Author Archives: Katie Garcia

Dr. Chen Won Outstanding Faculty Research Award Dr. Chen won the Outstanding Faculty Research Award from the Department of Psychology at ODU. Congratulations, Dr. Chen! July 2021

HAC Lab Presented Research at 29th Annual Conference of the Research Institute of Human Factors in Road Safety Department of Management with Bar-Ilan Center of Smart Cities Katie presented research on flood warning communication. Garcia*, K. R., Mishler*, S., & … Continue reading →

Cody Parker Defended Master’s Thesis! Cody Parker successfully defended his master’s thesis. Congratulations, Cody!! October 2020  

Dr. Chen Received NSF Award Dr. Chen received 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 … Continue reading →

Welcome, Jeremiah Ammons! Jeremiah Ammons joins the HAC lab as a master’s student. Welcome, Jeremiah! August 2020

Welcome, Katie Garcia! Katie Garcia joined the HAC lab as a PhD student. Welcome, Katie! August 2020

Jeremiah Defended Honors Thesis! Jeremiah Ammons successfully defended his honors thesis. Congratulations, Jeremiah!! April 2020

Dr. Chen Received NSF Award Dr. Chen received an NSF award as a co-PI. She will work on “REU Site: Interdisciplinary Research Experience in Behavioral Sciences of Transportation” with her collaborators Dr. Yusuke Yamani and Dr. Bryan Porter in psychology. … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

HAC Lab Presented 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 [Conference lecture presentation]. Human Factors and Ergonomics Society … Continue reading →