Design Manager

Victoria Anne Rodgers

Graduate Student

MAS in Human Factors & Usability Testing

Department of Psychology

Missouri Western State University

Contact Information: Mailing Address:

Phone: 816-***-****

E-mail: *****.*********@*****.***

709 NE Deerbrook

Lee’s Summit, MO 64086

Education:

M.S., 2009-Present, Human Factors and Usability, Missouri Western State University

GPA: 3.88

Expected graduation date: May 14th, 2011

B.S., 2009, Psychology, University of Missouri Rolla

GPA: 3.01

Related Classes:

Missouri Western State University – Cognition in Design, User-Centered Methods, Interaction Design

University of Missouri Rolla – Sensation and Perception, Neuroscience, Statistics, Experimental Psychology, Industrial Psychology

Related Skills:

Microsoft Word/Excel/Visio, FORTRAN Programming, C++, OpenCV, SPSS, ASL Eyetracker, Gaze Tracker, Morae

Statistical Analyses (ANOVA, Regression, Correlation, t-tests) in SPSS and Excel

Experience conducting literature reviews

Paper & Poster Presentations:

Rodgers, V. (2010, March). Early Design of Software with Children. Poster presented at the Great Plains Conference, St. Joseph, MO.

Honors & Awards:

• Honor Roll: Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008

• Dean’s List: Fall 2007

Professional Affiliations:

• Member of the Association for Computing Machinery

• Member of the Human Factors & Ergonomics Society

• Psi Chi-International Honor Society in Psychology

Funding:

• 2010-2011: Graduate Award Scholarship, $2000, Missouri Western State University- Graduate Department.

• 2009-2010: Graduate Award Scholarship, $1000, Missouri Western State University- Graduate Department.

• 2004-2009: Bright Flight, $2000/year, University of Missouri Rolla

• 2008-2009- Hartvigsen U-Wide, $2000, University of Missouri Rolla

• 2004, 2005, 2007- American Century Scholarship, $2000/year, American Century Investments

• 2004-2005- Women in Engineering Scholarship, $500/semester, University of Missouri Rolla

Community Projects:

• Summer 2009- Volunteered at Goodwill in Rolla, MO helping with hanging and organizing clothes

• 2004-2007- Worked with local girl scout troup #229 to teach girls self-esteem and help them earn merit badges in Rolla, MO

• 2004-2007- Particpated yearly in organizing Campus Man in Rolla,MO which raises money through a talent show to go toward Prevent Child Abuse America

• 2002, 2004- Habitat For Humanity (1-3 days per year)

• Summer 2003- Taught bible study to young children at Presentation Church in Lee’s Summit

• 2001-2004- Volunteered a few times a year at the Kansas City soup kitchen on Troost Ave. in Kansas City

Research Experience:

2010: Internship

KQ2 St. Joseph News Channel

Psychology of Design Laboratory

Department of Human Factors and Usability

Missouri Western State University

Conducted usability studies at Missouri Western for Emedia Manager at the local news station.

2010: Usability Study on Electronic Educational Sign-up System

Psychology of Design Laboratory

Department of Human Factors and Usability

Missouri Western State University

Advisor: Jeremiah Still, Ph.D.

E-mail: *******@***************.***

Group members: Sujoy Kumar Chowdhury, Joe Grgic, Jennifer Pellersells, and Tyler Davis

2010: Usability Study for St. Joseph Transit System

Psychology of Design Laboratory

Department of Human Factors and Usability

Missouri Western State University

Advisor: Jeremiah Still, Ph.D.

E-mail: *******@***************.***

Group members: Sujoy Kumar Chowdhury, Joe Grgic, Jennifer Pellersells, and Tyler Davis

Conducted usability study and redesigned bus route map.

2009-2010: Research Assistant

Psychology of Design Laboratory

Department of Human Factors and Usability

Missouri Western State University

Advisor: Jeremiah Still, Ph.D.

E-mail: *******@***************.***

Assisted fellow graduate students by running experiments weekly.

2009-2010: Research Partner on Eye Tracking Project for KQ2

Psychology of Design Laboratory

Department of Human Factors and Usability

Missouri Western State University

Advisor: Jeremiah Still, Ph.D.

Measured participants eye-movements when shown screenshots of a webpage to determine which advertisements were looked at the longest to adjust pricing per ad space.

2009-2010: Research on Early Design of Software with Children

Psychology of Design Laboratory

Department of Human Factors and Usability

Missouri Western State University

Advisor: Jeremiah Still, Ph.D.

This study was first to evaluate approaches to collaboratively work with children in the design process of software. Two previous methods of eliciting ideas were compared and analyzed.

2005 -2007: Research Assistant

Department of Psychology

University of Missouri Rolla

Advisor: Nancy Stone, Ph.D.

Email: ******@***.***

Coded transcripts from computer mediated discussions and utilized SPSS to analyze data.

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