Karen Holtzblatt is an American computer scientist known for her contributions in

human–computer interaction Human–computer interaction (HCI) is research in the design and the use of computer technology, which focuses on the interfaces between people (users) and computers. HCI researchers observe the ways humans interact with computers and design tec ...

, and particularly in

contextual design Contextual design (CD) is a user-centered design process developed by Hugh Beyer and Karen Holtzblatt. It incorporates ethnographic methods for gathering data relevant to the product via field studies, rationalizing workflows, and designing human� ...

. She founded InContext Design in 1992, and is its CEO. Holtzblatt was elected to the

CHI Academy The CHI Academy is a group of researchers honored by SIGCHI, the Special Interest Group in Computer–Human Interaction of the Association for Computing Machinery. Each year, 5–8 new members are elected for having made a significant, cumulative co ...

in 2007 and won the inaugural

ACM SIGCHI The Special Interest Group on Computer–Human Interaction (SIGCHI) is one of the Association for Computing Machinery's special interest groups which is focused on human–computer interactions (HCI). It hosts the flagship annual international H ...

Lifetime Award for Practice in 2010. Holzblatt is also affiliated with the

University of Maryland The University of Maryland, College Park (University of Maryland, UMD, or simply Maryland) is a public land-grant research university in College Park, Maryland. Founded in 1856, UMD is the flagship institution of the University System of M ...

, as a research scientist in the Human-Computer Interaction Lab and iSchool.

Books

Holtzblatt is the author or co-author of multiple books on

user interface In the industrial design field of human–computer interaction, a user interface (UI) is the space where interactions between humans and machines occur. The goal of this interaction is to allow effective operation and control of the machine f ...

design, including: *''Contextual Design: Design for Life'' (with Hugh Beyer, Morgan Kaufmann, 2017) *''Contextual Design: Evolved'' (with Hugh Beyer, Morgan & Claypool, 2014) *''Rapid Contextual Design: A How-to Guide to Key Techniques for User-Centered'' (with Jessamyn Burns Wendell and Shelley Wood, Morgan Kaufmann, 2005) *''Contextual Design: Defining Customer-Centered Systems'' (with Hugh Beyer, Academic Press, 1998) *''Designing Composite Applications: Driving User Productivity and Business Information for Next Generation Business Applications'' (with Jörg Beringer, Galileo Press, 2006)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Holtzblatt, Karen Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American computer scientists American women computer scientists 21st-century American women