Cognitive and Learning Sciences at Michigan Tech: Division of Psychology: Research

Faculty Research

Differences in Expertise, Attention, Knowledge, and Stress

Recent Funding

William Helton has received $467,017 from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research for "A Collaborative Laboratory for Human-Robot Interaction at Michigan Technological University."
June 27, 2007

Proposals in Progress

Shari Stockero (Cognitive and Learning Sciences), John Irwin (School of Technology), Susan Amato Henderson (Cognitive and Learning Sciences) and Kedmon Hungwe (Cognitive and Learning Sciences), “The Process of Learning Object Search, Selection, and Evaluation by STEM Teachers (PLOSSE),” NSF
February 19, 2008

Robert Pastel (Computer Science) and William Helton (Cognitive and Learning Sciences), “Enabling Email for Computer Users with Alzheimer’s Disease via RFID Cards,” Alzheimer’s Association.
Robert Pastel (Computer Science), William Helton (Cognitive and Learning Sciences) and Charles Wallace (Computer Science), “HCC-small: Graspable Interfaces: A Scalable Visual Approach to Human-computer Interaction Using RFID Cards,” NSF
January 17, 2008

Undergraduate Research

Posters and Presentations

The Effects of Presentation Style and Recall Instruction on Memory
Samuel Burgess, Psychology; Mark Cruth, Business Administration/Psychology; and Shawyn’que Tabb Ganger, Psychology
Advisor Rosalie Kern, Cognitive and Learning Sciences
2008 Undergraduate Expo

The Effects of Sound and Content of Images on Free Recall Memory