Cliff LampeExternal Academic Service Is Dying of NeglectAcademia is a weird business. A significant portion of it, often the portions that most drive actual Science with a capital S, is dependent…Apr 8, 2022Apr 8, 2022
Cliff LampeinACM SIGCHISIGCHI and CHI 2020 Town HallEvery year, the SIGCHI Executive Committee and the CHI Steering Committee hold a Town Hall event at the CHI conference to share updates…Jun 30, 2020Jun 30, 2020
Cliff LampeinACM SIGCHISIGCHI 2019 Townhall Q&AThis blog post is about some of the key issues facing both the CHI conference in specific, and the SIGCHI community overall. The questions…Feb 18, 2020Feb 18, 2020
Cliff LampeBeing Sober in AcademiaI’m a full professor at a top public university, in a supportive, forward-thinking department. It’s a job I love with all my heart. And…Aug 27, 20191Aug 27, 20191
Cliff LampeReadings on participatory designParticipatory design is a research practice where facilitators help people affected by the end design of a product or service to…Mar 12, 20193Mar 12, 20193
Cliff LampeApril 2018 SIGCHI Publications ReportI have the privilege of serving as the Vice President of Publications for SIGCHI. This post is outlining some of the recent work that we’ve…Apr 21, 20181Apr 21, 20181
Cliff LampeWhat makes research a contribution to CHI?The ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) is a broad tent. Research presented at the conference ranges from innovative…Nov 28, 2016Nov 28, 2016
Cliff LampeWorking with students in mental distressEarly in my teaching career, one of the things that surprised me the most was the mental health challenges my students faced and how it…Aug 10, 20162Aug 10, 20162
Cliff LampeWhy I love academic serviceService can be the third rail of academic life. Research has strong incentives because academia works on a reputation economy. Teaching…Jul 12, 20162Jul 12, 20162