Jeanine Stefanucci
University of Utah
Professor (Associate, Full, Senior Lecturer or above)
Mixed reality and space perception, emotion and perception
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Dr. Stefanucci’s research program characterizes the relationship between the body and perceptual or cognitive systems by documenting that emotional, physiological, and physical states of the body have an influence on how we see, think about, and navigate our environments. A unique contribution of her work is that it considers how and when individual differences contribute to an understanding of space. In particular, she has focused on how individual differences in perceptions of risk and feelings of fear or arousal affect perceptions of, actions in, and memory for spatial layout. She has expertise in assessing spatial cognition and visual perception in both 2D and 3D displays that convey spatial information to users. She has conducted her research in real environments (indoor and outdoor), screen-based virtual environments, immersive virtual environments (using head-mounted displays) and augmented reality.