Clayton Lewis, PhD
Clayton Lewis is Professor of Computer Science, Fellow of the Institute of Cognitive Science, and Scientist in Residence at the Coleman Institute for Cognitive Disabilities at the University of Colorado, Boulder, where he has been based since 1984. He is well known for his research on evaluation methods in user interface design. Prior to joining the University of Colorado, Lewis was Manager of Human Factors at IBM’s Watson Research Center. He was named University of Colorado President’s Teaching Scholar in 1989, a life title signifying the University’s highest award for teaching. He served as Computer Science department chair from 1999 to 2003. He earned an AB in mathematics from Princeton University, an MS from MIT, for interdisciplinary study in mathematics and linguistics, and a PhD from the University of Michigan in experimental psychology.