Expected 2026 Ph.D., Human Factors and Human-Computer Interaction, Rice University, Houston, TX
August 2022 M.S., Psychology, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA
Certificate: Modeling and Simulation Engineering
Thesis: The Effects of Flood Warning Information on Driver Decisions in a Driving Simulator Scenario
May 2020 B.A., Psychological Sciences; Cognitive Sciences, Rice University, Houston, TX
Minor: Neuroscience; Engineering Design
Honors Thesis: Trust and Telepresence Measures in Autonomous Vehicle Simulator
Honors: Distinction in Research and Creative Work
May 2025 Pre-Dissertation Research Grant
$3,000 towards research-related expenses
For exploratory research to help formulate a dissertation plan
December 2024 Fall 2024 Graduate Student Ambassador: Cruising & Crushing It Award
Cruising & Crushing It Award car trophy
For a new ambassador who has absolutely crushed it in their first semester on ambassadors
November 2024 NIST ITL Science Day 2024 Winner Poster and Demo Category: First Impression
First Impression certificate framed
Back to the Future lanyard
For the poster that caught your eye, whether it is the color, the title, the format, or the layout, it made you want to stop and learn more
October 2024 Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program Award
$5,000 towards stipend and the Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2025
Poster accepted and presented at the Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2025
Fellowship Program Award certificate
October 2024 STaRT@Rice Scholarship
Funding covered for participation ($125)
September 2024 HFES Student Member with Honors Award
HFES Student Member with Honors Award certificate
Students who have made an outstanding contribution to the discipline or to HFES during their tenure as a student
August 2024 APA 2024 Division 21's Robert W. Proctor Best Student Poster Award
$200 award
Best Student Poster Award certificate framed
June 2024 Graduate Fellowship for STEM Diversity
$20,000 stipend annually
Funding covered for university tuition and fees (~$86,500 annually)
Summer internship with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
April 2024 Department of Psychological Sciences Graduate Student Award for Excellence in Research
$300 award
Excellence in research certificate
February 2024 Accepted Nomination for the Michigan Institute for Data Science Future Leaders Summit 2024
Funding covered for attendance, travel, food, and lodging (~$1,100)
January 2024 Social Sciences Research Institute Seed Money Grant
$10,000 awarded towards Human-Centered Social Networking Site Privacy Project
December 2023 Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) 2024 Volunteer Scholarship
$500 award towards WiCyS 2024 conference expenses
Funding for conference registration, lodging, activities, and meals (~$1,000)
November 2023 Ken Kennedy Institute 2023/24 Shell Graduate Fellowship
$6,500 award towards stipend
$1,000 award towards advisor's discretionary funds
September 2023 STaRT@Rice Scholarship
Funding covered for participation ($125)
August 2023 APA 2023 PS-in-3 Finalist
Selected as a finalist to present unique research in a succinct and engaging fashion
November 2022 Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) 2023 Volunteer Scholarship
$500 award towards WiCyS 2023 conference expenses
Funding covered for conference registration, lodging, activities, and meals (~$1,000)
September 2022 Social Sciences Research Institute Graduate Student Conference Travel Grant
$1,000 award towards conference expenses
August 2022 APA 2022 Division 21's Honorable Mention Student Poster Award
Honorable Mention Student Poster Award certificate
Runner-up for the best poster by a student
November 2021 Old Dominion University's Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) Finalist
3MT Finalist certificate
Became a finalist to present scholarship research in a way that a general audience understands and appreciates in its importance and achievement
May 2020 Distinction in Research and Creative Work
Distinction appeared on academic transcript and diploma
University award for select undergraduates who completed research, design, and other creative projects that produce a concrete outcome
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD (Remote)
August 2025 - Ongoing Human-Centered Cybersecurity (Paid Part-Time Internship)
May 2025 - August 2025 Human-Centered Cybersecurity (Paid Full-Time Summer Internship)
August 2024 - May 2025 Human-Centered Cybersecurity (Paid Part-Time Internship)
June 2024 - August 2024 Human-Centered Cybersecurity (Paid Full-Time Summer Internship)
Supervisor: Dr. Shanée Dawkins
Examine people's perceptions of how difficult a cue is to identify in a phishing email and whether the presence of cues impacts phishing email detection
Draft a Building the Future grant proposal focusing on the use of generative AI in phishing
January 2024 - Ongoing Department of Psychological Science, Rice University, Houston, TX
Human-Centered Social Networking Site Privacy
Research advisor: Dr. Jing Chen
Directly compare functions on Snapchat and Instagram in terms of the ephemerality of posts and usability of the privacy mechanisms
Understand how these factors protect users’ photo privacy and affect their perception of their photo privacy on SNSs
Implement interviews, user usability tests, questionnaires, and heuristic evaluations to understand the usage and usability of SNSs
August 2022 - December 2022 Department of Psychological Sciences, Rice University, Houston, TX
Ergonomics of Driving Posture
Research advisor: Dr. Jing Chen
Compared drivers' seated postures in their own vehicle to drivers' postures in a driving simulator
Observed and measured 10 ergonomic driving postures on five volunteers, their vehicle seat measurements, and their self-reported driving comfort
Presented a poster at the Houston Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 17th Annual One-Day Symposium, and delivered a final written paper and oral presentation on the study for class
August 2022 - Ongoing Department of Psychological Science, Rice University, Houston, TX
May 2022 - August 2022 Department of Psychology, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA
Photo Privacy
Research advisor: Dr. Jing Chen
Investigate how Instagram users implement specific settings on the platform to protect their photo privacy
Test the knowledge of Instagram users for different privacy settings available to them on the platform
Interview users about past conflicts experienced over photo privacy on Instagram
Published an extended abstract in the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 67th International Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings that contributes to the literature on photo privacy on Instagram
August 2022 - Ongoing Department of Psychological Science, Rice University, Houston, TX
August 2021 - August 2022 Department of Psychology, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA
Social Media Phishing
Research advisor: Dr. Jing Chen
Investigate how training may aid Instagram users from falling victim to phishing scams
Test how Instagram users rate the legitimacy of different Instagram-sponsored ads while on the Instagram Shop
Test three different training types to reduce the legitimacy ratings for phishing ads
Published multiple conference papers and poster presentations that contribute to the literature on cybersecurity and phishing in social media
May 2021 - August 2021 Department of Psychology, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA
Adaptive Task Allocation in Automated Vehicles
Research advisor: Dr. Jing Chen
Examined the task-allocation preferences in different driving scenarios across SAE Levels 2 and 3 driving automation systems
Collected perceived workload of driving scenarios through an online survey for 10 videos and 10 photos
Published an article in the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 66th International Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings that contributes to the literature on human-automation interaction and adaptive task allocation
August 2022 - Ongoing Department of Psychological Science, Rice University, Houston, TX
August 2020 - August 2022 Department of Psychology, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA
Human-Automation Interaction
Research advisor: Dr. Jing Chen
Investigate how human drivers perceive AI’s capabilities in an adversarial driving scenario
Test knowledge and understanding of AI in general as well as AI in the context of autonomous vehicles
Test humans’ understanding of malicious attacks on road-sign images and humans’ perception of the AI’s capability to clarify the image
Published a journal article in JCEDM, and multiple conference papers, lectures, and poster presentations, that contribute to the literature on human-automation interaction regarding AI
August 2022 - Ongoing Department of Psychological Science, Rice University, Houston, TX
August 2020 - August 2022 Department of Psychology, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA
Flood Risk Communication
Research advisor: Dr. Jing Chen
Examine how people perceive flood warning information and react to flooded roadways in a driving experiment, with and without time pressure, for different flood-type information
Test understanding of varying specificities of flood warning information to determine if, based on the information given, the participant can make safe road driving decisions
Test how reliability level and error type influence trust in flood warnings through the mobile navigation application system
Published a master’s thesis, a journal article in TRR, and multiple conference papers, lectures, and poster presentations, that contribute to the literature on safe road driving in real-time flood conditions
August 2019 - May 2020 Department of Psychological Science, Rice University, Houston, TX
Virtual Reality and Trust in Automation (Undergraduate Honors Thesis)
Research advisor: Dr. Philip T. Kortum
Investigated how people rate trust in a self-driving vehicle displayed from either virtual reality headset or a flat-screen computer
Collected trust measures and telepresence measures from over 90 participants on 7 different self-driving car scenarios
Composed a medium-trust scenario which is between a high-trust scenario, where the car performs without error, and a low-trust scenario, where the car performs with many errors
Published an honors thesis research paper in the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 65th International Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings
April 2019 - August 2019 Rice 360°, Rice University, Houston, TX
Medical Device Usability (Undergraduate Summer Research)
Research advisor: Dr. Claudia Z. Acemyan
Examined the usability of various neonatal medical devices to determine the most suitable devices to be sent to Malawi in order to reduce infant mortality
Executed heuristic assessments and cognitive walkthroughs to diagnose the usability of 16 neonatal medical devices
Collected user experience data from 20 participants for the 15 neonatal medical devices that passed through our usability criteria
January 2019 - May 2019 Department of Psychological Science, Rice University, Houston, TX
Forces of Physical Switches (Undergraduate Supervised Research)
Research advisor: Dr. Philip T. Kortum
Assembled an interactive display box of 18 physical switches varying in operation forces
Identified different switches and their operation forces through datasheets on supply companies’ websites
Organized 18 switches by type and ascending operation force in a transportable interactive display box
May 2018 - May 2019 Department of Psychological Science, Rice University, Houston, TX
Palindromes (Undergraduate Supervised Research)
Research advisor: Dr. James R. Pomerantz
Investigated how palindromes with grouping effects and bilateral mirror symmetry influence pattern detection and perception
Created 42 stimuli sheets through Adobe Illustrator, each containing 24 sequences, half of which were palindromes
Summarized findings from initial research to testing in a poster presented at Rice Undergraduate Research Symposium
January 2018 - May 2018 Department of Psychological Sciences, Rice University, Houston, TX
Social Comparison Theory (Undergraduate Research Methods Project)
Research advisor: Dr. Sandy Parsons
Investigated the effect of the social comparison theory on Rice University undergraduates' self-perception
Designed in-group and out-group Facebook profiles of fictitious students for participants to compare themselves to through an online survey
Delivered a final oral class presentation and written paper describing the research study conducted
August 2025 - Ongoing Department of Psychological Science, Rice University, Houston, TX
Lab Instructor of Record for Advanced Psychological Statistics I (PSYC 502)
Primary Instructor: Dr. Jing Chen
Design and taught a lab course to allow graduate psychology students to practice their statistical knowledge gained from the lectures
Present multiple statistical software demonstrations using Jamovi, JASP, and R for approximately 22 graduate students
Direct teaching assistants to grade weekly homework and exams together
January 2025 - May 2025 Department of Psychological Science, Rice University, Houston, TX
Teaching Assistant for Human Factors in AI (PSYC 468/668)
Primary Instructor: Dr. Jing Chen
Attended all classes to take attendance and record students' in-class participation
Graded weekly assignments throughout the semester, provide prompt feedback to emails and assignments, and post grades on Canvas
Provided office hours twice per week for discussion with students
August 2024 - December 2024 Department of Psychological Science, Rice University, Houston, TX
Lab Instructor of Record for Advanced Psychological Statistics I (PSYC 502)
Primary Instructor: Dr. Jing Chen
Designed and taught a lab course to allow graduate psychology students to practice their statistical knowledge gained from the lectures
Presented multiple statistical software demonstrations using Jamovi, JASP, and R for approximately 15 graduate students
Graded weekly homework and lab assignments, and exams to provide feedback promptly
August 2023 - December 2023 Department of Psychological Science, Rice University, Houston, TX
Teaching Assistant for Advanced Psychological Statistics I (PSYC 502)
Primary Instructor: Dr. Jing Chen
Presented multiple statistical software demonstrations using Jamovi and JASP as well as lectured two class sessions for approximately 20 graduate students
Graded weekly homework assignments and exams and provided feedback promptly
May 2022 - August 2022 Department of Psychology, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA
Old Dominion University Transportation REU Graduate Coordinator
Primary Instructor: Dr. Yusuke Yamani
Communicated with approximately 10 undergraduate students throughout the summer regarding informational field trips, guest lecturers, their deliverables for the program, as well as things to do in the Norfolk area
Presented several lectures about research methods, career development, and scientific writing
May 2021 - August 2021 Department of Psychology, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA
Old Dominion University Transportation REU Graduate Coordinator
Primary Instructor: Dr. Yusuke Yamani
Helped communicate with approximately 10 undergraduate students from other universities throughout the summer regarding guest lecturers, and their deliverables for the program
Presented lectures about career development, and scientific writing
May 2021 - August 2021 Department of Psychology, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA
Teaching Assistant for Introduction to Psychology (PSYC 201)
Primary Instructor: Dr. Krystall Dunaway
Communicated with approximately 100 students and answered any questions they had about the course materials
Graded written discussion board assignments and short reflection papers
August 2020 - December 2020 Department of Psychology, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA
Teaching Assistant for Human Cognition (PSYC 410)
Primary Instructor: Dr. Ivan K. Ash
Assisted in grading and giving students constructive feedback on their weekly discussion board writing assignments for approximately 200 students
Assisted with maintaining the grades, Blackboard, and responding to the instructor’s emails and requests in a timely manner
January 2018 - May 2018 Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen, Rice University, Houston, TX
Bernoulli Bros (Engineering Design Studio Project)
Project advisor: Dr. Matthew A. Wettergreen
Developed an interactive exhibit for the Children’s Museum of Houston devised from Bernoulli’s principle and radial coordinates
Improved the design from the semester before by building a medium-fidelity prototype to test our new design’s collaboration of systems
Fabricated a high-fidelity product ready for installation at the museum
August 2017 - December 2017 Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen, Rice University, Houston, TX
Giraffe Feeder (Design Implementation Project)
Project advisor: Dr. Deirdre N. Hunter
Addressed the Houston Zoo with feedback regarding the effectiveness and utilization of a giraffe feeder implemented three years before by Rice University students
Proposed potential implementation and inspection changes to the feeder to reduce safety risks
Delegated responsibilities in a diverse team of three in order to ensure project timelines were met
August 2016 - December 2016 Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen, Rice University, Houston, TX
Primate Playplace (Freshman Design Project)
Project advisor: Dr. Ella A. Saterbak
Collaborated with the team and the Houston Zoo to develop an enrichment device for the sifaka habitat
Held initial project meeting to discuss client goals and objectives
Designed hanging platform for sole sifaka use to provide necessary isolation in multi-species habitat
Apply human factors methods during the early stages of the design process to emphasize the user throughout the development of the product
Assist in the development of emerging technology by keeping the human-in-the-loop
Design flood warnings to educate and inform the human driver to make safe and smart decisions when faced with a flooded roadway
Aid humans in understanding the limitations of AI and develop methods to appropriately calibrate their expectations of AI’s capabilities
Understand users’ knowledge and usage of privacy settings in social media and develop methods to enhance their cybersecurity
Cognitive Walkthrough, Engineering Design Cycle, Experimental Design, Interviewing, Leadership, Manuscript Writing, Mentorship, Project Management, Prototyping and Fabrication, Reviewer, Statistical Analysis (Quantitative and Qualitative), Surveys, Task Analysis, Think-Aloud Protocol, Training, Usability Testing
Data Analysis: IBM SPSS Statistics, Microsoft Excel, R/RStudio, Jamovi, JASP
Data Collection: Amazon Mechanical Turk, Oculus Go, Qualtrics, STISIM Drive
Design Tools: Adobe Illustrator, Laser Cutter (Glowforge, Muse), Plasma Cutter, Qualtrics, Waterjet Cutter, Woodshop (Miter Saw, Table Saw, Panel Saw, Carvey, Planer, Jigsaw, Jointer, Router), 3D Printer (Prusa, FormLabs)
August 2025 - Ongoing PSYC 502 Advanced Psychological Statistics I: Lab Instructor
Assist professor with teaching, grading, software demonstrations, and managing teaching assistants
August 2025 - August 2025 APA 2025 Volunteer: Student Volunteer
Helped conference organizers ensure rooms met disability accommodations and counted the number of participants in specific sessions
June 2025 - Ongoing Rice University HFES Student Chapter: Social/Outreach Coordinator
Promote awareness of human factors by organizing events with other Rice groups, the local community, and social activities for the members of the chapter
April 2025 - April 2025 Houston HFES 19th Annual Symposium: Southern Regional Meeting: Student Volunteer
Collaborated with symposium organizers to wrap up and clean up the meeting on the final day
March 2025 - Ongoing Rice Graduate Student Association: Vice President of Community Engagement
Oversee the planning and implementation of all GSA-sponsored programs, services, and social events
March 2025 - Ongoing Graduate Council Subcommittee: Social Sciences GSA Representative
Collaborate with professors across departments to provide perspectives as a graduate student on common graduate issues to advise the Dean of Graduate Studies
March 2025 - April 2025 HFES: ASPIRE Cybersecurity Technical Group: Reviewer
Reviewed assigned lecture submissions to the HFES: ASPIRE 2025 annual meeting and provided prompt feedback and ratings
February 2025 - April 2025 HFES: ASPIRE Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making TG: Reviewer
Reviewed assigned lecture submission to the HFES: ASPIRE 2025 annual meeting and provided prompt feedback and ratings
January 2025 - April 2025 Moody X-Fest Student Advisory Committee: Member
Helped select student performers for Moody X-Fest, provided feedback on swag, activities and food, and brainstormed creative ideas to engage students during the events
January 2025 - May 2025 PSYC 468/668 Human Factors in AI: Teaching Assistant
Assist the professor with grading, recording attendance, and communicating with students
October 2024 - October 2024 STaRT@Rice 2024: Program Ambassador
Networked with new participants, shared my experience and expertise, aided in workshop facilitation, prepared meal distribution, supported the Dean's staff, and provided navigation assistance.
Received a $75 honorarium for service
September 2024 - September 2024 HFES: ASPIRE 68th International Meeting: Student Volunteer
Performed essential functions to help ensure the HFES International Annual Meeting ran smoothly
September 2024 - Ongoing Graduate Student Ambassador
Provide information, resources, and informal mentoring to prospective graduate students about life at Rice
August 2024 - August 2025 Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) 2024: Mentee
Discuss with mentor about cybersecurity research and develop professional skills and network in a group setting
August 2024 - December 2024 PSYC 502 Advanced Psychological Statistics I: Lab Instructor
Assisted professor with teaching, grading, course creation, and software demonstrations
June 2024 - July 2024 HFES: ASPIRE Late Breaking Results: Reviewer
Reviewed assigned late breaking results format submissions to the HFES: ASPIRE 2024 annual meeting and provided prompt feedback and ratings
June 2024 - July 2024 Rice Psychological Sciences REU: Graduate Student Mentor
Mentored an undergraduate student to conduct research on measuring the effectiveness of explanations in automated vehicles
April 2024 - March 2025 Rice Graduate Student Association: Programming Director
Assisted the Vice President of Community Engagement in the planning and implementation of GSA sponsored programs, services, and social events
Convene the Beer Bike committee to design, coordinate, and implement the GSA programming of Beer Bike
April 2024 - April 2024 Houston HFES 18th Annual One-Day Symposium: Student Volunteer
Aided symposium organizers complete essential tasks for the program to proceed efficiently
March 2024 - April 2024 HFES: ASPIRE Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making TG: Reviewer
Reviewed assigned alternative format submissions to the HFES: ASPIRE 2024 annual meeting and provided prompt feedback and ratings
January 2024 - February 2024 Rice University Psychological Sciences Prospective Weekend 2024: Coordinator
Coordinated with the prospective doctoral students for their trip to campus as well as other current graduate students and faculty they were to meet with during their visit
October 2023 - October 2023 HFES 67th International Annual Meeting: Student Volunteer
Engaged in essential tasks to help the conference run efficiently
August 2023 - December 2023 PSYC 502 Advanced Psychological Statistics I: Teaching Assistant
Assisted the professor with grading, leading lectures, and statistical software demonstrations
June 2023 - July 2024 Rice University HFES Student Chapter: President
Organized events for members to help them gain human factors knowledge, skills, and connections through networking events and guest speakers
Received the Gold Award recognition from the national organization
June 2023 - Ongoing Rice University Psychology Graduate Student Association: Social Chair
Organized social events for the department, such as the holiday party and receptions after colloquia lectures
May 2023 - January 2024 Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) 2023: Mentee
Communicated with mentor about cybersecurity interests and aspirations and learned professional development skills
April 2023 - April 2023 Houston HFES 17th Annual One-Day Symposium: Student Volunteer
Helped event organizers execute essential tasks for the program to run as intended
March 2023 - April 2023 HFES Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making Technical Group (TG): Reviewer
Reviewed assigned lecture papers submitted to the HFES 2023 annual meeting and provided prompt feedback and ratings
October 2022 - October 2022 HFES 66th International Annual Meeting: Student Volunteer
Executed important functions for the conference to proceed efficiently
August 2022 - Ongoing Human-Automation Collaboration Laboratory: Lab Manager
Communicate with the undergraduate research assistants and graduate students in the lab to organize a schedule of projects throughout the semester
May 2022 - August 2022 Old Dominion University Cybersecurity REU: Graduate Student Mentor
Mentored an undergraduate student to conduct research on photo privacy on Instagram
May 2022 - August 2022 Old Dominion University Transportation REU: Graduate Coordinator
Coordinated the student applications, travel, arrival, stipend, and schedules during the summer
June 2021 - June 2022 Old Dominion University HFES Student Chapter: President
Helped organize meetings and activities to involve both undergraduate and graduate students in building human factors knowledge and skill
Received the Gold Award recognition from the national organization
May 2021 - August 2021 Old Dominion University Transportation REU: Graduate Student Mentor
Mentored an undergraduate student to conduct research on adaptive task allocation in automated vehicles
May 2021 - August 2021 Old Dominion University Transportation REU: Graduate Coordinator
Coordinated the student applications, research responsibilities, and schedules during the summer
August 2020 - June 2021 Old Dominion University HFES Student Chapter: Secretary
Kept a record of the meetings and events the chapter organized
August 2019 - May 2020 Rice University Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Student Chapter: Member
August 2018 - May 2020 Rice Anime Club: President
August 2018 - May 2020 Rice Robotics Club: Treasurer
August 2017 - May 2020 Rice Omega Psi: Member
Chen, J., & Garcia, K. R., Hu, B. (under review). AI can because I can?: A deeper understanding of drivers’ perception of AI capabilities in autonomous vehicles. Special Issue on Ethical and Performance Aspects of AI-Enabled Systems in High-Consequence Domains in the Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making.
Garcia, K., R., Quesnel, A., Li, N., & Chen, J. (2025). Investigating user photo privacy settings on Instagram. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, 1-19. doi:10.1080/10447318.2025.2552866
Garcia, K. R., Chen, J., Xiao, Y., Mishler, S., Wang, C., & Hu, B. (2025). Human perception of AI capabilities at classifying perturbed roadway signs. IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems, 55(4), 499-507. doi:10.1109/THMS.2025.3573173
Garcia, K. R., Mishler, S., & Chen, J. (2024). Influence of time pressure and flood information type on flood warning effectiveness in driving. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2679(4), 81-100. doi:10.1177/03611981241287539
Garcia, K. R., Mishler, S., Xiao, Y., Wang, C., Hu, B., Still, J. D., & Chen, J. (2022). Drivers’ understanding of Artificial Intelligence in autonomous driving systems: A study of a malicious stop sign. Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making, 16(4), 237-251. doi:10.1177/15553434221117001
Garcia, K. R. (2022). The effect of flood warning information on driver decisions in a driving simulator scenario [Master’s thesis, Old Dominion University]. ODU Digital Commons. doi:10.25777/7854-qf81
Chen, J., Garcia, K. R., Zhang, Y., Dudley, L. E., Warren, A. D. (under review). Human-centered AI in cybersecurity. In W. Xu (Eds.), Handbook of Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence. Springer Nature.
Chen, J., Mishler, S., Long, S., Yahoodik, S., Garcia, K., & Yamani, Y. (2022). Human-automation interaction for semi-autonomous driving: Risk communication and trust. In V. G. Duffy, S. J. Landry, J. D. Lee, N. A. Stanton (Eds.), Human-Automation Interaction: Automation, Collaboration, & E-Services, Vol. 11 (pp. 281-291). Springer, Cham. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-10784-9_17
Garcia, K. R., & Chen, J. (2025). Effects of explainable Artificial Intelligence in surface transportation. In Proceedings of the American Psychological Association 2025.
Garcia, K. R., & Chen, J. (2025). How ephemerality of social networking services influence privacy perception and usage. In Proceedings of the American Psychological Association 2025.
Garcia, K. R., Duncan, J., & Chen, J. (2025). User-centered explainable Artificial Intelligence in partially automated vehicles. In Proceedings of Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 69th International Annual Meeting. doi:10.1177/10711813251369791
Garcia, K. R., & Chen, J. (2025). The effects of flood warning information on driver decisions: A driving simulator study. In Proceedings of the Transportation Research Board 104th Annual Meeting. https://annualmeeting.mytrb.org/FileUpload/FullPaper?ID=61185&SessionID=23213
Garcia, K. R., & Chen, J. (2024). Detail matters: Drivers' responses to flood warnings in simulated driving. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 68th International Annual Meeting. doi:10.1177/10711813241261381
Garcia, K. R., & Chen, J. (2024). Investigating training and priming to combat phishing on Instagram Shop. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 68th International Annual Meeting. doi:10.1177/10711813241261384
Mao, S., Garcia, K. R., & Chen, J. (2024). Assessing drivers' trust, compliance, and reliance in an automated flood warning system: Effects of error types and system reliability. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 68th International Annual Meeting. doi:10.1177/10711813241276493
Garcia, K. R., & Chen, J. (2023). Driver decisions based on flood warning information. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting (Vol. 67, No. 1, pp. 739-740). Sage CA: Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications. doi:10.1177/21695067231192568
Garcia, K. R., Quesnel, A., Li, N., & Chen, J. (2023). Investigating user photo privacy settings on Instagram. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting (Vol. 67, No. 1, pp. 2291-2292). Sage CA: Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications. doi:10.1177/21695067231192286
Garcia, K. R., Ammons, J., Xiangrui, X., & Chen, J. (2023). Phishing in social media: Investigating training techniques on Instagram Shop. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting (Vol. 67, No. 1, pp. 1850-1855). Sage CA: Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications. doi:10.1177/21695067231192588
Garcia, K., Xiao, Y., Mishler, S., Wang, C., Hu, B., & Chen, J. (2022). Identifying perturbed roadway signs: Perception of AI capabilities. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting (Vol. 66, No. 1, pp. 125-125). Sage CA: Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications. doi:10.1177/1071181322661225
Taylor, S., Garcia, K., Chen, J., & Hu, B. (2022). Adaptive task allocation preferences in different workload scenarios when driving Level 2 and Level 3 automated vehicles. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting (Vol. 66, No. 1, pp. 918-922). Sage CA: Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications. doi:10.1177/1071181322661426
Garcia, K. R., Xiao, Y., Mishler, S., Wang, C., Hu, B., & Chen, J. (2021). Human perception of AI capabilities in identifying malicious roadway signs. In Proceedings of the APA Conference on Technology, Mind & Society. doi:10.1037/tms0000077
Mishler, S., Garcia, K., Fuller-Jakaitis, E., Wang, C., Hu, B., Still, J., & Chen, J. (2021). Predicting a malicious stop sign: Knowledge, exposure, trust in AI. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting (Vol. 65, No. 1, pp. 347-348). Sage CA: Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications. doi:10.1177/1071181321651239
Garcia, K., Robertson, I., & Kortum, P. (2021). A comparison of presentation mediums for the study of trust in autonomous vehicles. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting (Vol. 65, No. 1, pp. 878-882). Sage CA: Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications. doi:10.1177/1071181321651320
Garcia, K. R., Duncan, J., & Chen, J. (2025, April 11). User-centered explainable Artificial Intelligence in partially automated vehicles: What do drivers think? [Conference lecture presentation]. Houston Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 19th Annual Symposium: Southern Regional Meeting, Houston, TX, USA.
Garcia, K. R., & Chen, J. (2025, January 8). The effects of flood warning information on driver decisions: A driving simulator study [Conference lecture presentation]. Transportation Research Board 104th Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., USA.
Garcia, K. R., & Chen, J. (2024, September 13). Detail matters: Drivers' responses to flood warnings in simulated driving [Conference lecture presentation]. Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 68th International Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
Mao, S., Garcia, K. R., & Chen, J. (2024, September 10). Assessing drivers' trust, compliance, and reliance in an automated flood warning system: Effects of error types and system reliability. Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 68th International Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
Garcia, K. R., & Chen, J. (2024, April 19). Detail matters: Drivers' decisions given flood warnings in simulated driving scenarios [Conference lecture presentation]. Houston Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 18th Annual One-Day Symposium, Houston, TX, USA.
Mao, S., Garcia, K. R., & Chen, J. (2024, April 19). Effects of error types and system reliability on assessing drivers' trust, compliance, and reliance in an automated flood warning system [Conference lecture presentation]. Houston Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 18th Annual One-Day Symposium, Houston, TX, USA.
Garcia, K. R., & Chen, J. (2023, October 26). Driver decisions based on flood warning information [Conference lecture presentation]. Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 67th International Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., USA.
Garcia, K., Xiao, Y., Mishler, S., Wang, C., Hu, B., & Chen, J. (2022, October 11). Identifying perturbed roadway signs: Perception of AI capabilities [Conference lecture presentation]. Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 66th International Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Garcia, K., Mishler, S., & Chen, J. (2021, October 6). Flood warnings through a mobile navigation application: Effects of time pressure and flood information type [Conference lecture presentation]. Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 65th International Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Mishler, S., Garcia, K., Fuller-Jakaitis, E., Wang, C., Hu, B., Still, J., & Chen, J. (2021, October 5). Predicting a malicious stop sign: Knowledge, exposure, trust in AI [Conference lecture presentation]. Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 65th International Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Garcia, K., Mishler, S., & Chen, J. (2021, July 8). Design flood warnings for drivers [Conference presentation]. The 29th Annual Conference of the Research Institute of Human Factors in Road Safety Department of Management with Bar-Ilan Center of Smart Cities. [Virtual].
Garcia, K. (2020, April 16). Trust and telepresence measures in autonomous vehicle simulator [Lecture presentation]. Virtual Rice Undergraduate Research Symposium, Houston, TX, USA.
Garcia, K. R. (2025, March 21). How to design a poster [Guest lecture presentation]. The Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology International Students' Group at McGill University, Zoom.
Duncan, J., Garcia, K. R., & Chen, J. (2024, July 26). Explainable AI models for automated driving systems: How to best inform drivers [Guest lecture presentation]. NSF REU: Translating Research in the Psychological Sciences to the Real World Student Final Presentation, Houston, TX, USA.
Garcia, K. R., Mishler, S., Chen, J., & Hu, B. (2024, February 28). Understanding drivers' perceptions of AI in autonomous vehicles [Guest lecture presentation]. Mathematics, Computational, and Data Science Lunch and Learn, Shell Technology Center Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
Garcia, K. R. (2023, November 28). Repeated measures ANOVA 3 [Guest lecture presentation]. Dr. Jing Chen’s PSYC 502 Advanced Psychological Statistics I class from Rice University, Houston, TX, USA.
Garcia, K. R. (2023, November 14). Midterm debrief [Guest lecture presentation]. Dr. Jing Chen’s PSYC 502 Advanced Psychological Statistics I class from Rice University, Houston, TX, USA.
Garcia, K. (2022, November 15). A comparison of presentation mediums for the study of trust in autonomous vehicles [Guest lecture presentation]. Dr. Hongtai Yang’s class from Southwest Jiaotong University, Zoom.
Garcia, K. (2022, November 15). Drivers’ understanding of Artificial Intelligence in automated driving systems: A study of a malicious stop sign [Guest lecture presentation]. Dr. Hongtai Yang’s class from Southwest Jiaotong University, Zoom.
Garcia, K. R., & Chen, J. (2025, August 8). How ephemerality of social networking services influence privacy perception and usage [Poster session]. The 2025 APA Annual Convention, Denver, CO, USA.
Garcia, K. R., Duncan, J., & Chen, J. (2025, August 7). Effects of explainable Artificial Intelligence in surface transportation [Poster session]. The 2025 APA Annual Convention, Denver, CO, USA.
Garcia, K. R., & Chen, J. (2025, April 10-11). Privacy perceptions of ephemeral social networking services [Poster session]. Houston Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 19th Annual Symposium: Southern Regional Meeting, Houston, TX, USA.
Garcia, K. R., Duncan, J., & Chen, J. (2025, January 7). Leveraging user-centered explainable Artificial Intelligence towards transparent transportation [Poster session]. Transportation Research Board 104th Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., USA.
Garcia, K. R., Neil, L., Jacobs, J., Sharp, J., Cunningham, C., & Dawkins, S. (2024, November 14). Catch of the day: Phishing for cues through human perceptions [Poster session]. NSIT ITL Science Day 2024, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.
Garcia, K. R., & Chen, J. (2024, September 12). Investigating training and priming to combat phishing on Instagram Shop [Poster session]. Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 68th International Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
Garcia, K. R., & Chen, J. (2024, August 9). Investigating the effects of flood warnings in an interactive driving simulation [Poster session]. The 2024 APA Annual Convention, Seattle, WA, USA.
Garcia, K. R., & Chen, J. (2024, August 9). Testing phishing training on Instagram Shop [Poster session]. The 2024 APA Annual Convention, Seattle, WA, USA.
Mao, S., Garcia, K. R., & Chen, J. (2024, August 9). Effects of errors in an automated flood warning system on driver's trust calibration and decisions [Poster session]. The 2024 APA Annual Convention, Virtual
Garcia, K. R., & Chen, J. (2024, April 19). Studying user photo privacy settings on Instagram through two user interview studies [Poster session]. Houston Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 18th Annual One-Day Symposium, Houston, TX, USA.
Garcia, K. R., & Chen, J. (2024, April 19). Combating phishing on Instagram Shop with training and priming: Does it work? [Poster session]. Houston Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 18th One-Day Symposium, Houston, TX, USA.
Garcia, K. R., Quesnel, A., Li, N., & Chen, J. (2024, April 12). Investigating user photo privacy settings on Instagram: Two user interview studies [Poster session]. Women in CyberSecurity 2024 Conference, Nashville, TN, USA.
Garcia, K. R., & Chen, J. (2024, April 8). How do people understand AI capabilities in autonomous vehicles? [Poster session]. Michigan Institute for Data Science Future Leaders Summit 2024, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Garcia, K. R., Quesnel, A., Li, N., & Chen, J. (2023, October 25). Investigating user photo privacy settings on Instagram [Poster session]. Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 67th International Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., USA.
Garcia, K. R., Ammons, J., Xiangrui, X., & Chen, J. (2023, October 25). Phishing in social media: Investigating training techniques on Instagram Shop [Poster session]. Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 67th International Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., USA.
Garcia, K. R., & Chen, J. (2023, August 3). Understanding human perception of AI capabilities in identifying manipulated road sign images [Poster session]. The 2023 APA Annual Convention, Washington, D.C., USA.
Garcia, K. R., Chen, J., Wang, C., & Hu, B. (2023, April 21). Why do humans overestimate AI capabilities? A think aloud study of malicious road sign images [Poster session]. Houston Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 17th Annual One-Day Symposium, Houston, TX, USA.
Garcia, K. R., & Wu, X. (2023, April 21). Driving posture comfort in naturalistic and simulated driving [Poster session]. Houston Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 17th Annual One-Day Symposium, Houston, TX, USA.
Garcia, K. R., Mishler, S., & Chen, J. (2022, December 5-6). Effects of flood warning information on driver decisions: A driver simulator study [Poster session]. De Lange Conference XII, Houston, TX, USA.
Mishler, S., Garcia, K. R., Xiao, Y., Wang, C., Hu, B., & Chen, J. (2022, December 5-6). Human understanding of malicious attacks on AI computer vision for roadway signs [Poster session]. De Lange Conference XII, Houston, TX, USA.
Taylor, S., Garcia, K., Chen, J., & Hu, B. (2022, October 12). Adaptive task allocation preferences in different workload scenarios in driving automation systems [Poster session]. Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 66th International Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Garcia, K., Mishler, S., & Chen, J. (2022, August 6). The effects of flood warning information on driver decisions in a driving simulator scenario [Poster session]. The 2022 APA Annual Convention, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Garcia, K., Xiao, Y., Mishler, S., Wang, C., Hu, B., & Chen, J. (2021, November 3). Human perception of AI capabilities in identifying malicious roadway signs [Poster session]. The APA Conference on Technology, Mind & Society. [Virtual].
Garcia, K., Robertson, I., & Kortum, P. (2021, October 6). A comparison of presentation mediums for the study of trust in autonomous vehicles [Conference poster session]. Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 65th International Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Ciampa C., Clinger, J., Garcia, K., & Wisdom, H. (2019, April 11). Disgust [Painting poster session]. Social Sciences Showcase, Houston, TX, USA.
Jennings, C., Garcia, K., & Pomerantz, J. (2019, April 10). ’Yo banana boy!’: Palindromes and grouping effects [Poster session]. Rice Undergraduate Research Symposium, Houston, TX, USA.
Andersen, H., Coyner, J., Garcia, K., Lago, F., Subel, A., & Tan, N. (2018, April 12). Bernoulli’s principle exhibit for the Children’s Museum of Houston [Prototype and poster session]. Engineering Design Showcase, Houston, TX, USA.
Johnston, J., Garcia, K., Kendall, M., & Barcio, R. (2018, April 11). The truth behind their Facebook profile: Are they really better than you? [Poster session]. Rice Undergraduate Research Symposium, Houston, TX, USA.
Garcia, K. R., Duncan, J., & Chen, J. (2025, May 5). Investigating user-centered explainable AI in partially automated vehicles [Poster session]. Human-Autonomy Teaming Summit, Houston, TX, USA.
Garcia, K. R., Duncan, J., & Chen, J. (2024, February 11). User-Centered explainable Artificial Intelligence in partially automated vehicles [Poster session]. Ken Kennedy Institute Graduate Fellowship Reception + Research Showcase, Houston, TX, USA.
Garcia, K. R., Duncan, J., & Chen, J. (2024, August 13). Explainable AI in partially automated vehicles: What do drivers think? [Poster session]. Ken Kennedy Institute Graduate Fellowship Reception + Research Showcase, Houston, TX, USA.
Duncan, J., Garcia, K. R., & Chen, J. (2024, July 26). Explainable AI models for automated driving systems [Poster session]. NSF REU: Translating Research in the Psychological Sciences to the Real World Student Final Presentations, Houston, TX, USA.
Garcia, K. R., & Chen, J. (2023, November 28). Understanding human perception of AI capabilities in identifying manipulated road sign images [Poster session]. Ken Kennedy Institute Graduate Fellowship Reception + Research Showcase, Houston, TX, USA.
Garcia, K., Mishler, S., & Chen, J. (2022, October 28). Effects of flood warning information on driver decisions: A driving simulator study [Poster session]. Rice University Social Sciences Homecoming Poster Reception Session, Houston, TX, USA.
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