyons, R. M., Fox, G., & Stephens, S. (2023). Gamification to enhance engagement and higher order learning in entrepreneurial education. Education+ Training, 65(3), 416-432.
- Fox, G., Lynn, T., & Rosati, P. (2022). Enhancing consumer perceptions of privacy and trust: a GDPR label perspective. Information Technology & People, 35(8), 181-204.
- Fox, G., Lynn, T., & Rosati, P. (2022). Enhancing consumer perceptions of privacy and trust: a GDPR label perspective. Information Technology & People, 35(8), 181-204.
- Fox, G., & James, T. L. (2021). Toward an understanding of the antecedents to health information privacy concern: a mixed methods study. Information Systems Frontiers, 23(6), 1537-1562.
- Fox, G., Clohessy, T., van der Werff, L., Rosati, P., & Lynn, T. (2021). Exploring the competing influences of privacy concerns and positive beliefs on citizen acceptance of contact tracing mobile applications. Computers in Human Behavior, 121, 106806.
Education
Forthcoming
Specialties
- Generative Artificial Intelligence
- Privacy and Cyber Security
- Individuals’ Privacy Perceptions and Related Behaviors
- Organizational Privacy Approaches
- Trust in Emerging Technologies
- Digital Literacy and Digital Divides