Dr. Veronica Weser will lecture on “Virtual Reality in Behavioral Science: Basic and Applied Research Applications”

Dr. Weser will describe the application of virtual reality (VR) technology in cognitive science and psychology research, spanning basic perceptual science to complex behavior change applications. She will begin by discussing the advantages of VR for laboratory experiments and provide an example of her research on weight perception and multisensory illusions. Dr. Weser will then provide a brief overview of how VR is changing education, simulation, and training across a variety of industries. Dr. Weser will conclude by discussing her current project, Invite Only VR, a commercial video game intervention to prevent teen vaping.