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Dr. Eileen McGivney

On November 8th, 2023, the Next Level Lab hosted a presentation by Dr. Eileen McGivney, Assistant Professor at Northeastern University’s College of Arts, Media, and Design. Virtual reality can be a powerful tool to bring activities into the classroom that are otherwise difficult or impossible, like operating machinery in outer space or having unlimited practice…Continue Reading Dr. Eileen McGivney

Addressing Emotions and Beliefs for Vulnerable Jobseekers with Virtual Reality

We’re excited to share a new publication by Eileen McGivney, Tessa Forshaw, Rodrigo Medeiros, Mingyue Sun, and Tina Grotzer, which just came out in Education & Information Technologies! This team of NLL researchers investigated the impact of a job interview VR simulation on the emotions, confidence, and self-efficacy beliefs of jobseekers who have been impacted…Continue Reading Addressing Emotions and Beliefs for Vulnerable Jobseekers with Virtual Reality

Dr. Eileen McGivney Wins AERA Graduate Student Research Excellence Award

NLL Researcher Dr. Eileen McGivney recently received the Graduate Student Research Excellence Award from the Learning and Instruction Division of the American Educational Research Association. Dr. McGivney successfully defended her dissertation earlier this month, with Dr. Chris Dede and Dr. Tina Grotzer serving on her committee along with Dr. Jeremy Bailenson of Stanford University. Dr….Continue Reading Dr. Eileen McGivney Wins AERA Graduate Student Research Excellence Award