Happy New Year! (2024)
My new year is going to be spent doing a lot of writing. As I wrap up the related-works section of my paper, I am patiently awaiting IRB approval from IIT in order to begin conducting research. Once I get approved - everything is going to fly by. My research needs to be done super quickly in order for me to publish by June! Looking forward to everything.
Fall 2023
Fall 2023 I met with Mark Roman Miller of The Illinois Institute of Technology. Dr. Miller agreed to be my mentor and since then we have begun research. Currently, we are developing an XR puzzle game in UnityXR. Our plan is to apply this software to our research trials with Marin Academty students. As we await IRB approval we have begun testing hardware and finalizing our project proposal.
Spring 2023
I spent the majority of Spring 2023 designing a hypothetical experiment surounding VR in the treatment of PTSD in veterans. While I worked on this project proposal I attended a multitude of meetings (SPIT-C and individual conversations with professors) in order to find someone who would be interested in mentoring my research. I went into the summer continuing my search for a mentor...