Past Recipients
Jay Morgan, M.S., Applied Cognition & Neuroscience, 2004
University of Texas at Dallas, School of Brain & Behavioral Sciences
Master's Thesis, "Representation Dynamics" (awaiting publication)
Spring 2002
Transferred into UT-D's B.S., Cognitive Science, program as a junior (99 hours)
Summer 2002
Accepted into Brain & Behavioral Science's Fast-Track Program
Pursuing B.S., Cognitive Science, and M.S., Applied Cognition & Neuroscience
Advisor: Richard M. Golden, Ph.D., Program Head for CS & ACN
Fall 2002
Worked in Dr. Golden's Text Comprehension Lab, AUTOCODER® Project
Began reading about mental models and mental representation, especially in text comprehension.
Summer 2003
Graduated cum laude with B.S., Cognitive Science
Awarded Dean's Award for Excellence in Cognitive Science
Spring 2004
Sketched the foundations of the Masters Thesis with Curtis Craig, fellow Fast-Track student
Completed coursework for M.S., ACN
Summer 2004
Awarded Graduate Assistantship for Applied Cognition & Neuroscience, Summer & Fall 2004
Graduate Internship in Human-Computer Interactions at Usability Sciences, Inc., Irving, TX
Completed degree requirements
September 2004
Accepted position with JCPenney ECommerce Division, Plano, TX, Corporate Headquarters
Title: Interface Coordination Manager, Online Customer Experience Team
Duties:
- Consult on all Ecommerce Projects for User-Centered Design, Information Architecture, vendor-based Usability Testing and Interactive Design
- Conduct internal Usability Testing
- Co-develop strategy for Customer Experience Team
- Co-operatively manage JCP's Search tool
December 2004
Graduated with M.S., Applied Cognition & Neuroscience.
Vidya R. Angeri |
 I did my Masters in Applied Cognition and Neuroscience from UTD and my area of specialization was HCI (Human Computer Interaction). Some of the courses I took were Software Engineering, Algorithms and Data Structures (Computer Science Dept), HCI, Cognitive Science, Research methods, Attention and Natural Language Processing.
I am currently working as a User Experience Specialist for Alpha Cube Designs (www.alphacubedesigns.com) a startup company in Colorado. My job profile includes User Interface Design, Usability Testing, Information Architecture and User Experience analysis. I have had the chance to work on various kinds of projects, ranging from Wireless LAN management systems, to simple product websites.
Typically my job involves:
- Interacting with the clients to understand their needs and requirements
- Analyzing user experience with the system to eliminate possible deadlocks
- Creating the interactive prototype to demonstrate the solution
- Iteratively evaluate the design to reach a high-level of usability and user satisfaction.
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