November 5, 2012
Title: Understanding the Relative Attentional Demands of the Dimension of Interface Consistency Jeremy Mendel Dissertation Defense 1:00 PM, Wednesday, November 14th, Room 419 Brackett Hall Dr. Rich Pak (advisor) Dr. Leo Gugerty (committee member), Dr. Chris Pagano (committee member), and Dr. Joel Greenstein (committee member) Abstract: A consistent interface is thought to be beneficial because […]
September 26, 2012
Nicole Fink was awarded the 2011 HFES Aging Technical Group Research Scholarship. The $500 award will be used to help Nicole conduct her study titled, “How is Prospective Memory Used to Complete Instrumental Activities of Daily Living? Examining the topic through focus groups with older adults.”
September 24, 2012
Title: Preventing the misuse and disuse of automated systems: Effects of system confidence display on trust and decision performance Margaux Price Dissertation Defense 4:00 pm, Friday, October 5th, Room 419 Brackett Hall Dr. Richard Pak (advisor) Dr. Leo Gugerty (committee member), Dr. Chris Pagano (committee member), and Dr. Joel Greenstein (committee member) Abstract: Complex decision-making […]
August 7, 2012
<p>American Medical News, the newsletter of the American Medical Association recently wrote a great story describing our recent paper on anthropomorphic automation:</p> <p><a href=”http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2012/08/06/bisd0807.htm”>Humanlike features in automated decision tools build trust</a></p>
July 17, 2012
Our latest research on automation and aging has just been published and is available for download. Pak, R., Fink, N., Price, M., Bass, B., & Sturre, L. (2012). Decision support aids with anthropomorphic characteristics influence trust and performance in younger and older adults. Ergonomics. Abstract: This study examined the use of deliberately anthropomorphic automation on […]
April 23, 2012
Margaux Price & Nicole Fink presented their research at the Cognitive Aging Conference 2012. Lab alumna and current graduate student at NCSU Amanda Trujillo also presented.
March 3, 2012
Picture Superiority effect in prospective memory: Examining the influence of age and attentional load A dissertation proposal by Nicole Fink Wednesday, April 11, 2012 3pm in Brackett Hall 419 Committee: Dr. Richard Pak, Chair Dr. Giles Einstein Dr. Leo Gugerty Dr. Paul Merritt Abstract: Numerous studies have demonstrated the existence of the picture superiority effect […]
February 20, 2012
Congratulations to Margaux Price who was named the 2012 Outstanding PHD Degree Student in Psychology in the Department of Psychology.