Andrew Negrette

Graduate Student

Advisor

Research Area

Cognition, Perception, and Cognitive Neuroscience

Biography

Andrew received his B.S in Psychological & Brain Sciences from UC Santa Barbara and his M.A in Research & Experimental Psychology from San José State University. While at UCSB, he worked in Dr. Shelly Gable’s lab exploring secret sharing in close relationships. While at SJSU, he worked at NASA Ames with Dr. Dorrit Billman, exploring how to train cognitive skills and knowledge to pilots to improve aviation safety. Additionally, as part of the SJSU Library Research Scholars Program, he explored how spatial design & user experience influence learning spaces. In his free time, he enjoys playing basketball, video games, cooking, and baking.

Research

Andrew’s research interests focus on how people learn in various types of virtual environments. Currently, he is investigating factors that impact learning outcomes (e.g., arousal, presence) when utilizing immersive virtual reality. He is also interested in whether habituation impacts the affordances of learning in immersive virtual reality.