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Leah Findlater
Researcher at University of Washington
Publications - 145
Citations - 7566
Leah Findlater is an academic researcher from University of Washington. The author has contributed to research in topics: Touchscreen & Computer science. The author has an hindex of 33, co-authored 132 publications receiving 5704 citations. Previous affiliations of Leah Findlater include University of Regina & University of Maryland, College Park.
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The aligned rank transform for nonparametric factorial analyses using only anova procedures
TL;DR: This work presents the Aligned Rank Transform (ART) for nonparametric factorial data analysis in HCI, and re-examination of some published HCI results exhibits advantages of the ART.
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The design of eco-feedback technology
TL;DR: A comparative survey of eco-feedback technology is conducted, including 89 papers from environmental psychology and 44 papers from the HCI and UbiComp literature, to provide an overview of predominant models of proenvironmental behaviors and a summary of key motivation techniques to promote this behavior.
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A comparison of static, adaptive, and adaptable menus
Leah Findlater,Joanna McGrenere +1 more
TL;DR: In a controlled lab study with 27 subjects, the measured and perceived efficiency of three menu conditions: static, adaptable and adaptive were compared and the majority of users preferred the adaptable menu overall.
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"Accessibility Came by Accident": Use of Voice-Controlled Intelligent Personal Assistants by People with Disabilities
TL;DR: Examining the accessibility of off-the-shelf IPAs and how users with disabilities are making use of these devices shows that, although some accessibility challenges exist, users with a range of disabilities are using the Amazon Echo, including for unexpected cases such as speech therapy and support for caregivers.
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WalkType: using accelerometer data to accomodate situational impairments in mobile touch screen text entry
TL;DR: WalkType is introduced, an adaptive text entry system that leverages the mobile device's built-in tri-axis accelerometer to compensate for extraneous movement while walking and uses the displacement and acceleration of the device, and inference about the user's footsteps to classification.