Peter Hancock, D.Sc, Ph.D

Provost's Distinguished Research Professor
University of Central Florida
Department of Psychology
Institute for Simulation and Training

Phone: 407-823-2310
Fax: 407-882-1335
Email: phancock@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu

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• Publications
  • Books
  • Refereed Publications
    • 1980-1990
    • 1991-2000
    • 2001-2006
    • 2007-Current
  • Chapters
    • 1980-1990
    • 1991-2000
    • 2001-2006
    • 2007-current
  • Refereed Conference Publications
    • 1980-1990
    • 1991-2000
    • 2001-2006
    • 2007-current
  • Technical Reports
• Electronic Publications
• Additonal Refereed Publications

Conference Publications: 2001 - 2006

Hancock, P.A., Lesch, M., Simmons, L., & Mouloua, M. (2001). Distraction effects of phone use during a crucial driving maneuver. In: Proceedings of the International Symposium on Human Factors in Driving Assessment, Training and Vehicle Design. Aspen, Colorado, August, 2001.

Jerome, C.J., Ganey, H.C.N., Commaford, P., Oakley, B., Mouloua, M., & Hancock, P.A. (2001). Evaluating the presence of in-vehicle devices on driver performance: Methodological issues. In: Proceedings of the International Symposium on Human Factors in Driving Assessment, Training and Vehicle Design. Aspen, Colorado, August, 2001. (Winner of the Best Student Paper Award).

Mouloua, M., Gilson, R., Daskarolis-Kring, E., Kring, J., & Hancock, P.A. (2001). Ergonomics of UAV/UCAV mission success: Considerations for data link, control, and display issues. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 45, 144-148.

Mouloua, M., Gilson, R., Kring, J., & Hancock, P.A. (2001). Workload, situation awareness, and teaming issues for UAV/UCAV operations. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 45, 162-165.

Hancock, P.A., Harris, W.C., & Harris, S.C. (2001). Information processing changes following extended stress. . Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 45, 901-905.

Hancock, P.A., Ganey, H.C.N., Mouloua, M., Salas, E., Gilson, R., Greenwood-Eriksen, A., Parasuraman, R., Harris, W., Leon, A., & Smith, K. (2001). A descriptive framework for the evaluation of stress effects on operator performance. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 45, 948-951.

Hancock, P.A. (2001). From origin to aspiration: Development of the University of Minnesota’s Human Factors Research Laboratory. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 45, 1592-1596.

Hancock, P.A. (2001). Sex and age differences in time perception. In: Abstracts of the Psychonomic Society, 42nd Meeting, 91. (Abstract Only).

Siebert, P., Mouloua, M., Burns, K., Marino, J., Scagolia, L., Winters, L., Hancock, P.A., & Agliata, D. (2002). The effects of telematics on driver distraction. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 46, 1868-1870.

Hancock, P.A., & Diaz, D.D. (2002). The interaction of sex and circadian rhythm and cognitive performance. In: Proceedings of the 5th International Lighting Research Symposium, 5, 247 (Abstract Only).

Weaver, J.L., Bradley, K.A., & Hancock, P.A. (2003) Skills, rules, and knowledge: An experimental test of performance decrements as a function of stressor exposure. In: Proceedings of the 12th International Symposium on Aviation Psychology, Dayton, OH.

Hancock, P.A., Brill, J.C., Mouloua, M., Kennedy, R.S., & Gilson, R.D. (2003). M-SWAP: On-line workload assessment in aviation. In: Proceedings of the 12th International Symposium on Aviation Psychology, Dayton, OH.

Ward, P., Szalma, J.L., & Hancock, P.A. (2003). Adaptive experts and automaticity: Explanations of failing under pressure. In: Seeing both the scene and unseen – Human sight and microscopic sites. ARO Workshop Proceedings, Cashiers, NC (pp. 11-12). (Abstract only).

Szalma, J.L., & Hancock, P.A. (2003). Fuzzy signal detection: initial evidence for a novel approach to evaluation of decision-making under certainty. . In: Seeing both the scene and unseen – Human sight and microscopic sites. ARO Workshop Proceedings, Cashiers, NC (pp. 13-14). (Abstract only).

Brill, J.C., Mouloua, M., Hancock, P.A., Gilson, R.D., & Kennedy, R.S. (2003). Assessing spare attentional capacity of drowsy drivers: Protocol development. In: Abstracts of the 2nd International Symposium of Human Factors in Driver Assessment, Training and Vehicle Deign, Park City, UT.

Brill, J.C, Hancock, P.A. & Gilson, R.D. (2003). Driver fatigue: Is something missing? In: Abstracts of 2nd International Symposium on Human Factors in Driver Assessment, Training and Vehicle Design, Park City, UT, 2003.

Mouloua, M., Rinalducci, E., Hancock, P.A., & Brill, J.C. Evaluating workload associated with telematic devices via secondary task protocol. In; Abstracts of the 2nd International Symposium on Human Factors in Driver Assessment, Training and Vehicle Design, Park City, UT, 2003.

Ward, P., Hancock, P.A., Ganey, H.C.N., & Szalma, J.L. Naturalistic driving user and task analysis. In: Abstracts of the 2nd International Symposium on Human Factors in Driver Assessment, Training and Vehicle Design, Park City, UT, 2003.

Hancock, P.A., Ganey, H.C.N., Mouloua, M., & Smither, J.A. (2003). Why is it so hard to say whether cell phone use in cars is safe or not? In: Proceedings of the Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, Seoul, Korea, August.

Ward, P., Hancock, P.A., Ganey, H.C.N., Mouloua, M., & Szalma, J.L. (2003). The task of modeling driver performance. In: Proceedings of the Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, Seoul, Korea, August.

Hancock, P.A., Ganey, H.C.N., & Szalma, J.L. (2003). Stress and performance: Contrasting different descriptive relationships. In: Proceedings of the Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, Seoul, Korea, August.

Mouloua, M., Rinalducci, E.J., Hancock, P.A., & Alberti, N. (2003). Effects of telematics on driver distraction: An experimental analysis. In: Proceedings of the 10th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems and Services, Madrid, Spain.

Bradley, K.A., Weaver, J.L., & Hancock, P.A. (2003). A research agenda for the United States Coast Guard. In: Proceedings of the Society for Human Performance in Extreme Environments, 1, 9-12.

Brill, J.C., Mouloua, M., Hancock, P.A., & Kennedy, R.S. (2003). Evaluating human performance and advanced technology design in extreme environments. In: Proceedings of the Society for Human Performance in Extreme Environments, 7 (2), 34-35.

Terrence, P.I., Gilson, R.D., & Hancock, P.A. (2003). Assessment of real data and theoretical issues in extreme aviation environments. In: Proceedings of the Society for Human Performance in Extreme Environments, 7 (2), 44-48.

Oakley, B., Mouloua, M., & Hancock, P.A. (2003). Effects of automation reliability on human monitoring performance. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 47, 188-190.

Murphy, L., Stanney, K., & Hancock, P.A. (2003). The effect of affect: The hedonomic evaluation of human-computer interaction. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 47, 764-768.

Brill, J.C., Mouloua, M., Hancock, P.A., Gilson, R.D., & Kennedy, R.S. (2003). Demonstrating a methodology for assessing cognitive capacities across sensory systems: M-SWAP. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 47, 852-854.

Greenwood-Ericksen, A., Weaver, J.L., Burke, K., Bradley, K.A., & Hancock, P.A. (2003). An affordable medium-fidelity virtual environment soldier simulator designed for infantry combat research. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 47, 861-864.

Hancock, P.A. (2003). The ergonomics of torture: The moral dimension of evolving human-machine technology. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 47, 1009-1011.

Mouloua, M., Hancock, P.A., Rinalducci, E., & Brill, J.C. (2003). Effects of radio tuning on driving performance. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 47, 1044-1047.

Thropp, J.E., Szalma, J.L., Ross, J.M., & Hancock, P.A. (2003). Individual differences in dispositional pessimism, stress, and coping as a function of task type. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 47, 1073-1077.

Ganey, H.C.N., Szalma, J.L., Hancock, P.A., & Mouloua, M. (2003). The role of choice and individual differences in the mitigation of noise and task stressors on vigilance. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 47, 1078-1081.

Hancock, P.A. (2003). Individuation: Not merely human-centered but person-specific design. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 47, 1085-1086.

Stafford, S.C., Szalma, J.L., Hancock, P.A., & Mouloua, M. (2003). Application of fuzzy signal detection theory to vigilance: The effect of criterion shifts. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 47, 1678-1682.

Diaz, D.D., Sims, V.K., Hancock, P.A., Smith, H.S., Upham Ellis, L., Clark, B., & Sushil, D. (2003). Moderating factors in visual search: The role of ecological validity. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 47, 1693-1697.

Ross, J.M., Szalma, J.L., Thropp, J., & Hancock, P.A. (2003). Performance, workload, and stress correlates of temporal and spatial task demands. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 47, 1712-1716.

Harris, W.C., & Hancock, P.A. (2003). Field assessment of cognitive performance under stress. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 47, 1953-1957.

Murphy, L., Szalma, J.L., & Hancock, P.A. (2003). Comparison of fuzzy signal detection and traditional signal detection theory: Approaches to performance measurement. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 47, 1967-1971.

Hancock, P.A., Vincenzi, D.A., & Mouloua, M. (2004). Preface. In: D.A. Vincenzi., M. Mouloua., and P.A. Hancock, (Eds.). Human performance, situation awareness and automation: Current research and trends. (pp. iii-iv) Erlbaum: Mahwah, NJ.

Brill, J.C., Gilson, R.D., Mouloua, M., Hancock, P.A., & Terrence, P.I. (2004). Increasing situation awareness of dismounted soldiers via directional cueing. In: D.A. Vincenzi., M. Mouloua., and P.A. Hancock, (Eds.). Human performance, situation awareness and automation: Current research and trends. (pp. 130-132) Erlbaum: Mahwah, NJ.

Koltko-Rivera, M.E., Ganey, H.C.N., Murphy, L.L., Hancock, P.A., & Dalton, J. (2004). The peacekeeper: How the role of the modern soldier has changed and how that affects workload. In: D.A. Vincenzi., M. Mouloua., and P.A. Hancock,. (Eds.). Human performance, situation awareness and automation: Current research and trends. (pp. 231-234) Erlbaum: Mahwah, NJ.

Ganey, H.C.N., Koltko-Rivera, M.E., Murphy, L.L., Dalton, J., & Hancock, P.A. (2004). Affect as an aspect of workload: Why and how to address affect in automation and simulation studies. In: D.A. Vincenzi., M. Mouloua., and P.A. Hancock, (Eds.). Human performance, situation awareness and automation: Current research and trends. (pp. 249-252) Erlbaum: Mahwah, NJ.

Helton, W.S., Shaw, T.H., Warm, J.S., Matthews, G., Dember, W.N., & Hancock, P.A. (2004). Demand transitions in vigilance: Effects on performance efficiency and stress. In: D.A. Vincenzi., M. Mouloua., and P.A. Hancock, (Eds.). Human performance, situation awareness and automation: Current research and trends. (pp. 258- 262), Erlbaum: Mahwah, NJ.

Smither, J.A., Mouloua, M., Hancock, P.A., Duley, J., Adams, R., & Latorella, K. (2004). Aging and driving I: Implications of perceptual and physical changes. In: D.A. Vincenzi., M. Mouloua., and P.A. Hancock, (Eds.). Human performance, situation awareness and automation: Current research and trends. (pp. 315-319) Erlbaum: Mahwah, NJ.

Mouloua, M., Smither, J., Hancock, P.A., Duley, J., Adams, R., & Latorella, K. (2004). Aging and driving II: Implications of cognitive changes. In: D.A. Vincenzi., M. Mouloua., and P.A. Hancock, (Eds.). Human performance, situation awareness and automation: Current research and trends. (pp. 320-323) Erlbaum: Mahwah, NJ.

Fiore, S.M., Hancock, P.A., Janelle, C.M., Szalma, J.L., Eccles, D.W., Tenenbaum, G., Feltovich, P., & Prietula, M. (2004). From the perceptual to the organizational: How can the science of expertise better inform the practice of human performance. In: D.A. Vincenzi., M. Mouloua., and P.A. Hancock, (Eds.). Human performance, situation awareness and automation: Current research and trends. (Volume II, pp. 83-91), Erlbaum: Mahwah, NJ.

Oron-Gilad, T., & Hancock, P.A. (2004). Interacting with nanotechnology: Is the time right to look for new applications systematically? In: Proceedings of the First Florida Tech Transfer Conference, St. Petersburg, FL, May.

Stafford, S.C., Oron-Gilad, T., Szalma, J.L., Delosantos, K., & Hancock, P.A. (2004). Attitudes of police officers toward seat belt use while on duty. In: Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference in Traffic and Transport Psychology. 3, 46-47.

Hancock, P.A. (2004). The design of time. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 48, 705.

Stafford, S., Oron-Gilad, T., Szalma, J.L., & Hancock, P.A. (2004). Individual differences related to shooting performance in a police night-training shooting exercise. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 48, 1131-1135.

Murphy, L.L., Szalma, J.L., & Hancock, P.A. (2004). Comparison of fuzzy signal detection and traditional signal detection theory analysis of duration discrimination of brief light flashes. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 48, 2494-2498.

Greenwood-Ericksen, A., Oron-Gilad, T., Szalma, J.L., Stafford, S., & Hancock, P.A. (2004). Workload and performance: A field evaluation in a police shooting range. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 48, 1953-1957.

Brill, C., Terrence, P., Downs, J., Gilson, R., Hancock, P.A., & Mouloua, M. (2004). Search space reduction via multi-sensory directional cueing. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 48, 2134-2136.

Koltko-Rivera, M., Ganey, H.C.N., Dalton, J., & Hancock, P.A. (2004). Worldview and acculturation as predictors of performance: Addressing these variables in human factors/ergonomics research. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 48, 1223-1227.

Hancock, P.A. (2004). Are real savings in the virtual world only virtual savings in the real world? Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 48, 2252-2253.

Burke, C. S. & Hancock, P.A. (2004). Stress Effects on Soldier Performance. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 48, 1271-1274.

Helmick,-Rich, J., Burke, K., Oron-Gilad, T., & Hancock, P.A. (2004). The effects of warning presentations and stress on human performance. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 48, 2027-2030.

Ross, J.M., Szalma, J.L., & Hancock, P.A. (2004). The impact of dispositional optimism and pessimism on stress as a function of psychophysical task characteristics. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 48, 1233-1237.

Thropp, J., Szalma, J.L., & Hancock, P.A. (2004). Performance operating characteristics for spatial and temporal discriminations: Common or separate capacities? Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 48, 1880-1884.

Koltko-Rivera, M.E., & Hancock, P.A. (2004). Psychological strategies for the defence against terrorism. In: Proceedings of the NATO RTO SCI Symposium on “Systems, Concepts and Integration (SCI) Methods and Technologies for Defence Against Terrorism,” RTO-MP-SCI-158.

Oron-Gilad, T., & Hancock, P.A. (2005). Road environment and driver fatigue, Proceedings of the Third Driving Assessment Symposium, Rockport Maine.

Delos Santos, K.A., Stafford, S.C., Szalma, J.L., Oron-Gilad, T., & Hancock, P.A. (2005). Evaluation of threat by police officers: Initial findings. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 49, 846-849.

Koltko-Rivera, M.E., & Hancock, P.A. (2005). Why and how HFE professionals can better use theory: meta-theory included; some assembly required. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 49, 881-885.

Hancock, P.A. (2005). Our natural evolution toward individuation. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 49, 1221.

Oron-Gilad, T., Hancock, P.A. (2005). The role of hedonomics in the future of industry, service, and product design: Panel overview. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 49, 1701-1704.

Harris, W.C., Hancock, P.A., & Morgan, C.A. (2005). Cognitive chances in special forces personnel following stressful survival training. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 49, 1776-1779.

Ahmad, A.M., Goldiez, B.F., & Hancock, P.A. (2005). Gender differences in navigation and wayfinding. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 49, 1868-1872.

Burke, K.A., Szalma, J.L., Oron-Gilad, T., Duley, A., & Hancock, P.A. (2005). Testing the efficiency and effectiveness of soldier performance under increasing task demand. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 49, 2119-2123.

Merlo, J.L., Stafford, S., Gilson, R., & Hancock, P.A. (2006). The effects of physiological stress on tactile communication. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 50, 1562-1566.

Conway, G.E., Szalma, J.L., Saxton, B.M., Ross, J.M., & Hancock, P.A. (2006). The effects of whole-body vibration on human performance: A meta-analytic examination. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 50, 1741-1745.

Ross, J.M., Szalma, J.L., & Hancock, P.A. (2006). A meta-analysis of performance under thermal stress. Proceedigs of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 50, 1736-1740.

Szalma, J.L., & Hancock, P.A. (2006). Performance, workload, and stress in vigilance: The power of choice. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 50, 1609-1613.

Szalma, J.L., Oron-Gilad, T., Saxton, B., & Hancock, P.A. (2006). Application of fuzzy signal detection theory to the discrimination of morphed tank images. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 50, 1716-1720.

Harris, W.C., Reeves, D.L., Elsmore, T.F., & Hancock, P.A. (2006). Development of an operational setting specific field cognitive assessment procedure. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 50, 2572-2576.

Saxton, B.M., Ross, J.M., Braczyk, A., Conway, G.E., Szalma, J.L., & Hancock, P.A. (2006). A meta-analysis of aperiodic noise stress on human performance. Proceedings of the 2006 Army Science Conference, Orlando, FL.

Merlo, J.L., Terrence, P.I., Stafford, S., Gilson, R., Hancock, P.A., Redden, E.S., Krausman, A., Carstens, C.B., Pettitt, R., & White, T.L. (2006). Communicating through the use of vibrotactile displays for dismounted and mounted soldiers. Proceedings of the 2006 Army Science Conference, Orlando, FL.