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Darren Gergle

Darren Gergle

· Professor, Communication Studies and (by courtesy) Computer Science

Northwestern University · Chemical Engineering

Active 1998–2026

h-index43
Citations8.4k
Papers16215 last 5y
Funding$2.0M

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About

Darren Gergle is a faculty member at Northwestern University, serving in the departments of Communication Studies and (by courtesy) Computer Science. His research focuses on Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Computer-Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW), and Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC). He is particularly interested in developing a theoretical understanding of the role that visual information plays in supporting communication and group interactions. A key component of his work involves applying social and cognitive psychology theory to the design, deployment, and evaluation of computing technologies.

Research topics

  • Computer Science
  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Human–computer interaction
  • Machine Learning
  • Multimedia
  • Social Science
  • Pedagogy
  • Mathematics education
  • Epistemology

Selected publications

  • Model Positionality and Computational Reflexivity: Promoting Reflexivity in Data Science

    CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems · 2022 · 43 citations

    Senior authorCorresponding

    Data science and machine learning provide indispensable techniques for understanding phenomena at scale, but the discretionary choices made when doing this work are often not recognized. Drawing from qualitative research practices, we describe how the concepts of positionality and reflexivity can be adapted to provide a framework for understanding, discussing, and disclosing the discretionary choices and subjectivity inherent to data science work. We first introduce the concepts of model positio…

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  • Co11ab: Augmenting Accessibility in Synchronous Collaborative Writing for People with Vision Impairments

    CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems · 2022 · 32 citations

    Senior authorCorresponding

    Collaborative writing is an integral part of academic and professional work. Although some prior research has focused on accessibility in collaborative writing, we know little about how visually impaired writers work in real-time with sighted collaborators or how online editing tools could better support their work. Grounded in formative interviews and observations with eight screen reader users, we built Co11ab, a Google Docs extension that provides configurable audio cues to facilitate underst…

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  • Design and Evaluation of Accessible Collaborative Writing Techniques for People with Vision Impairments

    ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction · 2022 · 30 citations

    Senior authorCorresponding

    Collaborative writing tools have been used widely in professional and academic organizations for many years. Yet, there has not been much work to improve screen reader access in mainstream collaborative writing tools. This severely affects the way people with vision impairments collaborate in ability-diverse teams. As a step toward addressing this issue, the present article aims at improving screen reader representation of collaborative features such as comments and track changes (i.e., suggeste…

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  • Everyday Uncertainty: How Blind People Use GenAI Tools for Information Access

    2025-04-24 · 17 citations

    articleOpen access
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  • Simphony: Enhancing Accessible Pattern Design Practices among Blind Weavers

    2023-04-19 · 15 citations

    articleOpen access

    The maker movement has garnered significant attention as democratizing design; yet, recent work has called attention to the challenges disabled people encounter in making. Although researchers have built systems to improve accessibility of maker technologies, limited studies have centered disabled people’s engagement in traditional forms of making like fiber arts. We examine the practice of fabric pattern design among a community of blind weavers who create hand-woven products with sighted instr…

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Education

  • PhD, Human Computer Interaction Institute

    Carnegie Mellon University

    2006

  • MSI, School of Information

    University of Michigan

    2001

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