Nicholas Kelling, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology,
College of Human Sciences and Humanities
Contact number: 281-283-3443
Email: kelling@uhcl.edu
Office: SSCB 2109.08
Biography
Dr. Kelling received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Engineering
Psychology from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He received a B.S. in Mechanical
Engineering and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Engineering Psychology from the Georgia Institute
of Technology. Formally, as the director of the Human Factors Psychology program at
UHCL, Dr. Kelling focuses his teaching on industry readiness within the Human Factors
and Ergonomics disciplines. As a result, the UHCL Human Factors Psychology Program
became one of the few terminal master's programs accredited by the Human Factors and
Ergonomics Society.
Dr. Kelling's over 17 years of teaching in higher education have included positions
at Marshall University, University of South Florida, and the Georgia Institute of
Technology. Dr. Kelling's research interests include the use of technology in environments
where education and entertainment goals coexist and the use of VR/XR/AR technologies
for training psychomotor skills. In his research, he has collaborated with college
athletics, computing and aerospace companies, amusement parks, zoos, and NASA. Dr.
Kelling is an author of more than 30 published works within education, human factors,
and engineering and has received multiple grants from the National Institute of Health
and NASA.
Areas of Expertise
- Human factors and ergonomics
- VR/XR/AR user interfaces
- VR/XR/AR training
- Education software development
- VR/XR/AR user interfaces
- Usability assessments
- Integration of technological solutions for education
Publications
- Kelling, A. S., Kelling, N. J. (2023). Student Preferences of Virtual and Live Learning
Laboratory Experiences. Teaching of Psychology. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/00986283221143781
- Kelling, A., Kelling, N., & Gaskins, L. (2023). Examining How the Pandemic Impacted
Opinions for Course Formats. International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher
Education, 35(1), 138-150.
- Kelling, S. M., & Kelling, N. J. (2023, October). Don’t Drop the Ball: A Comparison
of Throwing Performance Between VR and Real Life. In Proceedings of the Human Factors
and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting (p. 21695067231192663). Sage CA: Los Angeles,
CA: SAGE Publications.
- Kelling, A. S., Kelling, N. J., & Cherry, S. M. (2023, October). The effectiveness
of social activism gaming on changing social networking site use. In Proceedings of
the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting (p. 21695067231192663). Sage
CA: Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications
- Spinelli, M., Kelling, N., Morris, M., Neira, D., Convento, S., & Deleanu, E. (2021).
Participant Vocabulary Use and Selection Differences in Serial Versus Parallel Presentation
of Product Reaction Cards. Ergonomics in Design, https://doi.org/10.1177/10648046211059927
- Chapman-Lopez, T., Kelling, N. J., Arecemant, D. J., Amonette, W. E., & English, K.
L. (2020). Effects of Virtual Reality During Rowing Ergometry on Metabolic and Performance
Parameters. In International Journal of Exercise Science: Conference Proceedings (Vol.
2, No. 12, p. 96).
- Arcemant, D. J., Kelling, N. J., Chapman-Lopez, T., Amonette, W. E., & English, K.
L. (2020). Effects of Virtual Reality During Rowing Ergometry on Presence, Perceived
Exertion, and Exercise Enjoyment. In International Journal of Exercise Science: Conference
Proceedings (Vol. 2, No. 12, p. 93).
- Malin, D. H., Hetherington, S. A., Nghiem, D. M., Ward, C. P., Kelling, N., Izygon,
J. J., ... & Buras, W. R. (2019). Software for designing rigorous and replicable preclinical
research: The Experimental Design Accelerator. Journal of neuroscience research, 97(9),
1043-1050.
- Kelling, N. J., & Corso, G. M. (2018). The effect of spatial working memory capacity
on ball flight perception. Journal of Human Sport & Exercise, 13(4).
- Kelling, N.J., Gaalema, D.E., & Kelling, A.S. (2014). A Modified Operational Sequence
Methodology for Zoo Exhibit Design and Renovation: Conceptualizing Animals, Staff,
and Visitors as Interdependent Coworkers. Zoo Biology, 33, 336-348.
- Kelling, N.J., Kelling, A.S., & Lennon, J.F. (2013). The Tweets that Killed a University:
A Case Study Investigating the Use of Traditional and Social Media in the Closure
of a State University. Computers in Human Behavior, 29, 2656-2664.
- Kelling, A.S., Dampier, S.M.A., Kelling, N.J., Sandhaus, E.A., & Maple, T.L. (2012) Lion, Ungulate, and Visitor Reactions to Playbacks of Lion Roars at Zoo Atlanta. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, 15, 313-328.
Awards and Accomplishments
- 2020 University Faculty Fellowship Award
- 2022 Cletis Booher Service Award-Houston Human Factors and Ergonomics Society