Research
- Virtual Reality
- How sensitive are users of virtual reality to things like speed increases and decreases, virtual rotation, or increases and decreases in their virtual height?
- How well are they able to keep track of their position in real and virtual worlds?
- Does having an avatar aid in the interaction with virtual worlds?
- Multisensory Illusions: Studying Perception through the ways in which it breaks down
- I am using the rubber hand illusion (RHI) to study the limits of embodiment in the context of tool-use.
- I have adapted the classic RHI paradigm for use in the investigation of whether tools can be embodied or incorporated (pictured in top banner).
- I also use the size-weight illusion and similar weight-based illusions to examine how top-down expectations about the properties of objects influence how heavy they feel.
Fellowships and Grants
- Current Jefferson Fellow
- Fulbright Fellow at The University of Tsukuba, Japan from 2012 to 2013
- Grant to research Developmental Dyslexia and Dysgraphia in Japanese school children
- Advised by Dr. Akira Uno
Honors
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Psi Chi
- Sigma Xi
- Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education, Honorable Mention
- Varsity Scholar-Athlete