%SECTION Academic Unit %Country USA-NM, Las Cruces %Keyname NMSU %Shortname New Mexico State Univ., Psychology %Institution New Mexico State University %Unit Psychology - Engineering / Cognitive %Address Las Cruces, NM 88003-30001 USA %Phone +1-505-646-2502 %Fax +1-505-646-6218 %Email kenp@crl.nmsu.edu %Contact Ken Paap, Department Head %Updated 1995-08-01 %Degrees MS, PhD. in Psychology %HCI_MS_Theses 53 %Detail (since 1988) * Cognitive 32 * Engineering 21 %HCI_PhD_Theses 17 %Detail (since 1988) * Cognitive 10 * Engineering 7 %HCI_MS_Current 20 %Detail + * Cognitive 7 * Engineering 13 %HCI_PhD_Current 17 %Detail + * Cognitive 12 * Engineering 5 %Description HCI at New Mexico State University (NMSU) has a dual focus -- the development of cognitive theory in a real-world context and the application of cognitive principles and methods to interface design. Graduate training exhibits that dual focus, with general training in experimental psychology and statistical methods, as well as specialized training in HCI design, prototyping, and evaluation. Faculty research centers around the development of cognitive models of computer users, with particular emphasis on multivariate methods for modeling user knowledge, such as Pathfinder networks. %Facilities The Psychology Department faculty associated with HCI at NMSU have laboratories focused on their varied research interests, including cognitive engineering (Cooke), computer text processing (Foltz), information visualization (Gillan), computer-based instruction (Lee), information retrieval (McDonald), and mental models (Schvaneveldt). The equipment from these labs includes more than 30 Macintosh and PC microcomputers, a Sun workstation, and special-purpose software for controlling experiments and data recording, video event recording, visualization, multimedia authoring, latent semantic analysis, advanced mathematical and statististical programming, and Pathfinder network development. Additional Psychology Department facilities include a Macintosh-based multimedia development facility for graduate and undergraduate student projects and a usability test lab. The facilities of the Computing Research Laboratory include a variety of configurations of machine translation, information extraction, knowledge acquisition, intelligent teaching, and translator workstation systems in support of their projects on machine translation, natural language processing, user interface technology, data resources, and documentation. %SECTION HCI Program %Contact Douglas Gillan %Title Assistant Professor %Address Department of Psychology New Mexico State University Las Cruces, NM 88003-30001 USA %Phone +1-505-646-1408 %FAX +1-505-646-6218 %Email gillan@crl.nmsu.edu %HCI at New Mexico State University is multidisciplinary, with faculty in the Psychology Department in both the Cognitive and Engineering Psychology programs, Computer Science, the Computing Research Laboratory (CRL), and Industrial Engineering. %SECTION HCI Faculty %Name Nancy J. Cooke %Title Associate Professor %Degree Ph.D., 1987, New Mexico State Univ., Psychology %Phone +1-505-646-1630 %Email cooke@crl.nmsu.edu %Interests + * Expertise * Knowledge elicitation and representation * Application of cognitive methods to HCI %Publications + * Cooke, N.J., Neville, K.J., & Rowe, A.L. Procedural network representations of sequential data. Human-Computer Interaction, in press. * Cooke, N.J. (1994). Varieties of knowledge elicitation techniques. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 41, 801-849. * Cooke, N. J., Durso, F. T., & Schvaneveldt, R. W. (1994). Retention of skilled search after nine years. Human Factors, 36, 597-605. %SECTION HCI Faculty %Name Peter Foltz %Title Assistant Professor %Degree Ph.D., 1993, Univ. of Colorado, Cognitive Psychology %Phone +1-505-646-1980 %Email foltz@crl.nmsu.edu %Interests + * Information retrieval and filtering * Hypertext * Cognitive modeling * Text comprehension %Publications + * Foltz, P.W. (in press). Comprehension, coherence, and strategies in hypertext and linear text. In J. Levonen, J.F. Rouet, A. Dillon, & R. Spiro (Eds.), Hypertext and Cognition. Hillsdale, NJ: L. Erlbaum. * Foltz, P.W., * Dumais, S.T. (1992). Personalized information delivery: An analysis of filtering methods. Communications of the ACM, 35(12), 51-60. * Foltz, P.W. (1991). Human memory retrieval and computer information retrieval. Proceedings of the 13th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society, 703-707. %SECTION HCI Faculty %Name Douglas Gillan %Title Assistant Professor %Degree Ph.D., 1978, Univ. of Texas-Austin, Experimental Psychology %Phone +1-505-646-1408 %Email gillan@crl.nmsu.edu %Interests + * Visualization of Information * Metaphors and learning * Application of cognitive methods to HCI * Research-design interface %Publications + * Gillan, D.J. Visual arithmetic, computational graphics, and the spatial metaphor. Human Factors, in press. * Gillan, D.J., & Richman, E. (1994). Minimalism and the syntax of graphs. Human Factors, 36, 619 - 644. * Gillan, D.J., & Lewis, R. (1994). A componential model of human interaction with graphs. I. Linear regression modeling. Human Factors, 36, 419 - 440. %SECTION HCI Faculty %Name Arthur I. Karshmer %Title Professor %Degree Ph.D., Univ. of Massachusetts @ Amherst, Computer Science %Phone +1-505-646-3723 %Email karshmer@cs.nmsu.edu %Interests + * User interfaces for the visually impaired %Publications + * Karshmer, A.I., "Designing Interfaces for People with Disabilities," invited lectures, The Faculty of Informatics (Informatika Fakultatea) of the University of the Basque Country (Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea) Summer School on "Design of Human-Computer Interfaces for Disabled People", August 1-5, 1994 Donostia-San Sebastian (Spain). Also to appear in a book on the topic. * Karshmer, A.I. & Brawner, P., "Evaluation of Non-Sighted Performance in A Hierarchical Knowledge Structure,." to appear in the Proceedings of The Workshop on Computers and The Handicapped * Karshmer, A.I., & Oliver, R.L., "Special Computer Interfaces for the Visually Handicapped: FOB The Manufacturer," Human-Computer Interaction, Bass, L.J. et al.(Eds), Springer-Verlag, 1993. * Karshmer, A.I., Hartley, R.T. & Paap, K., "Using Sound and Sound Spaces to Adapt Graphical Interfaces for Use by the Visually Handicapped," The Proceedings of The 3rd. International Conference on Computing and the Handicapped Person (ICCHP), July 1992, Vienna, Austria. %SECTION HCI Faculty %Name Adrienne Y. Lee %Title Assistant Professor %Degree Ph.D., 1993, Univ. of Colorado, Cognitive Psychology %Phone +1-505-646-6223 %Email alee@crl.nmsu.edu %Interests + * User modeling * Educational technology: Intelligent tutoring systems, Multimedia * Training and transfer of training * Empirical studies of programmers %Publications + * Lee, A.Y., Foltz, P.W., & Polson, P.G. (1994). Memory for task-action mappings: Mnemonics, regularity, and consistency. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 40, 771-794. * Lee, A.Y. & Pennington, N. (1994). The effects of paradigm on cognitive activities in design. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 40, 577-601 * Lee, A.Y. & Pennington, N. (1993). Learning computer programming: A route to general reasoning skills? In C.R. Cook, J.C. Scholtz, & J.C. Spohrer (Eds.), Empirical Studies of Programmers. Norwood, NJ: Ablex. %SECTION HCI Faculty %Name James E. McDonald %Title Associate Professor %Degree Ph.D., 1981, New Mexico State Univ., Psychology %Phone +1-505-646-4715 %Email jem@crl.nmsu.edu %Interests + * Information retrieval and hypertext * Interface design methods and prototyping * Knowledge elicitation and representation %Publications + * Sugg, M.J., & McDonald, J.E. (1994). The time course of inhibition in color-response and word-response versions of the Stroop task. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 3, 647-675. * McDonald, J.E., Plate, T.E., & Schvaneveldt, R.W. (1990). Using Pathfinder to extract semantic information from text. In R. Schvaneveldt (Ed.), Pathfinder Associative Networks: Studies in Knowledge Organization. NJ: Ablex (pp. 149-164). * McDonald, J.E., Dayton, T., & McDonald, D.R. (1988). Adapting menu layout to tasks. International Journal of Man-Machine Studies, 28, 417-435. %SECTION HCI Faculty %Name Bill Ogden %Title Project Manager/Graduate Faculty %Degree Ph.D., 1981 New Mexico State Univ., Engineering Psychology %Phone +1-505-646-6222 %Email ogden@crl.nmsu.edu %Interests + * Natural Language Processing * HCI Design * Rapid Prototyping/Empirical Evaluation %Publications + * Ogden, W. C. (1988). Using natural language interfaces. In Helander, M. (Ed.), Handbook of Human Computer Interaction, Amsterdam: North Holland. * Ogden, W. C., & Sorknes, A. (1987). What do users say to their natural language interface?. In H.J. Bullinger & B. Schackel (Eds.), Human-Computer interaction - Interact '87, IFIP, Amsterdam: Elsevier Science Publishers B. V. (North-Holland), pp. 561-566. * Ogden, W. C., & Kaplan, C. (1986). The use of AND and OR in a natural language computer interface. Proceedings of the Human Factors Society 30th Annual Meeting, The Human Factors Society, Santa Monica, CA, pp. 829-833. %SECTION HCI Faculty %Name Ken Paap %Title Professor and Department Head %Degree Ph.D., 1975, Univ. of Wisconsin, Experimental Psychology %Phone +1-505-646-2502 %Email kenp@crl.nmsu.edu %Interests + * Cognitive factors in the design of menu systems * Hypertext * Models of word recognition %Publications + * Paap, K.R., & Johansen, L.S. (1994). The case of the vanishing frequency effect: A retest of the verification model. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 20. * Paap, K.R., & Noel, R.W. (1991) Dual-route models of print to sound: Still a good horse race. Psychological Research, 53, 13-24. * Paap, K.R., Newsome, S.L., McDonald, J.E., & Schvaneveldt, R.W. (1982). An activation-verification model for letter and word recognition: the word superiority effect. Psychological Review, 89, 573-594. %SECTION HCI Faculty %Name Ed Pines %Title Assistant Professor %Degree Ph.D., 1994, Pennsylvania State Univ., Industrial Engineering %Phone +1-505-646-2730 %Email epines@nmsu.edu %Interests + * Manufacturing systems * Human reliability %Publications + * Pines, E., & Goldberg, J.H. (1992). Task and reliability analysis of lathe operators. International Journal of Human Factors in Manufacturing, 2, 311-324.. %SECTION HCI Faculty %Name Roger Schvaneveldt %Title Professor %Degree Ph.D., 1967, Univ. of Wisconsin, Experimental Psychology %Phone +1-505-646-2502 %Email schvan@crl.nmsu.edu %Interests + * Context and Pattern Recognition * Abstraction Processes * Expert Knowledge * Human-Computer Interaction * Network Scaling Methods * Semantic Memory %Publications + * Goldsmith, T. E., McMahon, D. C., & Schvaneveldt, R. W. (1991). Modeling air combat decisions with computational and structural representations. In G. Apostolakis (Ed.), Probabilistic safety assessment and management (pp. 473-478). New York: Elsevier. * Schvaneveldt, R. W. (Editor) (1990). Pathfinder associative networks: Studies in knowledge organization. Norwood, NJ: Ablex. * McDonald, J. E., & Schvaneveldt, R. W. (1988). The application of user knowledge to interface design. In R. Guindon (Ed.), Cognitive science and its applications for human-computer interaction (pp. 289-338). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum. %SECTION HCI Faculty %Name Laura Thompson %Title Associate Professor %Degree Ph.D., 1987, Univ. of California - Santa Cruz, Psychology %Phone +1-505-646-4024 %Email thompson@crl.nmsu.edu %Interests + * Perceptual and Memory Development * Development of Comprehension of Language * Expertise in Written Translation %Publications + * Thompson, L.A. Encoding and memory for visible speech and gestures: A comparison between young and older adults. Psychology and Aging, in press. * Thompson, L.A. (1994). Dimensional classification strategies predominate in perceptual classification. Child Development, 65, 1627 - 1645. * Thompson, L.A., & Ogden, W.C. Visible speech improves human speech understanding: Implications for speech processing systems. Artificial Intelligence Review, in press. %SECTION HCI Courses %Title Computer Methodology %Number Psych 510 %Instructor McDonald %Frequency 1 time/year %Times_Taught %Enrollment 20 students each offering %Format Lecture, Exercises, Project %Tools Pascal %Text + * Nance, Pascal: Understanding Programming and Problem Solving %Description The purpose of this course is to introduce the basic programming techniques necessary to conduct psychological experiments using microcomputers. Programming topics range from operating systems to high-level programming languages with the emphasis on issues related to psychological experimentation, including timing, randomization, and counterbalancing. %SECTION HCI Courses %Title Human-Computer Interaction %Number Psych 530 %Instructor McDonald %Frequency 1 time/year %Times_Taught %Enrollment 20 students each offering %Format Lecture %Tools %Text + * Shneiderman, Designing the User Interface %Description This course is a broad general introduction to HCI and is concerned with how to design computer software so that humans can use it to accomplish tasks. A major focus is on the user interface, not on the computers or software, per se. One emphasis is on psychological theories, methods, and findings, but other disciplines and their contributions are described as well %SECTION HCI Courses %Title Engineering Psychology %Number Psych 547 %Instructor Gillan, Cooke %Frequency 1 time/year %Times_Taught %Enrollment 20 students each offering %Format Lecture, Exercises, Projects %Tools Authoring software (e.g., Authorware, HyperCard) for project %Text + * Nielsen, J. Usability engineering * Wickens, C. Engineering psychology and human performance %Description Examines theories and empirical findings in basic and applied experimental psychology as they relate to humans interactions with technology. The course also focuses on the development of skill in the task analysis, user analysis, interface design, and usability assessment. %SECTION HCI Courses %Title Human Factors Methods %Number Psych 548 %Instructor Cooke, Gillan, McDonald %Frequency 1 time/2 years %Times_Taught %Enrollment 20 students each offering %Format Lecture, Exercises, Projects %Tools %Text %Description Focuses on methods used to solve problems in human factors including task analysis, job analysis, cognitive task analysis, multivariate methods, process tracing, text engineering, prototyping, and usability testing. The methods are discussed using a variety of applied examples and hands-on training. %SECTION HCI Courses %Title Special Topics %Number Psych 570 and 670 %Instructor Cooke, Foltz, Gillan, Lee, McDonald, Paap, Schvaneveldt, Thompson %Frequency Several times/year %Times_Taught %Enrollment 20 students each offering %Format Lecture, Exercises, Projects %Tools %Text + - Usually selected readings %Description Courses given vary depending on instructor's interest. Here are examples of specific courses under these numbers: * "The role of cognitive engineering in advanced technologies" (Cooke) -- Explores the application of cognitive psychology to human-machine interfaces of new and complex technologies such as multimedia, intelligent tutoring systems, educational software, virtual reality, computer-supported collaborative work, and the information superhighway. * "Multimedia computing: Psychology, technology and design" (Gillan) -- Covers the different ways that information is presented in multimedia computing systems (text, 2-D and 3-D graphics and pictures, animation, video, and sound) from three different perspectives -- the perceptual/cognitive processes involved, the hardware and software functioning, and the design processes %SECTION HCI Courses %Title Seminar in Engineering Psychology %Number Psych 604 %Instructor Cooke, Foltz, Gillan, Lee, McDonald, Paap, Schvaneveldt %Frequency Several times/year %Times_Taught %Enrollment 20 students each offering %Format Lecture, Exercises, Projects %Tools %Text + - Usually selected readings %Description Courses given vary depending on instructor's interest. Here are examples of specific courses under this number: * "Expertise and skill acquisition" (Cooke and Thompson) -- Focuses on topics concerned with human expertise in general, with specific applications to HCI such as expert systems, interface design expertise, and computer-based tutorials. * "Transfer of training" (Lee) -- Covers issues and methods for studying the transfer of training. Discussions range from theoretical to applied work, with models of learning and transfer related to machine learning, programming, and education. %SECTION HCI Course %Title User Interface Design %Number CS 485 %Instructor Bill Ogden %Frequency 1 time/year %Times taught %Enrollment 15 %Format Lecture + discussion of individual class projects %Tools Individualized to students' experience %Text + * Lewis & Reiman, 1993, "Task-centered User Interface Design" * Borenstein, 1991, "Programming as if People Mattered" %Description The focus of this course is on the experience gained by building and evaluating student's own interfaces. Thus, students' primary responsibilities are to build, evaluate and critique each other's human-interfaces. The course covers effective methods for accomplishing these tasks. %SECTION HCI Course %Title Ergonomics in Manufacturing %Number IE 590 %Instructor Ed Pines %Frequency 1 time/year %Times taught %Enrollment 15 %Format Lecture, Projects %Tools %Text %Description The course covers the issues and methods used in the design of manufacturing systems, methods, tools, and equipment that are used or controlled by human operators.