BGSU Computer Science : Faculty

Laura Leventhal Professor Ph.D., The University of Michigan Office: 224 Hayes Hall Office Phone: (419) 372-2765 FAX: (419) 372-8061 Department of Computer Science Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, Ohio 43403-0214 leventha@cs.bgsu.edu

Professional Interests

• Human-Computer interaction
• Expertise in computer science
• Visual cognition and spatial-working memory
• Human issues in electronic government

Recent Publications

• Barnes, J. G. M. Poor, L. Leventhal, G. Zimmerman, and D. Klopfer. "Look and Touch: The Impact of Touchscreens on the Delivery of Instructions for Inherently 3D Construction Tasks Using Web-Delivered Virtual Reality," IPSI-2005 Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, September 1 - 4, 2005.
• Leventhal, L. M., Barnes, J., and Chao, J. (2004) Term Project User Interface Specifications in a Usability Engineering Course: Challenges and Suggestions. SIGCSE 2004 - P roceedings of the 35th SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education. 41 - 45.
• Zimmerman, G., Barnes, J., Leventhal, L. (2003) A Comparison of the Usability and Effectiveness of Web-Based Delivery of Instructions for Inherently-3D Construction Tasks on Handheld and Desktop Computers Web3D 2003 Symposium: Eighth International Conference on Web 3D Technology, Saint Malo, France, March 9 - 12, 2003.
• Leventhal, L. (2001) Delivering Instructions for Inherently-3D Construction Tasks: Lessons and Questions for Universal Accessibility . NSF/EC Workshop on Universal Accessibility and Ubiquitous Computing: providing for The Elderly. Portugal. May 22 - 25, 2001. New York: ACM Press.

Textbooks

• Usability Engineering: Process, Products and Examples. With Julie Barnes. To appear. Prentice-Hall, Inc.

Current Funded Projects

• Leventhal, L. and D. Klopfer. (coPIs), C. Onasch and G. Zimmerman (2006- 2007) Empowering Student Learning in the Geologic Sciences with Three Dimensional Interactive animation and Low Cost Virtual Reality. NSF DUE - CCLI.
• Leventhal, L. and D. Klopfer (coPIs) (2006 - 2007) Using Interactive Three-Dimensional Models to Study Spatial Ability. BGSU FRC RIG