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Scott Defended his Dissertation!

Scott Mishler successfully defended his dissertation. Congratulations, Scott!

 

 

 

November 2023


HAC Lab Presents Research at HFES 2023

Brendan:
Schwartz*, B., Mishler*, S., & Chen, J. (2023, October 27). On or off topic: Secondary task relevance, visual input, and the vigilance decrement [Conference lecture presentation]. Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 67th International Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., USA.

October 2023

Katie (Lecture):

Garcia*, K. R., & Chen, J. (2023, October 26). Driver decisions based on flood warning information [Conference lecture presentation]. Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 67th International Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., USA.

October 2023

Katie (Poster 2)

Garcia*, K. R., Quesnel*, A., Li, N., & Chen, J. (2023, October 25). Investigating user photo privacy settings on Instagram [Poster session]. Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 67th International Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., USA.

 

 

 

October 2023

Katie (poster 1):

Garcia*, K. R., Ammons*, J., Xiangrui, X., & Chen, J. (2023, October 25). Phishing in social media: Investigating training techniques on Instagram Shop [Poster session]. Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 67th International Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., USA.

 

 

August 2023

Scott:

Mishler*, S., & Chen, J. (2023, October 24). Framing updates: How framing influences trust for automated driving systems [Conference lecture presentation]. Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 67th International Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., USA.

 

 

August 2023


Katie Awarded APA 2022 Division 21’s Honorable Mention Student Poster

Katie was awarded Division 21’s Honorable Mention for her APA 2022 student poster on flood warnings.

Garcia*, K., Mishler*, S., & Chen, J. (2022, August 6). The effects of flood warning information on driver decisions in a driving simulator scenario [Poster session]. The 2022 APA Annual Convention, Minneapolis, MN, USA.

August 2023


HAC Lab Presents Research at APA 2023

Dr. Chen presents vigilance research in a symposium on psychological considerations in advanced vehicle technologies.

Chen, J., Schwartz*, B., & Mishler*, S. (2023, August 4). Does automation make it easier? Maintaining driver vigilance in partially automated driving [Conference symposium presentation]. The 2023 APA Annual Convention, Washington, D.C., USA.

August 2023

Katie presented her flood research as a finalist for the PS-in-3 competition.

 

 

 

August 2023

Katie presents a poster on human-AI collaboration.

Garcia*, K. R., & Chen, J. (2023, August 3). Understanding human perception of AI capabilities in identifying manipulated road sign images [Poster session]. The 2023 APA Annual Convention, Washington, D.C., USA.

August 2023

Dr. Chen gives career presentation for Earl Alluisi Award for Early Career Achievement

Chen, J. (2023, August 3). A psychological approach to human-automation collaboration: Insights from interdisciplinary research [Conference lecture presentation]. The 2023 APA Annual Convention, Washington, D.C., USA.

August 2023


Dr. Chen Selected for Myopia Committee

Dr. Chen was selected as a member of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s committee on myopia (nearsightedness)

 

June 2023


HAC Lab Research Featured on Rice News

Photo of self-driving carHAC Lab research on vigilance in semi-automated vehicles was featured on Rice News

 

 

May 2023


HAC Lab Presents Research at Houston HFES 2023

HAC Lab research on Dr. Chen shares insights on the Panel about Emerging Technologies

 

 

 

April 2023

Katie presents a poster on human-AI collaboration

Garcia*, K. R., Chen, J., Wang, C., & Hu, B. (2023, April 21). Why do humans overestimate AI capabilities? A think aloud study of malicious road sign images [Poster session]. Houston Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 17th Annual One-Day Symposium, Houston, TX, USA.

April 2023

Katie presents a poster on driver comfort

Garcia*, K. R., & Wu*, X. (2023, April 21). Driving posture comfort in naturalistic and simulated driving [Poster session]. Houston Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 17th Annual One-Day Symposium, Houston, TX, USA.

 

April 2023


HAC Lab Presents Research at HFES 2022

Katie presents research on flood risk communication.

Garcia*, K., Mishler*, S., & Chen, J. (2022). Flood warnings through a mobile navigation application: Effects of time pressure and flood information type. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 66th International Annual Meeting. Washington DC: HFES.

October 2022

Scott presents research on driver vigilance in partially automated driving.

Mishler*, S. & Chen, J. (2022). Countering Driver Vigilance Decrement for Partially Automated Vehicles. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 66th International Annual Meeting. Washington DC: HFES.

October 2022


Jeremiah Defended his Master’s Thesis!

Jeremiah Ammons successfully defended his Master’s thesis. Congratulations, Jeremiah!

 

 

August 2022


Katie Defended her Master’s Thesis!

Katie Garcia successfully defended her Master’s thesis. Congratulations, Katie!

 

July 2022


Scott Passed PhD Candidacy Exam!

Scott Mishler passed his Ph.D. Candidacy Exam. He is now officially ABD!

Congratulations, Scott!

June 2022


Dr. Chen Received Earl Alluisi Award for Early Career Achievement

Dr. Chen is selected as the 2022 recipient of APA Division 21’s prestigious Earl Alluisi Award for Early Career Achievement! This award recognizes contributions to the field of Applied Experimental and Engineering Psychology made by early professional.

Congratulations, Dr. Chen!

June 2022


Dr. Chen was Named Fellow of the Psychonomic Society

Dr. Chen is named a Fellow of the Psychonomic Society.

Congratulations, Dr. Chen!

April 2022


Jeremiah and Katie Rock at ODU 3MT

Congratulations to Jeremiah, 1st place Winner, and Katie, Finalist, for the ODU 3-Minute Thesis Competition!

Jeremiah presented his thesis on “Sit up and pay attention! A study on automated driving,” and Katie presented hers on “Drive and drown: A thesis on driving through flooded roadways.”

Way to go, HAC lab!

November 2021


HAC Lab Presents Research at HFES 2021

Garcia*, K., Mishler*, S., & Chen, J. (2021). Flood warnings through a mobile navigation application: Effects of time pressure and flood information type. Talk presented at the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 65th International Annual Meeting. Baltimore, MD.

 

Mishler*, S., Garcia*, K., Fuller-Jakaitis*, E., Wang, C., Hu, B., Still, J., & Chen, J. (2021). Predicting A Malicious Stop Sign: Knowledge, Exposure, Trust in AI. Talk presented at the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 65th International Annual Meeting. Baltimore, MD.

 

Ammons*, J., Parker*, C., & Chen, J. (2021). Effects of Time Pressure and User Ratings for Online Shopping. Talk presented at the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 65th International Annual Meeting. Baltimore, MD.

 

October 2021


Scott Wins Graduate Student Service Award

Scott Mishler wins the Graduate Student Service Award from the Department of Psychology at ODU.

Congratulations, Scott! Thanks for your service to the department and the HFES student chapter!

July 2021


Dr. Chen Wins Outstanding Faculty Research Award

Dr. Chen wins the Outstanding Faculty Research Award from the Department of Psychology at ODU.

Congratulations, Dr. Chen!

July 2021


Cody Defends Masters Thesis!

 Cody Parker successfully defends his Master’s thesis. Congratulations, Cody!

October 2020


Dr. Chen Receives NSF Award

Dr. Chen receives an NSF award (IIS core) as PI. She will work on “AI-Human Collaboration in Autonomous Vehicles for Safety and Security” with her collaborators Dr. Bin Hu in engineering technology and Dr. Cong Wang in computer science. NSF link

August 2020


Welcome, Katie Garcia!

Katie Garcia joins the HAC lab as a PhD student. Welcome, Katie!

August 2020


Jeremiah Defends Honors Thesis!

Jeremiah Ammons successfully defends his honors thesis. Congratulations, Jeremiah!

Jeremiah joins the HAC lab as a master’s student. Welcome, Jeremiah!

August 2020


Dr. Chen Receives NSF Award

Dr. Chen receives an NSF award, as a co-PI. She will work on “REU Site: Interdisciplinary Research Experience in Behavioral Sciences of Transportation” with her collaborator Dr. Yusuke Yamani and Dr. Bryan Porter in psychology. NSF link

February 2020


Dr. Chen Selected as APS Rising Star

Dr. Chen is selected as a “Rising Star” by the Association for Psychological Science. The APS Rising Star designation is presented to outstanding psychological scientists in the earliest stages of their post-Ph.D. research careers. APS link

December 2019

HAC Lab Presents Research at HFES 2019

Mishler*, S., Jeffcoat*, C., & Chen, J. (2019). Effects of Anthropomorphic Phishing Detection Aids, Transparency Information, and Feedback on User Trust, Performance, and Aid Retention. Talk presented at the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 63rd International Annual Meeting. Seattle, WA.

McManus*, W. & Chen, J. (2019). The Effects of Vehicle Automation Level and Warning Type on Responses to Vehicle Hacking. Talk presented at the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 63rd International Annual Meeting. Seattle, WA.

Mishler*, S., Jeffcoat*, C., Šabić*, E., Yamaguchi, M., & Chen, J. (2019). Collision or Avoidance: Should Auditory Warnings Be Toward Danger or Toward Safety? Talk presented at the APA Conference on Technology, Mind, and Society, Washington, DC.

Unverricht, J., Yamani, Y., Yahoodik, S., Chen, J., & Horrey, W. J. (2019). Attention Maintenance Training: Are Young Drivers Getting Better or Being More Strategic? Talk to be presented at the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 63rd International Annual Meeting. Seattle, WA.

October 2019

HAC Lab Presents Research at APA TMS

McManus*, W., Chen, J., & Yamani, Y. (2019). The Effects of Vehicle Automation Level and Warning Type on Responses to Vehicle Hacking. Poster presented at the APA Conference on Technology, Mind, and Society, Washington, DC.

October 2019

HAC Lab Presents Research at APA

Jeffcoat*, C., Chen, J., Proctor, R. W. (2019). Influence of Verbal Protocol Requirements on the Task Framing Effects. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association 127th Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL.

Mishler*, S., Jeffcoat*, C., & Chen, J. (2019). Effects of Anthropomorphic Phishing Detection Aids on User Trust and Performance. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association 127th Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL.

August 2019

HAC Lab Completes First NSF Award

Dr. Chen and the HAC lab successfully complete her first NSF project (2016-2019), “Human in the Loop: Safety for Semi-autonomous Driving Systems in Emergency Situations.” NSF link 1, NSF link 2

August 2019

Scott Mishler Defends Master’s Thesis

Scott Mishler successfully defends his master’s thesis. Congratulations, Scott! Scott continues as a Ph.D. student in the HAC lab. Way to go, Scott!

April 2019

Dr. Chen Present Research at CNSF

Dr. Chen presents her research, “How Human Factors Psychology Contributes to Safe Autonomous Driving“, at the 25th Annual Coalition for National Science Funding (CNSF) Exhibition. APA link

April 2019


Dr. Chen Receives NSF Award

Dr. Chen receives an NSF award as a co-PI. She will work on “Scalable Modeling and Adaptive Real-time Trust-based communication (SMARTc) system for roadway inundations in flood-prone communities ” with her collaborators Dr. Khan Iftekharuddin (PI), Dr. Mecit Cetin, Dr. Navid Tahvildari, and Dr. Jonathan Goodall (UVA). NSF link

 April 2019

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