Research Experience
The primary focus of my research has related to eye movements involving various web stimuli and conditions, usability related issues, and other selected HCI topics. The bulk of my research has been conducted in the Software Usability Research Laboratory at Wichita State University under the supervision of Dr. Barbara Chaparro. Many studies conducted in SURL have resulted in publications, speaking engagements, and conference proceedings. Additionally, I have been part of research studies conducted by SURL on behalf of Footsmart, Dell, Inc. Textron, Inc., and Wichita State University.
Since Fall 2008, I have been a research methods lab instructor. One of the primary roles of this instructor position is to oversee several sections of the research projects of students in class. A typical research methods project consists of a proposal, project planning, IRB submission, data collection, data analysis, and interpretation. Beginning in Spring 2010, I will take the role of lecturer for research methods in addition to being a lab instructor.
Refereed Conference Publications
Owens, J., Shrestha, S., & Chaparro, B. S. (2009). Effects of Text Saliency on Eye Movements while Browsing a Web Portal. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics 53rd Annual Meeting.
Shrestha, S., Owens, J., & Chaparro, B. S. (2009). The Effect of Location and Congruency of Text Ads on Information Search. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics 53rd Annual Meeting.
Owens, J., Shrestha, S., & Chaparro, B. S. (2008). Eye-Tracking Patterns of Web Portal Browsing. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics 52nd Annual Meeting, pp. 1594-1598(5).
Shrestha, S., Owens, J., & Chaparro, B. S. (2008). Eye Movements on a Single‐Column and Double‐Column Text Layout. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics 52nd Annual Meeting, pp. 1599-1603(5).
Shrestha, S., Lenz, K., Owens, J., & Chaparro, B. S. (2007). “F” pattern scanning of text and images in web pages. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics 51st Annual Meeting, pp. 1200-1204(5).
Symposiums
Chaparro, B., Fox, D. E., Shrestha, S., Owens, J. W., Hinkle, V. D. (2008, April). Eye-Tracking Patterns of Users During Browse Tasks in Web Portals. In B. Chaparro (Chair), Website Design, Onscreen Reading, and Usability Testing conducted at the 2008 annual convention of the Southwestern Psychological Association, Kansas City, Missouri.
Workshops
Shrestha, S., Smith, A., Owens, J. W., & Chaparro, B. S. (2009). User Interface Design Prototyping Using Adobe Flash. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics 53rd Annual Meeting.
Other Publications
Owens, J. W., Lenz, K., Speagle, S. (2009). Trick or Tweet: How Usable is Twitter for First-Time Users?. Usability News, 11.2.
Shrestha, S. & Owens, J. (2009). Eye Movement Analysis of Text-Based Web Page Layouts. Usability News, 11.1.
Owens, J. & Shrestha, S. (2008). How Do Users Browse a Portal Website? An Examination of User Eye Movements. Usability News, 10.2.
Shrestha, S. & Owens, J. (2008). Eye Movement Patterns on Single and Dual-Column Web Pages. Usability News, 10.1.