2010
Oleson, K.E., Sims, V.K., Chin, M.G., Lum, H.C., & Sinatra, A. (2010). Developmental human factors: children’s mental models of computers. Poster to be presented at the 54th Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, San Francisco, CA.
Scharfstein, L. A., Beidel, D. C., & Sims, V. K. (2010). Vocal Characteristics of Children with Social Skills Deficits. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy 44th Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA, November.
Selkowitz, A. & Sims, V. K. (2010). The mental rotation of objects presented in an underwater environment. Poster presented at the 54th Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, San Francisco, CA.
Sinatra, A.M., Sims, V.K., Chin, M.G., Oleson, K. & Lum, H.C. (May 2010). Gifted Children Use Different Analogies and Access Them More Quickly. Poster presented at the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Boston, Massachusetts.
Lum, H.C. Sims, V.K., Chin, M.G., Sinatra, A.M., Oleson, K., & Halse, S. (May 2010). Older and Younger Adults’ Affective Response to Live and Robotic Entities. Poster presented at the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Boston, Massachusetts.
Sims, V. K., Chin, M.G., Lum, H.C., & Richards, M. (May 2010). Assessing Animal Conditions in the Blink of an Eye: The Role of Expertise. Poster presented at the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Boston, Massachusetts.
Chin, M.G., Sims, V.K., & Lum, H.C. (May 2010). Need for Cognition and Attitudes Toward Vegetarians: Evidence for Generalized Prejudice Schemas. Poster presented at the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Boston, Massachusetts.
2009
Chin, M.G., Sinatra, A.M., Sims, V.K., Lum, H.C., Marraffino, M., Lagattuta, N., Spitzer, M., & Raymond, M. (2009). Males and Females Give Different Attributions to Live and Robotic Entities. Poster presented at the APS 21 st Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA.
Lum, H.C., Sims, V.K., Chin, M.G., &Lagattuta, N.C. (2009). Perceptions of humans wearing technology. Paper presented at the 53 rd Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, San Antonio, TX.
Lum, H.C., Sims, V.K., Chin, M.G, & Lagattuta, N.C. (2009). Perceptions Of Technology During Human Interaction. Poster presented at the APS 21 st Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA.
Lum, H.C., Sims, V.K., & Lagattuta, N.C. (2009). Team Success is not a Matter of Time: Eye Movements as a predictor of Team Efficiency. Poster presented at the 4 th Annual INGRoup Conference, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Lum, H.C., Sims, V.K., Feldman, M., Afek, A., Smith-Jentsch, K.A., Lagattuta, N.C. (2009). Emotion regulation training and scene understanding are related to eye movements during a computer based interactive simulation. Poster presented at the 53 rd Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, San Antonio, TX.
Lum, H.C, Sims, V.K., Lagattuta, N.C., Rosen, M.A., Salas, E. (2009). Eye movements and reliance on external memory aids predict team success in a military planning task. Paper presented the 53 rd Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, San Antonio, TX.
Sims, V.K., Chin, M.G., Lum, H.C., Upham-Ellis, L., & Ballion, T. (2009). Robots’ auditory cues are subject to anthropomorphism. Poster presented at the 53 rd Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, San Antonio, TX.
Sims, V.K., Lum, H.C., Smith-Jentsch, K. A., & Feldman, M. (2009). Low Level Vocal Characteristics Predict Mental Model Development During an Interactive Simulation. Poster presented at the APS 21 st Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA.
Sinatra, A.M., Chin, M.G.., Sims, V.K., & Lum, H.C. (2009). Free form verbal communication toward robotic entities vs. live entities. Poster presented at the 53 rd Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, San Antonio, TX.
2007
Smith, H. S., Sims, V. K., Chin, M. G., Ellis, L. U., Sushil, D. J., Velie, M. Shumaker, R., & Finkelstein, N. (2007). Evidence for the Use of Minimal Anthropomorphic Features in Attributions for Automobiles. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 51.
Lum, H., Sinatra, A., Sims, V. K., Chin, M. G., Smith, H., Shumaker, R., & Finkelstein, N. (2007). Size does Matter: Automobile “Facial” Features Predict Consumer Attitudes. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 51.
Lum, H., Smith-Jentsch, K, Sims, V. K., & Flood, M. (2007). Vocal Analysis and Heart Rate as Measures of Assertiveness and Aggression. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 51.
Pepe, A. A., Sims, V. K., & Chin, M. G. (2007). Applying the Appraisal Theory of Emotion to Human-Agent Interaction. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 51.
Lum, H., Feldman, M., Sims, V. K., & Salas, E. (October 2007). Eye Tracking as a Viable Means to Study Augmented Team Cognition. Paper presented at Augmented Cognition.
Pepe, A. A., Sims, V. K., & Chin, M. G. (October 2007). Applying the Appraisal Theory of Emotion to Human-Agent Interaction. Paper presented at the 51st annual meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Baltimore, Maryland .
Smith, H. S., Sims, V. K., Chin, M. G., Ellis, L. U., Sushil, D. J., Velie, M. Shumaker, R., & Finkelstein, N. (October 2007 ). Evidence for the Use of Minimal Anthropomorphic Features in Attributions for Automobiles. Poster presented at the 51st annual meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Baltimore, Maryland.
Lum, H., Sinatra, A., Sims, V. K., Chin, M. G., Smith, H., Shumaker, R., & Finkelstein, N. (October 2007 ). Size does Matter: Automobile “Facial” Features Predict Consumer Attitudes. Poster presented at the 51st annual meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Baltimore, Maryland.
Lum, H., Smith-Jentsch, K, Sims, V. K., & Flood, M. (October 2007 ). Vocal Analysis and Heart Rate as Measures of Assertiveness and Aggression. Poster presented at the 51st annual meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Baltimore, Maryland.
Sims, V. K., Chin, M.G., Dorman, M., & Ballion, T. (May 2007). Relating empathy and anthropomorphic behavior. Poster presented at the 19th annual meeting of the American Psychological Society, Washington, D.C.
Chin, M.G., Sims, V. K., & Rowe, K. (May 2007). Religion and Moral Reasoning Regarding Animals: Beyond the Judeo-Christian View Worldview. Poster presented at the 19th annual meeting of the American Psychological Society, Washington, D.C.
Del Giudice, K., Blasko-Drabik, H., Sims, V. K., & Pavlas, D. (May 2007). Implications of working memory capacity for website usability. Poster presented at the 19th annual meeting of the American Psychological Society, Washington, D.C.
DaPra, C. S., Sims, V. K., & Chin, M. G. (May 2007). Action video game skill predicts target detection and identification performance. Poster presented at the 19th annual meeting of the American Psychological Society, Washington, D.C.
Lum, H. C., Chin, M. G., Sims, V. K., & Richards, M.E. (May 2007). Perceived Control and Attitudes Toward Animal Training. Poster presented at the 19th annual meeting of the American Psychological Society, Washington, D.C.
Harvan-Chin, J. R., Ellis, L.U., Sims, V. K., & Chin, M. G. (May 2007). He Said, She Said: Sex and Attributional Style Predict Childhood Milestone Estimates. Poster presented at the 19th annual meeting of the American Psychological Society, Washington, D.C.