MSHF Theses Abstracts
Psychology Master’s Theses Abstracts
MS – Human Factors
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(beginning 2007)
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