Ryan M. Schuetzler

Ryan M. Schuetzler is a faculty member in the Department of Information Systems and Quantitative Analysis at the University of Nebraska at Omaha's College of Information Science and Technology. He co-authored a 2014 study exploring human interactions with conversational agents, focusing on deception experiments and response dynamics.

Research Interests: His work lies at the intersection of Human-Computer Interaction and Artificial Intelligence, investigating how adaptive conversational agents influence user behavior. The study demonstrated that dynamic chat bot responses enhance perceived humanness and engagement, with implications for deception detection through response latency analysis.

The research analyzed behavioral changes in participants interacting with static versus dynamic conversational agents during truth-telling and deception tasks. Key findings included consistent response patterns in deceivers using adaptive systems, contrasting with longer pauses in static interface scenarios.