Timothy Brown

Senior Team Leader,
Cognitive Systems Engineering
Senior Researcher

Timothy L. Brown has nine years of research experience in transportation human factors. His academic and research career has focused on in-vehicle systems, warning systems, medical considerations in driving, and modeling driver performance.

Dr. Brown is the author of over a dozen journal articles, conference papers, and technical reports, and a recipient of the Jerome H. Ely Award for the best article published in Volume 44 of Human Factors for 2002. He has also taught classes in engineering economics and cognitive human factors. Particular areas of expertise include function analysis, analysis of driver behavior, simulation and modeling, in-vehicle warning systems, evaluation of in-vehicle systems, and driving simulation.

Selected Publications:

Senserrick, T.M., Brown, T., Quistberg, D.A., Marshall, D., Ahmad, O., & Winston, F.K. (2007) Validation of simulated assessment of teen driver speed management on rural roads. Paper presented at the 51st Annual Scientific Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM), Melbourne, Australia.

Brown, T., Dow, B., Marshall, D., & Allen, S. (2007) Validation of stopping and turning behavior for novice drivers in the National Advanced Driving Simulator. Paper presented at Driving Simulation Conference-North America 2007, Iowa City, IA.

Dow, B., Brown, T., Roe, C., Schwarz, C., Bonefas, Z., Duncan, J., & Sanchez, J. (2007) Investigating the immediate effects of periodic alerts to assist in maintenance of vigilance during automated vehicle operation. Paper presented at Driving Simulation Conference-North America 2007, Iowa City, IA.

Lee, J.D., McGehee, D.V., Brown, T.L., & Nakamoto, J. (2007) Driver sensitivity to brake pulse duration and magnitude. Ergonomics, 50(6), 828-836.

Roe, C., Brown, T.L., & Watson, G. (2007) Factors associated with simulator sickness in a high-fidelity simulator. Paper presented at Driving Simulation Conference-North America 2007, Iowa City, IA.

Senserrick, T., Brown, T., Marshall, D., Quistberg, D., Dow, B., & Winston, F. (2007) Risky driving by recently licensed teens: Self-reports and simulated performance. Paper presented at the 4th International Driving Symposium on Human Factors in Driver Assessment, Training, and Vehicle Design 2007, Stevenson, WA.

Weiler, J.M., Bloomfield, J.R., Woodworth, G.G., Grant, A.R., Layton, T.A., Brown, T.L., McKenzie, D.R., Baker, T.W., & Watson, G.S. (2000) Effects of fexofenadine, diphenhydramine, and alcohol on driving performance: A randomized, placebo-controlled trial in the Iowa Driving Simulator. Ann Intern Med 132, 354-363.