News Archive

Two Riggs Lab members recognized for their research!

Two @UVA_ESE students and Riggs Lab members, Soumya and Clare, making the UVAToday news with their research on adapting patient flow due to Covid this past summer 🤩 https://t.co/sjWUFaytNf

— Sara Riggs (@ProfSaraRiggs) October 14, 2020

Prof. Riggs offically awarded Jerome H. Ely Award!

Awards round 3... Officially awarded the Jerome H. Ely Award for best paper in Human Factors today at the @HFES opening plenary! 😀

Imposter syndrome really set in since learning of the news a few months back, but I guess there's no turning back now! #HFES2020 @UMIOE @HFESUVA1 pic.twitter.com/Q8iNCtg6Vo

— Sara Riggs (@ProfSaraRiggs) October 5, 2020

Shannon Devlin places 1st in HF/E CEDM paper competition!

Congrats to @shannydev for placing 1st in the @HFES Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making (CEDM) Technical Group's Best Student Paper Competition! 🤩

She shared her work at the CEDM technical group meeting today. @HFESUVA1 pic.twitter.com/Ke1CsVAjaD

— Sara Riggs (@ProfSaraRiggs) September 29, 2020

Logan Clark selected for a Virginia Engineering Foundation Graduate Fellowship!

We would like to offer a much deserved congratulations to our member Logan Clark for being selected for a Virginia Engineering Foundation Graduate Fellowship. Way to go Logan! @BigPooganClark @UVAEngineers pic.twitter.com/aOuQMFPNYR

— HFES at UVA (@HFESUVA1) September 25, 2020

Prof. Sara Riggs is an invited speaker at the Raytheon Systems Engineering & Architecture Symposium

Prof. Riggs selected for the 2020 Jerome H. Ely Human Factors Article Award!

Going with this year’s theme of complete unpredictability… I am excited to announce that I have been selected as the recipient of the 2020 Jerome H. Ely Human Factors Article Award (best paper published in previous year's volume of Human Factors)! https://t.co/TTrHA81XcE

— Sara Riggs (@ProfSaraRiggs) August 3, 2020

Kylie successfully defends her dissertation!

Today I successfully defended my dissertation in systems engineering ⁦⁦⁦@UVA_ESE⁩ I am so thankful to my advisor ⁦@ProfSaraRiggs⁩ and the friends, family, and colleagues who supported and encouraged me throughout my PhD pic.twitter.com/E9AQ9QOXIv

— Kylie Gomes, PhD (@KylieMGomes) June 26, 2020

New Riggs Lab article available online!

Our IISE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics and Human Factors article, "Transitions Between Low and High Levels of Mental Workload can Improve Multitasking Performance" is now online (1st 50 online copies free): https://t.co/AtPRMSAksi @shannydev

— Sara Riggs (@ProfSaraRiggs) June 22, 2020

Prof. Sara Riggs is now an associate editor of International Journal of Human-Computer Studies!

Lab article available online!

Our @ijhcs_journal article, “Extending Fitts’ law in three-dimensional virtual environments with current low-cost virtual reality technology,” is now online (50 days free access): https://t.co/HEtY7CA8Zh @BigPooganClark pic.twitter.com/GSsR49fP1k

— Sara Riggs (@ProfSaraRiggs) February 19, 2020

Lab paper available online

Our paper, "Effects of Workload and Workload Transitions on Attention Allocation in a Dual-Task Environment: Evidence From Eye Tracking Metrics" is finally online: https://t.co/QmllTu1H20 @shannydev

— Sara Riggs (@ProfSaraRiggs) January 31, 2020

Lab paper available for early access

Our paper, "The evaluation of tactile parameters and display prototype to support physiological monitoring and multitasking for anesthesia providers in the operating room," is now available via early access: https://t.co/ItLjJIRU0P @KylieMGomes @MUSC_COM

— Sara Riggs (@ProfSaraRiggs) December 19, 2019

Kylie defends her disertation proposal

Successfully defended my dissertation proposal and special thanks to my advisor @ProfSaraRiggs, my committee, and the amazing friends and colleagues I have made in @UVA_ESE. Next up: final data collection and defense. pic.twitter.com/Fkx8hVYZt8

— Kylie Gomes, PhD (@KylieMGomes) December 17, 2019

Press release for NIH grant is available

The press release for our NIH grant is out! Looking forward to connecting with surgeons at @UVA to test this technology https://t.co/yej5t1PoLo

— Sara Riggs (@ProfSaraRiggs) December 12, 2019

Official first day at UVA, faculty orientation

Attended UVA orientation today and as a nursing mom, had to take a pump break at some point. Nothing like having to pump in the historical Rotunda Thomas Jefferson built in a room with these paintings staring at you 😂: pic.twitter.com/IhoI2DH54K

— Sara Riggs (@ProfSaraRiggs) August 20, 2019

Human Factors paper published online

Our Human Factors paper, "Now You Feel It, Now You Don’t: The Effect of Movement, Cue Complexity, and Body Location on Tactile Change Detection" is now online: https://t.co/szxiNjC8PA @kyliegurl427 🎉

— Sara Riggs (@ProfSaraRiggs) June 11, 2019

Congratulations to Riggs Lab member Jake Flynn who received the J. Wesley David Leadership award

Congrats Jake! We will miss him in the #RiggsLab as he is slated to graduate this May https://t.co/bduz8Qb4Rq

— Sara Riggs (@ProfSaraRiggs) April 29, 2019

Logan presents at Mobile Health Applications for Consumers Design Competition

Logan presenting as a finalist in the Mobile Health Applications for Consumers Design Competition at #HCS2019. Go @BigPooganClark!

More info about the competition here: https://t.co/sC1me9RIax pic.twitter.com/PbQ5ENCRvN

— Sara Riggs (@ProfSaraRiggs) March 26, 2019

Congratulations to Riggs Lab member Jenny Byham for placing 2nd in the technical paper competition at the IISE Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference:

Congrats to #RiggsLab member Jenny Byham 🎉! https://t.co/XEHcmS7kcH

— Sara Riggs (@ProfSaraRiggs) March 1, 2019

Kylie published for the first time!

Our paper, "Evaluating methods of crossmodal matching for multimodal displays in younger and older adults" is now online: https://t.co/r0tPv7Ns2a. Congrats to @kyliegurl427 on her first journal pub 🥳

— Sara Riggs (@ProfSaraRiggs) January 22, 2019

Prof. Riggs dissertation accepted

The last of my dissertation work was finally accepted in Human Factors and is now online: https://t.co/76oL0Sw7DS 🙌

— Sara Riggs (@ProfSaraRiggs) December 21, 2018

Riggs Lab Presents at Conference

Shannon Devlin and Kylie Gomes present work at the 2018 HFES conference in Philadelphia, PA.

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Kylie Places in Paper Competition

Kylie Gomes is the third place winner of the HFES Healthcare Technical Group Best Student Paper Award! Congratulations Kylie!

New Lab Members

Logan Clark joins the Riggs Lab as our newest Ph.D. student. Ethan Cook, Sydney Granger, Ames Humphrey, and Erin Murphey join as undergraduate researchers. Welcome!

Prof. Riggs Gives Seminars in Germany

Prof. Riggs' was an invited seminar speaker at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, and the Multimodal Interaction in Augmented and Virtual Reality Summer School at Bauhaus-Universität Weimar.

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Conference Presentation

Jenny Byham presents a poster at the Clemson University Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium.

New Lab Members

Jawad Alami, Nick Duenas, and Nick Threat join the lab. Welcome!

Prof. Riggs Receives NSF CAREER Award

Prof. Riggs' CAREER proposal has been funded. This work will fundamentally advance research on understanding and designing to support team interaction, leading to practical improvements in a variety of safety-critical domains. The project also has a significant educational component, providing research opportunities for both graduate and undergraduate students and conducting design activities aimed at outreach and broadening participation in STEM disciplines, including workstation design to support teams of people with disabilities in manufacturing contexts.

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Prof. Riggs Selected for Award

Prof. Riggs is selected for the College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences Dean’s Faculty Fellows Award.

Conference Presentation

Kylie presents her work at the HFES 2018 International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare in Baltimore, MD.

Proceeding Papers Accepted

Three proceeding papers from the Riggs Lab were accepted to the 2018 HFES International Meeting! Congratulations Everyone!

Dr. Nadine Moacdieh Visits Lab

Dr. Nadine Moacdieh visited the lab.

Prof. Riggs to Receive NSF CAREER Award

Prof. Riggs' NSF CAREER proposal has been recommended for funding!!

Kylie Gomes Passes Comprehensive Exam

Kylie Gomes passed her comprehensive exam. Congratulations Kylie!

Prof. Riggs Gives Seminar

Prof. Riggs is the invited colloquium seminar speaker for the Industrial and Systems Engineering Department at the University of Wisconsin. Her talk is titled, "Towards the Development of Adaptive Multimodal Displays."

Kylie Gomes' Work Accepted

Kylie Gomes' work on "The Evaluation of Tactile Technology for Continuous Informing Displays in Anesthesia" is accepted as an oral presentation to the HFES 2018 International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare. Congratulations Kylie!

Riggs Lab Presents at Conference

Shannon Devlin, Kylie Gomes, and Prof. Riggs present work at the HFES conference.

New Lab Members

Jenny Byham and Haley Meier join the lab. Welcome!

Prof. Riggs Receives Accolades

Prof. Riggs is an invited speaker at the 2017 APA Convention in Washington D.C. and accepts the 2016 APA George E. Briggs Dissertation Award (best doctoral dissertation in applied experimental/engineering psychology).

Conference Presentation

Hussein Jundi presents a poster at the Clemson University Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium.

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New Lab Members

Hussein Jundi, Shane Ragusa, and Alexzander Lee join the lab. Welcome!

Shannon Devlin Passes Qualifying Exam

Shannon Devlin passed the qualifying exam. Congratulations Shannon!

Scott Betza Passed his Defense

Scott Betza passed his master's thesis defense titled: Investigating Tactile Displays to Support Anesthesia Providers in the Operating Room. Congratulations Scott!

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Jake Flynn Receives Accolades

Congratulations to Jake Flynn who was awarded the Junior Academic Achievement Award and the Robert B. and Susan B. Hambright Leadership Award from the College!

Ebony Johnson Receives Accolades

Congratulations to Ebony Johnson who was awarded the IISE Award of Excellence and the Janine Bowen '89 Undergraduate Scholar Award!

Kylie Awarded NSF GRFP

Kylie Gomes has been awarded the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP) fellowship! Of the 13,000 applicants who applied, she is among the 2000 awardees and one of nine students selected in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research this year. She is also the first graduate student in the history of the Clemson Industrial Engineering department to receive this award. Congratulations Kylie!

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Clemson Football Team Representatives Visits

The Clemson football team hopes to start a UPIC site for the football players and the Riggs Lab was identified as a model UPIC site for team representatives (Jessie Carol and Allison Waymyers) to visit.

New Lab Members

Jake Flynn and Ebony Johnson join the lab. Welcome!

Kylie Wins Paper Competition

Kylie Gomes is the winner of the HFES Perception & Performance Technical Group Student Paper Competition! Congratulations Kylie

Shannon Selected for HFES Travel Award

Shannon Devlin has been selected to receive one of the HFES First-Year Student Travel Honorariums. Way to go Shannon!

Kylie Selected for HFES Travel Award

Kylie Gomes is one of ten students selected for the HFES Student Author Presentation Support Award! Congratulations Kylie!

Feature in Magazine

Prof. Riggs is featured in the DiCIpher magazine.

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New Lab Member

Alexei Yankovsky joined the lab. Welcome!

Feature in Magazine

Prof. Riggs is featured in the Glimpse magazine.

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Prof. Riggs Receives Dissertation Award

Prof. Riggs is the recipient of the 2016 APA George E. Briggs Dissertation Award (best doctoral dissertation in applied experimental/engineering psychology)

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Shannon Devlin Receives Accolades

Congratulations to Shannon Devlin who was awarded the Jim Chisman Outstanding Senior Award (most outstanding senior in IE) and the Outstanding Project Manager Award for senior design!

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Shannon Kay Receives Accolades

Congratulations to Shannon Kay who was awarded the Senior Academic Achievement Award and the Lindenmeyer Leadership and Public Service Award!

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Kylie Selected for Fellowship

Kylie Gomes has been selected for the prestigious Gilbreth Memorial Fellowship from IISE. Congratulations Kylie!

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Dr. Phil Smith Visits

Dr. Phil Smith visited the lab.

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Prof Riggs Receives NSF Funding

Prof. Riggs has been awarded a NSF CISE CRII grant!

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Prof. Riggs Receives AFOSR Funding

Dr. Smith, Prof. Riggs, Dr. Eksioglu, and Dr. Mason have been awarded a DURIP Grant from AFOSR.

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Prof. Riggs Runs Focus Group

Prof. Riggs and a team from The Center for Diabetes Technology at UVA ran the second focus groups for the "Design and Testing of a Closed-Loop System for Control of Type 1 Diabetes in Young Children 5-8 Years Old" project.

Shannon Devlin Places Second in Paper Competition

Shannon Devlin placed 2nd in the Mid-Atlantic IIE Undergraduate Student Technical Paper Competition!

Shannon Devlin Presents at IIE Conference

Shannon Devlin presented her honors thesis work for the Mid-Atlantic IIE Undergraduate Student Technical Paper Competition at North Carolina A&T State University.

Dr. Ann Bisantz Visits

Dr. Ann Bisantz visited the lab.

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New Lab Members

Aakash Bhagat, Julian Dixon, and Megan Fowler joined the lab. Welcome!

Paper Accepted to Human Factors

"The development and evaluation of countermeasures to tactile change blindness" was accepted to Human Factors.

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Riggs Lab BBQ

The 2nd Riggs Lab BBQ at Prof. Riggs' house was held!

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Paper Accepted to IEEE

"Crossmodal matching: A critical but neglected step in multimodal research" was accepted to IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems.

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Prof. Riggs Runs Focus Groups

Prof. Riggs and a team from The Center for Diabetes Technology at UVA ran the initial focus groups for the "Design and Testing of a Closed-Loop System for Control of Type 1 Diabetes in Young Children 5-8 Years Old" project.

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Prof. Riggs Receives Funding

Prof. Riggs and a team from The Center for Diabetes Technology at UVA received funding from the LaunchPad fund.

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James Hatfield and Prof. Riggs Featured in Newsletter

James Hatfield and Prof. Riggs are featured in the August/September issue of the UPIC program's monthly newsletter.

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Prof. Riggs Part of Team Awarded AHRQ Funding

Prof. Riggs is part of the multi-disciplinary team who was awarded a $4 million AHRQ Patient Safety Learning Laboratory grant!

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Kylie Gomes Selected for HFES Travel Award

Kylie Gomes was one of four students selected to receive the HFES Council of Technical Groups First Year Student Award!

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New Lab Members

Scott Betza, Shannon Devlin, and Shannon Kay joined the lab. Welcome!

Kylie Gomes Presents Her Work

Kylie Gomes presented her work to-date at the IIE Annual Conference and Expo in Nashville, TN.

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Haley Vaigneur Presents Poster

Haley Vaigneur from Prof. Riggs' IE 691 class presented a poster at the 2015 International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care in Baltimore, MD.

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Prof. Riggs Featured

Prof. Riggs is featured in the IE faculty spotlight.

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Riggs Lab BBQ

The inaugural Riggs Lab BBQ at Prof. Riggs' house was held!

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Kylie Gomes Receives Travel Grant

Congratulations to Kylie Gomes for receiving a CI Travel Grant!

Prof. Riggs' New Affiliation

Prof. Riggs is now a Clemson University School of Health Research Faculty Scholar!

Prof. Riggs Recieves Travel Award

Prof. Riggs received a travel award to attend the CISE NSF CAREER Proposal writing workshop in Arlington, VA.

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Prof. Riggs Selected to Attend Workshop

Prof. Riggs has been selected to attend the CISE NSF CAREER Proposal writing workshop in Arlington, VA.

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First Riggs Lab Meeting

The inaugural Riggs Lab meeting was held.

Haley Vaigneur's Work Accepted

Haley Vaigneur's work from Prof. Riggs' IE 691 class was accepted as a poster at the 2015 International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care.

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Prof. Riggs Joins the IE Department

Prof. Riggs joined the Industrial Engineering department as an assistant professor.