Ken Hailston
Graduate Student Engineering Psychology
Brief Bio
Hello, I am a fifth year Ph.D. student in the School of Psychology's Engineering Psychology program here at Tech. I received my B.S. in Psychology from the State University of New York College at Oneonta in 200o and my M.S. in Psychology from Georgia Tech in December 2005. I am currently working toward proposing my dissertation which will involve (in some fashion or another) moving toward a unifying theory of controlling visual attention in search.My time at Tech has afforded me many opportunities beyond the classroom environment. I've had the opportunity to gain practical experience by working at the Georgia Tech Research Institute's Human Factors Laboratory under the direction of Dr. Dennis Folds, I've been given the opportunity to present my research at multiple professional conferences (e.g., the VSS and HFES annual meetings), and of course have had more than a passing involvement in conducting research.
My hobbies include sports (I'm a huge Philadelphia Eagles and New York Yankee fan), animals (I have more than my share of pets), and online fantasy sports games. At the risk of sounding like a solicitor if you're interested in sports and would like a new take on the whole fantasy world you should really check out www.jockstocks.com it's a completely free stock market sim in which you "buy" shares of athletes. Nothing to download but I must warn you very addictive. It's the perfect game for any sports fanatic.