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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...
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. ...
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?...
Rachel Nguyen
Rachel is a doctoral student in the Human Factors & Applied Cognition Program (HFAC), working with Dr. Matt Peterson in the Visual Attention and Cognition Lab. She received her B.A. in Psychological Science at Cal State University San Marcos in 2017 and M.A. from GMU's HFAC program in 2019. Durin...
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.
Erika P De Los Santos
Erika De Los Santos is a doctoral student in both the ARCH and HeART labs. Graduating Summa Cum Laude, she received her B.A. in Psychology from the Honors College at Texas Tech University in 2017. She is excited to bring her experiences from an array of different research labs including human compute...
Human Factors/Applied Cognition concentration in the PhD in Psychology
The Ph.D. program in Human Factors and Applied Cognition provides instruction and research training for students wishing to pursue careers in the academic, public, and private sectors. Across all areas, a strong emphasis is placed on students developing a good understanding of cognitive theory, acqu...
Dean Cisler
Dean Cisler received his M.A (Concentration in Human Factors and Applied Cognition) at George Mason University while working in the cognitive genetics research group and is currently pursuing a PhD in HFAC. His main areas of research have been in the field of cognitive training, focusing mainly on t...
Visual Attention and Cognition Lab
The Visual Attention and Cognition Lab, led by Dr. Matt Peterson, is concerned with how attention, working memory, and eye movements interact to affect cognition and perception in both well-controlled laboratory settings and more complex environments. Topics of interest include how environmental fact...
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...
