2015
Bailey, S. K., Schroeder, B. L., & Sims, V. K. (2015, October). Unsafe texting and socially problematic texting: Need for cognition as an underlying predictor. Poster presented at the 59th annual meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Los Angeles, CA.
Schroeder, B. L. & Sims, V. K. (2015, October). Problematic texting behaviors: Individual differences in personality. Poster presented at the 59thannual meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Los Angeles, CA.
Whitmer, D. E., Torres, M. E., & Sims, V. K. (2015, October). Change in memory of emergency warnings: The case of an averted campus shooting. Poster presented at the 59thannual meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Los Angeles, CA.
Schroeder, B. L. & Sims, V. K. (2015, April). Problematic texting behavior: A look at individual differences. Poster presented at the Human Factors and Applied Psychology Student Conference at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Florida.
Kopel, D.E. & Sims, V.K. (2015). Using debated definitions of affordances for a qualitative discussion of campus affordances. Paper presented at the Human Factors and Applied Psychology Student Conference at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Florida.
Lutz, A. (2015, April). Virtual team coopetition: An investigation of coopetitive proclivity in virtual and face-to-face dyads. Poster presented at the Showcase of Undergraduate Research Excellence at the University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL.
Rosch, K. M., Sims, V. K., & Fiore, S. M. (2015, April). The Effects of Metacognitive Prompting on Music Learning. Poster presented at the Showcase of Undergraduate Research Excellence, Orlando, FL.
Matioli, A., McGeath, E., Philipson, Z., Fulgueira, M., & Villacreses, J. (2015, November). Text-messaging and trust in autonomous vehicles: A multiple regression analysis. Poster presented at the 2nd Annual UCF Palm Bay Psychology Major Conference, Palm Bay, FL.
2014
Kopel, D. E., Sims, V. K., Chin, M.G., Marraffino, M. D. (May, 2014). Spatial schema transfers to similar place: A case of Disney theme parks. Poster presented at the 26th APS Annual Convention in San Francisco, CA.
Sims, V. K., Schroeder, B. L., Kopel, D. E, & Chin, M. G. (2014) Children’s technology use: Research and questions. Invited talk to Rollins College, Winter Park, FL. 18 September.
Schroeder, B. L. & Sims, V. K. (2014, October). Texting behind the wheel and beyond: A look at problematic habits. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Chicago, IL.
Kopel, D. E., Sims, V. K., Chin, M. G. (2014, October). Taking emergency warnings seriously. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Chicago, IL.
Undergraduate members at SURE in Spring of 2014:
2013
Showcase of Undergraduate Research Excellence (SURE):
- Daphne Kopel
- Federico Scholcover
- Maxine Najle
- Sarah Prentice
Bailey, S.K.T., Sims, V.K., & Sinatra, A.M. (May, 2013). Crafting participation predicts maintenance of spatial skills in later life. Poster presented at the 25th APS Annual Convention, Washington D.C.
Sinatra, A.M., Sims, V.K., Najle, M.B. & Bailey, S.K.T. (May, 2013). Effects of degraded speech on attended recall in a dichotic listening task. Poster presented at the 25th APS Annual Convention, Washington D.C.
Bailey, S.K.T., & Dewar, A. (May, 2013). The Santa Barbara Solids Test as a predictor of spatial visualization in older adults. Poster presented at the 13th Vision Sciences Society Annual Meeting, Naples, FL
Marraffino, M. D., & Sims, V.K., (May 2013). Effects of climbing experience on mental object and body rotations. Poster presented at the 25th APS Annual Convention, Washington D.C.
Sims, V.K., Najle, M.B., Kent, T. , & Chin, M.G. (May 2013) Atheists and Non-Believers Are Viewed Differently Depending Upon Intrinsic Religion and Proposed Group Membership. Poster presented at the 25th APS Annual Convention, Washington D.C.
Najle, M.B., Sims, V.K., Kent, T., Chin, M.G., Cash, M., & Sinatra, A.M. (May 2013) Belief in God as a Predictor of Memory Representations of the terms Atheist, Christian, and Student. Poster presented at the 25th annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington D.C.
Bailey, S.K.T., & Dewar, A. (April, 2013). Validation of the Santa Barbara Solids Test in a novel group. Poster presented at the 6th Human Factors and Applied Psychology Annual Student Conference, Daytona, FL
Sinatra, A.M., Sims, V.K., Bailey, S.K.T. & Najle, M.B. (September, 2013). Differences in the performance of older and younger adults in a synthetic speech dichotic listening task. Poster presented at the 57th Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA
Szumlanski,S., Gomez,F., & Sims, V. K. (2013). A new set of norms for semantic relatedness measures. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL 2013), Sofia, Bulgaria. To appear.
Sinatra, A.M., Sims, V.K., Bailey, S.K.T., & Najle, M.B. (October 2013). Differences in the Performance of Older and Younger Adults in a Synthetic Speech Dichotic Listening Task. Presented at the 57th Annual Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Conference, San Diego, CA.
Hynes, S. N., Chin, M. G., Sims, V. K. (July 2013). Dead or alive: Positive changes in general feelings about bats after an educational presentation including a taxidermy or live bat. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Anthrozoology, Chicago, IL.
Lum, H. C., Grandinetti, M., Halse, S. E., Sims, V. K., & Chin, M. G. (July 2013). The influence of a dog size and color on assessment of responsibility. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Anthrozoology, Chicago, IL.
Selkowitz, R. A., Sims, V.K., Scholcover, F., & Siler, J.B. (2013) Mental Rotation of Objects Presented in a Complex Background. Poster presented at the 25th APS annual Convention, Washington D.C.
2012
Bailey, S.K.T (April, 2012). Needlework craft experts and spatial ability: An exploration of expertise effects in mental rotation, three-dimensional object development, and folding visualization. Poster presented at the University of Central Florida Showcase of Undergraduate Research Excellence, Orlando, Florida. *Honorable Mention
Sinatra, A.M., Sims, V.K., Najle, M.B., & Bailey, S.K.T. (October, 2012). The impact of synthetic and accented speech on unattended recall in a dichotic listening task. Poster presented at the 56th annual meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Boston, MA.
Kent, T.M., Marraffino, M.D., Najle, M.B., Sinatra, A.M., & Sims, V.K. (2012, October). Effects of input modality and expertise on workload and video game performance. Paper presented at the 56th annual meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Boston, MA.
Lum, H.C., Sims, V.K., Chin, M.G., Halse, S.E., & Harris, M. (October 2012). Humans to robots: How technomorphic features shape our perceptions of each other. Poster presented at the 56th annual meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Boston, MA.
Sims, V.K., Chin, M.G., Lum, H.C., Richards, M. & Carter, A. (July 2012). Eye Movements, Expertise and Animal Type as Predictors of Animal Contentment Attributions. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Anthrozoology, London, England.
Chin, M.G., Sims, V.K, Lum, H.C, Halse, S.E. & Carter, A. (July 2012). Older and Younger Adults Make Different Attributions for Interactions with Animals and Robots. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Anthrozoology, London, England.
Halse, S. E., Lum, H.C., Sims, V.K., Chin, M.G., & Carter, A. (July 2012). Your Canine Wingman: How First Impressions Can Be Influenced By Live & Robotic Animals. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Anthrozoology, London, England.
Lum, H.C., Sims, V.K., Halse, S. E., Chin, M.G., & Carter, A. (July 2012). A Walk in the Park: Demographic Makeup and Perceptions of the Ideal Dog Park. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Anthrozoology, London, England.
Carter, A., Chin, M.G., & Sims, V.K. (July 2012). Impact of Educational Material on Adults’ Attitudes toward the Human-Animal Relationship. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Anthrozoology, London, England.
Mendoza, J., Lobato, E.J., Sims, V.K., & Chin, M.G. (July 2012). Political and religious factors in belief acceptance. Poster presented at the annual scientific meeting of the International Society of Political Psychology, Chicago, IL.
Lobato, E.J., Mendoza, J.I., Sims, V.K., & Chin, M.G. (May, 2012). Individual differences in belief acceptance. Poster presented at the 24th annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Chicago, IL.
Smith, M.A.B. & Sims, V.K. (2012). Effect of a Human-teacher vs. Robot-teacher on Human Learning: A Pilot Study. Poster presented at the 24th annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Chicago, IL.
Shah, S., Kent, T., Sims, V., & Donovan, S. (2012). The Impact of School Didactic Philosophies on Moral Cognition in Children. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association. New Orleans. Louisiana.
2011
Sinatra, A.M., Oleson, K.E., Sims, V. K., Chin, M. G., Lum, H.C., Bailey, S., Pierce, D., & Selkowitz, A. (May, 2011). Gifted Students Give Different Reasons for Computer Analogies than General Population Students. Poster presented at the 23rd annual Association for Psychological Science Conference, Washington D.C.
Bailey, S. (April, 2011) Spatial Ability of Crafting Experts. Poster presented at the Human Factors and Applied Psychology Student Conference at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Florida.
Sims, V.K., Chin, M.G., Sinatra, A.M., Lum, H.C., Selkowitz, A., Murphy, C.E., & Oleson, K.E. (2011). From TVs to Phones: A Comparison of Adults’ Mental Models of Computers in 1999 and 2009. Poster presented at the 55th Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Las Vegas, NV.
Marraffino, M.D., Lum, H.C., Sims, V.K., Chin, M.G., Halse, S.E., & Lippman, B. (2011). Effects of Individual Differences on Video Game Performance. Poster presented at the 55th Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Las Vegas, NV.
Sinatra, A.M., Sims, V. K., Najle, M.B., & Chin, M.G. (2011). An Examination of the Impact of Synthetic Speech on Unattended Recall in a Dichotic Listening Task. Poster presented at the 55th Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Las Vegas, NV.
Lum, H.C., Sims, V.K., Chin, M.G., & Halse, S.E. (2011). Are We Becoming Super-Human Cyborgs? Examination of Technomorphism and the Creation of a Technomorphic Tendencies Scale. Poster presented at the 55th Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Las Vegas, NV.
Lum, H.C., Sims, V.K., & Salas, E. (2011). Low-Level Predictors of Team Performance and Success. Poster presented at the 55thHuman Factors and Ergonomics Society, Las Vegas, NV.
Moncrieff, M., Sims, V.K., Lum, H.C., & Halse, S.E. (2011). When You Believe in Things You Don’t Understand: An Evolutionary Exploration of Paranormal, Superstitious and Religious Belief. Poster presented at the APS 23rd Annual Conference, Washington, D.C.
Oleson, K.E., Smoker, T., Ballion, T., Shah, S., Smith, M., & Sims, V.K. (2011). Perceived Attributes of Computer Partners: The effects of choice and pattern recognition. Poster presented at the APS 23rd Annual Conference, Washington, D.C.
Halse, S. E., Lum, H. C., Sims, V.K., & Chin, M. G. (2011). First impressions: Is it you or the things you’re with? Poster presented at the APS 23rd Annual Conference, Washington, D.C.
Lum, H. C., Sims, V. K., Chin, M. G., Halse, S. E., Oleson, K. E., Marraffino, M. D., Sinatra, A. (2011). Older and younger adults’ low level vocal response to robotic entities. Poster presented at the APS 23rd Annual Conference, Washington, D.C.
Marraffino, M. D., Sims, V. K., Lum, H. C., & Carrillo, M. I. (2011). Stick Figures are People too? A Case for Human-Analog Images to be Treated the Same as Human Images during Mental Rotation. Poster presented at the APS 23rd Annual Conference, Washington, D.C.
Sinatra, A.M., Oleson, K.E., Sims, V.K., Chin, M. G., Lum, H.C., Bailey, S., Pierce, D., & Selkowitz,A. (2011). Gifted Students Give Different Reasons for Computer Analogies than General Population Students. Poster presented at the APS 23rd Annual Conference, Washington, D.C.
Puff, J., Renk, K., Sims, V., & Culp, A. E. (2011, March). Relationships among parents’ economic stress, parenting, and young children’s problems. Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Jacksonville, Florida.