CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS

General UX

Gamification | Heuristics / Best Practices | IoT | Dashboard / Data Visualization

Mobile

Material Design | iOS 10 | watchOS | Responsive Design | Micro Interactions | Multi-Modal Data Capture (Voice, Text, Image, Video) | Conversational UI

AR/VR

Immersion / Presence | Expressing Sensory Input | Gestural Interfaces | Robotic Telepresence | Direct & Forced Controlled Manipulation

PUBLISHED RESEARCH

Evaluation of Data Visualization Software for Large Astronomical Data Sets (2016), American Astronomical Society (AAS) 227th Annual Meeting, Kissimmee, Florida | https://aas.org/meetings/aas227

Evaluated the efficacy of a 3D data visualization tool in collaboration with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA).
- Deliverables: Interviews I Cognitive Walkthrough | KPI Identification | Usability Report

Techniques for Recording and Analyzing Posture and Gesture as a Means of Inferring Students’ Emotional States (2014), Fall Technology Conference, Oswego, New York | http://fallconference.com/

Utilized the Microsoft Kinect motion sensing device to analyze posture variations in college students over time while taking an arithmetic test with varying ranges of difficulty.
- Deliverables: Screen Capture Data Analysis | ANOVA Analysis | SPSS Visualizations

See The Future of Marketing Through Google Glass (2012), FutureM: Boston | http://futurem.org/

This research speculated upon the impact of augmented reality on the retail shopping experience and other aspects of e-commerce such as mobile payment.
- Deliverables: Mobile Market Analysis | State of Augmented Reality Literature Review

The Influence of Layout Changes on College Students Usage of Facebook (2012), New York State Communication Association (NYSCA) Albany, New York | http://www.nyscanet.org/

Analyzed the evolution of Facebook layout changes and how they influenced user interaction and motivation to disclose information on the site.
- Deliverables: Surveys | Focus Group Interviews | Motivation to Disclose Literature Review