Virtual reality is poping up almost everywhere in mainstream media, with companies like Oculus VR and Sony creating a new generation of affordable hardware and software aimed squarely at the mainstream and the future for virtual environment research and technologies is bright. The new Handbook of Virtual Environments: Design, Implementation, and Applications, Second Edition Edited by Kelly S. Hale, Kay M. Stanney extensively covers the primary areas of research and development in...
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Jun 10, 2014
Junaid Asad, who earned a Master of Science in Psychology (Human Factors) from Wright State University in 2005, just released his first novel "And WE Remained". Set in the 1990's, it follows a group of friends as they deal with the socio-economic and cultural transformations taking place in Bangalore, India.
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May 30, 2014
Wright State and three other institutions of higher learning pledged to continue recruiting more women to tenure-track faculty positions in STEM disciplines.
Feb 4, 2014
Emilie Fillion, who completed her playing career for the Wright State women's soccer team this past fall, has signed a professional contract with FC Twente of the Dutch Premier League.
Jan 27, 2014
Wright State University student researchers honored for their work to improve GPS navigation systems in motor vehicles.
Jan 22, 2014
Wright State University is among the top third of universities worldwide in faculty research productivity in the field of industrial organizational psychology, a new study shows.
Dec 19, 2013
As the Department of Psychology's Undergraduate Program Coordinator, Netty Yount served Wright State University for over 19 years. Netty will be retiring December 20th and her knowledge, optimism, and dedication to the university will be greatly missed. Good luck Netty on all your retirement endeavors.
Oct 11, 2013
The Ohio State University, Wright State University and nine other Ohio colleges and universities will share a $3.5 million National Science Foundation grant over the next five years...
Sep 5, 2013
August 14th, in Las Vegas, Nevada, Jeffrey Cowgill and Shruti Kesari (staff in the Department of Psychology and Wright State alumni) co-chaired a session titled "Human Performance and Interaction in Virtual Environments" at the 12th IFAC/IFIP/IFORS/IEA Symposium on Analysis, Design, and Evaluation of Human-Machine Systems. Jeff and Shruti, along with Caitlan Rizzardo (Department of Psychology Graduate Student) and Dr. Thomas Wischgoll (WSU Faculty, Department of Computer Science and...
Aug 30, 2013
The Department of Psychology welcomes a new member to the faculty, Matthew Shively, M.S.. Matthew will be overseeing the Introductory Psychology (1010) courses, including new and innovative teaching techniques to both the lectures and labs. He is a great addition to our team.
Matthew Shively's research interests include memory and cognitive psychology, along with studying innovations in teaching psychology. Although his research interests are along these lines, he also enjoys...
