Deborah J. Mayhew Explained

Deborah J. Mayhew
Citizenship:American
Fields:Usability engineering
Human–computer interaction
Alma Mater:Brown University (BA)
University of Denver (MA)
Tufts University (PhD)[1]
Thesis Title:Syllogistic Reasoning
Thesis Year:1981
Known For:Usability engineering

Deborah J. Mayhew is an American educator and consultant in the field of software usability, usability engineering, and human–computer interaction. She participated in the founding of SIGCHI and was a volunteer organizer at the first CHI conference in 1983.

Work

Mayhew has published multiple books on usability,[2] [3] including The Usability Engineering Lifecycle.[4] In 1994, Mayhew co-edited Cost-justifying Usability with Randolph Bias,[5] [6] which was included on professor Gerald J. Alred's list of "essential works" on documentation and usability and described as "famous" by SIGCHI.[7]

In 2023, Mayhew received SIGCHI's Lifetime Practice Award.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Experience – Deborah J. Mayhew, PhD . 2023-02-21 .
  2. Web site: Deborah J. Mayhew Internationally recognized consultant, author, and teacher . 2023-02-21 . Udemy . en-us.
  3. Web site: Craig. Tomlin. July 1, 2009 . Interview with Dr. Deborah J. Mayhew Useful Usability . 2023-02-26 . Useful Usability. https://web.archive.org/web/20191009095622/http://www.usefulusability.com/interview-with-dr-deborah-j-mayhew/ . October 9, 2019 .
  4. Cohen. Maxine S.. November 1, 2000 . Book reviews . Behaviour and Information Technology . 19 . 6 . 465–467 . 10.1080/014492900750052714.
  5. Wixon . Dennis . April 1, 1995 . Book Review: Cost Justifying Usability: Edited by Randolph G. Bias and Deborah J. Mayhew . ACM SIGCHI Bulletin . 27 . 2 . 94–97 . 10.1145/202511.570126 . 9291110 . 0736-6906.
  6. Miller . Elisa Kaplan . 2006 . Review of Cost-Justifying Usability: An Update for the Internet Age . Technical Communication . 53 . 2 . 246–247 . 43090729 . 0049-3155.
  7. Alred . Gerald J. . 2003 . Essential Works on Technical Communication . Technical Communication . 50 . 4 . 585–616 . 43095604 . 0049-3155.
  8. Web site: Kumar . Neha . February 14, 2023 . SIGCHI AWARDS 2023 . 2023-02-14 . en-US . February 14, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230214202849/https://sigchi.org/sigchi-awards-2023/ . dead .