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Albert 'Skip' Rizzo, PhD

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Parsons, TD, and Rizzo, AA. (in press). A Meta-Analysis of Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 13, 2.

Parsons, TD, Macedonio, M, Rizzo, AA. (in press). 360-Degree Panoramic Video Virtual Reality System for Affective Arousal. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 13, 2.

Parsons, T.D., Bowerly, T., Buckwalter, J.G., & Rizzo, A.A. (in press). A controlled clinical comparison of attention performance in children with ADHD in a virtual reality classroom compared to standard neuropsychological methods. Child Neuropsychology.

Matheis, R., Schultheis, M.T., Tiersky, L.A. , DeLuca, J., Mills, S.R. & Rizzo, A.A. (in press). Is learning and memory different in a virtual environment? Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology. (PDF)

Shahabi, C., Rizzo, A.A., Yang, K. & Yoon, H. (in press). Four case studies in Immersidata analysis. IEEE Computer.

Yeh, S-C, Parsons, TD, McLaughlin, M, Rizzo, AA. (in press). Virtual Reality Upper Extremity Motor Training for Post-Stroke Rehabilitation. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 13, 2.

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Rizzo, A.A.(2006). Introduction to Theme issue on Virtual Rehabilitation. CyberPsychology and Behavior. 9(2), 113. (PDF)

Rizzo, A.A., Klimchuk, D., Mitura, R., Bowerly, T., Buckwalter, J.G. & Parsons, T. (2006). A Virtual Reality Scenario for All Seasons: The Virtual Classroom. CNS Spectrums, 11(1), 35-44.

Rizzo, A., Bowerly, T., Buckwalter, J., Klimchuk, D., Mitura, R., Parsons, T.D. (2006). A Virtual Reality Scenario for All Seasons: The Virtual Classroom. CNS Spectrums, 11, 1, 35-44. (PDF)

Feintuch, U., Raz, L., Hwang, J., Yongseok, J., Josman, N., Katz, N., Kizony, R., Rand , D., Rizzo, A.A., Shahar, M. & Weiss, P.L. (2006). Integrating haptic-tactle feedback into a video capture based VE for rehabilitation. (PDF)

Gold, J.I., Kim, S.H., Kant, A.J., Joseph, M.H. & Rizzo, A.A. (2006). Effectiveness of Virtual Reality for Pediatric Pain Distraction during IV Placement. CyberPsychology and Behavior, 9(2), 207-213. (PDF)

Spira, J., Pyne, J.M., Wiederhold, B., Wiederhold, M., Graap, K. & Rizzo, A.A. (2006). Virtual Reality and Other Experiential Therapies for Combat-related PTSD. Primary Psychiatry, 13(3), 58-64.

Parsons, T.D., Rizzo, A.A., van der Zaag, C., McGee, J.S., & Buckwalter, J.G. (2005). Gender and Cognitive Performance: A Test of the Common Cause Hypothesis. Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition, 12, 1, 78 - 88.

Rizzo, A.A.(2005). Interview (written interview replies on the State of Clinical VR and our Lab's Research Perspective. Zeitschrift fur Medienpsychologie, 17(4). 168-170.

Rizzo, A.A. & Kim, G. (2005). A SWOT analysis of the field of Virtual Rehabilitation and Therapy. Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments. 14(2), 1-28. (PDF)

Rizzo, A.A., Pair, J., McNerney, P.J., Eastlund, E., Manson, B., Gratch, J., Hill, R., Roy , M. & Swartout, B. (2005). Design and Development of a VR Therapy Application for Iraq War Veterans with PTSD. In J.D. Westwood et al. (Eds.), Technology and Informatics. 111. Amsterdam , NL: IOS Press. pp. 407-413.

Rand, D., Kizony, R., Feintuch, U., Katz, N., Josman, N., Rizzo, A.A. and Weiss, P.L. (2005). Comparison of two VR platforms for rehabilitation: Video capture versus HMD. Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments, 14(2), 147-160. (PDF)

Rose, F.D., Brooks, B.M. & Rizzo, A.A. Review. CyberPsychology & Behavior, 8(3), 241-262. (PDF)

Wiederhold, B.K. & Rizzo, A.A. (2005). Virtual Reality and Applied Psychophysiology. Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, 30(3), 183-185. (PDF)

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Parsons, T.D., Larson, P., Buckwalter, J.G., & Rizzo, A.A. (2004). Sex Differences in Mental Rotation and Virtual Reality Spatial Rotation. Neuropsychologia, 42, 4, 555-562.

Parsons, T.D., Rizzo, A.A., & Buckwalter, J.G. (2004). Backpropagation and Regression: Comparative Utility for Neuropsychologists. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 26, 1, 95-104. (PDF)

Parsons T.D., Larson, P. Kratz, K., Thiebaux, M., Bluestein, B., Buckwalter J.G., & Rizzo A.A. (2004). Sex Differences in Mental Rotation and Spatial Rotation in a Virtual Environment. Neuropsychologia, 42 (4), 555-562.

Rizzo A.A. (2004). Virtual Reality: The Use of Simulation Tools in Research and Clinical Practice. The California Psychologist. July/August.

Rizzo, A.A., Klimchuk, D., Mitura, R., Bowerly, T., Shahabi, C. & Buckwalter, J.G. (2004). Diagnosing Attention Disorders in a Virtual Classroom. IEEE Computer, 37(5), 87-89.

Rizzo, A.A. (2004). Virtual Reality: An Emerging Tool in Research and Clinical Practice! The Amplifier. Summer, 1-2.

Rizzo, A.A., Strickland, D. & Bouchard, S. (2004). Issues and Challenges for Using Virtual Environments in Telerehabilitation. Telemedicine Journal and e-Health, 10(2), 184-195. (PDF)

Rizzo, A.A., Bowerly, T., Buckwalter, J.G., Shahabi, C. & Sharifzadeh, M. (2004). Results and Future Developments from a Virtual Reality Classroom for Assessing Attention Processes in Children with ADHD. Biological Psychiatry, 55:1S, 175.

Rizzo, A.A., Schultheis, M.T., Kerns, K. & Mateer, C. (2004). Analysis of Assets for Virtual Reality Applications in Neuropsychology. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 14(1/2), 207-239. (PDF)

Rizzo, A.A. (2003). Virtual Reality and TV News: You are There! The Amplifier, Fall, 10-12.

Rizzo, A.A., Ghahremani, K. Pryor, L. & Gardner, S. (2003). Immersive 360-Degree Panoramic Video Environments: Research on Creating Useful and Usable Applications. In: Jacko, J. & Stephanidis, C. (Eds.) Human-Computer Interaction: Theory and Practice. L.A. Erlbaum: New York . Vol. 1, pp. 1233-1237.

Glantz, K., Rizzo, A.A. & Graap, K. (2003). Virtual Reality for Psychotherapy: Current Reality and Future Possibilities. Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training, 40, 1/2, 55-67.

Reger, G. M., McGee, J. S., van der Zaag, C., Buckwalter, J. G., Thiebeaux, M. & Rizzo, A. A. (2003). A 3D virtual environment rod and frame test: The reliability and validity of four traditional scoring methods for older adults. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 25(8) 1169-77.

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Rizzo, A.A. (2002). Virtual Reality and Disability: Emergence and Challenge. Disability and Rehabilitation, 24:11-12, 567-569.

Rizzo, A.A., & Schultheis, M.T. (2002). Expanding the boundaries of Psychology: The Application of Virtual Reality. Psychological Inquiry, 13:2, 134-140.

Schultheis, M.T., Himelstein, J. & Rizzo, A.A. (2002). Virtual Reality and Neuropsychology: Upgrading the Current Tools. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 17:4, 378-394.

Schultheis, M.T. & Rizzo, A.A. (2002). New Directions in Neuropsychology: Virtual Reality Technology. Invited submission to: The American Psychological Association Division of Clinical Neuropsychology Newsletter 40, 20:2, 3-8.

Shahabi, C., Sharifzadeh, M. and Rizzo, A. (2002). Modeling Data of Immersive Environments. Proceedings of the ACM International Workshop on Immersive Telepresence (ITP2002).

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Rizzo, A.A., Bowerly, T., Buckwalter, J.G., Humphrey, L., Neumann, U., Kim, L., Pair, J., van Rooyen, A., & Chua, C. (2001). The Virtual Classroom: A Virtual Reality Environment for the Assessment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. The ADHD Report, 9:2, (April, 2001). pp. 9-13.

Rizzo, A.A. & Buckwalter, J.G. (Guest Editors). (2001). Introduction to the Theme Issue on Virtual Environments for Clinical Neuropsychology. Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments, 10(4), 3-5.(PDF)

Rizzo, A.A., Buckwalter, J.G., Bowerly, T., McGee, J., van Rooyen, A., van der Zaag, C., Neumann, U., Thiebaux, M., Kim, L., Pair, J. & Chua, C. (2001). Virtual Environments for Assessing and Rehabilitating Cognitiv/Functional Performance: A Review of Project's at the USC Integrated Media Systems Center . Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments, 10(4), 359-374. (PDF)

Rizzo, A.A., Buckwalter, J.G., Schultheis, M.T., Neumann, U., Bowerly, T., Kim, L. Thiebaux, M., & Chua, C. (2001). Virtual reality for persons with central nervous system dysfunction: assessment and treatment in the Information Society for All. In: Stephanidis, C. (ed.) Universal Access in Human Computer Interaction: Towards an Information Society for All. L.A. Erlbaum: New York . Vol. 3. pp. 972-976.

Rizzo, A.A., Neumann, U., Enciso, R., Fidaleo, D. & Noh, J.Y. (2001). Performance Driven Facial Animation: Basic research on human judgments of emotional state in facial avatars. CyberPsychology and Behavior, 4:4, 471-487. (PDF)

Rizzo, A.A., Neumann, U., Pintaric, T. and Norden, M. (2001). Issues for Application Development Using Immersive HMD 360 Degree Panoramic Video Environments. In: Smith, M.J., Salvendy, G., Harris, D. & Koubek, R.J. (Eds.) Usability Evaluation and Interface Design, L.A. Erlbaum: New York Vol. 1, pp. 792-796.

Schultheis, M.T., & Rizzo, A.A. (2001). The Application of Virtual Reality Technology in Rehabilitation. Rehabilitation Psychology, 46(3), 296-311.

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Rizzo, A.A., Buckwalter, J.G., Humphrey, L., van der Zaag, C., Bowerly, T., Chua, C., Neumann, U., Kyriakakis, C., van Rooyen, A. & Sisemore, D., (2000). The Virtual Classroom: A Virtual Environment for the Assessment And Rehabilitation Of Attention Deficits. CyberPsychology and Behavior, 3(3), 483-499. (PDF)

McGee, J. S., van der Zaag, C., Rizzo, A.A., Buckwalter, J. G., Neumann, U., & Thiebaux, M. (2000) Issues for the Assessment of Visuospatial Skills in Older Adults using Virtual Environment Technology, CyberPsychology and Behavior, 3(3), 469-482. (PDF)

Rizzo, A.A. (1999). Introduction to the Special Issue on Aging and Information Technology (Guest Editor). CyberPsychology and Behavior, 2:5, pp. 497-499.

Rizzo, A.A., Buckwalter, J.G., Neumann, U., Chua, C, van Rooyen, A., Larson, P., Kratz, K,. Kesselman, C., Thiebaux, M., & Humphrey, L. (1999) A review of virtual environments for the assessment and rehabilitation of cognitive/functional processes at the University of Southern California . In Bullinger, H.J. & Ziegler, J. (Eds.) Human-Computer Interaction: Communication, Cooperation, and Application Design. 1095-1100.

Rizzo, A.A., Buckwalter, J.G., Neumann, U., Chua, C., Van Rooyen, A., Larson, P., Kratz, K., Kesselman, C., Thiebaux, M., & Humphrey, L. (1999). Virtual Environments For Targeting Cognitive Processes: An Overview Of Projects At The University Of Southern California . CyberPsychology and Behavior, 2:2, 89-100.

Larson, M.A., Rizzo, A.A., Buckwalter, J.G., Van Rooyen, A., Kratz, K., Neumann, U., Kesselman, C., Thiebaux, M., & Van Der Zaag, C. (1999). Gender Issues In The Application Of A Virtual Environment Spatial Rotation Project. CyberPsychology and Behavior, 2:2, 113-124.

Riva, G., Rizzo, A.A. et al. (1999). Virtual Environments in the diagnosis, prevention, and intervention of age-related diseases. CyberPsychology and Behavior, 2:5, pp. 577-592.

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Rizzo, A.A., Wiederhold, B.K., Riva, G., & Van Der Zaag, C. (1998). A Bibliography of Articles Relevant to the Application of Virtual Reality in the Mental Health Field. CyberPsychology and Behavior, 1(4), 411-426.

Rizzo, A.A., Buckwalter, J.G., Neumann, U., Kesselman, C., Thiebaux, M., Larson, P., & Van Rooyan, A. (1998). The virtual reality mental rotation/spatial skills project: Preliminary findings. CyberPsychology and Behavior, 1(2), 107-113.

Rizzo, A.A., Buckwalter, J.G., Neumann, U., Kesselman, C., & Thiebaux, M. (1998). Basic issues in the application of virtual reality for the assessment and rehabilitation of cognitive impairments and functional disabilities. CyberPsychology and Behavior, 1(1), 59-78.

Wiederhold B.K., Rizzo A.A. & Wiederhold M.D (1998). The use of virtual reality in psychology. The California Psychologist. XXXI(6), 25.

Rizzo, A.A., Buckwalter, J.G., & Neumann, U. (1997). Virtual reality and cognitive rehabilitation: A brief review of the future. The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 12(6), 1-15.

Rizzo, A.A. & Buckwalter, J.G. (1997). Virtual reality for the cognitive rehabilitation of persons with neurological disorders and acquired brain injury. Ability, 97(11), 28-31.

Parsons, T.D., and Rizzo, A.A. (under review). Affective Outcomes of Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy for Anxiety and Specific Phobias: A Meta-Analysis.

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