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Dr. Max Teaford, who joined the UTC faculty this summer, has introduced the world of virtual reality to his psychology research. Photo by Angela Foster.<\/p><\/div>\n

Dr. Max Teaford was an undergrad music major at Walsh University in Ohio when a family experience with anorexia nervosa propelled him to the field of psychology.<\/p>\n

With a doctorate from Miami University of Ohio in brain, cognitive and developmental science, Teaford joined the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga this summer to open the school\u2019s Multisensory-Multisystem (MS2) lab to conduct research using virtual reality technology to study body ownership and spatial orientation. He currently is recruiting students as lab research assistants to study body ownership through the use of illusions, where one is made to feel as if a foreign object\u2014real or virtual\u2014is part of their body.<\/p>\n

The applications could help improve prosthetic limb design for amputees and better condition military personnel to retain spatial orientation when, for example, their planes are inverted.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve got to be honest with you; I was a music major. I never in a million years thought I would be studying this or getting a doctorate. [My relative\u2019s anorexia] basically changed my whole life trajectory,\u201d Teaford said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe ability to make one feel like a foreign object is part of their body has implications for the development of prosthetics (specifically neuroprosthetics) as well as the development of exoskeletons, which has military applications. There also is evidence that these illusions can enhance memory of events in virtual environments, meaning these illusions have the potential to improve the efficacy of virtual reality-based training.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Spatial orientation is knowing where the body is relative to external environments. Spatial disorientation can have lethal consequences; for instance, airplane crash deaths or permanent disabilities with multimillion-dollar hardware losses.<\/p>\n

Using virtual reality allows Teaford and his team to create 3D environments where they can control exactly what participants see and what they can do through such devices as haptic vests and gloves.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s also a good way for us to study how different factors like hypoxia or insufficient oxygen play a role in making people susceptible to becoming disoriented,\u201d Teaford said. \u201cIn my laboratory, the Multisensory-Multisystem Lab, undergraduate and graduate students have the opportunity to learn how to use\/program virtual reality technology and engage in research using it. My students are involved in every step of the research process, from the initial planning of studies to the publication of peer-reviewed manuscripts based upon the studies.\u201d<\/p>\n

Caleb Perry, a former Teaford research assistant and now a master\u2019s student at Miami of Ohio, said the UTC assistant professor of psychology inspired him and led him to the field.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe more I worked with him the more I fell in love with research because of his passion,\u201d Perry said. \u201cHis work definitely inspired me. He\u2019s a great person, super nice, very intelligent and always eager to answer questions. He cares about helping out in the world however he can.\u201d<\/p>\n

Born in California to an accountant and a school teacher, Teaford grew up in northeast Ohio. He earned a bachelor\u2019s degree in psychology from Walsh University in 2014, a master\u2019s degree in clinical psychology from Cleveland (Ohio) State University in 2016 and a doctor of philosophy degree from Miami of Ohio University in 2021.<\/p>\n

When hired by UTC, he was doing post-doctorate work at Ohio State University and the Naval Medical Research Unit in Dayton, Ohio, through Wright Patterson Air Force Base.<\/p>\n

His relative\u2019s long, emotionally draining battle with anorexia (he did not want to mention specifics) influenced his studies and now his life\u2019s work.<\/p>\n

He has studied the body perception of anorexics and whether the loss of muscle mass has been caused by inactivity, starvation and\/or excessive exercise.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo something that a lot of those individuals experience is that they think they\u2019re morbidly obese despite being emaciated,\u201d Teaford said. By ferrying his loved one to and from doctor\u2019s appointments, he learned anorexics have disconnections in their brains. \u201cA lot of the individuals will basically hide that they\u2019re not eating anything or outright refuse to eat if they\u2019re confronted about it. And some of them will even refuse to drink. It\u2019s really horrifying to watch.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt really helped me understand other people,\u201d he continued. \u201cThe biggest thing it did was help me develop empathy for people that are going through different struggles. You can never really understand the struggles people go through until you walk with someone else and go through it with them. It also really motivated me to study this.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt Miami, a big part of my job as a graduate student was supervising undergraduate research assistants. That\u2019s basically what I\u2019m doing now. What\u2019s going to be important with my students is really giving them that research experience, giving them experience publishing papers, because that\u2019s going to really be beneficial for them when they go on to either pursue graduate study or if they\u2019re pursuing a job.\u201d<\/p>\n

Learn More<\/h4>\n

Visit UTC<\/a><\/p>\n

Department of Psychology<\/a><\/p>\n

How to apply<\/a><\/p>\n

Photo gallery by Angela Foster<\/h4>\n
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Graduate student Shyla Khan, left, uses virtual reality equipment under the watchful eye of Dr. Max Teaford and undergraduates Brianna Welch and Madison Murray.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Dr. Max Teaford joined UTC this summer to open the school\u2019s Multisensory-Multisystem (MS2) lab to conduct research using virtual reality technology to study body ownership and spatial orientation. He currently is recruiting students as lab research assistants to study body ownership through the use of illusions, where one is made to feel as if a foreign object\u2014real or virtual\u2014is part of their body.<\/p>\n

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