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Natalie Stepien-Bernabe

Natalie Stepien-Bernabe

Scientist (Human Factors), Exponent

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Chicago

I am currently a Ph.D. candidate in the Vision Science program at UC Berkeley.

Contact Information

Email:: nstepien@ski.org

Email:: nstepien@berkeley.edu

Mentorship Period

September 2016 - May 2019

Publications
Projects
Collaborators
Mentors

Publications

Journal Articles

Journal Articles

Lei, D., Stepien, N. N., Morash, V. S., & Mackeben, M. (2019). Effect of modulating braille dot height on reading regressions. Plos One, 14, 1-17. 10.1371/journal.pone.0214799 (Original work published 2019)

Stepien, N. N., & Shevell, S. K. (2015). The role of color in motion feature-binding errors. Journal Of Vision, 15(8).

Hoffman, D. M., Stepien, N. N., & Xiong, W. (2016). The importance of native panel contrast and local dimming density on perceived image quality of high dynamic range displays. Journal Of The Society For Information Display.

Projects

Completed

Regressions in Braille Reading

This project explores regressions (movements to re-read text) in braille reading. The image on the right plots the braille reading finger movements in blue and regressions in black.

Read more about Regressions in Braille Reading

Completed

The Smith-Kettlewell Haptics Symposium

The Smith-Kettlewell Haptics Symposium was held on March 29, 2018 to honor and remember Dr. Val Morash and her research.

Read more about The Smith-Kettlewell Haptics Symposium

Collaborators

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Deborah Orel-Bixler

Professor of Clinical Optometry and Vision Science at Berkeley

Mentors

James Coughlan

Director - Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center

Manfred MacKeben

Scientist Emeritus