Research Interests:
Driving Simulation
Eye-Tracking
Driver Behavior - Novice Driver Safety and Training

Publications and Conferences:

• Hammel,K.R., Fisher,D.L. and Pradhan, A.K. (2002). Verbal and Spatial Loading Effects on Eye Movements in Driving Simulators: a Comparison to Real World Driving. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 46th Annual Meeting, Baltimore.

• Fisher, D. L., Pradhan, A. K., Hammel, K. R., DeRamus, R., Noyce, D. A. and Pollatsek, A. P. (2003). Are younger drivers less able than older drivers to recognize risks on the road? Injury Insights, February/March, 1,2,7.

• Pradhan, A.K., Hammel, K.R., DeRamus, R., Noyce, D.A., Pollatsek, A. and Fisher, D.L. (January 2003). The Use of Eye Movements to Evaluate the Effects of Driver Age on Risk Perception in an Advanced Driving Simulator. 82nd Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting CD-ROM, TRB, National Research Council, Washington, D.C.

• Fisher, D. L., Upchurch, J., Pradhan, A.K., Mehranian, H., Romoser, M. (2004). Signing Two-Lane Freeway Exits with an Option Through Lane in Extreme Conditions: Anatomy of Drivers’ Behavior. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 1899, TRB, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., 2004, pp. 35-43.

• Fisher, D. L., Narayanaan, V., Pradhan, A.K. and Pollatsek, A. (2004). Using Eye Movements in Driving Simulators to Evaluate Effects of PC-Based Risk Awareness Training. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 48th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Sept 20-24, 2266-2270

• Pradhan, A. K., Hammel, K. R., DeRamus, R., Pollatsek, A., Noyce, D. A. and Fisher, D. L (2005). Using Eye Movements to Evaluate Effects of Driver Age on Risk Perception in a Driving Simulator. Human Factors, Winter 2005, volume 47, no 4, 840-852.

• Pradhan, A. K. (2005). The Fidelity Required for Roadway Development and Evaluation. Talk at Simulator Users Group Workshop, "Development of Standardized Descriptions of Driving Simulator Scenarios: Human Factors Considerations" at the 84th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington D.C, January 2005.

• Pradhan, A. K., Fisher, D.L. and Pollatsek, A. (2005). The Effects of PC-Based Training on Novice Drivers' Risk Awareness in a Driving Simulator. 3rd International Driving Symposium on Human Factors in Driver Assessment, Training, and Vehicle Design, Rockport, Maine, June 2005.

• Pollatsek, A., Narayanaan, V., Pradhan, A. K. and Fisher, D. L. (2006). The Use of Eye Movements to Evaluate a PC-Based Risk Awareness and Perception Training (RAPT) Program on an Advanced Driving Simulator. Human Factors, Fall 2006, Volume 48, Number 3, 447-464.

• Pradhan, A. K., Fisher, D. L. and Pollatsek, A. (2006). Risk Perception Training for Novice Drivers: Evaluating Duration of Effects on a Driving Simulator. 85th Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting CD-ROM, TRB, National Research Council, Washington, D.C.

• Fisher, D. L., Pollatsek, A. P. and Pradhan, A. (2006). Can novice drivers be trained to scan for information that will reduce their likelihood of a crash? Injury Prevention 2006;12(suppl_1):i25-i29

• Pradhan, A. K., Fisher, D. L., Pollatsek, A., Knodler, M. and Langone, M. (2006) Field Evaluation of a Risk Awareness and Perception Training Program For Younger Drivers. Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 50th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, Oct 16-20

• Pollatsek, A., Fisher, D. L. and Pradhan A. K. (2006) Identifying and Remediating Failures of Selective Attention in Younger Drivers Current Directions in Psychological Science. Volume 15. Number 5, 255-259

• Pradhan, A. K., Fisher, D. L. and Pollatsek, A. (2006) Risk Perception Training for Novice Drivers: Evaluating Duration of Effects of Training on a Driving Simulator Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 1969, TRB, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., 2006, pp. 58-64

• Fisher, D. L., Pradhan, A. K., Pollatsek, A. and Knodler, M. A. (2007) Empirical Evaluation of Hazard Anticipation Behaviors in the Field and on Driving Simulator Using Eye Tracker 86th Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting CD-ROM, TRB, National Research Council, Washington, D.C.

• Pradhan, A., Pollatsek, A., Fisher, D. L., (2007). Comparison of Trained and Untrained Novice Drivers' Gaze Behavior in Risky and Non-Risky Scenarios. Proceedings of the Fourth International Driving Symposium on Human Factors in Driver Assessment, Training, and Vehicle Design, Stevenson, Washington, July 2007.

• Fisher, D. L., Pradhan, A. K., Pollatsek, A. and Knodler, M. A. (2007) Empirical Evaluation of Hazard Anticipation Behaviors in the Field and on Driving Simulator Using Eye Tracker Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2018, TRB, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., 2007, pp. 80-86^New

• Pradhan, A.K., Pollatsek, A., Knodler, M.A. and Fisher, D.L. (2008) Can Novice Drivers be Trained to Scan for Information Which Will Reduce Their Risk in Roadway Traffic Scenarios That are Hard to Identify as Hazardous? Ergonomics (Accepted)^New

• Chan, E., Pradhan, A.K., Knodler, M. A., Pollatsek, A. and Fisher, D. L. (2008) Empirical Evaluation on a Driving Simulator of the Effect of Distractions Inside and Outside the Vehicle on Drivers' Eye Behaviors. 87th Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, National Research Council, Washington D.C.^New