Alexis Hiniker
alexishiniker.bsky.social
Alexis Hiniker
@alexishiniker.bsky.social

Associate Professor of HCI at @uwischool.bsky.social studying exploitative designs in children's tech and building a better future with my fantastic PhD students. http://alexishiniker.com

Computer science 27%
Education 22%

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Congrats to HCDE Professor & Chair Julie Kientz on being elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences! As a WSAS member, she’ll bring expertise in inclusive tech design to support evidence-based policy across WA state.
Julie Kientz Elected to Washington State Academy of Sciences
HCDE Professor and Chair Julie Kientz has been elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences (WSAS), recognized for her award-winning leadership in human-computer interaction and her impactful w...
www.hcde.washington.edu
I am so damn excited to share my new book, Law and Technology: A Methodical Approach. Full of stories and priced at $40, this book explains why law finds technology so difficult to regulate, and what to do about it. global.oup.com/academic/pro...

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Coming up April 22, 5-6 p.m. (Pacific): UW Impact and @cip.uw.edu are co-hosting a webinar, "Preparing informed citizens in an AI-powered world," featuring @shahanmemon.bsky.social @katypearce.bsky.social and @jevinwest.bsky.social.

Event and registration info: www.washington.edu/alumni/event...
Preparing Informed Citizens in an AI-Powered World
Experts will share insights into how AI is reshaping education, research and civic engagement.
www.washington.edu
Commissioner Slaughter and I just sued to clarify that we're still FTC commissioners. But this is bigger than us. This is about economic stability. If the President can break a 90-year-old Supreme Court ruling to fire us for no reason, he can do it to the Fed, the FDIC and SEC.

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1/ Sitting in a House hearing about protecting kids online. Let me tell you how the FTC has worked to protect kids and teens online.
I am a commissioner at the Federal Trade Commission. Earlier today, the president attempted to illegally fire me. This is corruption, plain and simple. I will see the president in court. My full statement:

My new favorite textbook just arrived in the mail today. Congratulations, @graydesign.bsky.social and Sai Shruthi Chivukula!