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Biography

I am the Director of our Masters in Industrial/Organizational Psychology program and an assistant professor in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences at ³Ô¹ÏÍø. I earned my B.S. in Psychology from ³Ô¹ÏÍø and both my M.S. and Ph.D. in Human Factors and Behavioral Neurobiology from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University.

I strive to make a long-lasting and significant impact by examining and advancing the science and practice of Industrial/Organizational and Human Factors Psychology. My research interests are varied and focus on topics such as human performance, teamwork, team training, motivation, engaged learning tools, idea generation, system safety, etc.

I love FSC and am so glad to be back to teach the new generation of FSC students. Once a Moc, forever a Moc!

Education

• 07/22 Ph.D., Human Factors and Behavioral Neurobiology: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL.
• 05/17 M.S., Human Factors and Behavioral Neurobiology: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL.
• 05/15 B.S., Psychology with Honors: ³Ô¹ÏÍø, Lakeland, FL.

Awards

• RADM Fred Lewis I/ITSEC Postgraduate Scholarship (Fall 2020-Spring 2021)
• Outstanding Service Award (2019) from the ERAU HF department.
• Spirit of the Cornerstone Award (2013) for embodying and practicing the highest personal and communal values on which ³Ô¹ÏÍø was founded upon.

Publications

Goodmon, L.B., & Lew, V.K. (submitted, May 2023). Leadership styles, job satisfaction, and stress during a pandemic: Employee perceptions explored. Journal of Scientific Psychology.

Lew, V.K., Smith, J., Reuss, N., Zhang, Xiyu, Gulliuzo, J., & Frederick, C. M. (2020). Relatedness in gaming: the effect in-game touch has on player connection. SN Applied Sciences 2(59). doi:10.1007/s42452-019-1859-4

Gisick, L.M., Webster, K.L., Keebler, J.R., Lazzara, E.H., Fouquet, S., Fletcher, K., Fagerlund, F., Lew, V., & Chan, R. (2018). Measuring shared mental models in healthcare. Journal of Patient Safety and Risk Management, 23(5), 207-219.

Keebler, J.R., Lazzara, E.H., Patzer, B. S., Palmer, E.M., Plummer, J. P., Smith, D.C., Lew, V., Fouquet, S., Chan, Y.R., & Riss, R. (2016). Meta-Analyses of the effects of standardized handoff protocols on patient, provider, and organizational outcomes. Human Factors, 58(8), 1187-1205.

Fagerlund, A.S., Keebler, J.R., Lew, V., Welsh, K.L., & Lazzara, E.H. (2016). Team performance framework during handoffs. In Proceeding of the 60th Annual Human Factors and Ergonomics International Meeting, Washington D.C.

Welsh, K.L., Fagerlund, A.S., Lew, V.K., Lazzara, E.H., & Keebler, J.R. (2016). Understanding Transitions of Care through Communication Theories. In Proceeding of the 60th Annual Human Factors and Ergonomics International Meeting, Washington D.C. Presentations

Greene, L., Lew, V., & Goodmon, L.B. (2025, September 9-13th). Meme-orable moments: Enhancing education through humor. [Poster Submitted]. ASPIRE, the 68th International Annual Meeting of HFES, Phoenix, AZ, United States.

Bernheim, E., Blankenship, C., Caney, A., Carter, L., & Lew, V. (2024, April 18-20). Engaging students in active learning using interdisciplinary approaches. [Panel Presentation]. Southwestern Social Science Association, New Orleans, LA, United States.

Lew, V., Frederick, C., Roth, N., Krall, R., & Wiitala, S. (2024, March 13-16). Vitality and indoor spaces: How indoor spaces affect well-being. [Poster Presentation]. Southeastern Psychological Society, Orlando, FL, United States.

Lew, V., Roth, N., Johnson, A., & Goodmon, L.B. (2024, March 13-16). What do you “Meme”, we can increase Leadership Style knowledge? [Poster Presentation]. Southeastern Psychological Society, Orlando, FL, United States.

 Lew, V. & Shappell, S. (2023, October 23-27). The utilization and validation of the Human Factors Intervention Matrix and the companion assessment tool FACES in the development of novel interventions [Poster presentation]. 67th International Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Washington D.C., United States.

Goodmon, L.B., Lew, V., Stewart, A., Roth, N., & Johnson, A. (2023, October 23-27). Leadership Style, Job Satisfaction, and Stress during Covid [Poster presentation]. 67th International Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Washington D.C., United States.

Frederick, C. & Lew, V. (2023, May 31- June 3). Vitality and indoor spaces: How interior spaces affect well-being. [Poster presentation]. 8th International Conference for Self-Determination Theory, Orlando, FL, United States.

Burnett, P.R., Goodmon, L.B., & Lew, V. (2023, April). Hurricane Fatigue [Poster presentation]. Central Florida Psychology Summit, Lakeland, FL, United States.

Johnson, A., Roth, M., Goodmon, L.B., & Lew, V. (2023, April). Leadership and Job Satisfaction During COVID [Poster presentation]. Central Florida Psychology Summit, Lakeland, FL, United States.

Roth, M., Johnson, N., Lew, V., Goodmon, L.B. (2023, April). Leadership and Memes. [Poster presentation]. Central Florida Psychology Summit, Lakeland, FL, United States.

Milner, M. N., Rice, S., Capps, J., Winter, S. R., & Lew, V.K. (2019). "But I Didn't Know!" Encouraging Patients to Read Drug Pamphlets. [Poster presentation] Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Healthcare Symposium, Chicago, IL, United States.

Lew, V.K., Smith, J., Reuss, N., Zhang, X., Gulliuzo, J., & Frederick, C. (2018). Relatedness in gaming: How in-game touch influences player connection. [Paper presentation]. Human Factors and Ergonomics International Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, United States.

Lew, V., Litzinger, T., Disher, T., Cohen, T., Cabrera, J., Captain, K., & Boquet, A. (2018). Methodology for systematically developing data-driven interventions in trauma care [Paper presentation]. Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Healthcare Symposium, Boston, MA, United States.

Hilgers, J., Litzinger, T., Lew, V., Roy, C., Larsen, A., Nalezinski, B., & Boquet, B. (2018). Identifying and Classifying Flow Disruptions in Perioperative Orthopedic Care [Poster presentation]. Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Healthcare Symposium, Boston, MA, United States.

Frederick, C., Davidson, S., & Lew, V. (2017). Digital touch in gaming: Increasing player relatedness and motivation [Poster presentation]. Games User Research Summit, San Francisco, CA, United States.

Lew, V., Keebler, J., Lazzara, E. H., Fagerlund, A. & Welsh, K. (2017). Eliciting mental models in transitions of care [Poster presentation]. 5th Annual Human Factors and Ergonomics Healthcare Symposium, New Orleans, LA, United States.

Welsh, K., Lew, V.K., Tan, A., Fagerlund, A., Keebler, J., & Lazzara, E. (2017). Handoff standardization: Understanding heterogeneity [Paper presentation]. 5th Annual Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Healthcare Symposium, New Orleans, LA, United States.

Fagerlund, A., Keebler, J., Lazzara, E.H., Welsh, K., & Lew, V. (2017). Importance of psychological safety in transitions of care [Poster presentation]. 5th Annual Human Factors and Ergonomics Healthcare Symposium, New Orleans, LA, United States.

Welsh, K., Tan, A., Keebler, J., Lazzara, E.H., Lew, V., & Fagerlund, A. (2017). Appropriate communication theories and implications for health care and handoffs [Poster presentation]. 5th Annual Human Factors and Ergonomics Healthcare Symposium, New Orleans, LA, United States.

Lew, V., Frederick, C., & Davidson, S. (2017). Personality and motivation: The relationship when virtual touch is present [Paper presentation]. Southeastern Psychological Association, Atlanta, GA, United States.

Welsh, K.L., Keebler, J.R., Fagerlund, A., Lew, V.K., & Lazzara, E. (2016). Communication theories applied to transitions of care [Paper presentation]. 60th Annual Human Factors and Ergonomics International Meeting, Washington, D.C., United States.

Fagerlund, A.S., Keebler, J.R., Lew, V., Welsh, K.L., & Lazzara, E.H. (2016). Team performance framework during handoffs Part 1 [Paper presentation]. 10th annual Human Factors and Applied Psychology (HFAP) Conference, Daytona Beach, FL, United States.

Fagerlund, A.S., Keebler, J.R., Lew, V., Welsh, K.L., & Lazzara, E.H. (2016). Team performance framework during handoffs Part 2 [Paper presentation]. 10th annual Human Factors and Applied Psychology (HFAP) Conference, Daytona Beach, FL, United States.

Fagerlund, A.S., Keebler, J.R., Lew, V., Welsh, K.L., Lazzara, E.H., & Welsh, K. (2016). Team performance framework during handoffs [Paper presentation]. 60th Annual Human Factors and Ergonomics International Meeting, Washington D.C., United States.

Goodmon, L., Kuehn, M., Elkins, E., Hires, L., Miller, C., Dill. L., Lew, V., & Frantzis, A. (2015). Can Positive Psychology Exercises Implemented as Coursework Make Students Happier [Poster Presentation]. Southeastern Psychological Association annual conference, Hilton Head, SC, United States.

Lew, V., Owen, C., & Quinlivan, D. (2014). To Spot a Perpetrator: The Effect of Pre-Admonition Suggestion Pt 2. [Poster presentation]. Research poster competition, ³Ô¹ÏÍø, Lakeland, FL, United States.

Luecht, K., Cash, D., Quinlivan, D., Owen, C., Lew, V., & Welch, A. (2014). And Justice for All? Victim Characteristics and Jury Decisions [Poster presentation]. American Psychology-Law Society Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA, United States.

Wattles, W.P., Goodmon, L.B., Lew, V., Elwell, S.L., & Peterson, B. (2014). Reverse keying to improve validity of student evaluations of professors [Poster presentation]. National Institute for the Teaching of Psychology, St. Petersburg, FL, United States.

Lew, V., Owen, C., & Quinlivan, D. PhD. (2013). To Spot a Perpetrator: The Effect of Pre-Admonition Suggestion [Poster presentation]. Research poster competition, ³Ô¹ÏÍø, Lakeland, FL, United States.

Lew, V. & Banner, E. (2011). Synthesis of Amidopyrroles for Evaluation of Activity in Biological Systems [Poster presentation]. Florida Annual Meeting and Exposition (FAME), Palm Harbor, FL, United States.

Projects

I/O Research Lab

Current Interests/Topics:

1. Vitality in Indoor Spaces
2. Vitality in Virtual Environments
3. Perceptions of HR vs. I/O
4. Burnout in Undergraduate Populations
5. Engaged Learning Tools and their Effect on Memory Retention
6. Relationship between Task difficulty and Feedback on Motivation and Performance
7. Relationship between Recognition and the Modality in which Recognition is given on Motivation and Performance 8. Politics in the workplace