Graduate Student Profiles

Jarad Bell

Why MWSU: Missouri Western provides the opportunity to obtain the knowledge and experience to be successful and an innovator in the field of HF and UX.

Education: B.S in Psychology (Missouri Western State University)

Skills: Research methods; usability testing; SPSS; Adobe: Photoshop, Illustrator, and Lightroom

Research Interests: interface design and usability

Curtis Lauterbach

Why MWSU: Missouri Western provides practical knowledge in conjunction with hands on experience.

Education:

B.S. in Athletic Training (Fort Hays State University)
M.S. in Exercise Science (Fort Hays State University)
B.A. in Psychology (Wichita State University)

Skills: Usability Testing; SPSS; HTML; JavaScript; Morae; Camtasia

Research Interests: Designing mobile devices to assist physicians, senior citizens, and the general public in accessing health information

Mari Teran Vela

Why MWSU: Because the program combines human factors & usability testing training with business administration knowledge.

Education: B.S. in Marketing (Universidad La Salle, Mexico)

Skills: Research Methods and Design, SPSS

Research Interests: human factors evaluation methods; digital marketing

Camie Steinhoff

Why MWSU: I chose MWSU because I believe the combination between business and human factors will give me an advantage in the field.

Education: B.S. in Psychology (Northwest Missouri State University)

Skills: Research Methodology; Adobe InDesign

Research Interests: Children’s Educational Software Design