Gloria Mark
Gloria Mark is a Professor of Informatics at the University of California, Irvine, where she studies how digital technology impacts attention, productivity, and well‑being. Trained in psychology and computer science, her research combines empirical data with human‑centred insights to understand how people manage focus in an always‑on environment.
Mark is the author of Attention Span: A Groundbreaking Way to Restore Balance, Happiness, and Productivity, which draws on decades of behavioural data to reveal how modern work and media habits fragment attention. Her forthcoming book explores how purpose, emotion, and social connection are changing in the digital age. Mark’s work informs debates on digital distraction, mental health, and how we might design technology that supports meaningful human experience.
Gloria Mark is a Professor of Informatics at the University of California, Irvine, where she studies how digital technology impacts attention, productivity, and well‑being. Trained in psychology and computer science, her research combines empirical data with human‑centred insights to understand how people manage focus in an always‑on environment.
Mark is the author of Attention Span: A Groundbreaking Way to Restore Balance, Happiness, and Productivity, which draws on decades of behavioural data to reveal how modern work and media habits fragment attention. Her forthcoming book explores how purpose, emotion, and social connection are changing in the digital age. Mark’s work informs debates on digital distraction, mental health, and how we might design technology that supports meaningful human experience.