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Jerry Alan Fails

 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6139-1162
    20022025

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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. 

    External positions

    Associate Professor, Montclair State University

    1 Jan 2014 → 1 Jan 2016

    Assistant Professor, Montclair State University

    1 Jan 2009 → 1 Jan 2014

    Instructor, University of Maryland, College Park

    1 Jan 2007 → …

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    • Conducting Ethical Research on Emerging Technologies for Children

      Hourcade, J. P., Bakala, E., Bonsignore, E. M., Currin, F. H., Fails, J. A., Gilhoi, A., Medina, N. M., Norris, D., Onions, M., Pires, A. C., Walsh, G., Yarosh, S. & Yip, J., Apr 2025, CHI EA 2025 - Extended Abstracts of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. Yamashita, N., Evers, V., Yatani, K. & Ding, X. (eds.). 3 p. 859. (Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings ).

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    • Extended Reality and Children: Risks, Opportunities, and Ethics

      Hourcade, J. P., Alper, M., Bonsignore, E., Clegg, T., Fails, J. A., Walsh, G. & Yarosh, S., 23 Jun 2025, Proceedings - 24th Annual ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference, IDC 2025. p. 1228-1230 3 p. (Proceedings - 24th Annual ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference, IDC 2025).

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

    • Framing and Facilitating Participatory Design for Greater Impact

      Korte, J., Boden, M., Bhatnagar, S., Constantin, A., Fails, J., Good, J., Sim, G., Read, J. & Eriksson, E., 28 Nov 2025, OZCHI 2025: Proceedings of the 37th Australian Conference on Human-Computer Interaction. Fredericks, J., Yoo, S., Minh Tran, T. T., Pantidi, N., Hoang, T., Hoggenmueller, M., Caldwell, G., Tag, B., Andres, J., Davis, H., Boden, M., Zhu, H., Harman, J. & Rahman, J. (eds.). p. 1016-1019 4 p. (OZCHI 2025 - Proceedings of the 37th Australian Conference on Human-Computer Interaction).

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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    • Parent–Child Adaptive Responses for Digital Resilience

      Ziker, J. P., Fails, J. A., House, K., Boyer, J., Wendell, M., Abele, H., Maukar, L. & Ramirez, K., Apr 2025, In: Social Sciences. 14, 4, 197.

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      2 Scopus citations

    • Pushing the Boundaries of Participatory Design for Greater Impact

      Korte, J., Boden, M., Fails, J., Sim, G., Read, J., Constantin, A., Bhatnagar, S., Good, J. & Eriksson, E., 25 Sep 2025, Proceedings of the 36th Australasian Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, OzCHI 2024. Viller, S., Paay, J., Fredericks, J. & Turner, J. (eds.). p. 874-876 3 p. (Proceedings of the 36th Australasian Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, OzCHI 2024).

      Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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