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Cognitive/Developmental Faculty

Dr. Neil Charness

Carnegie-Mellon University, 1974

The William G. Chase Professor of Psychology

Office

B428 PDB

Phone Number

(850) 644-6686

Email

Laboratory

A410 PDB

Web page

http://www.psy.fsu.edu/~charness

Research Interest

Human factors approaches to understanding aging and technology use; development and maintenance of expertise across the life-span; sign perception and comprehension by aging pedestrians and drivers; understanding individual and environmental determinants of work performance.

Current Research

1) Age and Human Factors in Technology Use
www.create-center.org. The CREATE II project is part of a Program Project grant funded by NIA.

2) Intersection and Pedestrian Safety Research
This project is funded by Florida Department of Transportation, Elder Road User Program.

Selected Publications

Charness, N. (2008). Aging and human performance.Human Factors, 50, 548-555.

Charness, N., & Tuffiash, M. (2008). The role of expertise research and human factors in capturing, explaining, and producing superior performance. Human Factors, 50, 427-432.

Charness, N. (in press, 2008). Technology as multiplier effect for an aging work force. In K. W. Schaie & R. Abeles (Eds.) Social Structures and Aging Individuals: Continuing Challenges. New York: Springer.

Jastrzembski, T. S. & Charness, N. (2007). The Model Human Processor and the older adult: Parameter estimation and validation within a mobile phone task. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 13, 224-248.