Ben D.Harper

Lab for Automation Psychology
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742

Phone: (301) 405-5938
Fax: (301) 604-0626
bharper@wam.umd.edu

Profesional Activities

I'm a Ph.D. student in cognitive psychology. I'm also the Human Interface Designer and Support Coordinator for Thomson Enterprise Asset Management Solutions (TEAMS), a digital content management system used by publishers of every flavor to manage and repurpose their digital content.

I have done research previously in:

The Questionnaire For User Interaction Satisfaction QUIS 7.0
Comparisons of Menu Formats: Splay vs. Pull-down.
Computer Status Indicators: Animated Cursors and beyond.
While at the University of Maryland at Baltimore Medical Center: Human Factors issues in Shock/Trauma Anesthesiology.

I'm currently working on my dissertation which investigates the possible liabilities of using direct manipulation interfaces for some types of process learning. I'll post more as it becomes available.

My Vita is also available.

But there's something else you should know...

Not for the faint of heart nor slow of connection:

The light dims as you descend into the darker places of my mind.

This link leads to my personal pages about Oregon, Fun , Music, and Vice.
Other things that don't seem to relate (such as Bobness) can be found in the hall.

bharper@wam.umd.edu