Wichita State Psychology Department

Join us for our Fall departmental colloquium on Tuesday August 28 in the Rhatigan Student Center, rm 264 at 3:30–4:30 pm. Mark your calendar!

The colloquium will feature Dr Fang Jiang, where she will talk about motion processing in early deaf adults.

As a student at WSU, you will presented with opportunities to gather new skills and experiences. Many of our students are interning at various locations through the nation. These experiences make you a more marketable and knowledgeable employee when you're ready to begin your career.

Sadly, the psychology department has learned that Mary Jane Chambers, who established the HF Chambers Award in memory of Dr. Randall Chambers, passed away last week at the age of 93. Her funeral service will be held on Mar. 30 at 11:00am at University United Methodist Church (right across 21st St from campus). If you are available at that time, please attend the service to show your appreciation for her service and contribution to the WSU Human Factors program.

Mrs. Chambers was very supportive of our human factors program. After her husband, Dr. Randall Chambers, died in 2007, she created the fellowship that bears his name specifically to support student research in our program. Up until a few years ago, she would come to the Chambers Award competition to see the wonderful work we were doing and ask engaging questions. Additionally, members of HFES used to help her with the use of computers and iPads. She was always very interested in all the research we were doing, and very proud of the help she was able to give us. Additionally, she was happy to tell us the research her husband did at NASA and of the people in the space program they both got to know during that time. In short, she was perhaps the biggest supporter of our program that we've ever had, and a big part of our program's history.

Mary Jane Chambers's Obituary on Wichita Eagle Read the Obituary and view the Guest Book, leave condolences or send flowers. | COLORADO, LITTLETON-Chambers, Mary Jane was born on November 16, 1924 in Virginia to Ella Peer and Charles Fisher. She lived 93 years before passing away peacefully in her sleep on March 20, 2018.

The Human Factors & Ergonomics (HFES) student chapter hosted their annual Human Factors Day on November 10. Students show-cased their research, demoed a variety of technology, and taught attendees what Human Factors is all about!

Demos included: AR/VR technology (Microsoft Hololens and Oculus Rift), alternative input devices for computer interaction, stages of design prototyping, medical device design, police body cameras and firearm functioning tests, hazard perception on a driving simulator, in-vehicle system-design of emergency vehicles, 3D visualization of useful field-of-view, human machine teaming with drones, and bone conduction headphones.

Senior Human Factors graduate students hosted a “Careers” table where students could discover the job paths and careers in various industry domains