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Veronica Weser, PhD

Research Scientist
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Research Scientist

Biography

Veronica Weser, PhD, is a Research Scientist and a member of XR Pediatrics, part of the Yale Center for Immersive Technologies in Pediatrics. Veronica received her PhD in cognitive psychology from the University of Virginia where she investigated user experience and motion sickness in virtual reality as part of a collaboration with Google VR. Prior to that, Veronica was a Fulbright Fellow at the University of Tsukuba, Japan, where she studied patterns in English spelling errors committed by bilingual English/Japanese elementary students with developmental dyslexia and dysgraphia. Veronica brings basic science research and technical VR knowledge along with a passion for games to the to the process of creating impactful VR experiences that promote healthy behaviors.

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Education & Training

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
University of Virginia (2019)
PhD
University of Virginia, Psychology (2018)
MA
University of Virginia, Psychology (2016)
BA
Vassar College, Cognitive Science (2012)

Research

Overview

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Cognition; Cognitive Science; Perception; Psychology; Psychometrics; Psychophysics; Virtual Reality

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Veronica Weser's published research.

Publications

Featured Publications

2024

2023

2022

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

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    Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

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    Acta Psychologica

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    Experimental Brain Research

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    Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

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    Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment

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Locations

  • XRPeds Lab

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    55 Church Street, Fl Basement, Ste B04

    New Haven, CT 06510