About J. Shawn Farris
| J. Shawn Farris, Ph.D. | |
| Summary | Education |
| Shawn Farris is currently employed at Convergys Corporation as a Human Factors Specialist. His research interests include perception and human-computer-interaction. He is especially interested human-web-interaction and the application of Fitts' Law and other human-movement models to the design of computer interfaces (i.e., software rather than input devices such as a mice). He is also a managing director of Atlantic Human Factors, LLC. | Ph.D., Human Factors/Cognitive Psychology; Focus in human-computer interaction and usability (2003); Kansas State University |
| M.S., Experimental Psychology; Focus in learning and cognition (1999); Emporia State University | |
| B.S., Psychology; Magna Cum Laude (1997); Emporia State University | |
| Work Experience | |
| Convergys Corporation | Atlantic Human Factors (formerly ComputerUsability.com) |
Sr. Human Factors Analyst (2003 – Present) Design and create specifications for graphical user interfaces and web user interfaces for large projects. Coordinate the work of other team members. Create and maintain project plans and estimates. Act as an internal consultant to user interface-related projects; at times providing technical guidance, process expertise, and strategic/tactical planning knowledge from a technical and/or business standpoint. Develop project specific and company user interface standards. |
Usability Consultant & Interface Designer (2000 – Present) Perform heuristic evaluations, iterative usability evaluations, and all other activities that support the entire web/software development lifecycle. |
| Kansas State University | |
Graduate Research & Teaching Assistant (1999 – 2003) Assist researchers and teachers to develop web and software research tools and courseware. Research and study a diverse array of topics relating to human factors, including usability, accessibility, and distance education. Teach Introductory Psychology and Methods for Experimental Psychology. |
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| Representative Publications | |
| Farris, J. S., Johnson, B. R., & Jones, K. S. (Under review). Width guidelines for objects with penetrable and impenetrable interface element borders. Submitted for publication in Behavior and Information Technology. | |
| Farris, J. S., & Jones, K. S. (Under review). The human-web interaction (HuWI) cycle: A proposed framework of perception, cognition, and action on the web. Submitted for presentation and publication in Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 48th Annual Meeting. | |
| Jones, K. S, & Farris, J. S. (Under review) Empirical tests of the human-web interaction (HuWI) cycle. Submitted for presentation and publication in Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 48th Annual Meeting. | |
| Farris, J. S. (2003). The Human-Web Interaction Cycle: A Proposed and Tested Framework of Perception, Cognition, and Action on the Web. Doctoral Dissertation at Kansas State University. | |
| Farris, J. S., Jones, K. S., & Elgin, P. D. (2002). Users’ schemata of hypermedia: What is so "spatial" about a website? Interacting with Computers, 14, 487-502. | |
| Farris, J. S., Jones, K. S., & Anders, B. A. (2002). Factors affecting the usefulness of impenetrable interface element borders. Human Factors, 44, 578-591. | |
| Farris, J. S., Jones, K. S., & Anders, B. A. (2002). Using impenetrable borders in a graphical Web browser: Are all angles equal? Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 46th Annual Meeting, 1251-1255. | |
| Jones, K. S., Farris, J. S., Elgin, P. D., Anders, B. A., & Johnson, B. R. (2002). Examining information searching on the World Wide Web with a screen-reader: A verbal protocol analysis. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 46th Annual Meeting, 1310-1314. | |
| Farris, J. S., Jones, K. S., & Elgin, P. D. (2001). Mental representations of hypermedia: An evaluation of the spatial assumption. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 45th Annual Meeting, 1156-1160. | |
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