Publications

Here is a list of my publications. Shared first authorship is indicated with *

2022

Michalski, S. C., Szpak, A., Ellison, C., Cornish, R., & Loetscher, T. (2022). Using Virtual Reality to Improve Classroom Behavior in People With Down Syndrome: Within-Subjects Experimental Design. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 10:2.

Szpak, A. Richards, A., Michalski, S. C., & Loetscher, T. (2022). Getting the Most out of Virtual Reality: Evaluating Short Breaks to Reduce Cybersickness and Cognitive Aftereffects. In 2022 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW) (pp.553-537).IEEE.

2021

Clark, R. A., Szpak, A., Michalski, S. C., & Loetscher, T. (2021). Rest intervals during virtual reality gaming augments standing postural sway disturbance. Sensors, 21:20.

Michalski, S. C., Ellison, C., Szpak, A., & Loetscher, T. (2021). Vocational training in virtual environments for people with neurodevelopmental disorders: A systematic review. Frontiers in Psychology, 2641.

2020

Szpak, A., Michalski, S. C., & Loetscher, T. (2020). Exergaming with Beat Saber: An Investigation of Virtual Reality Aftereffects. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 22:10.

Saredakis, D., Szpak, A.* , Birckhead, B., Keage, H. A., Rizzo, A., & Loetscher, T. (2020). Factors associated with virtual reality sickness in head-mounted displays: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 14:96.

2019

Szpak, A., Michalski, S. C., Saredakis, D., Chen, C. S., & Loetscher, T. (2019). Beyond Feeling Sick: The Visual and Cognitive Aftereffects of Virtual Reality. IEEE Access, 7, 130883-130892.

Michalski, S. C., Szpak, A., & Loetscher, T. (2019). Using Virtual Environments to Improve Real-World Motor Skills in Sports: A Systematic Review. Frontiers in Psychology, 10, 2159.

Michalski, S. C., Szpak, A.* , Saredakis, D., Ross, T. J., Billinghurst, M., & Loetscher, T. (2019). Getting your game on: Using virtual reality to improve real table tennis skills. PloS one, 14(9).

2018

Saccone, E. J., Szpak, A., Churches, O., & Nicholls, M. E. R. (2018). Close interpersonal proximity modulates visuomotor processing of object affordances in shared, social space. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, 80(1), 54-68.

2016

Szpak, A., Nicholls, M. E. R., Thomas, N. A., Laham, S. M., & Loetscher, T. (2016). “No man is an island”: Effects of interpersonal proximity on spatial attention.. Cognitive Neuroscience, 7(1-4), 45-54.

Szpak, A., Thomas, N. A., & Nicholls, M. E. R. (2016). Hemispheric asymmetries in perceived depth revealed through a radial line bisection task. Experimental Brain Research, 234(3), 807-813.

2015

Szpak, A. Loetscher, T. Bastian, J. Thomas, N. A. Nicholls, M. E. R. (2015). Visual asymmetries for relative depth judgments in a three-dimensional space. Brain and Cognition, 99, 128-134.

Szpak, A. Loetscher, T. Churches, O. Thomas, N. A. Spence, C. J. Nicholls, M. E. R. (2015). Keeping your distance: attentional withdrawal in individuals who show physiological signs of social discomfort. Neuropsychologica, 70, 462-467.