Research

ADHD and Autism

  • Validation of computer based tools, EEG and imaging technologies (fNIR) to assess autism spectrum disorders.
  • Designing and developing virtual models to enhance interactive skills in autistic children.
  • Developing animal models to understand the underlying mechanisms of these disorders and evaluate emerging therapies.
  • Developing novel clinical tools to diagnose and evaluate new clinical treatment methods.

Human Factors in Aviation and Aerospace

  • Developing models to evaluate and enhance performance during “aircraft upset and recovery”
  • Using fNIR, EEG to monitor brain function in stress environments.
  • Creating  interdisciplinary training program in perception, physiology, cognition and engineering.

Functional Assessment and Recovery from Brain Injury

  • Evaluating mild TBI (concussion) in student athletes; assessment of cognitive outcomes using psychological tools, driving simulation, and brain monitoring devices.
  • Developing and using blast injury model of TBI in rodents to understand the underlying mechanisms of injury and recovery.
  • Evaluating exercise and cognitive rehabilitation as co-treatments for concussion.

NeuroAids, Neurodegeneration and Cognitive Decline

  • Developing, validating and studying animal models of Alzheimer’s disease.
  • Behavioral, neurochemical and electrophysiological assessment of brain function in animal models of neuroAIDS.
  • Use of psychostimulants for treatment of HIV/AIDS-related decline in cognitive function.

Decision Sciences and Pedagogy

  • Developing research tools and methodologies for measuring and optimizing decision making in the board room
  • Evaluating novel strategies for decision making using resources of the Baida Center for Entrepreneurship in Technology.

Pedagogy

  • Assessing resiliency in juvenile and adolescent students.
  • Identifying effective teaching strategies for the classroom.

Integration of Design Principles and Cognitive Neuroscience

  • Considering cognition as it pertains to human performance in the workplace, at home, and in travel and entertainment
  • Optimizing learning through environment and gaming applications
  • Enhancing the quality of life through personal electronics design and information stream management

Technologies

  • Imaging and sensing.
  • Driving simulation.