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Biography
My research investigates the perceptual-motor and social interactive processes that scaffold skill acquisition and decision-making in individuals and teams. Furthermore, my research involves developing novel technologies, such as social artificial agents, to expedite human skill learning, enhance performance, and promote social inclusion. My work entails monitoring the dynamics of multidimensional behavioural and physiological signals, developing computational models of human behaviour for human-machine interaction, and the utilizing networked, immersive virtual reality technologies to evaluate the effectiveness of artificial agents on social collaboration as well as their social acceptance.
I received my PhD in Psychology from the University of Cincinnati, where I was a member of the Center for Cognition, Action and Perception.
Research interests
Coordination Dynamics; Ecological Psychology; Perception-Action; Skill Acquisition; Team Cognition; Human-Machine Interaction; Complex Systems; Virtual Reality
Research student supervision
I am open to student supervision.
Teaching
(2024) Biopsychology and Learning (Macquarie University, Unit Convenor)
(2024) Principles of Psychological Assessment (Macquarie University, Unit Co-convenor)
(2021, 2022) Putting the AI in Cog Sci: Exploring Human-Technology Interactions (Macquarie University, Guest Lecturer)
(2020) Thinking, Reasoning and Decision-Making in Theoretical and Applied Settings (Macquarie University, Guest Lecturer)
(2016) Sensation & Perception (University of Cincinnati, Unit Convenor)
Education/Academic qualification
Psychology, PhD, University of Cincinnati
27 Aug 2013 → 31 Jan 2018
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Projects
- 5 Finished
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Control and User Interface Design Factors for the Metaverse – Supporting Meaningful Social Interactions in VR
McEwan, M., Ryan, M., Nalepka, P., Caruana, N., Richardson, M., Kallen, R. & Curby, K.
17/10/22 → 16/10/23
Project: Research
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Visual search dynamics and image complexity in radiology
Nalepka, P., Carrigan, A. & Di Ieva, A.
8/06/19 → 21/12/19
Project: Research
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Audio-Video Observation, Recording, Analysis and Conferencing Infrastructure
Richardson, M., Wuthrich, V., Kallen, R., Norberg, M., Reichle, E., Wiggins, M., Sutton, J., Nalepka, P., Rigoli, L., Douglas, H., Pini, S., Mingon, M., Falkland, E., Wolters, N., Kwok, C. & Auletta, F.
1/01/19 → 31/12/19
Project: Other
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MQRSG: Targeting body size misperception and attentional bias to reduce body dissatisfaction in young people
Stephen, I., Stevenson, D., Brooks, K., Nalepka, P., Richardson, M., Mond, J., Hay, P. J. & Fardouly, J.
1/01/19 → 31/12/21
Project: Other
Research Outputs
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Human social motor solutions for human-machine interaction in dynamical task contexts
Nalepka, P., Lamb, M., Kallen, R. W., Shockley, K., Chemero, A., Saltzman, E. & Richardson, M. J., 22 Jan 2019, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 116, 4, p. 1437-1446 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access56 Citations (Scopus) -
Herd those sheep: emergent multiagent coordination and behavioral-mode switching
Nalepka, P., Kallen, R. W., Chemero, A., Saltzman, E. & Richardson, M. J., 1 May 2017, In: Psychological Science. 28, 5, p. 630-650 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
71 Citations (Scopus) -
Task dynamics define the contextual emergence of human corralling behaviors
Nalepka, P., Silva, P. L., Kallen, R. W., Shockley, K., Chemero, A., Saltzman, E. & Richardson, M. J., 15 Nov 2021, In: PLoS ONE. 16, 11, p. 1-21 21 p., e0260046.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile14 Citations (Scopus)56 Downloads (Pure) -
Assessing team effectiveness by how players structure their search in a first-person multiplayer video game
Nalepka, P., Prants, M., Stening, H., Simpson, J., Kallen, R. W., Dras, M., Reichle, E. D., Hosking, S. G., Best, C. & Richardson, M. J., Oct 2022, In: Cognitive Science. 46, 10, p. 1-32 32 p., e13204.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile4 Citations (Scopus)75 Downloads (Pure) -
Autistic young people adaptively use gaze to facilitate joint attention during multi-gestural dyadic interactions
Caruana, N., Nalepka, P., Perez, G. A., Inkley, C., Munro, C., Rapaport, H., Brett, S., Kaplan, D. M., Richardson, M. J. & Pellicano, E., Jun 2024, In: Autism. 28, 6, p. 1565–1581 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile2 Citations (Scopus)48 Downloads (Pure)
Activities
- 9 Presentation
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Incidental Coupling of Perceptual-Motor Behaviors Associated with Solution Insight during Physical Collaborative Problem-Solving
Patrick Nalepka (Speaker), Finn O'Connor (Speaker), Rachel Kallen (Speaker) & Michael Richardson (Speaker)
26 Jul 2023 → 29 Jul 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Quantifying situation awareness during a competitive team multiplayer video game
Cassandra Crone (Speaker), Ayman Bin Kamruddin (Speaker), James Simpson (Speaker), Hamish Stening (Speaker), Gaurav Patil (Speaker), Patrick Nalepka (Speaker), Rachel Kallen (Speaker), Mark Dras (Speaker) & Michael Richardson (Speaker)
2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Harnessing AI: The future of efficient and effective Defence Training.
Michael Richardson (Speaker), Mark Dras (Speaker), Rachel Kallen (Speaker), Patrick Nalepka (Speaker) & Gaurav Patil (Speaker)
2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Realistic dialogue and task-effective action for synthetic teammates
Patrick Nalepka (Speaker), James Simpson (Speaker), Hamish Stening (Speaker), Cassandra Crone (Speaker), Ayman Bin Kamruddin (Speaker), Gaurav Patil (Speaker), Rachel Kallen (Speaker), Mark Dras (Speaker) & Michael Richardson (Speaker)
2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Generative models of human multiagent perceptual-motor coordination for human-machine systems applications.
Michael Richardson (Speaker), Patrick Nalepka (Speaker), Maurice Lamb (Speaker) & Rachel Kallen (Speaker)
2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation