Applied Psychology Faculty and Staff
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David Vaughn Becker
Assistant Professor/Graduate Program Director
Ph.D., Arizona State University
Office: 340G Sutton (Building 140)
Phone: (480) 727-1151
E-mail: vaughn.becker@asu.edu
Web site: http://www.public.asu.edu/~loids/
I am currently developing a psychophysics of social perception, as well as methods to identify biases in such perception. This could facilitate selecting the right individuals for jobs in which unbiased accuracy and rapid decision-making is essential, for example, in military security or air traffic control. I am also interested in general assessments of cognitive functioning under conditions of high stress and/or fundamental motivations. I have an abiding interest in evolutionary psychology, and a background in social psychology, which has sensitized me to both ultimate and proximate sources of bias, e.g. stereotyping, self-presentation, and attribution errors. My newest interest is in developing agent based models and dynamical simulations of complex social systems. |
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Russell Branaghan
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., New Mexico State University
Office: 340E Sutton (Building 140)
Phone: (480) 727-1390
E-mail: russ.branaghan@asu.edu
Web site: http://www.appliedhf.com
I direct the Human Interaction with Technology (HIT) Lab. My research focuses on two areas - Human factors and consumer psychology. I specialize in cognitive human factors in product design, including small screen and hand held devices, medical devices and aviation displays and controls. I am also interested in the human factors of aging. My consumer psychology work focuses on brand personality and consumer decision-making. I teach Human Factors, Advanced Human Factors and Advanced Industrial/Organizational Psychology. |
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Nancy Cooke
Professor
Ph.D., New Mexico State University
Phone: (480)-988-2173
E-mail: nancy.cooke@asu.edu
Web site: Nancy Cooke, Ph.D., Bio
I currently serve as editor-in-chief of Human Factors and conduct research in human factors, organizational behavior, and applied cognition. My specific research interests include the study of individual and team cognition and its application to team performance in settings ranging from remotely operated vehicle control and emergency response to football and culinary teams. I teach a seminar on team cognition and the Applied Psychology Capstone course. |
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Rob Gray
Associate Professor/Program Head
Ph.D., York University
Office: 340J Sutton (Building 140)
Phone: (480) 727-1340
E-mail: robgray@asu.edu
Web site: eastcollege.poly.asu.edu/robgray
I am director of the Perception & Action Lab (PAL). My research explores basic aspects of human visual-motor control with an emphasis on the demanding actions involved in driving, flying, and sports. Real-world applications of this research include training & coaching in sports, design of flight simulator displays, accident analysis and prevention, and driver distraction. I am also interested in how we combine information from our different senses (in particular vision, audition, and touch) and how sensory integration can be utilized to improve interface design. |
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Christopher A. Sanchez
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago
Office: Sutton 340D (Building 140)
Phone: (480) 727-1589
E-mail: c.sanchez@asu.edu
Web site: http://www.public.asu.edu/~casanch4
My main research focus involves exploring the interaction between learner characteristics and how well people comprehend material from different educational interfaces. The goal of my research is to not only understand this interaction, but to use this information to design tools that maximize learning and ease of use. For example, work is currently ongoing examining the influence of spatial and attentional abilities on learning scientific topics from different web-interfaces and visualizations. I also head the Applied Cognitive Theory, Usability and Advanced Learning (ACTUAL) Laboratory here at ASU Polytechnic. In my lab, we employ various methodologies in the pursuit of this interaction between learner and interface, ranging from traditional behavioral designs to more advanced eye-tracking and video-protocol analyses. |
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Roger Schvaneveldt
Professor
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
Office: 340M Sutton (Building 140)
Phone: (480) 727-1760
E-mail: schvan@asu.edu
Web site: interlinkinc.net/Roger
My current research interests include abductive reasoning (reasoning to an explanation), development of models of human cognition to support language understanding and decision making in intelligent agents, investigation of the conditions promoting and inhibiting transfer of training, an analysis of information priorities in aviation, and development of Pathfinder Network software. My teaching interests include cognitive science, statistics and experimental design, and computer programming using MATLAB. |
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Faculty Associates
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Dee Andrews
Adjunct Professor
PhD., University of Florida
Email: Dee.Andrews@mesa.afmc.af.mil
Dee is Senior Scientist, Human Effectiveness Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory. His research interests in training in distributed environments, instructor-operator station design, performance measurement, command and control, cost effectiveness, and decay and retention of higher order cognitive skills. He serves as a contributing or consulting editor for seven professional journals and has written for more than 70 technical publications He is a Fellow in the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, the American Psychological Association and the Royal Aeronautical Society of the United Kingdom. |
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Richard Detzel
Adjunct Professor
Dr. Detzel is chair for the Special Education program at Grand Canyon University. Previously, he was Higley Unified School District's lead district psychologist and was previously involved with Horizon Community Learning Center as Director of Special Services. Professional experience includes public and private sectors, consulting and university experience. He is the author of several articles (research) relating to student retention with multi-cultural populations. He maintains certification in early childhood education, elementary, special education, behavioral science and administration areas. |
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Lee Fournet
Adjunct Professor
Ph.D., Arizona State University
Dr. Fournet's research and teaching interests are in Educational Psychology, as well as learning and development across the lifespan. |
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Glenn Gunzelmann
Adjunct Professor
Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon
Email: Glenn.Gunzelmann@asu.edu
Dr. Gunzelmann is a Research Psychologist at the Air Force Research Laboratory. He is the technical lead for the basic research conducted by the Performance and Learning Models (PALM) Team in the Cognitive Models and Agents Branch (AFRL/RHAT). This research focuses on developing computational cognitive models that provide detailed explanations for human behavior. Current basic research areas for the PALM Team include spatial reasoning, visuospatial working memory, Predator pilot modeling, and cognitive moderators. |
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William C. Howell
Adjunct Professor
Ph.D., University of Virginia
Email: William.C.Howell@asu.edu
Bill has served as Director of the Aviation Psychology Laboratory at Ohio State University, chair of the Department of Psychology at Rice University, Chief Scientist for Human Resources for the USAF, and Executive Officer for Science of the American Psychological Association (APA). His research has resulted in over 125 archival publications, and he has served on the editorial boards of ten journals including the associate editorship and editorship of Human Factors, the associate editorship of the Journal of Applied Psychology and currently, the associate editorship of the American Psychologist. He has served as President of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, President of the Applied Experimental and Engineering Psychology Division of APA, and Chair of both the Publications and Communications Board (current) and Board of Convention affairs of APA. |
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Russell Ohta
Adjunct Professor
Ph.D., University of Southern California
Dr. Ohta is a Developmental/Cogntive Psychologist. |
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Lisa Park
Adjunct Professor
M.S., Arizona State University
Ms. Park is a Research Training and Development Specialist in the Visual Research Lab at the Air Force Research Laboratory. |
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Victoria Phillips
Adjunct Professor
Ph.D., University of Iowa
Dr. Phillips is Vice President and Manager of Customer Experience for Chase Home Loan Direct at JPMorgan Chase. Her work in Industrial/Organization Psychology has focused on organizational development, survey research and employee selection/testing. |
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Randy Sieffert
Adjunct Professor
M.S., Arizona State University
Mr. Seiffert is a Human Factors Engineer at Intel Corporation, where he focuses on integrating user-centered design processes into product design. |
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David Sward
Adjunct Professor
M.A., New Mexico State University
Email: dssward@gmail.com
David is Director of User-Centered Design at Symantec. He just returned from two years as a Visiting Principle Investigator in the Innovation Value Institute at the National University of Ireland Maynooth, and was recently appointed to the Distinguished Board of Visiting Scholars at the Stanford Media X Lab. He is the author of Measuring the Business Value of Information Technology: Practical Strategies for IT and Business Managers. |
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Advisory Board
We regularly meet with an advisory board to discuss the type of training that is needed to make our graduates successful in industry and academia. Members of this board are:
Dee Andrews
Air Force Research Laboratory |
Bill McCurry
ASU's Polytechnic campus, AMT program |
Jay Braun
ASU's Tempe campus, Psychology Department |
David Schwalm
ASU's Polytechnic campus, Vice-Provost |
William C. Howell
ASU's Polytechnic campus |
David Sward
Symantec
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Beth Lyall
Research Integrations |
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