Current projects
1. Uncovering and analyzing prescriptive language attitudes in modern television dialogue
Funding:
Seed Funding for the Arts, Humanities, Social and Behavioral Sciences ($13,000), November 2022
Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation
Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO
2. Anticipating and detecting cognitive decrements during uneven workloads that impair sustained CBRN missions
Co-investigators: Drs. Matthew Thimgan (PI), Robin Verble, V. A. Samaranayake, and Jesse Rhoades
Funding:
U.S. Army Research Laboratories and Leonard Wood Institute ($499,999), September 2022
Aberdeen Proving Ground, Research Triangle Park, NC
3. Usability testing of smart home technology in a controlled environment
Co-investigators: Dr. David Wright (PI), Dr. Daniel Shank, and Thomas Yarbrough
Funding:
Center for Science, Technology, and Society ($5,508), April 2022
Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO
4. Accent prejudice toward smart home assistants
Co-investigators: Drs. Daniel Shank (PI), Jessica Cundiff, and David Wright
Funding:
Best-in-Class Smart Living Strategic Funding ($40,000), November 2021
Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO