Dr Makayla Lewis (She/Her) has a Ph.D. in human-computer interaction from City University London. Her key interests are human-computer interaction, user experience design, design thinking, and human factors in cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and smart money, and sketching in HCI. Makayla is a Lecturer in Computer Science (User Experience Design); a Design Associate at Design Council in the UK; and a Fellow of the Advance HE (FHEA).
Website: https://makaylalewis.co.uk/
Publication history: https://makaylalewis.co.uk/profile/
Lecturer in Computer Science (User Experience Design)
Lewis, Makayla and Sturdee, Miriam (2022) Curricula design & pedagogy for sketching within HCI & UX education. Frontiers in Computer Science, 4, p. 826445. ISSN (online) 2624-9898
Sturdee, Miriam, Lewis, Makayla and Marquardt, Nicolai (2018) Feeling SketCHI? : the lasting appeal of the drawn image in HCI. Interactions, 25(6), pp. 64-69. ISSN (print) 1072-5520
Sturdee, Miriam, Lewis, Makayla and Marquardt, Nicolai (2018) SketchBlog #1 : the rise and rise of the sketchnote. Interactions, 25(6), pp. 6-8. ISSN (print) 1072-5520
Rashid, Awais, Danezis, George, Chivers, Howard, Lupu, Emil, Martin, Andrew, Lewis, Makayla and Peersman, Claudia (2018) Scoping the cyber security body of knowledge. IEEE Security & Privacy, 16(3), pp. 96-102. ISSN (print) 1540-7993
Lewis, Makayla and Sturdee, Miriam (2024) Sketching in human computer interaction : a practical guide to sketching theory and application. Cham, Switzerland : Springer. 360p. ISBN 9783031501357
Kimbell, Lucy, Carlebach, Ezri, Smyth-Allen, Hilary, Gherhes, Cristian, Lewis, Makayla and Vorley, Tim (2021) AI Readiness : a collaborative design toolkit for professional service firms. Oxford/Little Berkhamsted : Oxford Brooks University/Practice Management International LLP. 188p. ISBN 9781800494992
Coles-Kemp, Lizzie, Zugenmaier, Alf and Lewis, Makayla (2014) Watching you watching me : the art of playing the panopticon. In: O'Hara, Kieron , Nguyen, M-H. Carolyn and Haynes, Peter, (eds.) Digital enlightenment yearbook 2014 : social networks and social machines, surveillance and empowerment. Amsterdam, Netherlands : IOS Press. pp. 147-162. ISBN 9781614994497
Lengyel, Denise, Liddle, Jenny, Kaipainen, Kirsikka, Heron, Michael, Sturdee, Miriam and Lewis, Makayla (2024) Talking ‘bout your generation: Lessons learned from exploring tabletop role-playing and visual arts-based methods to promote reflection on the diversity of ‘older adults’ in HCI. In: 53rd Annual Conference of the British Society of Gerontology; 03-05 Jul 2024, Newcastle, U.K.. (In Press)
Lewis, Makayla (2024) Looking back, moving forward : a first-person perspective of how past artificial intelligence encounters shape today's creative practice. In: Explainable AI for the Arts 2 (XAIxArts2) : The 2nd international workshop on eXplainable AI for the Arts at the ACM Creativity and Cognition Conference 2024; 23 Jun 2024, Chicago, U.S..
Lewis, Makayla (2024) Traveling arts x HCI sketchbook : exploring the intersection between artistic expression and human-computer interaction. In: ACM CHI 2024 conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems : Surfing the World; 11-16 May 2024, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S..
Sturdee, Miriam and Lewis, Makayla (2024) To sketching, and beyond! A course of discovery with pen and paper. In: CHI 2024 : The ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems; 11-16 May 2024, Honolulu, U.S.A.. (Unpublished)
Lengyel, Denise, Kaipainen, Kirsikka, Sturdee, Miriam, Heron, Michael, Lewis, Makayla and Liddle, Jennifer (2023) Hands-on workshop on tabletop role-playing for inclusive design : Imagining sustainable futures for ‘older adults’. In: Academic Mindtrek 2023 Conference; 03-06 Oct 2023, Tampere, Finland.. (In Press)
Lewis, Makayla (2023) AIxArtist : a first-person tale of interacting with artificial intelligence to escape creative block. In: 15th ACM Conference on Creativity & Cognition; 19-21 Jun 2023, Held online. (Unpublished)
Lewis, Makayla, Sturdee, Miriam, Hoang, Thuong, Fdili Alaoui, Sarah, Strohmayer, Angelika and Samuelsson-Gamboa, Mafalda (2023) Futuring CHIArts : building a collective common future. In: CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2023); 23-28 Apr 2023, Hamburg, Germany.
Lewis, Makayla, Sturdee, Miriam, Gamboa, Mafalda and Lengyel, Denise (2023) Doodle away : an autoethnographic exploration of doodling as a strategy for self-control strength in online spaces. In: The ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2023; 23-28 Apr 2023, Hamburg, Germany..
Lewis, Makayla, Sturdee, Miriam, Davis, Josh Urban, Gamboa, Mafalda, Alaoui, Sarah Fdili, Ohlenschlager, Claire Elisabeth, Gaver, William, Blevis, Eli and Loke, Lian (2023) Is it art, is it HCI? Exploring the tensions between practice and research. In: The ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2023; 23-28 Apr 2023, Hamburg, Germany..
Lewis, Makayla, Sturdee, Miriam, Hoang, Thuong, Gamboa, Mafalda and Jain, Pranjal (2023) SketCHI 5.0 : diversity & accessibility at the core of sketching in HCI. In: CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2023; 23-28 Apr 2023, Hamburg, Germany.
Lewis, Makayla and Sturdee, Miriam (2023) The joy of sketch : a hands-on introductory course on sketching in HCI and UX research, practice, and education. In: CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2023); 23-28 Apr 2023, Hamburg, Germany.
Lewis, Makayla and Sturdee, Miriam (2022) Curricula design & pedagogy for sketching within HCI & UX education. In: Festival of Learning 2022; 24 Jun 2022, Kingston upon Thames, U.K (Held online). (Unpublished)
Lewis, Makayla (2022) Mozilla Hubs vs Gather.Town : which is the most appropriate interactive virtual spaces to remotely showcase in-class workshop projects. In: Festival of Learning 2022; 24 Jun 2022, Kingston upon Thames, U.K (Held online). (Unpublished)
Lewis, Makayla, Toselli, Mauro, Baker, Ruth, Rédei, Julia and Ohlenschlager, Claire Elisabeth (2022) Portraying what is in front of you : virtual tours and online whiteboards to facilitate art practice during the COVID-19 pandemic. In: Creativity & Cognition 2022; 20-23 Jun 2022, Venice, Italy.
Sturdee, Miriam, Lewis, Makayla and Miers, John (2022) Do humans dream of digital devices? Subconscious user experiences and narratives. In: Creativity & Cognition 2022; 20-23 Jun 2022, Venice, Italy.
Lewis, Makayla (2022) Doodling and drawing to support self-control strength at online conferences - first person research from CHI’2022. In: Creativity & Cognition 2022, Venetian Drawing Conversations : A speculative drawing workshop; 20 - 23 Jun 2022, Venice, Italy. (Unpublished)
Lewis, Makayla, Sturdee, Miriam, Miers, John, Davis, Josh Urban and Hoang, Thuong (2022) Exploring AltNarrative in HCI imagery and comics. In: CHI 2022: ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems; 30 Apr - 05 May 2022, New Orleans, U.S.. (Unpublished)
Lewis, Makayla and Sturdee, Miriam (2022) Take a line for a walk! A hands-on introductory course on sketching in HCI. In: CHI 2022: ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems; 30 Apr - 05 May 2022, New Orleans, U.S.. (Unpublished)
Lewis, Makayla (2022) UX design tools mindfulness : one-stop shop for learning and practice. In: CHI 2022: ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Workshop InContext : Futuring User-Experience Design Tools; 30 Apr - 05 May 2022, New Orleans, U.S.. (Unpublished)
Sturdee, Miriam, Lewis, Makayla, Gamboa, Mafalda, Hoang, Thuong N., Miers, John, Šmorgun, Ilja, Jain, Pranjal, Strohmayer, Angelika, Alaoui, Sarah Fdili and Wodtke, Christina R. (2022) The state of the (CHI)Art. In: CHI 2022: ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems; 30 Apr - 05 May 2022, New Orleans, U.S.. (Unpublished)
Lewis, Makayla (2022) Miro : an online collaborative whiteboard to support design thinking and portfolios. In: Festival of Learning Bitesize; 17 Feb 2022, Held online. (Unpublished)
Lewis, Makayla (2021) Mozilla Spoke and Hubs to showcase student teamwork. In: Festival of Learning 2021; 25 Jun 2021, Kingston upon Thames, U.K. (Held online). (Unpublished)
Sturdee, Miriam, Lewis, Makayla, Strohmayer, Angelika, Spiel, Katta, Koulidou, Nantia, Alaoui, Sarah Fdili and Urban Davis, Josh (2021) A plurality of practices : artistic narratives in HCI research. In: C&C '21: Creativity and Cognition; 22 - 23 Jun 2021, Venice, Italy (held online).
Sturdee, Miriam, Lewis, Makayla, Spiel, Katta, Priego, Ernesto, Fernández Camporro, Marina and Hoang, Thuong (2021) SketCHI 4.0 : Hands-On Special Interest Group on Remote Sketching in HCI. In: CHI 2021 : Making Waves, Combining Strengths; 08 - 13 May 2021, Yokohama, Japan (held online).
Lewis, Makayla and Sturdee, Miriam (2021) Let's sketch! : a hands-on introductory course on sketching in HCI. In: CHI 2021 : Making Waves, Combining Strengths; 08 - 13 May 2021, Yokohama, Japan (held online).
Lewis, Makayla (2021) Participatory design : we are not our users. In: Conversations With Black Creatives; 30 Mar 2021, Held online. (Unpublished)
Lewis, Makayla and Sturdee, Miriam (2020) A hands-on introductory course on sketching in HCI : research practice and publication in HCI. In: NordiCHI 2020 : shaping experiences, shaping society; 25-29 Oct 2020, Tallinn, Estonia = cancelled due to Covid-19. (Unpublished)
Drew, Cat, Rose, Phillipa and Lewis, Makayla (2020) Design, AI and the changing nature of services. In: Service Design Days 2020; 10-12 Sep 2020, Held online. (Unpublished)
Lewis, Makayla [Course Lead] and Sturdee, Miriam [Course Lead] (2020) Sketching in HCI. In: HCI International 2020; 19-24 Jul 2020, Copenhagen, Denmark = cancelled due to Covid-19. (Unpublished)
Jensen, Rikke Bjerg, Coles-Kemp, Lizzie, Wendt, Nicola and Lewis, Makayla (2020) Digital liminalities : understanding isolated communities on the edge. In: CHI 2020 : The ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems; 25 - 30 Apr 2020, Honolulu, Hawai'i (cancelled due to Covid-19).
Sturdee, Miriam, Lewis, Makayla, Méndez, Gonzalo Gabriel, Phoa, Jess, Hoang, Thuong and Carpendale, Sheelagh (2020) SketCHI 3.0 : Hands-on special interest group on sketching education in HCI. In: CHI 2020 : The ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems; 25 - 30 Apr 2020, Honolulu, Hawai'i (cancelled due to Covid-19).
Sturdee, Miriam [Course Lead] and Lewis, Makayla [Course Lead] (2020) Sketching in HCI : research practice & publication (advanced). In: CHI 2020 : CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems; 25-30 Apr 2020, Hawaii, U.S. (Cancelled due to Covid-19).
Lewis, Makayla [Course Lead] and Sturdee, Miriam [Course Lead] (2020) So you think you can't draw? A hands-on introductory course on sketching in HCI techniques. In: CHI 2020 : CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems; 25-30 Apr 2020, Hawaii, U.S. (Cancelled due to Covid-19).
Koch, Janin, Pearson, Jennifer, Lucero, Andrés, Sturdee, Miriam, Mackay, Wendy E., Lewis, Makayla and Robinson, Simon (2020) Where art meets technology : integrating tangible and intelligent tools in creative processes. In: CHI 2020 : The ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems; 25 - 30 Apr 2020, Honolulu, Hawai'i (cancelled due to Covid-19).
Lewis, Makayla [Organiser], Sturdee, Miriam [Organiser], Walny, Jagoda [Organiser], Marquardt, Nicolai [Organiser], Hoang, Thuong [Organiser], Foster, Joanna [Organiser] and Carpendale, Sheelagh [Organiser] (2019) SketCHI : hands-on special interest group on sketching in HCI. In: CHI 2019 : Human Factors in Computing Systems; 04-09 May 2019, Glasgow, U.K..
Lewis, Makayla [Course Lead], Sturdee, Miriam [Course Lead] and Marquardt, Nicolai [Course Lead] (2019) Sketching in HCI : hands-on course of sketching techniques. In: CHI 2019 : Human Factors in Computing Systems; 04-09 May 2019, Glasgow, U.K..
Lewis, Makayla and Perry, Mark (2019) Follow the money : managing personal finance digitally. In: CHI 2019 : Human Factors in Computing Systems; 04 - 09 May 2019, Glasgow, U.K..
Lewis, Makayla (2019) Enriching agile sketches using established visual note-taking techniques. In: Agile in the city : London; 03 - 05 Apr 2019, London, U.K.. (Unpublished)
Lewis, Makayla (2018) Sketchnotes in UX design. In: UX Cambridge; 12 - 14 Sep 2018, Cambridge, U.K.. (Unpublished)
Lewis, Makayla [Course Lead] (2018) Live sketch-along. In: International Sketchnote Camp 2018; 20-22 Sep 2018, Lisbon, Portugal. (Unpublished)
Lewis, Makayla [Organiser], Sturdee, Miriam [Organiser], Marquardt, Nicolai [Organiser], Hoang, Thuong [Organiser] and [Organiser] (2018) SketCHI : hands-on special interest group on sketching in HCI. In: CHI 2018 : Human Factors in Computing Systems; 21-26 April 2018, Montréal, Canada.
Lewis, Makayla [Course Lead], Sturdee, Miriam [Course Lead] and Marquardt, Nicolai [Course Lead] (2018) Applied sketching in HCI : hands-on course of sketching techniques. In: CHI 2018 : Human Factors in Computing Systems; 21-26 Apr 2018, Montréal, Canada.
Lewis, Makayla (2018) Sketchnoting UX. In: UX in the city : Manchester; 15 - 16 Mar 2018, Manchester, U.K.. (Unpublished)
Lewis, Makayla (2018) Hands-on visual thinking and visual note-taking. In: Afrotech fest; 26 - 27 Jan 2018, London, U.K.. (Unpublished)
Lewis, Makayla [Facilitator], Sturdee, Miriam [Facilitator], Alexander, Jason [Facilitator], Dijk, Jelle Van [Facilitator], Kirkegård Rasmussen ,, Majken [Facilitator] and Hoang, Thuong [Facilitator] (2017) SketchingDIS : hand-drawn sketching in HCI. In: DIS '17 : Designing Interactive Systems Conference 2017; 10-14 Jun 2017, Edinburgh, U.K..
Lewis, Makayla (2017) Sketchnoters are the better thinkers. In: UX in the city : Oxford; 20 - 21 Apr 2017, Oxford, U.K.. (Unpublished)
Lewis, Makayla [Course Lead] and Sturdee, Miriam [Course Lead] (2016) Using sketching to emphasise and elaborate on HCI research. In: NordiCHI´16 : 9th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction; 23-27 Oct 2016, Gothenburg, Sweden. (Unpublished)
Lewis, Makayla (2016) Visual note-taking. In: UX Bristol 2016; 15 Jul 2016, Bristol, U.K.. (Unpublished)
Lewis, Makayla [Course Lead] (2016) Doodling as an innovative approach to visualising security risk. In: TREsPASS 2016 Summer School on Social Aspects of Cyber Security Risk; 20-23 Jun 2016, Egham, U.K.. (Unpublished)
Lewis, Makayla (2016) Sketchnoting : to support free and open exchange of complex thoughts, content and user experience. In: NUX Camp Leeds; 25 Apr 2016, Leeds, U.K.. (Unpublished)
Lewis, Makayla (2016) Skillswap #6 : Sketchnoting. In: Webcredible Skillswaps; 14 Jan 2016, London, U.K.. (Unpublished)
Lewis, Makayla (2015) Cyberstalking : it's about control, not only privacy! In: Border Sessions; 11-12 Nov 2015, The Hague, The Netherlands. (Unpublished)
Lewis, Makayla (2015) Skillswap #6 : Sketchnoting. In: Webcredible Skillswaps; 14 Apr 2015, London, U.K.. (Unpublished)
Lewis, Makayla and Coles-Kemp, Lizzie (2014) A tactile visual library to support user experience storytelling. In: NordDesign 2014; 27-29 Aug 2014, Espoo, Finland.
Lewis, Makayla and Coles-Kemp, Lizzie (2014) I’ve got something to say : the use of animation to create a meta-story about professional identity. In: DIS’14 Designing Interactive Systems; 21-25 Jun 2014, Vancouver, Canada. (Unpublished)
Lewis, Makayla and Coles-Kemp, Lizzie (2014) Are you feeling it? The use of comic strips to encourage empathy in design. In: CHI'14 : One of a CHInd : CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems; 26 Apr - 01 May 2014, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Unpublished)
Lewis, Makayla, Coles-Kemp, Lizzie and Siganto, Jodie (2014) Picture this : tools to help community storytelling. In: CHI'14 : One of a CHInd : CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems; 26 Apr - 01 May 2014, Toronto, Canada. (Unpublished)
Lewis, Makayla M. and Coles-Kemp, Lizzie (2014) Who says personas can't dance? : the use of comic strips to design information security personas. In: CHI'14 : One of a CHInd : CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems; 26 Apr - 01 May 2014, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Lewis, Makayla (2012) A five-stage process for social network change. In: Technical Communication UK 2012; 02-04 Oct 2012, Newcastle, U.K.. (Unpublished)
Carey, Kevin [Speaker], Litterick, Ian [Speaker] and Lewis, Makayla [Speaker] (2012) Cloud, mobile and consumerisation : a problem explodes. In: e-Access 12; 28 Jun 2012, London, U.K.. (Unpublished)
Lewis, Makayla, Wilson, Stephanie and Buchanan, George (2012) A five-stage process for online social network change. In: DIS '12: Designing Interactive Systems Conference; 11-15 Jun 2012, Newcastle, U.K.. (Unpublished)
Lewis, Makayla (2012) The unforeseen effects of changing your website on people with disabilities. In: HCID Open Day 2012; 12 Apr 2012, London, U.K.. (Unpublished)
Lewis, Makayla (2012) An aOSN-cp model to support online social network users with cerebral palsy when providers introduce change. In: 27th Annual International Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference; 27 Feb - 03 Mar 2012, San Diego, U.S.. (Unpublished)
Lewis, Makayla (2012) Developing a 5-stage process for online social network change, focus on users with cerebral palsy. In: a11yLDN (Web Accessibility) meetup; 24 Jan 2012, London, U.K.. (Unpublished)
Lewis, Makayla (2011) The unforeseen effects of changing your website on people with disabilities. In: e-Access '11; 28 Jun 2011, London, U.K.. (Unpublished)
Lewis, Makayla (2011) Cerebral palsy and online social networks. In: HCID Open Day 2011; 19 Apr 2011, London, U.K.. (Unpublished)
Lewis, Makayla (2010) Cerebral palsy and online social networks. In: ASSETS 2010 : The 12th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility; 25–27 Oct 2010, Orlando, U.S..
Lewis, Makayla (2010) Cerebral palsy and online social networks. In: ASSETS'10 : 12th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility; 25 - 27 Oct 2010, Orlando, Florida, U.S..
Lewis, Makayla (2010) Online communication and users with motor impairments. In: Web Accessibility London 2010 Unconference (a11yLDN); 21 Sep 2010, London, U.K.. (Unpublished)
Colbert, Martin, Lewis, Makayla, Chattratichart, Jarinee and Edwards, Nalini (2008) Persuading users to perform follow-on tasks - An initial case study. In: 15th European conference on Cognitive ergonomics : the ergonomics of cool interaction; 16 - 19 Sept 2008, Funchal, Portugal. (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series, no. 369) ISBN 9781605583990
Lewis, Makayla [Artist] (2024) AI and Me, 2023 and may be beyond? (Digital drawing). Apple Pencil on iPad Pro 11 using Procreate.
Lewis, Makayla [Artist] (2024) Looking Back, Moving Forward. (Digital drawing). Apple Pencil on iPad Pro 11 using Procreate.
Lewis, Makayla Miranda (2013) Cerebral palsy, online social networks and change. (PhD thesis), City University, .
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