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HAC Lab Presented Research at the NSF REU: Translating Research in the Psychological Sciences to the Real World Student Final Presentation Jamie Duncan, an REU student, presented research on explainable AI with Katie. Duncan*, J., Garcia*, K. R., Chen, J. … Continue reading →

Katie Received the Graduate Fellowship for STEM Diversity Katie Garcia received the Graduate Fellowship for STEM Diversity. Congratulations, Katie! June 2024

Dr. Chen Promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure Dr. Chen was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure, effective July 2024! See the provost announcement here. Congratulations, Dr. Chen! May 2024

Katie Won Department of Psychological Sciences Graduate Student Award for Excellence in Research Katie Garcia won the Department of Psychological Sciences Graduate Student Award for Excellence in Research. Congratulations, Katie! Keep up the great work! April 2024

HAC Lab Presented Research at Houston HFES 2024 Katie presented research on flood warning communication. Garcia*, K. R., & Chen, J. (2024, April 19). Detail matters: Drivers’ decisions given flood warnings in simulated driving scenarios [Conference lecture presentation]. Houston Human Factors … Continue reading →

HAC Lab Presented Research at Women In CyberSecurity 2024 Katie presented research on photo privacy. Garcia*, K. R., Quesnel*, A., Li, N., & Chen, J. (2024, April 12). Investigating user photo privacy settings on Instagram: Two user interview studies [Poster session]. … Continue reading →

HAC Lab Presented Research at Michigan Institute for Data Science Future Leaders Summit 2024 Katie presented research on human-AI collaboration. Garcia*, K. R., & Chen, J. (2024, April 8). How do people understand AI capabilities in autonomous vehicles? [Poster session]. … Continue reading →

Katie Received Accepted Nomination for the Michigan Institute for Data Science Future Leaders Summit 2024 Katie Garcia received and accepted the nomination for the Michigan Institute for Data Science Future Leaders Summit 2024 to attend the conference. Congratulations, Katie! February … Continue reading →

HAC Lab Presented Research at Shell Technology Center Houston Katie presented research on human-AI collaboration. Garcia*, K. R. (2024, February 28). Understanding drivers’ perceptions of AI in autonomous vehicles [Guest lecture presentation]. Mathematics, Computational, and Data Science Lunch and Learn, Shell … Continue reading →

HAC Lab Received Social Sciences Research Institute Seed Money Grant Dr. Chen received the Social Sciences Research Institute Seed Money Grant for a Human-Centered Social Networking Site Privacy Project. Congratulations, Dr. Chen! January 2024