2020:

Sims, V.K., Chin, M.G., & Flores-Cruz, G. (2020). Hispanic attitudes toward vegetarianism: The effects of generation. Flash/Short talk presented at ISAZ 2020 – One Health, One Welfare: Wellbeing for all in human-animal interactions, Liverpool, UK (Virtual Conference).

Sims, V.K., Chin, M.G., & Flores-Cruz, G. (2020). Implicit attitudes toward animals as food: The roles of sex and diet. Paper presented at ISAZ 2020 – One Health, One Welfare: Wellbeing for all in human-animal interactions, Liverpool, UK (Virtual Conference).

Mata Guidi, A., Sims, V.K., & Chin, M.G. (2020). A qualitative analysis of pet names for older and younger cats and dogs. Poster presented at ISAZ 2020 – One Health, One Welfare: Wellbeing for all in human-animal interactions, Liverpool, UK (Virtual Conference).

Mata Guidi, A., Sims, V.K., & Chin, M.G. (2020). Attributions for dog aggression: The roles of victim aggression and dog breed. Paper presented at ISAZ 2020 – One Health, One Welfare: Wellbeing for all in human-animal interactions, Liverpool, UK (Virtual Conference).

Flores-Cruz, G., Sims, V.K., & Chin, M.G. (2020). Is it food or not? Mental representations of tofu in a Hispanic population. Poster presented at ISAZ 2020 – One Health, One Welfare: Wellbeing for all in human-animal interactions, Liverpool, UK (Virtual Conference).

Olcum, E. & Sims, V. K. (2020, March 24). Cognitive Challenge [Poster presentation]. UCF Student Research Week, Orlando, FL, United States. https://events.ucf.edu/event/1290819/student-research-week/ (Conference canceled)

 

2019:

Schreck, J., & Chin, M. (2019). Online product reviews: Effects of star ratings and valence on review perception among those high and low in need for cognition. Paper presented at the 63^rd annual meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Seattle, WA.

Sims, V., Chin, M., & Whitmer, D. (2019). Memory representations for food in omnivores, vegetarians, and restricted eaters. Paper presented at ISAZ 2019 – Animals in the Public Eye: Human Interactions and Perceptions of Animals, Orlando, FL.

Sims, V.K., Chin, M., Lum, H.C., & Richards, M.C. (2019). Expertise differences in linguistic markers describing animals.Poster presented at ISAZ 2019 – Animals in the Public Eye: Human Interactions and Perceptions of Animals, Orlando, FL.

Flores-Cruz, G. & Sims, V.K. (2019, April). Postures in mobile device usage: Effect on cognitive bias [Poster Presentation]. Showcase of Undergraduate Research Excellence at the University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL.

Flores-Cruz, G., Spiegel, M, Sims, V., Chin, M., Maxim, P., & Vasquez, C. (2019, July 1-5). Perception of animal food words by native Spanish speakers [Poster Presentation]. International Conference of the International Society of Anthrozoology, Orlando, FL.

Olcum, E., & Uszak, N., E. (2019, July 14-19). Trends in cognitive load research in education [Poster Presentation]. 2019 Gordon Research Conference on Visualization in Science and Education, Lewiston, ME.

Satoski, K., Mata Guidi, A.C., Sims, V.K., Parker, J.A. & Chin, M. (2019, July 1-5). Detailed Analysis of Cat-Human Interaction: Pilot Study [Poster Presentation]. International Conference of the International Society of Anthrozoology, Orlando, FL.

Sobel, B.M., Chin, M. & Sims, V.K. (2019, July 1-5). Perceived Suitability for using a Big Five Personality Inventory with Pets [Poster Presentation]. International Conference of the International Society of Anthrozoology, Orlando, FL.

Sobel, B.M. & Sims, V.K. (2019, May 24-27). Age as a Significant Predictor of Perceptions of Media Affordances of Facebook [Poster Presentation]. National Conference of the Association for Psychological Sciences (APS), Washington, DC.

 

2018:

Olcum, E., & Sims, V. K. (October, 2018). The effects of anxiety and seductive details on cognitive load and learning [Poster Presentation]. Human Factors and Ergonomics Society’s 2018 International Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.

Flores-Cruz, G. & Sims, V.K. (May, 2018). Body posture: A study on mobile device head flexion. Poster presented at the Summer Poster Showcase at the University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL.

2017:

Nguyen, L., Sims, V., Chin, M., & Xu, L. (2017). The effect of neighborhood size and morphology in the Chinese language.Poster presented at the 29^th Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science, Boston, MA.

2016:

Alavez, G. (2016, April). Rumination and the effect of emotional stimuli on directed forgetting. Poster presented at the Showcase of Undergraduate Research Excellence, Orlando, FL.

 

Bailey, S.K.T., Schroeder, B. L., Whitmer, D.E., & Sims, V.K. (2016, September). Perceptions of mobile instant messaging apps are comparable to texting for young adults in the United States. Poster presented at the 60th annual meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.

 

Marks, M.R., Whitmer, D.E., James, N.T., Coch, K.E., Bowers, C., Sims, V.K., & Trachik, B. (2016, April). Risk factors of ASD: An examination of stressful call types. Poster to be presented at annual meeting of the International Academies of Emergency Dispatch Navigators conference, Washington, D.C.

 

Nguyen, L. (2016, November). The effect of neighborhood size and morphology in the Chinese language. Poster presented at the 3rd annual UCF Palm Bay Psychology Major Conference, Palm Bay, FL.

 

Philipson, Z., & Sims, V. (2016, April). Parent-child cognition in the performing arts: How perceived parental control affects parent-child relations in youth theater. Presented at the UCF Showcase of Undergraduate Research Excellence.

 

Schroeder, B. L., Alavez, G. & Sims, V. K. (2016, April).  Middle schoolers’ texting behaviors: A look at individual differences and parental attachment.  Poster presented at the Human Factors and Applied Psychology Student Conference at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Florida.

 

Schroeder, B. L., Leyva, K. L., Stowers, K. L., Lewis, J. E., & Sims, V. K. (2016, September). Investigating usability, user preferences, ergonomics, and player performance in StarCraft II. Poster presented at the 60th annual meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.

 

Schroeder, B. L., Whitmer, D.E., Bailey, S.K.T., & Sims, V. K. (2016, September). Individual differences in the social technology use of middle school and college students. Poster presented at the 60th annual meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.

 

Shepard, S. (2016, April). Sexist humor and women’s victim blame: the effects of language on discrimination. Poster presented at the Showcase of Undergraduate Research Excellence, Orlando, FL.

 

Torres, M. E. (2016, April). Mental rotation with martial arts experts. Poster presented at the Human Factors and Applied Psychology Student Conference at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Florida.

 

Whitmer, D. E.,  & Sims, V.K. (2016, July). Gauging college students’ interests in emergency warnings. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics international conference, Orlando, FL.

 

Whitmer, D.E., Sims, V.K., Bailey, S.K.T., & Schroeder, B.L. (2016, September). Time to decide: To call or not to call 911 during weather crises. Poster presented at the 60th annual meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.

 

Whitmer, D. E., Sims, V.K., & LaGoy, M.R. (2016, July). Emergency decision-making assessed through reaction time in two knowledge elicitation tasks. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics international conference, Orlando, FL.