Gregory Welch

Gregory Welch is a Professor in the Department of Nursing Practice, affiliated with the Nursing program. His research focuses on advancements in Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and their applications in human-robot interaction, telepresence, and immersive systems. He collaborates with scholars such as Francisco Guido-Sanz and Desirée Díaz.

• Grants & Projects:
• Visualization Enhancements for Augmented Reality (VEAR) – Office of Naval Research ($20,000, 2025–2027)
• Grand: Virtual Experience Research Accelerator (VERA) – National Science Foundation ($4.19M, 2023–2027)
• Hybrid Visualization Testbed for AR Head-Worn Displays – Office of Naval Research ($233,247, 2025–2026)

Dr. Welch’s work also involves patented technologies like 'Physical-Virtual Patient System' (Patent #12008917) and 'Audiovisual Detection of Expectation Violations' (Patent #11954900). He has led initiatives on trust dynamics in cyber-human teams and AR-based training systems.