Alex Chaparro

Professor

chapara3@erau.edu

Human Factors and Behavioral Neurobiology

Daytona College of Arts & Sciences

Areas of Expertise

Aging
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Perception
Human Factors

Alex Chaparro

Overview

Dr. Chaparro is a Professor of Human Factors and Behavioural Neurobiology and the director of the Aging, Perception, & Performance Lab at ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ. His research interests include visual requirements of driving, the effects of visual impairment on driving, and speech perception and cognitive performance.

Ph.D. - Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology: Experimental Psychology, Texas Tech University

B.S. - Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Florida Institute of Technology

Professor (2017-present) Dept. of Human Factors and Behavioral Neurobiology, ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ

Carl/Rozina Cassat Professor in Aging, Director of the Regional Institute on Aging (2015-2017). Wichita State University.Ìý Ìý
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Associate Professor (2001-2009)ÌýDept. of Psychology, Wichita State University

Assistant Professor (1996 – 2001)ÌýDept. of Psychology, Wichita State University

Research Associate in Biomedical Physics (1992 – 1996)ÌýHarvard UniversityÌý Ìý

Ford Foundation Post-Doctoral Fellow (1991 – 1992)ÌýHarvard UniversityÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýÌý

Postdoctoral Fellow in Biomedical Physics (1990 – 1991)ÌýHarvard UniversityÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý

Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

2011ÌýColeman Entrepreneurship Faculty Fellow, WSU
2009ÌýReceived the WSU Excellence in Research Award
1991ÌýFord Foundation Post-Doctoral Fellowship
1989ÌýAmerican Psychological Association Pre-Doctoral Fellowship

Teaching

  • HFCT 501: Human Factors in Systems
  • HFCT 615: Sensation & Perception for HF
  • HFS 599: Spec Topics Human Fctrs Systms

HF 315 Automation and Systems
HF 395H Aging: Behavioral and Biological Foundations
HF 395I Driving Safety: Role of Driver Behavior, Design, and Policy

HFS 600 ÌýHuman Factors in Systems
HFS 618ÌýHuman Factors in Aging: Behavioral and Biological Foundations
HFS 695L Applied Perception

401.15 COAS (by appointment)

Research

Simonson, R. J., Keebler, Joseph R., & Chaparro, A. (In press). A Bayesian Approach on Investigating Helicopter Emergency Medical Fatal Accidents.ÌýAerospace Medicine and Human Performance.

Gannon E., Walker L.,ÌýChaparro A., Chaparro B.S.Ìý(2020). Assessing Alternative Text Presentation and Tablet Device Usage for Low Vision Leisure Reading. Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population: Technologies, Design and User Experience:ÌýLecture Notes in Computer Science, 12207, 259-279.

Chaparro, A., Keebler, J. R., Lazzara, E. H., & Diamond, A. (2019). Checklists: A review of their origins, benefits, and current uses as a cognitive aid in medicine.ÌýErgonomics in Design, 27(2), 21-26.

Burge, R., & Chaparro, A. (2018). An investigation of the effect of texting on hazard perception using fuzzy signal detection theory (fSDT).ÌýTransportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 58, 123-132..

Jansen, S. D., Keebler, J. R., & Chaparro, A. (2018). Shifts in maximum audiovisual integration with age.ÌýMultisensory Research,Ìý31(3-4), 191-212.

Chaparro, A. & Chaparro, M. (2017).Ìý Applications of Color in Design and the Failure to Address the Needs of Color Deficient Users. Ergonomics in Design, 25(1), 23-30.

Sivagnanasundaram, N., Palmer, E., & and Chaparro, A. (2016). Examining Aviation Navigation Display Symbology in Visual Search.Ìý Transportation Research Board: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, N0. 2600, 102-111. DOI: 10.3141/2600-11.

Amick, R., Jansen, S., Chaparro, A., Hakansson, N., Patterson, J., & Jorgensen, M. (2015). Comparison of the SWAY Balance Mobile Application to the Abbreviated Balance Error Scoring System.ÌýAthletic Training and Sports Health Care, 7, 89-96. DOI: 10.3928/19425864-20150422-04.

Amick, R. Z., Chaparro, A., Patterson, J. A., & Jorgensen, M. J. (2015). Test-Retest Reliability of the SWAY Balance Mobile Application.ÌýJournal of Mobile Technology in Medicine,Ìý4(2), 40-47.