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Dr. Jerry Alan Fails joined Boise State University in 2016 and is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science. He received his Ph.D in Computer Science from the University of Maryland at College Park in 2009, where he was an active member of the Human-Computer Interaction Lab. Dr. Fails’ general area of research is Human-Computer Interaction, with a current focus on technologies that support children’s creativity, mobility, and collaboration. The primary goals of his current research is to leverage technology to encourage children to engage with their environment and with one another (two things technology is blamed for doing the exact opposite), and to engage children in generative activities as opposed to consumer oriented activities. As part of this, Dr. Fails leads a collaborative effort called Geotagger which enables children to make and share environmental observations. 

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
  • SDG 13 - Climate Action
  • SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

External positions

Associate Professor, Montclair State University

1 Jan 20141 Jan 2016

Assistant Professor, Montclair State University

1 Jan 20091 Jan 2014

Instructor, University of Maryland at College Park

1 Jan 2007 → …

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  • Democratizing the Ethics of Emerging Technologies for Children

    Schmuecker, S., Hourcade, J. P., Alper, M., Fails, J. A., Kawas, S. & Yarosh, S., 28 Aug 2024, Interactions, 31, 5, p. 32-37 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to specialist publicationArticle

    Open Access
  • Evaluating the Use of Hypothetical 'Would You Rather' Scenarios to Discuss Privacy and Security Concepts with Children

    Blinder, E. B., Chetty, M., Vitak, J., Torok, Z., Fessehazion, S., Yip, J., Fails, J. A., Bonsignore, E. & Clegg, T., 23 Apr 2024, In: Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction. 8, CSCW1, 165.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

    Open Access
  • Exploring Similarities and Differences in a set of Linked Multiple-site Design Sessions with Children

    Read, J., Sim, G., Fails, J. A., Boden, M. A., Korte, J. L., Bhatnagar, S., Hope Borchardt, L., Constantin, A., Gavrilescu, D., Wilson, C., Good, J., Andries, V. & Eriksson, E., 11 May 2024, CHI 2024 - Extended Abstracts of the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Sytems. 519. (Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings).

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contributionpeer-review

    Open Access
  • How Readability Cues Affect Children's Navigation of Search Engine Result Pages

    Pinney, C., Bettencourt, B. J., Fails, J. A., Kennington, C., Wright, K. L. & Pera, M. S., 17 Jun 2024, Proceedings of ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference: Inclusive Happiness, IDC 2024. p. 62-69 8 p. (Proceedings of ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference: Inclusive Happiness, IDC 2024).

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contributionpeer-review

  • Incorporating Word-level Phonemic Decoding into Readability Assessment

    Pinney, C., Kennington, C., Wright, K. L., Pera, M. S. & Fails, J. A., 2024, 2024 Joint International Conference on Computational Linguistics, Language Resources and Evaluation, LREC-COLING 2024 - Main Conference Proceedings. Calzolari, N., Kan, M.-Y., Hoste, V., Lenci, A., Sakti, S. & Xue, N. (eds.). p. 8998-9009 12 p. (2024 Joint International Conference on Computational Linguistics, Language Resources and Evaluation, LREC-COLING 2024 - Main Conference Proceedings).

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contributionpeer-review

    1 Scopus citations