Jing Chen, an assistant professor of psychological sciences at Rice University specializing in human factors and human-computer interaction, has received the Earl Alluisi Award for Early Career Achievement from the American Psychological Association (APA), the world’s largest association of psychologists.
Awarded by the APA’s Division 21: Applied Experimental and Engineering Psychology, the honor recognizes one individual each year who, within 10 years of receiving their Ph.D., has demonstrated significant impacts on the field of experimental and engineering psychology through research and publications, innovative technologies or methodologies and theoretical advancements.
Chen was honored at the APA’s annual convention in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 3. During the conference, she was also voted president-elect and fellow of Division 21, which promotes the development and application of psychological principles, knowledge and research to improve technology, consumer products, energy systems, communication and information, transportation, decision making, work settings and living environments.
“I am truly honored to receive this award named after Earl Alluisi, a pioneer in engineering psychology and human factors.” Chen said. “Also, I’m humbled to be voted president-elect and a fellow of my division.”
In recognition of the award, Chen was invited to give a speech about her work at the convention. In her talk, titled “A Psychological Approach to Human-Automation Collaboration: Insights from Interdisciplinary Research,” she discussed her research on human-automation collaboration and its implications for improving system performance and safety in domains such as automated driving and cybersecurity.
More information on the award and past honorees is available online at https://www.apadivisions.org/division-21/awards/alluisi.