Feusner Lab

One of the main projects I am currently working on is constructing a 3D scanner to be able to create custom avatars and better assess body image perception. This was built using 35 Raspberry Pi camera modules and 7 columns, with 5 Raspberry Pi's in each column. 3 projectors are also used to project a grid onto the participant's skin. This introduces noise, and allows things with little texture to be scanned, such as skin.

This will supplement the current assessment tool, which is a 2D and 3D mobile app that allows participants to identify areas of concern and change the sizes of body parts to fit their ideal body type. These measurements are then compared to the participant's actual body measurements. I am assisting this study by walking the participants through the mobile tool and measuring their body sizes.

Another study that I have been involved in focuses on the motivation for monetary reward in adolescents with anorexia nervosa (AN). AN is characterized by reduced anticipation toward receiving a food-related reward, and this study focuses on monetary reward. Participants and controls were instructed to perform a task while undergoing fMRI. I helped to analyze the fMRI data using FMRIB library and finding statistically significant results. I also used UNIX shell scripts to automate the tasks and increase efficiency. We were able to find significant results through this study and successfully published an abstract.