Education

M.S. Psychology (1998) - University of Idaho, Experimental Psychology: Human Factors with HCI emphasis

B.A. Psychology (1991) - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Publications

Confer, S. (2007) & Wiebe, J. CORE: Cognitive Organization for Requirements Elicitation, A seven-step methodology using cognitive graphing in a soft systems framework. Presentation at Euro IA Summit, Barcelona.

Confer, S. (2007) & Wiebe, J. CORE: Cognitive Organization for Requirements Elicitation, Poster at IA Summit, Las Vegas.

Confer, S. (2002) & Moll, R. Visual Iteration Artifacts for System Design. W3C Workshop at NIST, Washington D.C.

Confer, S. (2000) and Batra, S. Cognitive Ergonomics for Websites: from Concept to Realization. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 44th Annual Meeting. (Pp. 429-432). Santa Monica, CA:
Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.

Confer, S. (2000) and Batra, S. Field Perspective for Cognitive Design. Internal department toolkit and white paper for consultants. DiamondCluster.

Confer, S. (1999) and Hollands, J.G. Effects of Cognitive Style, Task Type, and Emergent Features on Display Effectiveness. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 43rd Annual Meeting. (Pp. 1353-1357). Santa Monica, CA: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.

Dingus, T., Hulse M., Alves-Foss, J., Confer, S., Jahns, S., Rice, A., Roberts, I., Hanowski, R., Sorensen, D. (1996), Development of Human Factors Guidelines for Advanced Traveler Information Systems and Commercial
Vehicle Operations: Literature Review. U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration. Pub. No. FHWA-RD-95-153

Gillan, D.J., Confer S.M., and Belt, G. (1994). Measuring the Mental Representation of Physical Space. University of Idaho Human Factors Research Laboratory.

Wiebe, J, & Confer, S. (2007 – in press). Understanding Requirements at the
CORE: Cognitive Organization for Requirements Elicitation (Poster and Software tool). IA Summit Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada.

ZEFER/ Neoglyphics Whitepapers (1999):
1. Usability tips for e-commerce
2. Accessibility planning for e-commerce and beyond

Public Speaking

1999 Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 43rd Annual Meeting, Thesis Presentation on Graph Design

2000 Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 44th Annual Meeting, Diamond Cluster “Concept Car” Design Method

2000 International Academy for Technology and Design, Guest lecturer.
Topic: Careers in E-commerce

2001 IIT ID graduate program, Guest lecturer
Topic: Experience Design in the Real World.

2001 HFES: Internet Technical Group session co-chair at the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 45th Annual Meeting Topic: Display Issues Affecting Web Usability

2005 Roosevelt University, School of Integrated Marketing Communications. Guest lecturer
Topic: Experimentation Research