Contact

Phone: 470-578-7339

Email: rkeyser@kennesaw.edu

Office Location: M 113A

Office Hours:
Fall 2025 semester: M 7:00am-9:30am | W 10:45am-noon and by appt.

Research

Current Projects

1. NIH R15 (AREA): Leveraging Technology to Create a Stress-Free Blood Donation Experience: An Approach for Next Generation Blood Donors. (Collaborative work with Dr. Lin Li (co-PI), Dr. Maria Valero (co-PI), and Dr. Joy Li (co-PI) at Kennesaw State University). This project will develop a framework based on the Theory of Planned Behavior, social media apps, and a virtual reality experience for recruiting and sustaining the next generation of blood donors in partnership with a regional blood center, its branches, and mobile units. NIH proposal submitted in October 2025.

2. Robert C. Wood Foundation: MetaBlood: Recruiting the Next Generation of Young Blood Donors in Disporportionate and Vulnerable Populations. (Collaborative work with Dr. Lin Li (co-PI), Dr. Maria Valero (co-PI), and Dr. Joy Li (co-PI) at Kennesaw State University). This project aims to increase the number of young blood donors in marginalized communities in Georgia by utilizing technology, social media influencers, blood donation campaigns, and local partners. Wood Foundation proposal submitted in October 2025.

Research Funding Awarded  

ALG Textbook Transformation grant. Affordable Learning Georgia (ALG) grant #719. May 2024. ($16,200). Collaborative work with Dr. Parisa Pooyan (co-PI), Dr. Lin Li (co-PI), and Suad Awad. The goal of this project is to create a no-cost Work Measurement textbook.

The Virtual Reality (VR) Blood Donor Experience. August 2023. ($5,000). (Collaborative work with Dr. Lin Li (co-PI), Dr. Maria Valero (co-PI), Dr. Joy Li (co-PI), and Dr. Mary Ukuku (co-PI). The goal of this project is to design a VR platform that can be used to educate, prepare, and distract donors while donating blood.

NIH R15 20107: Removing Barriers to Fluoride Varnish Application in Primary Care Settings. February 2022. ($426,490). (Collaborative work with Dr. Christina Scherrer (PI), (Kennesaw State University) and Dr. Shillpa Naavaal (Co-PI), (Virginia Commonwealth University). The goal of this project is to remove process flow barriers and cost inefficiencies currently dissuading physicians from providing FV during pediatric well-visits.

Developing No-Cost-to-Student Learning Materials for Systems and Industrial Engineering Undergraduate Simulation and Engineering Application Courses.  Georgia Affordable Learning Grant #432161. January 2020. ($11,800). (Collaborative work with Dr. Lin Li (PI) and Dr. Meng Han (Co-PI) at Kennesaw State University). The goal of this project is to transform one ISYE course and one IET course from traditional textbooks to no-cost-to-students textbook courses.

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