Interdisciplinary Research in Behavioral Sciences of Transportation Issues
This REU program has both scientific and societal benefits, and it integrates research and education. The goal of this REU Site on transportation in the behavioral sciences is to provide a diverse group of undergraduate researchers with training on research skills in various subfields of Psychology and Engineering that contribute to interdisciplinary transportation science. Students will be exposed to the interdisciplinary nature of transportation science and will conduct research that has both theoretical and applied impact in various transportation areas.
Program Coordinator: Yusuke Yamani, Ph.D.
Program Mentors:
- Abby Braitman, PhD, Psychology -Health
- Jing Chen, PhD, Psychology -Human Factors
- Holly Handley, PhD, Engineering Management & Systems Engineering
- Bin Hu, PhD, Engineering and Technology
- Sherif Ishak, PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Michelle Kelley, PhD, Psychology -Health, Developmental
- Bryan Porter, PhD, Psychology -Traffic, Public Health
- Yusuke Yamani, PhD, Psychology -Human Factors
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Distracted Pedestrians: Looking Left?
2021Emma Hood and Bryan E. Porter
Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA
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Ethics or Self-Preservation? An Online Study Examining Driver Response to On-Road Obstacles During Automated Driving
2021Helena Kaul and Yusuke Yamani
Wichita State University, Wichita, KS
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Creating a Driving Workload Model and Identifying Best Practices
2021Josalin Kumm, Holly Handley, and Yusuke Yamani
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
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Interdisciplinary Research in Behavioral Sciences of Transportation Issues: Proceedings
2021Research Experience for Undergraduates, Old Dominion University
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Strategies Young Adults Use to Curb Distracted Driving
2021Claire Shroder, Abby L. Braitman, and Keli A. Braitman
SUNY Geneseo, Geneseo, New York
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Adaptive Task Allocation in Automated Vehicles
2021Skye Taylor, Bin Hu, and Jing Chen
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
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How Interesting Is This To You: Rating the Interestingness of Auditory Clips
2021Hanna Zakharenko and Yusuke Yamani
University of Maryland, College Park, MD