Current Members
The Hank Virtual Environments Lab consists of students, faculty and staff with a wide variety of interests from both the Computer Science Department and the Department of Psychology.
| JODIE M. PLUMERT, Ph.D. | |
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Position: Professor & Chair, Department of Psychology Education: Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1990, Child Psychology Research Interests: Spatial cognition and communication, perceptual-motor development, and unintentional childhood injuries. Email: jodie-plumert@uiowa.edu Links: Personal webpage CV: download |
| JOSEPH K. KEARNEY, Ph.D. | |
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Position: Professor, Computer Science Department, & Associate Dean for Research and Development, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Education: Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1983, Computer Science Research Interests: Simulation, virtual environments, animation, human-computer interaction Email: joe-kearney@uiowa.edu Links: Personal webpage CV: download |
| JAMES F. CREMER, Ph.D. | |
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Position: Professor, Computer Science Department Education: Ph.D., Cornell University, 1989, Computer Science Research Interests: Computer graphics, virtual environments, simulation, integration of numeric and symbolic computing, geometric modeling, problem solving environments. Email: james-cremer@uiowa.edu Links: Personal webpage CV: download |
| Elizabeth O'Neal, B.A. | |
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Position: Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Psychology Education: B.S., University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2009, Psychology Education: B.A., Mississippi State University, 2003, Communications Research Interests: Broadly, I am interested in using virtual environments to study what can lead to injury in children, as well as injury prevention. My most recent research looks at mother and child perceptions of safety as well as parent/child communication about safety. Email: elizabeth-oneal@uiowa.edu |
| Yuanyuan Jiang, B.S. | |
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Position: Ph.D. Candidate, Computer Science Department Education: B.S., Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications Research Interests: This is my first year in the PHD program. My interest is in computer graphics and virtual environments. It is great to have the chance to work in the intersection of computer science and psychology, because it is an interesting area where computer technology creates value in an applied way. Email: yuanyuan-jiang@uiowa.edu |
| MEGAN MATHEWS, B.A. | |
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Position: Lab Coordinator and M.S. Candidate in Informatics, Graduate College Education: B.A., The University of Iowa, 2008, Psychology and Intermedia Arts Research Interests: My research interests are a hybrid of art and science including: designing virtual environments, Unity3D, avatar realism, 3D modeling and animation. Web design, data management and programming are also things you can find me busy with in the lab. Outside of taking classes and working full-time, you will find me busy with EPXStudios, a student organization that focuses on interactive new media and buiding video games. Email: megan-mathews@uiowa.edu |
| Luke Franzen | |
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Position:Undergraduate Research Assistant Research Interests: I am currently working on my B.S. in psychology and will be graduating in May 2013. From there, I intend on studying psychology in graduate school to earn my PhD in order to pursue a research career in the world of academia. Being a member of the lab allows me to study the coupling of perception and action, and it also provides invaluable research experience that will help prepare me for my future. Email: luke-franzen@uiowa.edu |
| Sarah Galvin | |
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Position: Undergraduate Research Assistant Research Interests: I am currently working on my B.S. in psychology with a minor in human relations, and I will be graduating in May 2013. As of now I am not sure what my post-graduation plan is, but I am interested in either clinical psychology or counseling, with a primary interest in children/adolescents. Working in a previous lab has allowed me to connect the internal structures of learning with the external structures tested here. Thus far I have really enjoyed the virtual environment studies of the lab, and I am very fortunate to have this research opportunity. Email: sarah-galvin@uiowa.edu |
| Calvin Bryant | |
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Position: Undergraduate Research Assistant studying Biochemistry (Music and Psychology Minor) Research Interests: My intention is to go into research in biochemistry and/or psychology after graduation, and to continue my education in graduate school. I am particularly interested in memory and development, as well as trends in how health status affects cognitive abilities and disposition. In this lab I get much-needed experience in an interesting research setting and involved insight into the construction of experiments, qualities that will be extremely useful for my future career. Email: calvin-bryant@uiowa.edu |
| Erica Silver | |
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Position: Undergraduate Research Assistant studying Computer Science Email: erica-silver@uiowa.edu |