Professor Tyler Blake, Ph.D.
Contact
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Human Factors and Applied Experimental Graduate Program Co-Director
Office Location: ST 304
Office Phone: (818) 677-3262
E-mail: tyler.blake@csun.edu
Education
- Ph.D. 1977, North Carolina State University
- M.A. 1975, California State University, Northridge
- B.A. 1972, California State University, Northridge
Specialty Areas: Human Factors, Interactive Media, Organizational Psychology, Distance Learning
Courses Taught
- Psy 321/L - Experimental Psychology & Lab
- Psy 356 - Industrial and Organizational Psychology
- Psy 382 - Principles of Human Factors
- Psy 482 - Human Factors in Systems Design
- Psy 656 - Seminar in Human Factors Principles and Applications
- Psy 682 - Subsystem Integration in Human Factors Design
Selected Publications and Presentations
Research Interests
Three major areas of research activity:
- Human factors techniques applied to interactive media and technology-mediated learning systems, especially for atypical populations and/or distance applications
- User participation in medical information systems to support user-centered health care program design, especially using internet technology to interface with health care providers and systems
- Identifying and validating techniques drawn from video game design to develop highly motivating instructional technology for educational applications.