Over the summer, our chapter members partook in our annual networking trip. The networking trip is a great opportunity for our members to visit, connect with, and learn more about human factors and ergonomics related organizations that are outside of the lab and classroom. This year, TTU HFES visited the Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia area.
 
We would like to thank the following organizations for hosting TTU HFES.  
 
Medstar Institute for Innovation
 
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab
 
Army Research Lab at the Aberdeen Proving Ground
 
US Consumer Product Safety Commission
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Chapter members Emily Maw and Nicholas Garcia took a break from final exams to volunteer for Lubbock Habitat for Humanity. Through their home ownership program, Lubbock Habitat for Humanity offers simple, decent, and affordable homes to families and individuals. Their goal is to empower families and individuals to build a new life through the stability and security that a new home offers. Both Nick and Emily are second year doctoral students in the Texas Tech Human Factors Psychology program. They hope to keep volunteering for Habitat for Humanity in the near future. 

For more information on Lubbock Habitat for Humanity, make sure to check out their website.

Our chapter members recently volunteered at the Haven ACS Lubbock. Founded by Dr. Brenda and Joe Wilbanks, the Haven is a non-profit sanctuary that shelters a variety of animals, including adoptable dogs and cats who are in need of good and loving homes. For over 40 years, the Haven has continued to speak for animals that cannot speak for themselves!
 
HFES TTU wants to give a special thanks to Dr. Wilbanks, the Haven staff and all of the volunteers for letting us help out at the Shelter.

Be sure to check out the Haven's website for more information on this great organization. 

'Eight chapter members attended the 14th Annual Houston Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Symposium held this past weekend at Rice University.  

Texas Tech University swept the student awards. Theresa Nguyen won the best student poster award. Chapter vice president David Newton won the best student paper award.  In total, TTU students presented 7 posters and 2 talks.

Texas Tech Human Factors professor Dr. DeLucia gave the keynote speech titled, "Does the Field of Human Factors/Ergonomics Matter?"

Congratulations to our student award winners, and thank you as always to the Houston HFES chapter who works hard to put together this symposium every year. 


The talks and posters presented by Texas Tech students are listed below with the presenter's name emphasized: 

Driver Vigilance in Automated Vehicles: Effects of Task Demand - David C Newton, Texas Tech University, Eric T Greenlee, Texas Tech University, Patricia R DeLucia, Texas Tech University

Are Social Psychological Scales Appropriate for Measuring Robot Anthropomorphism? - Miriam E Armstrong, Texas Tech University, Keith S Jones, Texas Tech University, Alec J Stinnett, Texas Tech University

Effects of Cell Phone Conversation on Looming Threshold While Driving
Bradley Weaver, Texas Tech University, Patricia DeLucia, Texas Tech University, Jason Jupe, Rimkus Consulting Group, Inc.

Does restricting an observer’s exploration degrade their judgments of others' reaching abilities? 
Nicholas A Garcia, Texas Tech University, Keith S Jones, Texas Tech University, Benjamin P Widlus, Texas Tech University

Event-related Cerebral Hemodynamics as a Neuroergonomic Measure of Task Demands               
Emily L Maw, Texas Tech University, Eric Greenlee, Texas Tech University

Does vigilance get your blood pumping? Transcranial Doppler sonography, vigilance task demands, and compensatory effort 
Tiffany Lui, Texas Tech University, Eric Greenlee, Texas Tech University

Vigilance Tasks Are Stressful, But Do They Make You Sick? An Exploration of the Relationship Between Task Induced Stress and Simulator Sickness 
William G Matthews, Texas Tech University, Eric Greenlee, Texas Tech University

The Restorative Potential of Natural Imagery: A Replication of Berto (2005)
William G Matthews, Texas Tech University, Michaela Knapp, Abigail Boudreaux, Raelyn Curiel, Brittany Neilson, Martina Klein, Texas Tech University

Perceived and Achieved Restoration: Restoration Potential of Different Components of Nature Environments 
Theresa Nguyen, Texas Tech University, Brittany Neilson, Texas Tech University, Martina Klein, Texas Tech University