Gard-Thompson receives grant for eye-tracking project

Trisha Gard-Thompson, lecturer in NTID’s Department of Engineering Studies, received a Ronald D. Dodge Memorial Faculty Grant for the project “Enhance Visual Aid in Manufacturing for Deaf Community,” which will implement advanced eye-tracking technology to gain a better understanding of the behavior of deaf and hard-of-hearing students in machining training and evaluate the effectiveness of training methods developed at NTID.