About me
Research Staff Member
Research lab: Watson Research Center (Hawthorne)
John's current work focuses on psychological complexity. John’s recent work at IBM’s T. J. Watson Research Center included Learning Objects and Pattern Languages. The "Dynamic Learning Environment" project won several best paper awards and the 2004 Brandon Hall Gold Prize for technical innovation in e-learning. Prior work focused on developing tools, techniques, and representations to support the capture, creation, analysis, organization, finding and use of stories and scenarios. John received a Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Michigan in 1971 and managed a research project in the psychology of aging for two and a half years at Harvard Medical School before joining IBM Research. He spent 13 years there doing research in various areas of human computer interaction including query languages, natural language processing, design problem solving, audio systems, and speech synthesis. In 1986, he began the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at NYNEX Science and Technology. John was active in the formation of ACM's Special Interest Group in Computer Human Interaction and has served in various capacities including general co-chair of the CHI conference in 1991. He has co-chaired a number of workshops on Human-Computer Interaction Patterns and Socio-Technical Patterns since 1997 at CHI, CSCW, and Interact. John taught at a variety of institutions of higher education including courses in cognitive psychology, problem solving and creativity, the psychology of aging, and human factors in information systems. He has over 130 publications and invited presentations in computer science and psychology.
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Last updated 26 Jan 2006