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Human-Computer Interaction Research

The effects of search time on judgements of truthfulness for online content
| Memory Research Lab at UC Santa Cruz
 
Advisors: Benjamin Storm, PhD and Sean Stone​
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The Internet has an abundant amount of information that is not constantly accurate or reliable. Prior research has found that people treat search engines as a transactive memory partner. This research investigates whether this relationship extends to judgements of truthfulness for online content.

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Senior Thesis Submission: Here

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Techniques: Experimental Design

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Tools: Google Form, Google Docs, Python, Microsoft Excel, Zoom

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Plagiarism in Programming | Academic Orientation Project at UC Santa Cruz
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Advisors: Audun Dahl, PhD and Talia Waltzer​
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​This research establishes a new method for studying how people classify plagiarism in coding. We built upon prior work (Waltzer, Hari, Gonzalez, Berman, & Dahl, 2017) that asked people to discern whether pairs of text constitute plagiarism — a method which, to our knowledge, has never been applied to programming. The project addressed three key questions: (1) What do individuals with varying programming experience believe counts as cheating? (2) Do people’s decisions align with those of MOSS? (3) Do people believe cheating is wrong?

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Techniques: Online Survey, MOSS Analysis, Audio Transcriptions

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Tools: Microsoft Excel, Java, Qualtrics, Microsoft Powerpoint

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Human-Robot Interaction Openings |
Human-Robot Interactions Lab at UC Santa Cruz
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Advisors: Leila Takayama, PhD and Nicholas Santer​
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Understanding basic interactions between humans and telepresence robot users is necessary as these robots are becoming an increasingly popular for remote work. Two variables were manipulated: the direction from which a local people is approached by the telepresence robot and whether the conversation is opened before or after the approach. We asked the participants to evaluate the personality of the telepresence robot user as well as feelings of awkwardness to establish how interacting with a telepresence robot differs from a person.

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Techniques: Structured Interviews, Ten Item Personality Measure (TIPI), Likert Scale for Comfort and Awkwardness, Video Transcription

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Tools: Google Forms, Google Speadsheets, Quicktime Screen-Recording

Research Contributions

Search Fluency as a Misleading Measure of Memory (Stone & Storm, 2019) | Memory Research Lab

  • This study supports that metacognitive effects of one's self extends out to transactive partners, like the Internet. In this case, the researchers investigate the relationship between search fluency of the internet and metacognitive judgements of learning. This study is a major influence and building block to my senior thesis research.

  • I contributed to the literature review, running participants, and entering data.

 

Are Students Taught what Cheating Is? | Academic Orientation Project

  • This study coincides with Plagiarism in Programming  and Why do Students Cheat?. These studies are part of a major project to investigate academic integrity in the CSE (Computer Science & Engineering) department. This project is funded by the Center for Innovations in Teaching and Learning at UC Santa Cruz and is in collaboration with UCSC's Jack Baskin School of Engineering.

  • I contributed to classroom observations and data collection and entry.

 

Why do Students Cheat? | Academic Orientation Project

  • This study coincides with Plagiarism in Programming and Are Students Taught what Cheating Is?. This studies are part of a major project to investigate academic integrity in the CSE (Computer Science & Engineering) department. This project is funded by the Center for Innovations in Teaching and Learning at UC Santa Cruz and is in collaboration with UCSC's Jack Baskin School of Engineering.

  • I contributed to the qualitative coding scheme used and by recruiting participants and conducting over thirty semi-structured interviews.

 

The Effect of Telepresence on Accessibility and Self-Efficacy (Friedman, 2018) | Re-Embodied Cognition Lab

  • This study explores how the use of telepresence robots, such as the Beam+ would improve self-effciency for people with developmental disabilities. This study was done in collaboration with the Seymour Marine Center and Hope Services.

  • I contributed to the literature review and the study design.

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