MSHF Theses Abstracts
Psychology Master’s Theses Abstracts MS – Human Factors
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(beginning 2007)
Summer 2022
Mather, Gregory
Spectral Centroid and Auditory Warnings
(not yet published)
Pham, Cindy
Privacy Policies: Does Timing Help Consumers Pay Attention when Shopping Online?
(not yet published)
Wilson, Jordan
Are Response Biases to Haptic Stimulation Based On Natural Wrist Position?
(not yet published)
Spring 2022
Fandetti, Ryan
Attention Restoration Theory: Urban Versus Natural Stimuli Effects on Working Memory
(not yet published)
Keeler, Jillian
Effects of UAS Lost Link Procedures on ATC Communication Complexity
(not yet published)
Su, Cindy
Memory Of Information In Online Articles
(not yet published)
Fall 2021
Chompff, Rebecca
The Effects Of Virtual Training Methods And Temporal Load On The Donning And Doffing Performance Of Personal Protective Equipment
Esguerra, Alden
Roles Of Visual Clutter, Perceptual Load, and Multitasking on Monitoring Display Systems
Lim, Lilian
The Effect of Auxiliary Communication Tool Presence on Memory of Lecture Materials
Trujillo, Yuri
Does Eye Gaze Orientation Methods Affect Pre-Planned Eye and Motor Movements
White, Jarred
The Effect of Update Interval on Relative Judgements in Air Traffic Control Displays
Summer 2021
Blay, Jessica
How Does Age of Acquisition and Fluency Affect the Bilingual Advantage?
Bui, Uyen
Factors that Influence the Memorability of System-Generated Passwords
Rosas, Monica
Assessment of Change Detection Performance Using A Luminance-Segmented Head-Up Display (HUD) Simulation
Spring 2021
Boudreau, Alexander
Stimulus-Response Compatibility and the Simon Effect in a Simulated Driving Cockpit
Kim, Jennie
Effectiveness of Pharmacy Auxiliary Labels: An Examination of Stimulus Similarity Effect and Interference on Working Memory
Winter 2021
Sanchez, Karen
Personality and Working Memory in Multitasking Performance
Fall 2020
Alvarez, Armando
Human Autonomy Teaming Effects on Workload, Situation, Awareness, and Trust
Taylor, Anika
Joint Simon Effect with Mixed Automation
Wong, Yin
Spatial Perspective Taking
Summer 2020
Bai, Xiaolu
Online Learning: Does Integrated Video Lecture Help You Learn More Efficiently?
Spring 2020
Katz, Noam
Stimulus-Response Compatibility Effects on Driver Response Direction
Martinez, Kristina
Using a Cell Phone Camera to Improve Performance While Walking and Texting
Salayev, Anar
Anxiety and Its Effects on Driving Performance Under Heavy Cognitive Load
Sanchez, Jaime
The Influence of Availability on Technology as an Offloading Tool
Winter 2019
Nare, Matthew
Effects of Mental Workload on Vigilance Performance in Cardiac Telemetry Monitoring
Van Luven, Jonathan
Does Customization Improve the Reading Experience of Older Adults
Fall 2019
Bechara, Shiba
Self-Determination Theory and Video Game Performance: The Effects of Motivation, Basic Psychological Needs, Stress, and Workload
Summer 2019
Diep, Timothy
The Role of Sharing in Remembering Social Media News
Flores, Andrea Nicole
Effect of Stimulus Eccentricity and Cognitive Load on Detective-Response-Task and Driving Performance
Latham, Amber
Effectiveness of Expert Feedback during Training of Novices as Petrochemical Refinery Field Operators
Skovron, Ezekiel
Predicting Attitudes Towards Advertisement Strategy based on Personality
Spring 2019
Yorba, Laura
Assessing the Effectiveness of Variants of the Nutrition Facts Label for Promoting User Comprehension
Winter 2019
Barakezyan, Vanui
The Relation between Urgency and Distance-over-Speed Bias in Time-to-Contact Estimation
Fall 2018
Cunningham, James
Cognitive Effects of Using Eye-Gaze as a Control: A Study to Identify Effects on Visual Perception
Summer 2018
Moran, Sabrina
Performance and Attentional Abilities of Automobile Drivers with Head-Up and Head-Down Displays
Spring 2018
Barraza, Edward
Measuring the Effects of a Cognitive Aid in Deep Space Network Operations
Battiste, Henri
A Comparison of Graphics-Based vs Text-Based Online Probe Questions for Measuring Situation Awareness of Air Traffic Controller
Fritz, Ryan
Customization: The Path to a Better and More Accessible Web Experience
Knarr, Abram
Do Peripheral HUD Warnings Affect Driving Ability?
Winter, Alice
Response-Effect Compatibility Defines the Natural Zooming Direction with Indirect Manipulation Devices
Summer 2017
Tesoro, Andriana
Response-Effect Compatibility with Spatial Frames of Reference
Winter 2017
Curtis, Samuel
Disruptions Love Company: Investigating Flow Disruption Clusters in Robotic Surgery
Miramontes, Adriana
Examining Eye Fixation Patterns During the Situation Present Assessment Method (SPAM) under Varying Levels of Workload
Sun, Yu Ting
Assessment of the Newly Developed Methods for Accessibility Evaluations of E-Textbooks
Spring 2016
Arnsdorff, G. Blake
Effects of Part-Whole and Whole-Task Training on Air Traffic Controller Communication Complexity
Sweet, John
The Comparative Benefits and Hazards of EFBs and Paper Documents in the Cockpit
Winter 2016
Chong, Isis Arlen
The Role of Language Profiles in Complex Driving Environments
Fall 2015
Hallett, Elyse
Reading without Bounds: How Different Magnification Methods Affect the Performance of Students with Low Vision
Summer 2015
Grigoleit, Tristan
Toward a Descriptive Measure of Situation Awareness in Petrochemical Refining
Koltz, Martin
The Effects of a Force Feedback Enabled Secondary Task on Driver Performance on a Simulated Lane Change Task
Silva, Hector
On the Measurement of Situation Awareness in Petrochemical Refining
Tannaz, Mirchi
Trust in Automation in a Nextgen Environment
Spring 2015
Morales, Gregory
Effects of Communication and Control Latency on Air Traffic Controller Acceptance of Unmanned Aircraft Operations
O’Connor-Dreher, Ryan
Effects of Force Feedback on Distractor Navigation Strategy and Movement Time in an Aimed Movement Task
Winter 2015
Roberts, Zachary
Communication Complexity Involving Unmanned Aerial Systems in a Simulated NAS Environment
Sturre, Lindsay
Evaluation of Eye Movement During the Situation Present Assessment Method for Measuring Situation Awareness
Summer 2014
Hayrapetian, Michael
Icons in Motion are not Inherently Distracting
Spring 2014
Billinghurst, Sabrina
Touch Screen Gestures
Nguyen, Jimmy
Pilot Performance with Multi-View Displays and Crew Data-Comm Methods under Trajectory Based Operations
Ziccardi, Jason
A Comparison of Probe Techniques for Assessing Situation Awareness Across Levels of Automation
Winter 2014
Monk, Kevin
Effects of Distractors and Force Feedback on an Aimed Movement Task in a CDTI Environment
Fall 2014
Easwara Moorthy, Aarthi
Voice Activated Personal Assistant: Privacy Concerns in the Public Space
Summer 2013
Higham, Tiana-Lynn
Training Trust in Automation within a Nextgen Environment
Lee, Samuel
Control-Display Alignment Modulates Dimensional Salience
Stal, Mikhail
Why are Overheard Cell Phone Conversation Distracting?
Winter 2013
Herron, Meghann
Prescription Labels: Do You Know What Medication You Are Taking?
Morgan, Corey
An Investigation into the Potential Sources of Interference in Situation Awareness Probe Techniques
Rorie, R Conrad
An Investigation Into the Effects of Force Feedback and Movement Direction on an Aimed Movement Task
Fall 2012
Hills, Martina
The Effectiveness of Password Restrictions and Mnemonics on Memory of Older Adults
Summer 2012
Kraft, Jerome
Population Stereotypes and Three-Dimensional Rotational Tasks
Spring 2012
Kiken, Ariana
Effectiveness of Training Methods on Near-Term NextGen Air Traffic control Performance, Workload, and Situation Awareness
Fall 2011
Bacon, Lauren P.
Measuring Situation Awareness: Can the Presentation of an Online Probe Question Change an Operator’s Situation Awareness?
Kraut, Joshua
Effects of Data Communications Failure on Air Traffic Controller Sector Management Effectiveness, Situation Awareness, and Workload
Summer 2011
Chambers, Vanessa
Auditory Spatial Facilitation: Effects of Cue Reliability and Amplitude Variation on Visual Search Performance
Kenyon, Lisa J.
Effects of Positive Mood Induction on Operator Performance and Subjective Workload Levels for Compatible and Incompatible Display-Control Mappings
Spring 2011
Minakata, Katsumi
Can a CrossModal-Accessory Stimulus Elicit the Top-Bottom Prevalence Effect?
Summer 2010
Bertolotti, Hugo
Audio and Audiovisual Cueing in Visual Search: Effects of Target Uncertainty and Auditory Cue Precision
Fall 2009
Sulaitis, John
Examining the Effects of an Animated Word-Tracer as a Reading Aid for Electronic Text
Spring 2009
Garcia, Fredrick
Effects of Practice with Foot- and Hand-Operated Secondary Input Devices on Word Processing Task Performance
McMath, Julie
A Comparison of Differences in the Hierarchal Placement of Radiographic Findings Among Different Health Care Specialists and an Analysis of the Effects on Proper Case Management and Referral Decisions
Nelson, Deborah
Use of Image-based Mnemonic Techniques to Enhance the Memorability of User-Generated Passwords
Wiebe, Jeff
Application of Population Stereotypes to Computerized Tasks
Spring 2007
Dion, Marshall E.
Effects of Contrast Polarity Between Background and Foreground in Air Traffic Control Displays For Time-To-Contact Judgments