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William S Helton
Engineering Psychology and Human Performance Breaks: https://www.apa.org/monitor/2019/01/break.aspx The Evolution of Vigilance: https://www.apa.org/monitor/2019/01/break-spiders-sidebar.aspx Working Dogs: https://www.amazon.com/Canine-Ergonomics-Science-Working-Dogs/dp/1420079913/ref=sr_1_1?...
Pamela M. Greenwood
Dr. Greenwood received her PhD at SUNY Stony Brook under Michael Gazzaniga. She went on to a post-doctoral fellowship at the West Haven VA and Yale University to learn event-related potential techniques with Truett Allison and W.R. Goff and conduct basic research on somatic event-related potentials. ...
Matthew S. Peterson
Dr. Peterson is an Associate Professor in the Human Factors and Applied Cognition and the Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience divisions of the Department of Psychology, as well as a member of the Neuroscience Ph.D. program. His research is on visual attention and related areas, such as eye movement...
Tyler H. Shaw
Tyler Shaw is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at George Mason University. He received his Ph.D. (2008) from the University of Cincinnati in experimental psychology/human factors.
Our Program
The graduate program in Human Factors and Applied Cognition (HFAC) provides instruction and research training (MA and PhD) for students wishing to pursue careers in the academic, public, and private sectors. A certificate program in usability is also offered. Across all areas, a strong emphasis is p...
Research
Mind Perception Mind perception describes the process of ascribing internal states such as intentions or emotions to other agents. Attributing internal states to others is not limited to agents that actually have a mind, such as humans, but also occurs when interacting with entities that do not...
Overview
Social and Cognitive Interactions Lab The Social and Cognitive Interactions Lab (PI: Eva Wiese) at George Mason University examines how humans interact with other human and nonhuman agents, such as animals, robots or avatars. In particular, we examine the behavioral and neuronal bases of human-hu...
Hemodynamics, Automation, Resilience & Trust (HeART) Lab
The goals of the HeART Lab are 1) to create a better understanding of how we utilize and maintain cognitive resources in order to reduce accidents in professions that require system monitoring, and 2) to investigate the use of new displays and automation for military systems. Humans can expend a c...
Lab Members
Principal Investigator Eva Wiese, PhD Eva Wiese is a social neuroscientist and cognitive psychologist interested in mind perception, embodied cognition and human-robot interaction. Eva holds a MSc in Psychology and Applied Computer Science from Otto-Friedrich University Bamberg and a PhD in Neur...
Alumni
Name Advisor Graduation Where are they now? Dennis Leedom Holt 1989 Scott & White Healthcare Beverly Messick-Huey Boehm-Davis 1989 National Research Council Mark Barnes Allen 1991 Vencore Eric Neiderman Allen 1992 Federal Aviation Administration R...
