Yingchen He

Yingchen He is an Assistant Professor in the Human Factors and Applied Cognition Program at NC State's Department of Psychology. She directs the Translational Vision Research Lab, focusing on cognitive psychology, engineering, and health intersections. Her work addresses visual processing limitations caused by eye diseases and develops assistive technologies to improve accessibility for visually impaired individuals.

Education: B.S. Biological Sciences and Psychology from Beijing University (2011), Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology from University of Minnesota (2017). Postdoctoral training at University of Minnesota's Department of Ophthalmology. Research interests include visual constraints in daily tasks, accessibility technology, brain plasticity from vision loss, and retinal implant optimization.

Publications emphasize prosthetic vision evaluation, website accessibility for blind users, and thermal sensor integration for navigation. Her lab collaborates with industrial partners to advance assistive technologies.

Labs/Teams: Translational Vision Research Lab (www.translational-vision-research.org) focuses on translational research from basic visual neuroscience to practical solutions. Current projects include optimizing retinal implants, developing adaptive training protocols, and evaluating assistive tech usability.