CUDA Team

CUDA is a team of experts both trained and experienced in usability principles and methods.
Our members are:

Dr. Gerard Hanley, Director

Gerry co-founded CUDA as a campus-approved research, service, and instruction center. He has developed and managed a wide range of usability projects including laboratory and field tests, heuristics evaluations and walkthroughs, and task analyses for educational institutions, government agencies, and private industry. He is also Senior Director of Academic Technology Services for the CSU Office of the Chancellor.

Gerry earned his Ph.D. in Psychology from State University of New York at Stony Brook.

Dr. Kim-Phuong L. Vu, Associate Director

Kim is an associate professor in the Department of Psychology at CSULB. Her area of expertise is human factors and human-computer interaction. She is co-editor of the Handbook of Human Factors in Web Design (2005) and she has published papers addressing human factors issues in Web design, metacognitive judgments that predict computer expertise, and the role of restrictions in the memorability and security of passwords for single and multiple accounts.

Kim earned her Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology (with Human Factors emphasis) from Purdue University.

T.R. Rubino-Schaefer, Coordinator and Operations Manager

As CUDA's coordinator and operations manager, T.R. is responsible for managing CUDA projects, conducting usability and accessibility evaluations, writing reports, developing surveys, analyzing data from evaluations and surveys, and conducting CUDA workshops, seminars, and presentations.

T.R. has Bachelor of Arts degrees in Math and Psychology from CSULB, a Masters degree in Math Education from CSU Fullerton, and a J.D. from Pacific Coast University.

Fred Garcia, Lab Manager and Research Associate

Fred is a graduate student in the Masters of Science in Human Factors Psychology program at CSULB. In addition to managing lab operations, he conducts usability and accessibility evaluations, analyzes data from evaluations and surveys, contributes to the writing of evaluation results reports, develops usability testing surveys, and presents findings.

Fred has a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from the University of California, San Diego.

Shawn Bates, Research Associate and Technical Support

Shawn has worked in information technology for the past 3 years and is responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of CUDA’s computers, peripherals, and lab equipment. He is also a research associate and participates in usability and accessibility evaluations. He is a member of Psi Chi, the national honors society in Psychology.

Shawn has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from California State University, Long Beach.