Veronica Weser, PhD
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Research Summary
Dr. Weser's research during her PhD candidacy primarily concerned illusions, tool use, and user experience in VR (virtual reality). Her work investigated VR users' sensitivity to speed increases and decreases, virtual rotation, or increases and decreases in their virtual height. Dr. Weser is interested in the concept of "embodiment," and how humans are able to understand the position of their bodies and limbs in space, as well as the ways in which having an avatar can enhance or detract from one's experience in VR. Beyond VR, Dr. Weser had also extensively used the rubber hand illusion to investigate how one's embodiment in the physical world can be altered through multisensory illusions. She uses this foundation of basic science research to guide the creation of applied VR intervention experiences for vulnerable populations.
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Research Interests
Cognition; Perception; Psychology; Psychometrics; Psychophysics; Cognitive Science; Virtual Reality
Selected Publications
- Multisensory integration induces body ownership of a handtool, but not any handtool.Weser V, Finotti G, Costantini M, Proffitt DR. Multisensory integration induces body ownership of a handtool, but not any handtool. Consciousness And Cognition 2017, 56:150-164.
- Tool Embodiment: The Tool's Output Must Match the User's Input.Weser V, Proffitt DR. Tool Embodiment: The Tool's Output Must Match the User's Input. Frontiers In Human Neuroscience 2018, 12:537.
- Choosing efficient actions: Deciding where to walk.Linkenauger SA, Weser V, Proffitt DR. Choosing efficient actions: Deciding where to walk. PloS One 2019, 14:e0219729.
- A quasi-experimental test of a virtual reality game prototype for adolescent E-Cigarette prevention.Weser VU, Duncan LR, Pendergrass TM, Fernandes CS, Fiellin LE, Hieftje KD. A quasi-experimental test of a virtual reality game prototype for adolescent E-Cigarette prevention. Addictive Behaviors 2021, 112:106639.
- Expertise in Tool Use Promotes Tool Embodiment.Weser VU, Proffitt DR. Expertise in Tool Use Promotes Tool Embodiment. Topics In Cognitive Science 2021.
- Evaluation of a virtual reality E-cigarette prevention game for adolescents.Weser VU, Duncan LR, Sands BE, Schartmann A, Jacobo S, François B, Hieftje KD. Evaluation of a virtual reality E-cigarette prevention game for adolescents. Addictive Behaviors 2021, 122:107027.
- How Black Teen Girls Navigate Social Media to Form Romantic RelationshipsWeser VU, Opara I, Sands BE, Fernandes C-SF, Hieftje KD. How Black Teen Girls Navigate Social Media to Form Romantic Relationships. Social Media + Society. July 2021. doi:10.1177/20563051211033823