Investigating the fundamental mechanisms of human cognition and behavior
Lab Manager Role - Led team hiring, interviewing, and management
Led a comprehensive research project investigating the cognitive and perceptual abilities of Magic: The Gathering players compared to non-players. This study examined multiple cognitive domains including reasoning, numeracy, visual memory, and attention processing to understand how strategic gaming experience relates to cognitive performance.
Our methodology involved creating and collecting cognitive assessment stimuli, developing PsychoPy experiments deployed on Pavlovia, and conducting comprehensive statistical analyses using R and Python. The project employed advanced statistical methods including correlation analysis, linear/logistic regression, and ANOVA/ANCOVA to identify cognitive differences between gaming populations.
Experimental Design
Data Analysis
Team Management
Contributed to interdisciplinary research that bridges cognitive psychology and user experience design. This project developed both subjective and objective measures to track user journeys, assess usability, and quantify customer satisfaction through rigorous experimental methods.
This research combines principles from cognitive psychology, human-computer interaction, and design thinking to create evidence-based UX methodologies. Our work contributes to understanding how cognitive processes influence user behavior and decision-making in digital environments, with applications in product design, interface optimization, and user satisfaction measurement.
Investigated fundamental questions about how people interpret graphs and data visualizations, including common misconceptions and perceptual biases. This research provided insights into statistical literacy and data comprehension that inform better visualization design practices.
Our research employed both quantitative and qualitative methods to comprehensively understand graph perception. We combined controlled experiments measuring accuracy and response times with qualitative interviews exploring reasoning processes and misconceptions.
Controlled Experiments
User Interviews
Visualization Design
Statistical Analysis