Biography

Dr. Lazar has over 25 years of experience in research and teaching in human-computer interaction (HCI), with a focus on technology accessibility for people with disabilities, user-centered design methods, assistive technologies, and law and public policy related to HCI. Dr. Lazar has authored or edited 18 books, including Research Methods in Human-Computer Interaction (2nd edition, co- authored with Feng and Hochheiser), Ensuring Digital Accessibility Through Process and Policy (co-authored with Goldstein and Taylor), Foundations of Information Law (co-authored with Jaeger, Gorham, and Greene-Taylor), and Accessible Technology and the Developing World (co-edited with Stein). Dr. Lazar has published over 200 refereed articles in journals, conference proceedings, edited books, and magazines. At the University of Maryland, he frequently teaches courses on Human-Computer Interaction, Accessibility, User-Centered Design, and Legal Research Methods. He is the recipient of the 2020 ACM SIGACCESS Award for Outstanding Contributions to Computing and Accessibility and the 2016 ACM SIGCHI Social Impact Award, is a member of the ACM SIGCHI Academy, and served as the general chair of the 2021 ACM ASSETS conference.