Gabby Resch

Dr. Gabby Resch is an Assistant Professor at Ontario Tech University's Faculty of Business and Information Technology. His research focuses on data visualization, tangible interaction, and immersive technologies like AR/VR. He holds a PhD and Master's from the University of Toronto (Information Science) and a BA in Political Science from UBC.

Prior to his current role, he was a postdoctoral fellow at Ryerson University's Synaesthetic Media Lab, collaborating on VR/AR applications for spatial cognition and medical training. His work has been supported by a SSHRC Insight grant. He teaches visualization and interaction design courses and collaborates with institutions like Autodesk Research and the Ontario Science Centre.

Key research interests include: 1) Tangible and embodied data interaction, 2) Critical approaches to data literacy, and 3) Immersive 3D media for spatial training. Recent articles explore VR's vergence-accommodation conflict, mixed reality motor control effects, and tangible interfaces for scientific data.

Grants: SSHRC Insight Grant (ongoing collaboration with Ryerson/Georgia Tech/UToronto/Toronto General Hospital).

Labs/Teams: Part of the Business Analytics & AI group at Ontario Tech. Previously affiliated with Synaesthetic Media Lab (Ryerson).