The goal of my work is to advance the safety and usability of things people use (e.g., motor vehicles, medical facilities) through education and research. The focus is on predicting driver distraction and driver workload as well as practical issues related to the use of visual-manual and speech interfaces. The approach is typically to examine some real system, but then to follow up and build models of how that system is used, with particular emphasis on predicting task times. A typical outcome of that research is improved research methods and evaluation procedures, as well as design recommendations and design standards. I have written 4 SAE recommended practices and standards, with the latest being a landmark document that defines driving performance measures and statistics (SAE J2944). That unfunded activity took 8 years to complete. Beyond driving, my efforts have been to advance human factors engineering more generally. It is for that reason that I have been so intensively involved in the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. I am rewriting the operating rules for the Society and lead an effort to require that standards be cited in HFES publications, an activity this project will help advance.
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Phone
(734) 763-3795
Location
UMTRI
2901 Baxter Rd. Rm
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Primary Website
umtri.umich.edu
Additional Information
Additional Appointments
Research Professor and Adjunct Professor, Industrial and Operation Engineering
Group Head, UMTRI Human Factors Group
Education
- PhD, Industrial & Operations Engineering, Psychology, University of Michigan
- MA, Psychology, University of Michigan
- MS, Industrial & Operations Engineering, University of Michigan
- BS, Mechanical Engineering, Drexel University
- Certified Human Factors Professional, Board of Certification in Professional Ergonomics, 2008
- Society of Automotive Engineers Excellence in Oral Presentation Award, SAE 2012 Government/Industry Meeting
- Intelligent Transportation Society of America, 2008 Best of ITS, Best Innovative Product or Service, Integrated Vehicle-Based Safety System Program
Service
Board of Certification in Professional Ergonomics, Board member, 2010-2016
Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
Fellow
President-elect – President – Past President (2007-2010)
Secretary-Treasurer
Chair – Policy & Planning Committee
Nominations & Elections Committee
Chair – Publications Committee;
member – Executive Council & Executive Committee
Faculty advisor – University of Michigan student chapter (2000-)
Chartered Institute of Ergonomics & Human Factors, Fellow
Society of Automotive Engineers
member, Safety and Human Factors Steering Committee
member, Driving Performance Measures Subcommittee
User Experience Professionals Association
Society for Information Display
American Society of Engineering Education
ANSI Committee on Education