usability research

Dear HCI Educators -

I am seeking people with usability experience for my dissertation study. 
If you have been working in usability or teaching usability for at least 
5 years, or have conducted 10 usability evaluations, would you consider 
participating in my study?

I am also seeking students that have taken a graduate class in usability 
(methods, metrics, guidelines). If you have a way of contacting such 
students, would you consider forwarding my official recruiting email, 
included below?

Thank you,
    Miranda

Dear HCI Practitioners, Educators and Students,

I am a Ph.D. student in Human Factors at Virginia Tech, studying under
Dr. Tonya L. Smith-Jackson in the Department of Industrial and Systems
Engineering. My dissertation research focuses on understanding
differences among evaluators when conducting usability evaluations.

I am seeking participants for my dissertation study. You will watch a 
digital movie of a usability session (1 task, 4 participants), write up 
a report with comments about the interface you are evaluating, and fill 
out a survey. Your total time for this study should be about 2.5 hours. 
You can participate at home or in your office, and you can spread out 
your time over the course of a week. You will not be compensated for 
your time, but I would be happy to send you the results of the study 
when I complete my dissertation.

To qualify for my study, you must be fluent in English. If you are a 
practitioner or educator, you must have been working or teaching 
usability for at least 5 years, or have conducted at least 10 usability 
evaluations. If you are an HCI student or recent graduate, you must have 
taken a graduate class in usability (methods, metrics, guidelines)

If you are interested in participating, would like more information, or
would like me to send you the results, please contact me:

Miranda Capra <[email protected]>

If you choose to participate, I will send you instructions for
participating and a CD with a digital movie of the usability session via
the US Postal Service.

Please feel free to share this letter with anyone that might be
interested in this study (either in participating or in receiving a copy
of the results).

Thank you for your consideration,
    Miranda Capra

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Miranda Capra <[email protected]>         http://www.thecapras.org/mcapra/
Ph.D. candidate, Human Factors and Ergonomics      http://hfec.vt.edu/
Grado Department of ISE                         http://www.ise.vt.edu/
Assessment & Cognitive Ergonomics Lab           http://ace.ise.vt.edu/