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2021 – Present Publications & Proceedings

2023:

Sobel, B. M. & Sims, V. K. (2023). Using the Frith-Happé animations to compare attributions of mental qualities in nonhuman agents. Journal of Cognitive Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1080/20445911.2023.2166053

2022:

Schmidt, K. M., & Sims, V. K. (2022). Creating a virtual dog simulation to examine perceived control. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, 66(1), 1008–1012. https://doi.org/10.1177/1071181322661444

Sobel, B. M. & Sims, V. K. (2022). Investigation of the Joint Simon Effect with Human, Robot, and Computer Interface Task Partners: A Pilot Study. Proceedings from the International Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 66(1), 793-797. https://doi.org/10.1177/107118132266138  

Sobel, B. M. & Sims, V. K. (2022). Anthropomorphic Perceptions of Simple Text-Based Interface. In: Kurosu, M. (ed) Human Computer Interaction. User Experience and Behavior. HCII 2022, Part III. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 13304, 233-242. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-05412-9_17  

Recent News

PhD student Kristen Schmidt was accepted to the Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program (NREIP) as a summer intern working at the Naval Air Warfare Center – Training Systems Division (NAWC-TSD).

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PhD candidate Briana Sobel was awarded a $10,000 scholarship from the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference (I/ITSEC).

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PhD student Kristen Schmidt was elected President of the UCF Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) Student Chapter.

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