Jeremiah D. Still, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
MAS Option in Human Factors & Usability Testing, Director
Department of Psychology
Missouri Western State University
Contact Information: |
Mailing Address: |
Phone: (816) 271 – 4444 E-mail: jstill2@missouriwestern.edu |
Department of Psychology Missouri Western State University St. Joseph, MO 64507 USA |
Education:
Ph.D., 2009, Human Computer Interaction, Iowa State University
M.S., 2006, Psychology, Iowa State University
B.S., 2004, Psychology, Missouri Southern State University – Joplin
Graduate Student Teaching Certificate, 2009, Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching, Iowa State University
Refereed Publications:
Still, J. D., & Dark, V. J. (2008). An empirical investigation of affordances and conventions. Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Design Computing and Cognition , 457-472. [Article] Acceptance Rate: 16%
Dohse, K. C., Dohse, T., Still, J. D., & Parkhurst, D. J. (2008). Enhancing multi-use interaction with multi-touch tabletop displays using hand tracking. IEEE Proceedings of the First International Conference on Advances in Computer-Human Interaction, 297 – 302. [Article] Acceptance Rate: 30%
Paper & Poster Presentations:
Still, J. D., & Dark, V. J. (2009, April). The cost of violating design affordances and conventions. Poster presented at the Emerging Technologies Conference, Ames, IA.[ pdf ]
Still, J. D., Dark, V. J. & Parkhurst, D. J. (2008, November). Dense regions of view-invariant features promote object recognition. Poster presented at the Object Perception, Attention & Memory Conference, Chicago , IL . [Abstract] [pdf]
Still, J. D., & Dark, V. J. (2008, June). An empirical investigation of affordances and conventions. Paper presented at the meeting of the Third International Conference on Design Computing and Cognition, Atlanta , GA. [Abstract]
Still, J. D., Dark, V. J., & Parkhurst, D. J. (2008, May). What determines where you look in photographs of complex objects? Paper presented at the meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago , IL . [Abstract]
Still, J. D., & Dark, V. J. (2008, April). When "arbitrary" decisions aren't arbitrary: Conventions and design. Poster presented at the Emerging Technologies Conference, Ames , IA. [pdf]
Dohse, K. C., Dohse, T., Still, J. D ., & Parkhurst, D. J. (2008, February). Enhancing multi-use interaction with multi-touch tabletop displays using hand tracking. Paper presented at the meeting of the First International Conference on Advances in Computer-Human Interaction, Sainte Luce, Martinique . [Abstract]
Still, J. D., Dark, V. J., & Parkhurst, D. J. (2007, May). Viewpoint invariant object features attract overt visual attention . Poster presented at the meeting of the Vision Sciences Society, Sarasota , FL. [Abstract] [pdf]
Wolff, T., Still, J. D., Parkhurst, D. J. & Dark, V. J. (2007, May). Invariant features detected with computer vision allow better human object recognition in photographs . Poster presented at the meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago , IL . [Abstract] [pdf]
* 1st place , Psychology Undergraduate Poster Competition, Psychology Department, Iowa State University Awarded to Trevor Wolff
Still, J. D., Dohse, T., & Dohse K. C. (2007, April). Touch table augmented with skin detection. Poster presented at the Emerging Technologies Conference, Ames , IA. [YouTube.com]
Tan, W. P., Still, J. D., & Dark, V. J. (2006, November). Attenuating the attentional blink by including salient temporal events in the RSVP stream. Poster presented at the meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Houston , TX . [Abstract] [pdf]
Still, J. D., Tan, W. P., & Dark, V. J. (2006, May). Does number of items or time affect attentional blink magnitude? Poster presented at the meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago , IL . [Abstract] [ppt] [pdf]
Tan, W. P., Still, J. D., & Dark, V. J. (2006, May). Measuring the AB effect in an irregularRVSP stream . Poster presented at the meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago , IL . [Abstract] [ppt] [pdf]
Still, J. D. (2003, November). Effects of super conditioning when mice are required to discriminate between elements of a compound stimulus when conditioned taste aversion is the paradigm. Paper presentation at the meeting of the Association of Psychological & Educational Research in Kansas, Emporia , KS .
Guest Lectures:
- Invited Research Talk at New Mexico State University (Fall, 2008) - Viewing Affordances from a Cognitive Design Perspective
- Invited Research Talk at Missouri Western State University (Fall, 2008) - Viewing Affordances from a Cognitive Design Perspective
- Invited Lecture at Missouri Southern State University (Fall, 2007) - My Experience , Applying, Interviewing, and Being Accepted to Graduate School
- Class in Learning and Memory (Fall, 2007) - Covered Course Content , Memory Illusions
- Class in Theories of Designing Effective Learning and Teaching (Fall, 2006) – Reviewed Selective Attention Concepts , Considering Attention during the Instructional Design Process
- Laboratory in General Psychology (Fall, 2006) - Covered Course Content , Social Influence
- Class in Psychology Research Methods (Summer, 2006) – Presented research , Prediction of Saccades during Free-Viewing of Single Complex Objects: Saliency versus Invariance
Teaching Experience:
- Instructor (Spring, 2008 & 2009) - Psych350x - Human Factors in Technology at Iowa State University for the Department of Psychology. Spring 2008 Instructor overall rating: 4 out of 5 [Syllabus] [Youtube]
- Facilitator (Fall, 2007 & Spring, 2008) – Student organized Human-Computer Interaction weekly seminar [Seminar]
- Instructor (Summer, 2007) – Marketing Yourself with Web Design short-course at Iowa State University during the Summer Program for Interdisciplinary Research and Education sponsored by NSF
- Instructor (Summer, 2006 & 2007) – Psychology of HCI short-course at Iowa State University during the Summer Program for Interdisciplinary Research and Education sponsored by NSF
- Teaching Assistant (Summer, 2004) - Applied Statistics course at Missouri Southern State University - Joplin
Honors & Awards:
- Exceptional Teaching in a Small Enrollment Course Award, awarded Fall 2008, Department of Psychology at Iowa State University
- Design Cognition Best Paper Prize at the Third International Conference on Design Computing and Cognition (2008, Georgia Institute of Technology)
- Human-Computer Interaction Student of the Year, awarded Spring 2008, Iowa State University [ Video ]
- Glenn D. Dolence Recognition Award “Distinguished Contributions to the University Community”, awarded Spring 2004, Missouri Southern State University – Joplin
- Nominated for Outstanding Psychology Student, awarded Spring 2004, Missouri Southern State University – Joplin
- Psi Chi (Psychology National Honor Society)
- Omicron Delta Kappa (National Leadership Honor Society)
Professional Affiliations:
- ACM's Special Interest Group on Human-Computer Interaction (SIGCHI)
- Member of the Association for Psychological Science
- Member of the Midwestern Psychological Association
- Member of the Association for Computing Machinery
- Member of the Human Factors & Ergonomics Society
Reviewer:
2005 - 2009: Iowa State 's Liberal Arts & Sciences' Computer Advisory Committee releases approximately $1,200,000 to departments for students' educational computing needs a year. Each committee member reviews approximately 80 proposals yearly.
Grants:
- $36,006 (Fully Funded). Alternative Technology Exploratorium & Usability Lab - to expose Iowa State students to a variety of non-traditional technologies and provide the tools essential for hands-on usability testing activities. Submitted 2/15/08; Iowa State University Computer Advisory Committee, Project Leaders: Ana Paula Correia, Clyciane K. Michelini, Stephen Gilbert, Sheley Johnson Other Faculty Participants: Cheryl Achterberg, Carl Smith, Niki Davis, Brian Mennecke, Anthony Townsend, Lori Brunner, Sunghyun Kang Graduate Student Participants: Jeremiah Still , Michael Oren, Jacob Larsen, Evrim Baran Undergraduate Student Participants: Melanie Ritcher, Ginny Rogers, Kate Schmidt, Matthew Wisniewski, Kurt Jones.
- $49,840 (Not Funded). Constructing a Virtual Laboratory Environment , Iowa State University Computer Advisory Committee, Submitted 3/17/06 . Project Leader: Veronica Dark Graduate Student Participant: Jeremiah Still
- Professional Advancement Travel Grant, Iowa State Graduate College (2006, 2007 & 2008)
Funding:
- 2006 - 2009 : Graduate Assistantship, Sona Experiment Management System Administrator, Web Site Administrator, & Technology Consultant, Iowa State University - Department of Psychology
- 2006 Summer : Graduate Assistantship, Research Assistant , Iowa State University - Center for Transportation Research and Education; Grant from the Iowa Department of Transportation – Human Computer Vision Laboratory.
- 2005 Summer : Graduate Assistantship, Research Assistant , Iowa State University - Human Computer Vision Laboratory
- 2004 - 2006 : Graduate Assistantship, Course Information Office & Web Site Development , Iowa State University - Department of Psychology
Community Projects:
- An instructional Tornado Safety Tutorial for the Story County Emergency Management Agency. The Tornado Safety Tutorial has been launched check it out at: http://apps.storycounty.com/tornado/.
- Still, J. D. (2004, May). Hands-free cellular phones: Greatest hidden public hazard on the roadway. Cited and Linked by Wikipedia.
Search Committees:
- Information Technology Administrator (2006)
- Human Computer Interaction Faculty (2007-2008)
Departmental Service:
2006 - 2009 : Sona Experiment Management System Administrator (ISU)
2006 - 2009 : Psychology Research Participant Pool Committee (ISU)
2004 - 2009 : Administrator of the Psychology Department Website (ISU)
2007 - 2008 : Human Computer Interaction Executive Committee (ISU)
2007 - 2008 : Human Computer Interaction Student Organization President (ISU)
2003 - 2004 : Psychology Club President (MSSU)
2003 - 2004 : Administrator of the Psychology Club & Phi Chi Website (MSSU)
Research Experience:
2004 - 2009 : Research Assistant
Attention & Memory Laboratory
Department of Psychology & Human-Computer Interaction Program
Iowa State University
Advisor: Veronica J. Dark, Ph.D.
E-mail: vjdark[at]iastate.edu
2005 -2007 : Research Assistant
Human and Computer Vision Laboratory
Department of Psychology & Human-Computer Interaction Program
Iowa State University
Principal Investigator: Derrick Parkhurst, Ph.D.
E-mail: derrick.parkhurst[at]gmail.com
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