The Department of Human Factors and Behavioral Neurobiology helps students understand the interactions of humans with other elements of a system. Human Factors is concerned with the application of what we know about people, their abilities, characteristics, and limitations to the design of equipment they use, environment in which they function, and the jobs they perform.
From neuroscience to human factors psychology, Embry-Riddle is the only university in the U.S. — and possibly the world — offering a master's and a Ph.D. degree program in Human Factors as well as bachelor's degrees in Human Factors Psychology and in Aerospace Physiology.
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Submissions from 2012
Even Moderate Visual Impairments Degrade Drivers' Ability to See Pedestrians at Night, Joanne M. Wood, Richard A. Tyrell, Alex Chaparro, Ralph P. Marszalek, Trent P. Carberry, and Byoung Sun Chu
Submissions from 2010
Tools for Evaluating Team Performance in Simulation-Based Training, Michael A. Rosen, Sallie J. Weaver, Elizabeth H. Lazzara, Eduardo Salas, Teresa Wu, Salvatore Silvestri, Nicola Schiebel, Sandra Almeida, and Heidi B. King
Developing Proactive Methods for General Aviation Data Collection, Scott Shappell, Carla Hackworth, Kali Holcomb, John Lanicci, Massoud Bazargan, Jaclyn Baron, Rebecca Iden, and Daniel Halperin
Simulation-Based Team Training at the Sharp End: A Qualitative Study of Simulation-Based Team Training Design, Implementation, and Evaluation in Healthcare, Sallie J. Weaver, Eduardo Salas, Rebecca Lyons, Elizabeth H. Lazzara, Michael A. Rosen, Deborah DiazGranados, Julia G. Grim, Jeffrey S. Augenstein, David J. Birnbach, and Heidi King
Effect of Simulated Visual Impairment on Nighttime Driving Performance, Joanne Wood, Alex Chaparro, Trent Carberry, and Byoung Sun Chu
Submissions from 2009
Using Sunflower Plots and Classification Trees to Study Typeface Legibility, Edgar C. Merkle and Barbara S. Chaparro
Submissions from 2008
Ergonomic Analysis of a Hair Salon, Joseph Keebler, David Schuster, and Scott Ososky
Classification and Analysis of Errors Reported in Aircraft Maintenance Manuals, Bonnie Lida Rogers, Christopher J. Hamblin, and Alex Chaparro
Promoting Teamwork: An Event-Based Approach to Simulation-Based Teamwork Training for Emergency Medicine Residents, Michael A. Rosen, Eduardo Salas, Teresa S. Wu, Salvatore Silvestri, Elizabeth H. Lazzara, Rebecca Lyons, Sally J. Weaver, and Heidi B. King
Simulation-Based Training for Patient Safety: 10 Principles That Matter, Eduardo Salas, Katherine A. Wilson, Elizabeth Lazzara, Heidi B. King, and Jeffery S. Augenstein
Submissions from 2006
Beneath the Tip of the Iceberg: A Human Factors Analysis of General Aviation Accidents in Alaska Versus the Rest of the United States, Cristy Detwiler, Carla Hackworth, Kali Holcomb, Albert Boquet, Elaine Pfleiderer, Douglas Wiegmann, and Scott Shappell
Research-Based Web Design & Usability Guidelines [2006 edition], Michael O. Leavitt, Ben Shneiderman, Robert W. Bailey, Carol Barnum, John Bosley, Barbara Chaparro, Joseph Dumas, Melody Y. Ivory, Bonnie John, Hal Miller-Jacobs, Sanjay J. Koyani, James R. Lewis, Stanley Page, Judith Ramey, Janice (Ginny) Redish, Jean Scholtz, Steve Wigginton, Cari A. Wolfson, Larry E. Wood, and Don Zimmerman
Human Error and Commercial Aviation Accidents: A Comprehensive, Fine-Grained Analysis Using HFACS, Scott Shappell, Cristy Detwiler, Kali Holcomb, Carla Hackworth, Albert Boquet, and Douglas Wiegmann
Developing a Methodology for Assessing Safety Programs Targeting Human Error in Aviation, Scott Shappell and Douglas Wiegmann
Efficacy of Virtual Models in a Production Systems Course, Lawrence Whitman and Barbara Chaparro
The Effect of Auditory and Visual Distracters on the Useful Field of View: Implications for the Driving Task, Joanne Wood, Alex Chaparro, Louise Hickson, Nick Thyer, Philippa Carter, Julie Hancock, Adrene Hoe, Ivy Le, Louisa Sahetapy, and Floravel Ybarzabal
Submissions from 2005
The Influence of Visibility, Cloud Ceiling, Financial Incentive, and Personality Factors on General Aviation Pilots' Willingness to Take Off Into Marginal Weather, Part I: The Data and Preliminary Conclusions, William Knecht, Howard Harris, and Scott Shappell
Human Error and General Aviation Accidents: A Comprehensive, Fine-Grained Analysis Using HFACS, Douglas Wiegmann, Troy Faaborg, Albert Boquet, Cristy Detwiler, Kali Holcomb, and Scott Shappell
When Red Lights Look Yellow, Joanne M. Wood, David A. Atchison, and Alex Chaparro
Submissions from 2004
Final Report: A Comparison of Three Evaluative Techniques for Validating Maintenance Documentation, Alex Chaparro, Bonnie Rogers, Chris Hambllin, and Barbara Chaparro
Final Report: Review of the FITS Program: Program Tasks, Goals and Pilot Training Initiatives, Alex Chaparro, Bonnie Lida Rogers, and Christopher J. Hamblin
Submissions from 2003
A Human Error Analysis of General Aviation Controlled Flight Into the Terrain Accidents Occurring Between 1990-1998, Scott A. Shappell and Douglas A. Wiegmann
Submissions from 2002
Human Factors Survey of Aviation Maintenance Technical Manuals, Alex Chaparro and Loren S. Groff
Survey of Aviation Maintenance Technical Manuals, Phase 3 Report: Final Report and Recommendations, Alex Chaparro and Loren S. Groff
Survey of Aviation Technical Manuals, Phase 2 Report: User Evaluation of Maintenance Documents, Alex Chaparro, Loren S. Groff, Barbara S. Chaparro, and Deborah Scarlett
Submissions from 2001
Human Factors Survey of Aviation Technical Manuals, Phase 1: Manual Development Procedures, Alex Chaparro and Loren S. Groff
A Human Error Analysis of Commercial Aviation Accidents Using the Human Factors Analysis and Classification System (HFACS), Douglas A. Wiegmann and Scott A. Shappell
Submissions from 2000
The Human Factors Analysis and Classification System--HFACS, Scott A. Shappell and Douglas A. Wiegmann
Human Error and Accident Causation Theories, Frameworks and Analytical Techniques: An Annotated Bibliography, Douglas A. Wiegmann, Aaron M. Rich, and Scott A. Shappell
Submissions from 1995
Effect of a No-Smoking Policy Aboard a U. S. Navy Aircraft Carrier, Suzanne L. Hurtado and Scott A. Shappell
Submissions from 1994
Upon Closer Inspection...U.S. Naval Aviation Mishaps 1977-1992, Scott A. Shappell and Douglas A. Wiegmann
Tyrosine as a Countermeasure to Performance Decrement During Sleep Loss, Douglas A. Wiegmann, David F. Neri, Robert R. Stanny, Scott Shappell, Andrew M. McCardie, and David L. McKay
Submissions from 1993
The Effects of Luminance Boundaries on Color Perception, Richard E. Kronauer, Charles F. Stromeyer III, and Alex Chaparro
Work/Rest Schedules and Performance of S-3 Aviators During Fleet Exercise 1992, David F. Neri and Scott A. Shappell
Work/Rest Schedules and Performance of F/A-18 Aviators During Fleet Exercise 1992, Scott A. Shappell and David F. Neri
Behavioral Effects of Tyrosine During Sustained Wakefulness, D. L. Wiegmann, D. F. Neri, R. R. Stanny, S. A. Shappell, A. H. McCardie, and D. L. McKay
Submissions from 1992
Subjective Fatigue in A-6, F-14, and F/A-18 Aircrews During Operations Desert Shield and Storm, C. A. DeJohn, S. A. Shappell, and D. F. Neri
Effects of Dextro-Methamphetamine on Subjective Fatigue, C. A. DeJohn, Scott Shappell, and D. F. Neri
The Effect of Combat on the Work/Rest Schedules and Fatigue of A-6 and F-14 Aviators During Operation Desert Shield/Storm, David F. Neri and Scott A. Shappell
The Effect of Combat on Aircrew Subjective Readiness and LSO Grades During Operation Desert Shield/Storm, Scott A. Shappell and David F. Neri
Submissions from 1991
Use of a Commercially Available Flight Simulator During Aircrew Performance Testing, S. A. Shappell and B. J. Bartosh
Submissions from 1989
STAR: A Computerized Tutorial in General Psychology, Barbara S. Chaparro and Charles G. Halcomb
