Michelle Aros, M.S.

Experience

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  University of Central Florida

  Aug 2020 - Aug 2022

  Responsible for conducting pre-screening of participants, overseeing experiments, and gathering accurate, credible information on a subject to support senior research staff in scientific and academic fields. Working with a faculty member to independently plan, organize, and execute an undergraduate thesis paper. Including working with Qualtrics, Sona, and IBM SPSS to conduct my online study with other undergraduate students. • Promote academic excellence, address student needs, and encourage involvement among 60+ residents supporting the missions of the University and the Office of Residential Life. • Mediate and provide conflict resolution in a professional and timely manner.

  • Undergraduate Research Assistant

    Aug 2021 - Aug 2022

  • Undergraduate Honors Thesis Student

    Jun 2021 - Aug 2022

  • Resident Assistant

    Aug 2020 - Aug 2022
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  StraCon Services Group, LLC.

  Aug 2022 - Jul 2023

  Junior Research Psychologist

  Junior research psychologist at the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division on behalf of StraCon Services Group, LLC. General responsibilities included assisting the principal investigator, Dr. Bradford Schroeder, with human subjects data collection, experimental protocol development, instructional design (infographic and video), experimental content creation, experimental testbed bug testing, scientific literature review, and graphic user interface design work. General job requirements also included holding a secret-level security clearance for the Department of Defense in compliance with federal guidelines. Show less

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  Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

  Aug 2023 - now

  Primary research areas of interest are user experience, extended reality (XR), human-computer interaction, usability, training and simulation, and user interface design. Led and facilitated independent research projects and group class projects. Applied various HF UX methods to the research studies such as data collection methods, task analyses, error identification techniques, performance analyses, interface analyses, and mental workload analyses. Supervise, create, grade in class lab assignments, and lecture on human performanceprocesses and application of HF concepts, for ~ 20 students.Supervised, graded in class lab assignments, and lectured about conducting a research study from start to finish and how to write a research paper, for ~ 30 students.

  • Graduate Research Assistant

    Aug 2023 - now

  • Graduate Teaching Assistant

    Aug 2023 - now