About Justin
Justin is currently a doctoral student in Human Factors Psychology at Wichita State University and a member of the Software Usability Research Laboratory. His primary areas of research include user interfaces and eye-tracking. Recently, the focus of his research has been scan patterns of users in different task conditions across web portals. The results of these studies have been or will be presented at the 52nd Annual Meeting of HFES and SWPA 2008. If you are interested in Justin's research, please visit justinowens.net.
Prior to joining SURL, he was a senior web developer for the Interactive Marketing Department at Wichita State University. While working in the Interactive Marketing Department, his job functions ranged from application architect to maintenance programmer for different web properties controlled by the university. Websites and applications which fell under his departmental domain included, but wasn't limited to the primary website for Wichita State University, the university content management system (CMS), and the university web portal.
His last major project in the Interactive Marketing Department was the planning and implementation of the 5th generation university website. The result of this project was an outward focused website designed to serve the needs of several different constituencies and simultaneously recruit prospective students from a variety of backgrounds and life experiences. After the launch of the new website, Wichita State University saw an increase in interest from prospective students. The following academic year, WSU saw increases in enrolled credit hours over the previous years.
Before joining the university, he served as the Information Technology Manager at Hutton & Hutton Law Firm in Wichita, Kansas. his primary job responsibilities centered on the technology needs of a plaintiff's law firm. His major initiatives included a drive for less paper storage, case management via a dedicated management system, and efficient uses of technologies in case management and the court room. These initiatives resulted in decreased operational expenses and increased productivity amongst the staff.