Dr. Hung-Tao Michael Chen
Hung-Tao.Chen@edu
859-622-3485

Dr. Hung-Tao Michael Chen

Associate Professor

Education

  • B.A. Berea College
  • M.S. University of Kentucky
  • Ph.D. University of Kentucky Experimental Psychology—Cognitive & Human Factors

Research/Academic Interests

  • Education Technology
  • Forensic Human Factors
  • Pedagogical Strategies

Publications

Dr. Chen’s work can be found in several journals including:
  • Chen, H-T., & Thomas, M. (2020). Effects of audio learning on semi-autonomous driving safety. Proceedings of the 2020 International Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Chicago, IL: The Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.
  • Morris, T. W., & Chen, H-T. (2020). The influence of voice on pedagogical agent’s persona and recall performance. Proceedings of the 2020 International Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Chicago, IL: The Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.
  • Chen, H-T, Thomas, M.*, & McClure, K.*(2020). Teaching students effective learning strategies through an in-class experiment. Proceedings of the 2020 Pedagogicon, Richmond KY: Pedagogicon.
  • Chen, H-T., & Thomas, M.* (2020). Effects of video rendering styles on learning. Educational Technology Research and Development, 68(5), 2147-2164.
  • Chen, H-T., Horne, B. D., Florell, D., & Thomas, M.* (2020). Effects of priming messages to decrease negativity in online learning environments. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology.
  • Lorch, R.F., Lorch, E., Freer, B., Calderhead, W., Dunlap, E., Reeder, E., Van Neste, J., & Chen, H-T. (2019). Oversimplifying teaching of the control of variables strategy. Psychologia Educativa.
  • Chen, H-T., & Henning, J. (2018). Gamified Practice Test 2.0. Proceedings of the 34th annual Distance Teaching & Learning Conference, Madison, WI.
  • Chen, H-T., & Lorch, R.F. (2018). Effects of audio headings on learning. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 24(2), 207-221.
  • Lorch, R.F., Lorch, E., Freer, B., Calderhead, W., Dunlap, E., Reeder, E., Van Neste, J., & Chen, H-T. (2017). Very long-term retention of the control of variables strategy following a brief intervention. Contemporary Educational Psychology.
  • Chen, H-T., & Lee, M. (2017). Re-designing a practice test into a game. Proceedings of the 2017 International Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Austin, TX: The Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.
  • Chen, H-T., Bradford, R.S., Lusby, B.A., & Fornash, A. (2017). Promoting students’ sense of connectedness using strategic in-class groups. In R. Carpenter, C. Sweet, H. Blythe, M. Winslow & S. O’Brien (Eds.), Innovations In Teaching & Learning: Inaugural Proceedings of the 2017 Pedagogicon, Richmond KY: Pedagogicon.
  • Chen, H-T. (2016). Writing the literature review section: Teaching undergraduate psychology students scientific writing. In S. Neilsen (Ed.), Proceedings of The 15th Annual South Florida Education Research Conference, Miami FL: Annual South Florida Education Research Conference.
  • Lorch, R. F., Chen, H-T., Jawahir, A. A., & Lemarié, J. (2016). Communicating printed headings to the ear. Ergonomics, 1-8.
  • Lorch, R. F., Lemarié, J., & Chen, H-T. (2013). Signaling topic structure via headings or preview sentences. Psicologia Educativa 19, 59-66.
  • Lorch, R. F., Chen, H-T., & Lemarié, J. (2012). Communicating headings and preview sentences in text and speech. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 18(3), 265.

Associations/Affiliations/Work History

  • Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
  • Society for the Teaching of Psychology
  • Society for Text and Discourse

Awards/Accolades

  • 2021 Outstanding Undergraduate Mentor Award, Kentucky Psychological Foundation (recipient)
  • 2021 Teaching and Mentorship Award, EKU College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences (recipient)
  • 2021 Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Award, EKU (recipient)
  • 2019 Critical Thinking Teaching Award (nominated)
  • 2019 Critical Reading Teaching Award (nominated)
  • 2018 Faculty Innovation in Teaching, Eastern Kentucky University (recipient)
  • 2018 Critical Reading Teaching Award (Nominated), Eastern Kentucky University
  • 2018 President’s Scholarship and Research Fund, Eastern Kentucky University ($500)
  • 2017 Society for the Teaching of Psychology Early Career Travel Grant ($500)
  • 2017 Excellence in Online Course Design (Nominated), Eastern Kentucky University
  • 2017 Excellence in Online Teaching (Nominated), Eastern Kentucky University
  • 2016 Teaching Award for the College of Arts, Sciences, and Education, Florida International University (recipient)
  • 2016 Distinguished Course Award (Biopsychology), Florida International University (recipient)
  • 2015 Make A Difference Award, University of Kentucky Psychology Department
  • 2004 Phi Kappa Phi, Berea College