I am a Post-doctoral Researcher in the Department of Computer Science at North Carolina State University. I have a Ph.D. in Human Factors Psychology and a Masters in Statistics from North Carolina State University. During my graduate school career I worked with Dr. Jing Feng studying the causes and impacts of inattention during reading and driving. I also collaborated on a variety of projects including investigating trust in a dual advisor context (human, automation), the influence of different types of stressors on student GPA, information search patterns on an open-ended question, and the vigilance decrement associated with subsequent search misses. Before joining the Center for Educational Informatics in 2019, I worked with the Laboratory of Analytical Sciences developing a new method for measuring anticipatory thinking, the process through which we imagine different possible paths in the future.
My research interests broadly revolve around the conjunction of cognitive sciences theory, methods, and statistical models applied toward improving psychological assessment and performance.
Education
Ph.D., Human Factors Psychology (2018)
North Carolina State University, NC
Masters in Statistics (2018)
North Carolina State University, NC
B.S., Psychology (2013)
University of Florida, FL
Journal Articles
Pearson, C., Geden, M., & Mayhorn, C. (2019). Pedigree’s Effects on Trust between Humans and Automation: Conflicting Information in a Dual Adviser Task. (submitted, in review).
Travis, J., Kaszycki, A., Geden, M., & Bundle, J. (2019). Some Stress is Good Stress: The challenge-hindrance framework, academic self-efficacy, and academic outcomes. (submitted, in review).
Geden, M., Staicu, A., Feng, J. (2018). Reduced Target Facilitation and Increased Distractor Suppression during Mind Wandering. Experimental Psychology (in press).
Geden, M., Staicu, A., Feng, J. (2017). The Impact of Perceptual Load and Time on Mind Wandering in Driving. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour.
HeeSun, C., Geden, M., Feng, J. (2017). Mind Wandering in Relation to the Concurrent Task: Modality of the Concurrent Task Impacts How the Mind Wanders. PLOS ONE.
Conference Papers
Geden, M., & Feng, J. (2015). Simulated Driving Environment Impacts Mind Wandering. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, 59(1), 776-780.