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Research: REACTS Lab |
Why “REACTS”?The acronym stands for “Research Environment for Alarms and Complex Task Simulations.” Since my first academic job at UAH in 1993, I have managed a research laboratory where I work with students to investigate human reactions in simulated tasks and environments. Past and Current StudentsI’m proud to say that several of my students have earned baccalaureate, master’s, and doctoral degrees and have moved on to bigger things. Doctoral recipients include: Carlotta Boone, Ph.D.: Currently working in California as a subcontractor to Boeing. Ernesto Bustamante, Ph.D.: Currently Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Idaho, Moscow, ID. Julie Stark, Ph.D.: Currently employed with SYS Technologies, Norfolk, VA. Mariea Washington, Ph.D.: Currently employed with NASA-Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL. Christopher Grounds, Ph.D.: Currently employed with Raytheon, Inc., Huntsville, AL. Past and Current ProjectsSome of the more notable research projects are described on the “Research: Alarms”, “Research: VR”, and “Project List” pages of this site. Lab Hardware and SoftwareAt Old Dominion University, my students and I have access to a variety of equipment, including a medium fidelity driving simulator (GE I-SIM), and fully instrumented human-computer interface laboratory, a large number of standalone task simulations, virtual environment equipment including a four-wall CAVE, and several computer workstations for presenting simulated tasks. Some of the software we have used recently includes the following packages: Runtime Revolution MAT Half-Life™ |
