Conference Presentations

2021

Kennedy, B. (June, 2021). 97 Things Every UX Practitioner Should Know: Include Non-Users in Your User Research. UX Camp Europe (remote).

2019

Kennedy, B. (May, 2019). UX Workshops for Kids: Make it Relatable and Fun. UXPA Boston in Boston, MA.

2018

Kennedy, B., Dixon, M., Moscovici, J., Lawless, K., & Reddy, S. (December, 2018). Cannabis & Tech Today: How Innovation is Advancing the Industry. Panel presented at O’Cannabiz Vancouver in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Kennedy, B. (October, 2018). Numbers talk but stories explain: Why qualitative data matters. Presented at Google Developers Group Capital Region DevFest in Albany, NY.

Ryan, M., Allen, E., Romano-Bergstrom, J., Bucher, A., & Kennedy, B. (June, 2018). Should UXers Get a PhD? Panel presented at UXPA 2018 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Kennedy, B. (June, 2018). Designing for Human Brains. UX Burlington in Burlington, VT.

2017

Turner, R., Anderson-Montoya, B., Young, E., Ryu, Y., Kennedy, B., & Proaps, A. (October, 2017). Founding a UX Consultancy: Advice from the Experts. HFES International Annual Meeting, Austin, TX.

2016

Kennedy, R. (July, 2016). Toward closing the gap between HF/E and UX. Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics Conference in Orlando, FL.

Kennedy, B., Scerbo, M.W., & Proaps, A. (June, 2016). User Experience Design of Virtual Training Environments. Poster presented at UXPA 2016 in Seattle, WA.

Proaps, A. & Kennedy, B. (June, 2016). Perception and Product Design. Poster presented at UXPA 2016 in Seattle, WA.

2014

Strater, L., Kennedy, R.A., Scerbo, M.W., Papelis, Y., Croll, M., Garcia, H., Griffith, T., Flynn, J.R., Proaps, A.B., Shah, S.J., Procci, K., & Bowers, C. (2014). Me and My VE, Part 3: An Immersive Virtual Operating Room for Training Team Skills in Surgery. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 58th Annual Meeting, 2397-2401.

2013

Scerbo, M.W., Kennedy, R.A., Montano, M., Britt, R.C., Davis, S.S., & Stefanidis, D. (October, 2013). A spatial secondary task for measuring laparoscopic mental workload: Differences in surgical experience. Presented at the 57th International Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, San Diego, CA.

Anderson-Montoya, B.L., Scerbo, M.W., Kennedy, R.A., Belfore II, L.A., Abuhamad, A., Davis, S.S., & Chauhan, S.P. (October, 2013). Observer’s performance and perceptual sensitivity for detecting critical patterns in static maternal-fetal heart rate images. Presented at the 57th International Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, San Diego, CA.

2012

Kennedy, R.A., Anderson-Montoya, B.L., Scerbo, M.W., Belfore II, L.A., Abuhamad, A.Z., Davis, S.S., & Chauhan, S.P. (October, 2012). The influence of visual aids on detecting early and late decelerations in maternal-fetal heart rate patterns. Presented at the 56th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Boston, MA.

Kennedy, R.A., Anderson-Montoya, B.L., Scerbo, M.W., Belfore II, L.A., Abuhamad, A.Z., Davis, S.S., & Chauhan, S.P. (April, 2012). A visual aid as a cue for the detection of critical signals in simulated maternal-fetal heart rate patterns. Presented at the Virginia Modeling, Analysis, and Simulation Center Student Capstone Conference, Suffolk, VA.

Anderson-Montoya, B.L., Kennedy, R.A., Scerbo, M.W., Belfore II, L.A., Abuhamad, A.Z., Davis, S.S., & Chauhan, S.P. (March, 2012). A simulator for fetal heart rate monitoring. Poster and demonstration presented at Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care, Baltimore, MD.

Prytz, E.G., Montano, M., Kennedy, R.A., & Scerbo, M.W. (March, 2012). A secondary task for measuring mental workload in laparoscopy. Poster and demonstration presented at Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care, Baltimore, MD.

Kennedy, R.A. & Scerbo, M.W. (2012). Initial laparoscopic performance: Impoverished visual-spatial cues compromise movements in the depth plane. Simulation in Healthcare, 6, 798. (Best Research Abstract, 4th Place)

Anderson-Montoya, B.L., Scerbo, M.W., Kennedy, R.A., Belfore II, L.A., Abuhamad, A. Z., Davis, S.S., & Chauhan, S. P. (2012). Critical signal detection during multiple patient monitoring of fetal heart rate tracings. Simulation in Healthcare, 6, 410.

2011

Kennedy, R.A. (October, 2011). Measuring mental workload in simulated laparoscopy. On panel “Understanding Cognitive Challenges Faced by Healthcare Providers” at ModSim World Conference & Expo, Virginia Beach, VA.

Prytz, E., Scerbo, M.W., & Kennedy, R.A. (September, 2011). Spatial judgments from different vantage points: A different perspective. Presented at the 55th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Las Vegas, NV.

Kennedy, R.A. & Kennedy, K.D. (April, 2011). An improved virtual operating room training scenario model. Presented at the Virginia Modeling, Analysis, and Simulation Center Student Capstone Conference, Suffolk, VA.

2010

Kelley, D., Benedict, A., Benson, W., Sleicher, S., Bellows, B., Kennedy, R., & Comerford, D. (May, 2010). Optical illusions in electronic navigation systems. Poster presented at the 2010 SUNY Oneonta Student Research Day, Oneonta, NY.

Kennedy, R.A. & Scerbo, M.W. (April, 2010). Mental workload in simulated laparoscopy. Presented at the Virginia Modeling, Analysis, and Simulation Center Student Capstone Conference, Suffolk, VA.

2009

Hamilton, P., Kennedy, R., Bischoff, A., Higgins, B., & Guzy, L.T. (May, 2009). Unexpected speed changes as a function of a mystery hill on West Street, Oneonta, NY.  Poster presented at the 2009 SUNY Oneonta Student Research Day, Oneonta, NY.

Hutson, C., Stratigos, P., Kennedy, R., Freda, K., Levine, E., Hill, K., Cross, E., Kassoff, J., & Derkacz, K., Proulx, W., Benoit, T., & Guzy, L.T. (May, 2009). Hydration status: Comparison of osmolality of saliva, bioelectrical impedence spectroscopy, and urine refratometry in college athletes. Poster presented at the 2009 SUNY Oneonta Student Research Day, Oneonta, NY.

Kennedy, R., Howe, L., Prior, K., & Guzy, L.T. (May, 2009). The somatogyral illusion (Graveyard Spin) as a function of time of day and two different assessment techniques. Poster presented at the 2009 SUNY Oneonta Student Research Day, Oneonta, NY.

Levine, E., Hill, K., Cross, J., Derkacz, K., Hutson, C., Kennedy, R., Stratigos, P., Freda, K., Proulx, W., Guzy, L.T., & Benoit, T. (May, 2009). Comparison of skin folds and bioelectrical impedance spectroscopy with air displacement plethysmography in college athletes. Poster presented at the 2009 SUNY Oneonta Student Research Day, Oneonta, NY.

2008

Dilzer, A., Dilzer, A., Avenengo, S., Kennedy, R., Manzer, A., Bercovitz, J., Guzy, L., Proulx, W., & Evans, L. (May, 2008). An exploratory study on levels of hydration/dehydration and its effects on attention span, cognition and mood with elementary and high school students. Poster presented at the 2008 SUNY Oneonta Student Research Day, Oneonta, NY.

Howe, L., Prior, K., & Kennedy, R., Guzy, L.T. (May, 2008). Time of day as a factor of the duration and intensity of the somatogyral illusion (Graveyard Spin). Poster presented at the 2008 SUNY Oneonta Student Research Day, Oneonta, NY.

Macrae, P., Kennedy, R., Gottobed, K., & Christie, C. (May, 2008). The influence of supportive vs. deviant ingroup members on group identification. Poster presented at the 2008 SUNY Oneonta Student Research Day, Oneonta, NY.