2011 & Earlier

Asai, D., Orszulak, J., Myrick, R., Lee, C., Coughlin, J. F. & de Weck, O. L. (2011). Context-aware reminder system to support medication compliance, IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Anchorage, AK, October 2011.

Donmez, B., Reimer, B., Mehler, B., Lavallière, M. & Coughlin, J. F. (2011). A pilot investigation of the impact of cognitive demand on turn signal use during lane changes in actual highway conditions across multiple age groups. Proceedings of the 55th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. Las Vegas, NV. 1874-1878.

Coughlin, J.F., Reimer, B., & Mehler, B. (2011). Monitoring, managing, and motivating driver safety and wellbeing. IEEE Pervasive Computing, 10(3), 14-21. (abstract)

Lavallière, M., Reimer, B., Mehler, B., D'Amrosio, L. A., Wang, Y., Teasdale, N., & Coughlin, J. F. (2011). The effect of age and gender on visual search during lane changing. Proceedings of the Sixth International Driving Symposium on Human Factors in Driver Assessment, Training, and Vehicle Design, Lake Tahoe, California, 621-628.

Lavallière, M., Donmez, B., Reimer, B., Mehler, B., Coughlin, J. F., Klauber, K., Teasdale, N. (2011). A field study assessing lane changing and lane choice across age and multiple levels of cognitive demand. Proceedings of the 90th annual Transportation Research Board Meeting, January 2011.

Lee, C., Orszulak, J., Asai, D., Myrick, R., Coughlin, J. F. & de Weck, O. L. (2011). Integration of medication monitoring and communication technologies in designing a usability-enhanced home solution for older adults, IEEE International Conference on ICT Convergence, Seoul, September 2011. (Received Excellent Paper Award) (external link)

Mehler, B., Reimer, B. & Dusek, J. A. (2011). MIT AgeLab delayed digit recall task (nback). MIT AgeLab White Paper Number 2011–3A. (pdf) (audio)

Mehler, B., Reimer, B., & Wang, Y. (2011). A comparison of heart rate and heart rate variability indices in distinguishing single task driving and driving under secondary cognitive workload. Proceedings of the Sixth International Driving Symposium on Human Factors in Driver Assessment, Training, and Vehicle Design, Lake Tahoe, California, 590-597.

Reimer, B., Mehler, B., Coughlin, J. F., Roy, N., Dusek, J. (2011). The impact of a naturalistic hands-free cellular phone task on heart rate and simulated driving performance in two age groups. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 14(1), pp. 13-25.

Reimer, B., Mehler, B. (2011). The impact of cognitive workload on physiological arousal in young adult drivers: a field study and simulation validation. Ergonomics, 54(10), 932-942. (abstract)

Son, J., Mehler, B., Lee, T., Park, Y., Coughlin, J. F., & Reimer, B. (2011). Impact of cognitive workload on physiological arousal and performance in younger and older drivers. Proceedings of the Sixth International Driving Symposium on Human Factors in Driver Assessment, Training, and Vehicle Design, Lake Tahoe, California, 87-94.

Roberts, S. C., Mehler, B., Orszulak, J., Reimer, B., Coughlin, J. F., Glass, J. (2011). An evaluation of age, gender, and technology experience in user performance and impressions of a multimodal human-machine interface. Proceedings of the 2011 Indsutrial Engineering Research Conference, May 2011. (pdf)

Coughlin, J. F. (2010). Exploiting technology and collaborative innovation to enable quality aging, In S. Greenbaum (Ed.), Longevity Rules: How to Age Well Into the Future (pp. 113-120). Carmichael, CA: Eskaton.

Bengler, K., Coughlin, J. F., Reimer, B., Niedermaier, B. (2010). Interactive-consumer design & evaluation (I-CODE): A method to investigate cognitive structures of user's on automotive functionalities. Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics, Miami, Florida.

Coughlin, J. F. (2010). Consumer-centered innovation: Envisioning new business opportunities in the development of a health services ecosystem. MIT AgeLab White Paper, 2010-1, Cambridge, MA.

Lavallière, M., Donmez, B., Reimer, B., Mehler, B., Coughlin, J. F., Klauber, K. & Teasdale, N. (2011). A field study assessing lane changing and lane choice across age and multiple levels of cognitive demand. Proceedings of The Transportation Research Board 90th Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.

Lavallière, M., Donmez, B. (2010). Effects of Age and cognitive workload on lane choice and lane changing behavior. Proceedings of the 20th Canadian Multidisciplinary Road Safety Conference, Ontario, Canada.

Oppermann, P., Godfrey, K., Mehler, B., Reimer, B., Coughlin, J. F., & Zaichkowsky, L. (2010). Examining the frequency of physical exercise as a possible moderator variable in physiological activity and performance to added cognitive demand during driving: data from three age groups. Presentation at The New England Chapter of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society's Annual Student Conference, Cambridge, MA.

Reimer, B., Mehler, B. & Coughlin, J. F. (2010). An evaluation of driver reactions to new vehicle parking assist technologies developed to reduce driver stress. AgeLab White Paper.

Mehler, B., Reimer, B., Coughlin, J. F. (2010) Physiological reactivity to graded levels of cognitive workload across three age groups: An on-road evaluation. Proceedings of the 54th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, San Francisco, CA. 2062-2066.

Reimer, B., Mehler, B., D'Ambrosio, L. A. & Fried, R. (2010). The impact of distractions on young adults drivers with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Accident Analysis and Prevention, 42(3), 842-851.

Wang, Y., Zhang, W., Reimer, B., Lavallière, M., Lesch, M.F., Horrey, W.J. & Wu, S. (2010). The effect of feedback on attitudes towards cellular phone use while driving: A comparison between novice and experienced drivers. Traffic Injury Prevention, 11(5), pp. 471-477.

Wang, Y., Mehler, B., Reimer, B., Lammers, V., D'Ambrosio, L. A., & Coughlin, J. F. (2010). The validity of driving simulation for assessing differences between in-vehicle informational interfaces: a comparison with field testing. Ergonomics, 53(3), 404-420.

Coughlin, J. F. & Tompkins, C. (2009). Demographics, destiny & anticipating the future of the transportation system. Journal of Public Works Management & Policy, 13(4), pp. 284-287.

Coughlin, J. F., Lau, J., D'Ambrosio, L. A. & Reimer, B. (2009). Adult children's perception of intelligent home systems in the care of elderly parents. 3rd International Convention on Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology (i-CREATe). Singapore.

Gruenstein, A., Orszulak, J., Liu, S., Roberts, S., Zabel, J., Reimer, B., Mehler, B., Seneff, S., Glass, J. & Coughlin, J. F. (2009). City browser: Developing a conversational automotive HMI. A Work-In-Progress paper in the Extended Abstracts of the 2009ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2009), Boston, MA.

Reimer, B. (2009). Cognitive task complexity and the impact on drivers' visual tunneling. Transportation Research Record, 2138, pp. 13-19. Also appeared in (2009) Proceedings of the Transportation Research Board 88th Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.

Reimer, B., Mehler, B., Son, J., Pohlmeyer, A., Orszulak, J., Long, J. & Coughlin, J. F. (2009). A cross-cultural comparison of younger and older adults' simulated highway driving performance under single and dual task conditions. Proceedings of the 5th International Driving Symposium on Human Factors in Driver Assessment, Training, and Vehicle Design. Big Sky, MT, 206-213.

Reimer, B., Mehler, B., Coughlin, J. F., Godfrey, K., & Tan, C. (2009). An on-road assessment of the impact of cognitive workload on physiological arousal in young adult drivers. Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicle Applications. Essen, Germany, 115-118.

Son, J., Lee, Y., Kim, M. & Reimer, B. (2009). Implications for HMI design: Understanding age induced limitations on in-vehicle task complexity. Proceedings of the 21st International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles. Stuttgart, Germany.

Coughlin, J. F. (2009). Longevity, lifestyle & anticipating the new demands of aging on the transportation system. Journal of Public Works Management & Policy, 13(4), pp. 301-311.

Broniatowski, D., Magee, C., Coughlin, J. F. & Yang, M. (2008). The Influence of institutional background on the approval of engineered systems. Paper presented at the Conference on Systems Engineering Research (CSER), Redondo Beach, CA.

D'Ambrosio, L. A., Donorfio, L. K., Coughlin, J. F., Mohyde, M. & Meyer J. (2008). Gender differences in self-regulation patterns and attitudes toward driving among older adults. Journal of Women and Aging, 20(3-4), pp. 265-282.

Donorfio, L. K., Mohyde, M., Coughlin, J. F. & D'Ambrosio, L. A. (2008). A qualitative exploration of self-regulation behaviors among older drivers. Journal of Aging and Social Policy, 20(3), pp. 323-339.

Coughlin, J. F., Pratt, M. R., Israels, I., D'Ambrosio, L. A. & Reimer, B. (2008). What does today's driver education offer tomorrow's older driver? Proceedings of the Transportation Research Board 87th Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.

Stern R., D'Ambrosio L. A., Mohyde M., Carruth A., Tracton-Bishop B., Hunter J., Daneshvar D. & Coughlin J. F. (2008). At the crossroads: Development and evaluation of a dementia caregiver group intervention to assist in driving cessation. Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 29(4), pp. 363-382.

Reimer, B., D'Ambrosio, L. A., Coughlin, J. F., Puleo, R., Cichon, J. & Griffith, J. D. (2008). The effects of age on spinal rotation during a driving task. Transportation Research Record, 2078, pp. 57-61. Also appeared in (2008) Proceedings of the Transportation Research Board 87th Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.

Coughlin, J. (2007). Disruptive demographics, design & the future of everyday environments. Design Management Review, 18(2), 53-59.

Reimer, B., D'Ambrosio, L. A. & Coughlin, J. F. (2007). Secondary analysis of time of day on simulated driving performance. Journal of Safety Research, 38(5), pp. 563-570.

Coughlin, J. F., D'Ambrosio, L. A., Reimer, B. & Pratt, M.R.. (2007) Older adult perceptions of smart home technologies: Implications for research, policy & market innovations in healthcare. Proceedings of the 29th International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Lyon, France.

Reimer, B., Coughlin, J. F., Ronna, F. & Biederman, J. (2007). Young adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): The impact of secondary tasks on driving performance. Driving Simulation Conference North America, Iowa City, IA.

Coughlin, J.F. & Lau, J. (2006). Cathedral builders wanted: Constructing a new vision of technology for old age. Public Policy & Aging, 16(1).

Coughlin, J. F., Pope, J., & Leedle, B. (2006). Old Age, New technology and future innovations in disease management and home health care. Home Health Care Management and Practice, 18(3), pp. 196-207. (pdf 94 KB)

Fried, R., Petty, C. R., Surman, C.B., Reimer, B., Aleardi, M., Martin, J. M., Coughlin, J. F. & Biederman, J. (2006). Characterizing impaired driving in adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: A controlled study. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 67(4), pp. 567-574.

Coughlin, J. F. & Reimer, B. (2006). New demands from an older population: An integrated approach to defining the future of older driver safety. SAE Convergence.(pdf 131 KB)

Reimer, B., D'Ambrosio, L. A., Coughlin, J. F., Kafrissen, M. & Biederman, J. (2006). Using self-reported data to assess the validity of driving simulation data. Behavior Research Methods, 38(2), pp. 314-324.

Reimer, B. & Sodhi, M.S. (2006). Detecting eye movements in dynamic environments. Behavior Research Methods, 38(4), pp. 667-682.

Reimer, B., D'Ambrosio, L. A., Coughlin, J. F., Bell, A. & Biederman, J. (2006). A Secondary analysis of time of day and age effects on simulated driving performance. Proceedings of the Transportation Research Board 85th Annual Meeting.

Coughlin, J. F. (2005). Technology versus Innovation in long-term care. Provider: Journal of the American Health Care Association.

Coughlin, J. F. (2005). Relief for 'Sandwiched' Boomers: Innovative Financial Services Products Can Ease the Competing Demands on Boomers. National Underwriter.

Mitobe, K., Yoshimura, N., Reimer, B. & Coughlin, J.F. (2005). Audible warnings and improvements of age-related oversight of the far periphery in the driving task. Journal of the Japanese Council of Traffic Science, 5(1), pp. 23-30.

Reimer, B., D'Ambrosio, L. A., Gilbert, J., Coughlin, J. F., Biederman, J., Surman, C., Fried, R. & Aleardi, M. (2005). Behavior differences in drivers with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: The driving behavior questionnaire. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 37(6), pp. 996-1004.

Lavie, T., Meyer, J., Bengler, K. & Coughlin, J. F. (2005). The evaluation of in-vehicle adaptive systems,” Fourth Workshop on the Evaluation of Adaptive Systems. Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on User Modeling (UM'05), Edinburgh, Scotland.

Meyer, J. (2004). Personal Vehicle Transportation. In Technology for Adaptive Aging. R. L. Pew and S. B. Van Hemel. Washington, D.C., The National Academies Press.

Reimer, B., and Sodhi, MS., (2003). Eye Movement Identification Within a Dynamic Environment. Proceedings of the Tenth Vision in Vehicles Conference. Granada, Spain.

Reimer, B., Sodhi, M.S., Tant, M., Peli, E., Bowers, A., Woods, RL., Higgins, K., and Demers-Turco, P., (2003). Driver Performance Evaluation: Considerations Underlying Selecting and Design of Routes. Proceedings of the Tenth Vision in Vehicles Conference. Granada, Spain.

Meyer, J. and Bitan, Y. (2002). Why better operators receive worse warnings. Human Factors, 44, pp. 343-354.

Meyer, J., (2002). Task demands and responses to warnings. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 46th Annual Meeting, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society: Santa Monica, CA.

Sodhi, M. S., Reimer, B., & Llamazares, I., (2002). Glance Analysis of Driver Eye Movements to Evaluate Distraction. Behavior Research Methods, Instruments and Computing, 34(4), pp.529-538.

Sodhi, M., Reimer, B., Cohen, J. L., Vastenburg, E., Kaars, R., & Kirchenbaum, S., (2002, March). On-Road Driver Eye Movement Tracking Using Head-Mounted Devices. In Proceedings of The Eye Tracking Research & Applications Symposium. New Orleans, LA., pp. 61-68.

Meyer, J. and Coughlin, J. F., (2001). Older drivers and new in-vehicle devices. Public Policy and Aging Bulletin, 11(4), pp. 11-14.

Coley, M., (2001). Older driver relicensing laws: The state of the states. The Public Policy and Aging Report, 11(4), pp. 3-10.

Cottè, N., Meyer, J., & Coughlin, J. F., (2001). Older and younger drivers' response to collision warning systems. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 45th Annual Meeting, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society: Santa Monica, CA., pp. 277-280.

Bush, S., (2001). Does future elderly transportation demand pose a “pending crisis”? Challenges for research and policymaking. The Public Policy and Aging Report, 11(4), pp. 15-19.

Coughlin, J. F., (2001). Beyond health and retirement: Placing transportation on the aging policy agenda. The Public Policy and Aging Report, 11(4), pp.1, 20-23.

Coughlin, J. F., (2001) Technology and the future of aging. Proceedings: Technologies and Successful Aging. Published in the Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, 38(1), pp. S40-S42.

Coughlin, J. F., (2001). Transportation and older persons: Perceptions and preferences. Washington DC: AARP Public Policy Institute.

Maltz, M. and Meyer, J., (2001). Use of warnings in an attentionally demanding detection task. Human Factors, 43, pp. 217-226.

Kuchar, J. K., (2001, July) "Automobile Automation from an Aerospace Perspective", in J. Meyer and J. F. Coughlin, eds., Integrating Information Technology in the Automobile for Older Drivers, MIT AgeLab.

Meyer, J. and Coughlin, J. F., (2001). Older drivers and new in-vehicle devices. Public Policy and Aging Bulletin, 11(4), pp. 11-14.

Meyer, J., (2001). Effects of warning validity and proximity on responses to warnings. Human Factors, 43, pp. 563-572.

Coughlin, J. F., "New technology and the future of caregiving: Implications for personal lives and public policy", paper presented at White Paper Conference Dimensions of Family Caregiving: A Look Into the Future, Washington, DC, September 12, 2000.

Meyer, J., (2000). Adaptive changes in the reliance on hazard warnings. Proceedings HICS 2000: Human Interaction with Complex Systems, Beckman Institute: Urbana-Champaign, IL., pp. 39-42.

Maltz, M. & Meyer, J., (2000). Operators' reliance on warning cues in a task with high perceptual demands. Proccedings of the 11th Industrial Engineering and Management Conference 2000 (IEM). Beer Sheva, Israel, pp. 323-327.

Coughlin, J. F., & Cobb, R., (1998). Can you get there from here? Transportation challenges for aging in place. Innovations in Aging, (1), pp.3-5, 7.

Coughlin, J. F., & Tallon, A., (1998). Older drivers and ITS: Technology, markets and public policy. ITS Quarterly, 7(1), pp.39-47.

Coughlin, J. F., (1999). Keeping baby boomers mobile. New Jersey Institute of Technology In Transition Report, pp.6-9, 32-33.

Coughlin, J. F., (1999). Technology needs of aging boomers. Issues in Science and Technology, 16(1), pp.53-60

Maltz, M. & Shinar, D., (1999). Eye Movements of Younger and Older Drivers. Human Factors 41(1) pp. 15-25.