Derek Harter, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Office Hours

Tuesday and Thursday at 8 -11 a.m.

Educational Background

• Ph.D., Computer Science, The University of Memphis, 2004
• M.Sc., Computer Science, Johns Hopkins University, 1994
• B.Sc., Computer Science, Purdue University, 1990

Academic Positions

• Associate Professor, Texas A&M University-Commerce, 2011-present
• Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University-Commerce, 2005-2011
• Visiting Professor, Texas A&M University-Commerce, 2004-2005

Research Funding

External

• $380,000, Department of Energy, 2009
• $500,000, National Science Foundation, 2009
• $100,000, Defense Advanced Research Projects, 2008
• $400,000, James S. McDonnell Foundation Bridging Brain Mind and Behavior Research Grant, 2007

Internal

• $16,250, Texas A&M University-Commerce Enhancement Grant, 2009
• $11,680, Texas A&M University-Commerce Enhancement Grant, 2008
• $6,128, Texas A&M University-Commerce Enhancement Grant, 2005
• $600, Texas A&M University-Commerce Mini-Grant, 2004

Selected Publications

• Harter, D. (in press). Evolution of small-world properties in embodied networks. To appear in Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence. Springer.
• Lu, S., Harter, D., & Pierce, D. (2011). Potentials and challenges of using virtual environments in psychotherapy. Annals of Psychotherapy and Integrative Health. 1, 56-66.
• Lu, S., Harter, D. and Graesser, A. (2009). An empirical and computational study of perceiving and remembering event temporal relations. Cognitive Science. 33: 344-373.
• Harter, D., Kozma, R., and Achunala, S. (2007). Dynamical aspects of Behavior generation under constraints. Cognitive Neurodynamics. 1(3): 213-223.