Aryn A. Pyke

Dr. Aryn A. Pyke

Associate Professor

Cognitive Science Cyber Research Fellow - Army Cyber Institute

Army Cyber Institute

aryn.pyke [at] westpoint.edu
Dr. Aryn Pyke is an Associate Professor in the Engineering Psychology Program and a Cognitive Cyber Research Scientist at the Army Cyber Institute. Her current research interests include human-computer interaction, STEM education innovations, and cyber security usability, workflow analysis, assessment and training. Her doctoral Cognitive Science degree provided an interdisciplinary background for the study of cognition (artificial intelligence, psychology, human-computer interaction, linguistics, and neuroscience). Prior to her PhD, she obtained BASc and MASc degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Postdoc - Carnegie Mellon University

 

Ph.D. Carleton University

 

M.A.Sc. University of Toronto

 

B.A.Sc. University of Toronto

Research Interests

Human-computer interaction & teaming; STEM education interventions & innovations, Cyber Situational Awareness, Cyber Security Talent Management: Assessment, Training and Retention

Current Research

Pyke_Finley_Bonner: Investigating Social Media Interface Modifications to Reduce Misinformation Spread due to Emotional Reactions, Pyke_Carfagno_Li_Horne: Map Visualizations to support awareness of cyber/electronic warfare vulnerabilities

Selected Publications

Pyke, A., Feltner, D. & Ness, J. (2023). What Types of Tactical Vulnerabilities do Future Officers Most Anticipate: Are Cyber as well as Non-Cyber Threats on their Radar? Cyber Defense Review, 8(1), 103-117.

Tempestini, G., Rovira, E., Pyke, A. & DiNocera, F. (2023). The Cybersecurity Awareness INventory (CAIN): Early Phases of Development of a Tool for Assessing Cybersecurity Knowledge Based on the ISO/IEC 27032. Journal of Cybersecurity and Privacy, 3(1), 61-75.

Pyke, A., Bouchelle, R., Uzhca, D. (2023). Out of Sight but Still In Mind: Making ‘Invisible’ Cyber Threats More Salient Via Concrete Analogies. In: Abbas Moallem (Ed.) Human Factors in Cybersecurity. AHFE Open Access, vol 91. AHFE International, USA.

Pyke, A., Rovira, E., Murray, S. Pritts, J., Carp, C. & Thomson, R. (2021). Predicting individual differences to cyberattacks: Knowledge, arousal, emotional and trust responses. Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace, 15(4), Article 9. Wetzler, E., Pyke, A. & Werner, A. (2021). Sans Forgetica is Not the ‘Font’ of Knowledge. SAGE Open, 11(4).

Pyke, A. A., Fincham, J. M., Anderson, J. R. (2017). When math operations have visuospatial meanings versus purely symbolic definitions: Which solving stages and brain regions are affected? NeuroImage, 153, 319-335.

Siegler, R. & Pyke, A. (2013). Developmental and individual differences in understanding of fractions. Developmental Psychology, 49(10), 1994-2004.

Pyke, A. & LeFevre, J. (2011). Calculator use need not undermine direct-access ability: The roles of retrieval, calculation, and calculator use in the acquisition of arithmetic facts. Journal of Educational Psychology, 103(3), 607-616.