Funding Research Labs Degree Requirements
Funding
Research Labs
Historically, almost all of our PhD students have had tuition coverage and a stipend for every academic year of the program. For our MA students, tuition coverage and stipends are not guaranteed, but most students are able to find some support from grants or internships after they have entered the program. > Research Assistantships from faculty grants > Teaching Assistantships. Students assist faculty in teaching undergraduate courses > Fellowship Awards. Fellowship awards of up to $5,000 are available to a limited number of incoming students > Presidential Scholar Award. These positions are available to students with exceptionally high grades and GRE scores. Students must commit to 20 hours of research. A stipend and tuition remission is provided for 18 hours for the academic year (PhD only) > Government and industry internships
Applied Performance Research Lab – Interruptions, multi-‐ tasking, performance, and VE/VR training
Auditory Research Group – Applied auditory cognition, multimodal displays, mental workload, and individual differences in spatial navigation
Cerebral Hemodynamics Lab – How we utilize and maintain cognitive resources
Cognitive Aging and Cognitive Training Research Group – Cognitive training and brain stimulation
Creative Design and User Experience Lab – Design science, and usability
Human-‐Automation Interaction Lab –Supervisory control, adaptive automation, team performance, and individual differences Mason Transportation Institute – Driver-‐vehicle interface, collision warnings, vibrotactile signals for navigational guidance
MRES Lab – Research methodology application
Perception and Action Neuroscience Group – Recognize, code, and make sense of human movement and actions
Predicting Cognition Lab – Theoretical models of human error
Social Robotics & Embodied Cognition Lab – Human-‐robot interaction, gaze following, and optimizing design thinking
Visual Attention and Cognition Lab – The interaction between attention, perception, and working memory on human performance
Human Factors & Applied Cognition Graduate Program
Degree Requirements
Neuroergonomics Lab – Molecular genetics, brain stimulation, and cognitive training
MA — 32 units, no exams or languages required, research and practical experience encouraged but optional, 2 years
PhD — 72 units, comprehensive exam to advance to candidacy and oral defense of dissertation required, no languages required, research and practical experience required, 4-‐6 years
Certificate — 15 units, no exams or languages required, practical experience encouraged, 1 year
George Mason University 4400 University Drive, M SN 3F5 Fairfax, VA 22030
humanfactors.gmu.edu
Program The graduate program in Human Factors and Applied Cognition provides instruction and research training (PhD, MA, Certificate) 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, acquiring advanced methodological and statistical skills, and learning how to apply these tools to real-‐world human factors problems.
Human Factors involves the design of technologies and work environments to be compatible with human capabilities and limitations.
Applied Cognition involves the study of the characteristics of b asic human perception and cognitive processes relevant to human performance at work. The methods used in this research include behavioral performance testing, eye tracking, computational modeling, and neural measures.
Neuroergonomics is the study of the human brain in
relation to performance at work, transportation, and other everyday settings. The Human Factors and Applied Cognition graduate program is one of the few in the country that provides training in this new area of research.
Faculty Carryl Baldwin, PhD, 1997, U. of South Dakota; auditory cognition, auditory and multimodal displays, transportation, mental workload, individual differences in spatial navigation.
Deborah Boehm-‐Davis, PhD, 1980, U. of California, Berkeley; Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences; interruptions, aviation, medical.
Admissions
Pam Greenwood, PhD, 1977, SUNY Stony Brook; cognitive aging and Alzheimer’s disease, genetics of cognitive aging, training, working memory.
Patrick McKnight, PhD, 1997, U . of Arizona; measurement, data analysis, decision-‐making, health services research.
Admissions to the g raduate program is competitive. Applicants are evaluated on the strength of their academic background, GRE, work experience, and any additional evidence in potential success in the program.
Raja Parasuraman, PhD, 1976, Aston U.; Director of Human Factors/Applied Cognition PhD program, and Director of the Center of Excellence in Neuroergonomics, Technology, and Cognition; neuroergonomics, human-‐automation interaction, aging, molecular genetics of cognition, adaptive automation.
Matt Peterson, PhD, 1997, U. of Kansas; Director of Human Factors/Applied Cognition MA program; visual perception, attention, working memory, task-‐switching, cognitive neuroscience.
Tyler Shaw, PhD, 2008, U. of Cincinnati; vigilance or sustained performance, stress, automation and team performance, Transcranial Doppler Sonography.
Greg Trafton, PhD, 1994, Princeton University; theoretical models to predict and prevent errors, interruptions and resumptions, human-‐robot interaction.
Application Requirements > > > > > > > >
> Completed online application for Graduate Study > Application fee > Application for In-‐State T uition Rates, if claiming entitlement > Official GRE scores > 1 official transcripts from all institutions > Goals statement > 3 letters of recommendation
* Deadline for admissions PhD January 1 MA February 1 Certificate March 15
Eva Wiese, PhD, 2012, Ludwig-‐Maximilian U. of Munich; human-‐robot interaction, embodied cognition in human-‐ computer interaction, gaze following.
Robert Youmans, PhD, 2007, U . of Illinois; fixation design, human-‐computer interaction, user experience, creativity.
For more information visit: chss.gmu.edu/admissions
MA Program Director PhD P rogram Director Matt Peterson Raja Parasuraman (703) 993-‐4255 (703) 993-‐1357 [email protected] [email protected]
Research Labs
Historically, almost all of our PhD students have had tuition coverage and a stipend for every academic year of the program. For our MA students, tuition coverage and stipends are not guaranteed, but most students are able to find some support from grants or internships after they have entered the program. > Research Assistantships from faculty grants > Teaching Assistantships. Students assist faculty in teaching undergraduate courses > Fellowship Awards. Fellowship awards of up to $5,000 are available to a limited number of incoming students > Presidential Scholar Award. These positions are available to students with exceptionally high grades and GRE scores. Students must commit to 20 hours of research. A stipend and tuition remission is provided for 18 hours for the academic year (PhD only) > Government and industry internships
Applied Performance Research Lab – Interruptions, multi-‐ tasking, performance, and VE/VR training
Auditory Research Group – Applied auditory cognition, multimodal displays, mental workload, and individual differences in spatial navigation
Cerebral Hemodynamics Lab – How we utilize and maintain cognitive resources
Cognitive Aging and Cognitive Training Research Group – Cognitive training and brain stimulation
Creative Design and User Experience Lab – Design science, and usability
Human-‐Automation Interaction Lab –Supervisory control, adaptive automation, team performance, and individual differences Mason Transportation Institute – Driver-‐vehicle interface, collision warnings, vibrotactile signals for navigational guidance
MRES Lab – Research methodology application
Perception and Action Neuroscience Group – Recognize, code, and make sense of human movement and actions
Predicting Cognition Lab – Theoretical models of human error
Social Robotics & Embodied Cognition Lab – Human-‐robot interaction, gaze following, and optimizing design thinking
Visual Attention and Cognition Lab – The interaction between attention, perception, and working memory on human performance
Human Factors & Applied Cognition Graduate Program
Degree Requirements
Neuroergonomics Lab – Molecular genetics, brain stimulation, and cognitive training
MA — 32 units, no exams or languages required, research and practical experience encouraged but optional, 2 years
PhD — 72 units, comprehensive exam to advance to candidacy and oral defense of dissertation required, no languages required, research and practical experience required, 4-‐6 years
Certificate — 15 units, no exams or languages required, practical experience encouraged, 1 year
George Mason University 4400 University Drive, M SN 3F5 Fairfax, VA 22030
humanfactors.gmu.edu
Program The graduate program in Human Factors and Applied Cognition provides instruction and research training (PhD, MA, Certificate) 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, acquiring advanced methodological and statistical skills, and learning how to apply these tools to real-‐world human factors problems.
Human Factors involves the design of technologies and work environments to be compatible with human capabilities and limitations.
Applied Cognition involves the study of the characteristics of b asic human perception and cognitive processes relevant to human performance at work. The methods used in this research include behavioral performance testing, eye tracking, computational modeling, and neural measures.
Neuroergonomics is the study of the human brain in
relation to performance at work, transportation, and other everyday settings. The Human Factors and Applied Cognition graduate program is one of the few in the country that provides training in this new area of research.
Faculty Carryl Baldwin, PhD, 1997, U. of South Dakota; auditory cognition, auditory and multimodal displays, transportation, mental workload, individual differences in spatial navigation.
Deborah Boehm-‐Davis, PhD, 1980, U. of California, Berkeley; Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences; interruptions, aviation, medical.
Admissions
Pam Greenwood, PhD, 1977, SUNY Stony Brook; cognitive aging and Alzheimer’s disease, genetics of cognitive aging, training, working memory.
Patrick McKnight, PhD, 1997, U . of Arizona; measurement, data analysis, decision-‐making, health services research.
Admissions to the g raduate program is competitive. Applicants are evaluated on the strength of their academic background, GRE, work experience, and any additional evidence in potential success in the program.
Raja Parasuraman, PhD, 1976, Aston U.; Director of Human Factors/Applied Cognition PhD program, and Director of the Center of Excellence in Neuroergonomics, Technology, and Cognition; neuroergonomics, human-‐automation interaction, aging, molecular genetics of cognition, adaptive automation.
Matt Peterson, PhD, 1997, U. of Kansas; Director of Human Factors/Applied Cognition MA program; visual perception, attention, working memory, task-‐switching, cognitive neuroscience.
Tyler Shaw, PhD, 2008, U. of Cincinnati; vigilance or sustained performance, stress, automation and team performance, Transcranial Doppler Sonography.
Greg Trafton, PhD, 1994, Princeton University; theoretical models to predict and prevent errors, interruptions and resumptions, human-‐robot interaction.
Application Requirements > > > > > > > >
> Completed online application for Graduate Study > Application fee > Application for In-‐State T uition Rates, if claiming entitlement > Official GRE scores > 1 official transcripts from all institutions > Goals statement > 3 letters of recommendation
* Deadline for admissions PhD January 1 MA February 1 Certificate March 15
Eva Wiese, PhD, 2012, Ludwig-‐Maximilian U. of Munich; human-‐robot interaction, embodied cognition in human-‐ computer interaction, gaze following.
Robert Youmans, PhD, 2007, U . of Illinois; fixation design, human-‐computer interaction, user experience, creativity.
For more information visit: chss.gmu.edu/admissions
MA Program Director PhD P rogram Director Matt Peterson Raja Parasuraman (703) 993-‐4255 (703) 993-‐1357 [email protected] [email protected]
