About Me
I am a PhD candidate in Human-Centered Computing at the University of Florida. I work in the Indie Lab under the supervision of Dr. Eric Ragan.
My interests are centered on the perception and understanding of interaction techniques by naive users who may not be familiar with novel technologies. My work has focused on the perception of remapped interaction techniques in virtual reality and how users detect, perceive, and benefit from their use. I am concered both with cases where users know the technqiues are being applied, but also cases where users are unware of the technique. My work has determined detection thresholds for hand movement scaling and positional offsetting, as well as strafing while walking. I also have worked in display of 3D spatial data on desktops, specifically for drone flight visualizations in training applications.
During my time as a PhD student, I have taught CAP3020 (Theory and Practice of Multimedia Production) and am currently teaching CAP3027 (Introduction to Digital Arts and Sciences) at the University of Florida as lead instructor.
Previosly, I graduated in Spring 2019 from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Science degree in Digital Arts and Sciences. During that time. I worked as an undergraduate research assistant under Dr. Jaime Ruiz of the Ruiz HCI Lab. I also worked as an undergraduate teaching assistant for CAP3220, CEN3031, and COP3503 in the Computer and Information Science and Engineering Department.