Scholar
Alexis Hiniker
Google Scholar ID: tY-tZTkAAAAJ
Associate Professor, University of Washington
Citations & Impact
Citations
3,889
H-index
33
i10-index
60
Publications
20
Co-authors
0
Contact
Publications
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- She is a Jacobs Foundation Early Career Fellow, a Google Research Scholar, and advises numerous regulatory bodies investigating the harms caused by manipulative design.
Research Experience
- Works in the field of human-computer interaction (HCI), focusing on topics such as online conversation, dark patterns, compulsive technology use, children's technology, and personified interfaces. She leads a lab of fantastic PhD students and collaborators, designing, building, and testing novel technologies.
Background
- She is an Associate Professor in the Information School at the University of Washington, director of the User Empowerment Lab, and chair of the UW Information Science PhD Program. Her work in human-computer interaction (HCI) focuses on how the attention economy incentivizes designs that exploit users of all ages, especially children, and she builds systems to show how technology can help them thrive.
Miscellany
- Last name rhymes with 'vinegar'
Co-authors