Sara Czaja

Professor

McArthur Engineering Building, Room 272
University of Miami
P.O. Box 248294
Coral Gables, FL 33124-0620
(305) 284-2371
sczaja@miami.edu


EDUCATION  TEACHING  PUBLICATIONS  RESEARCH  EDITORIAL RESPONSIBILITIES JOURNAL REVIEW  PROFESSIONAL & HONORARY ORGANIZATIONS  HONORS & AWARDS  PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES  SERVICE

EDUCATION:
Doctor of Philosophy
State University of New York at Buffalo
Industrial Engineering/Human Factors, 1980

Master of Science
State University of New York at Buffalo
Industrial Engineering, 1976

Bachelor of Science, Magna Cum Laude
State of New York College at Buffalo
Honors Psychology, 1975

TEACHING:
IEN 311 Probability and Statistics
IEN 312 Experimental Design and Statistics
IEN 557 Human Factors and Ergonomics
IEN 657 Information Processing and Design
IEN 665 Human-Computer Interaction

EXPERIENCE:
Academic:
Professor
University of Miami School of Medicine
Department of Psychiatry and Behavior Sciences
August 1999 – Present

Professor
University of Miami
Department of Industrial Engineering
May 1994 - Present

Director
Center on Research and Education for Aging and Technology Enhancement
University of Miami School of Medicine
August 1999 – Present

Co-Director
Center on Adult Development and Aging
University of Miami School of Medicine
August 1999 - Present

Director
Miami Center on Human Factors and Aging Research
University of Miami, School of Medicine
August 1993 - 1999

Director
Graduate Studies
Department of Industrial Engineering
University of Miami
June 1997 – August 1999

Associate Professor
University of Miami
Department of Industrial Engineering
August 1989 - May 1994

Associate Professor
University of Miami, School of Medicine
Department of Health and Family Medicine
April 1993 - Present

Faculty Fellow
University of Miami
Center for Adult Development and Aging
August 1989 - Present

Associate Professor, Tenured
State University of New York at Buffalo
Department of Industrial Engineering
September 1986 - May 1991

Non-Academic:
President
Applied Ergonomics Group, Inc., Buffalo, New York
1983 - Present

Research Director
Stein Gerontological Institute, Miami, Florida
January 1987 - May 1993

Senior Research Associate
Advanced Automation Concepts, Buffalo, New York
April 1983 - May 1989

Senior Research Associate
Buffalo Organization for Social and Technological Innovation, Inc., (BOSTI), Buffalo, New York
1980 - March, 1983

Instructor
Multi-disciplinary Center on Aging
State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
1980

Human Factors Engineering Consultant
People's Center for Housing Change, Buffalo, New York
1979-1980

Projects Manager
Department of Faculty and Staff Relations
State University of New York College at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
1978-1979

PUBLICATIONS:
Books and Book Chapters:
Czaja, S.J. and Lee, C. C. (in press). The applications of Human Factors Engineering to Issues of Aging. In D.J. Ekerdt (Ed.). The Macmillan Encyclopedia of Aging. New York: Macmillan Reference USA.

Czaja, S. J. & Lee, C. C. (in press). Designing computer system for older adults. J. Jacko & A. Sears (Eds.) Handbook of Human-Computer Interaction. New York: Lawrence Erlbaum and Associates (IEA).

Czaja, S. J. (2001). Technological change and the older worker. In J.E. Birren and K.W. Schaie (Eds.) Handbook of the Psychology of Aging (5th Ed.) (pp. 547-555). California: Academic Press.

Czaja, S. J., (2001). Telecommunication Technology as an Aid to Family Caregivers. In W. Rogers & A. Fisk (Eds.) Human Factors Interventions for the Health Care of Older Adults (pp. 165-178). New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Assoc.

Schulz, R., Czaja, S.J., & Belle, S. (2001). Overview and intervention approaches to family caregiving: Decomposing complex psychosocial interventions. In W.A. Rogers and A.D. Fisk (Eds.), Human Factors Interventions for the Health Care of Older Adults (pp. 147-164). New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Association, Inc.

Czaja. S. J. (2001). Ergonomics and Older Health Care for Older Adults. In M. D. Mezey
(Ed.), The Encyclopedia of care of elderly, (pp. 241 –243) New York: Springer Publishing Co.

Czaja, S. J. and Lee, C. C. (2001). The Internet and Older Adults: Design Challenges and Opportunities. In N. Charness, D. C. Park, and B. A. Sabel (Eds.), Aging and communication: Opportunities and Challenges of Technology, (pp. 60 –81). New York: Springer Publishing Co.

Schulz, R., Gallagher-Thompson, D., Haley, W., and Czaja, S. J. (2000). Understanding the Interventions Process: A Theoretical/Conceptual Framework for Intervention Approaches to Caregiving. In R. Schulz and M. Ory (Eds.), Handbook of dementia caregiving. New York: Springer Publishing Co., 33-60.

Czaja, S. J., Eisdorfer, C., and Schulz, R. (2000). Future Directions for Caregiving: Implications for Intervention Research. In R. Schulz and M. Ory (Eds.), Handbook of dementia caregiving. New York: Springer Publishing Co., 283-319

Czaja, S. J. (1998). Designing a Computer-Based Communication System for Older Adults. In V.J. Berg Rice (Ed.) Clinical Ergonomics, Newton MA: Butterworth- Heineman, 143-134.

Czaja,S. J. (1997). Computer Technology and the Older Adult. In M. Helander and T. Landauer (Eds.) Handbook of Human - Computer Interaction, North-Holland, 797-812.

Czaja,S. J. (1997). The Role of Human Factors Engineering in Systems Design and Evaluation. In G. Salvendy (Ed.) The Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomics (2nd Ed.), John Wiley and Sons.

Czaja,S. J. (1996). Using Technologies to Aid the Performance of Home Tasks. In A. D. Fisk and W. A. Rodgers (Eds.) Handbook of Human Factors and the Older Adult. Academic Press, pp. 311-334

Czaja, S. J. (1996). Aging and acquisition of Computer Skills. In W. A. Rodgers, A. D. Fisk and N. Walker (Eds.) Aging and Skilled Performance: Advances in Theory and Applications, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., 201-221

Czaja, S. J. (1990). Human Factors Research for an Aging Population. National Research Council, National Academy of Science Press, Washington, D.C.

Czaja, S. J. (1991). Job Design for Older Workers. In A. Mital and W. Karwowski Ergonomics and Workplace Design, Elsevier Press, 345-369.

Czaja, S. J. (1988). The Use of Computers by the Elderly. In M. E. Helander (Ed.) Handbook of Human-Computer Interaction. New York: North-Holland.

Czaja, S. J. (1987). Human Factors in Office Automation. In G. Slavendy (Ed.) Handbook of Human Factors Engineering. New York: John Wiley and Sons.

Refereed Articles:
Czaja, S.J., Lee, C. C., Schulz, R., & Belle, S. H. (submitted). A methodology for describing and decomposing complex psycho-social interventions. Psychology and Aging.

Belle, S. H., Czaja, S. J., Schulz, R., Mendelsohn, A., Gitlin, L. N., Burgio, L., Jones, R., & Ory, M. (submitted). Using a new taxonomy to combine the uncombinable: integrating results across diverse caregiver interventions: Psychology and Aging.

Gitlin, L N., Burgio, L., Czaja, S.J., Mahoney, D., Gallagher-Thompson, D., Burns, R., Hauck, W., Belle, S., Schulz, R., & Ory, M. (submitted). Effect of multi-component interventions on caregiver burden: The REACH project at six months follow-up. Psychology and Aging.

Czaja, S. J., Sharit, J., Charness, N., Fisk, A. D., and Rogers, W. (in press). The center for research and education on aging and technology enhancement (CREATE): A program to enhance technology for older adults. International Journal of Gerontechnology.

Czaja, S.J., and Rubert, M. (in press) Telecommunications technology as an aid to family caregivers of persons with dementia. Psychosomatic Medicine.

Czaja, S. J., Sharit, J., and Nair, S. (in press). Examining Age Differences in Performance of a Complex Information Search and Retrieval Task. Psychology and Aging.

Burgio, L., Corcoran, M., Lichstein, K.L., Nichols, L., Czaja, S.J., Gallagher-Thompson, D., Bourgeouis, M., Stevens, A., and Ory, M., (2001). Judging outcomes in psychosocial interventions for dementia caregivers: The problem of treatment implementation. The Gerontologist, 41, 481-489.

Mitrani, V. B. and Czaja, S. J. (2000). Family-Based Therapy for Family Caregivers: Clinical Observations. Journal of Mental Health and Aging, 4(3), 200-209.

Salthouse, T.A. and Czaja, S.J. (2000). Structural Constraints on Process Explanations in Cognitive Aging. Psychology and Aging, 15, 44-55.

Sharit, J., Czaja, S. J., Iakovou, E., and Moses, J. (2000). A Human Factors Systems Approach to Examining Oil Spills in Tank Barge Operations: Analysis and Reappraisal of Management Policies. Maritime Policy Management, 27, 41-52

Smith, M.W., Czaja, S. J, and Sharit, J. (1999). Aging, Motor Control, and the Performance of Computer Mouse Task. Human Factors, 41, 389-397.

Sharit, J. and Czaja, S. J. (1999). Performance of a Complex Computer-Based Troubleshooting Task in the Bank Industry. International Journal of Cognitive Ergonomics and Human Factors, 3, 1-22.

Czaja, S. J. and Sharit, J. (1998). The Effect of Age and Experience on the Performance of a Data Entry Task. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 4, 332-351.

Sharit, J., Czaja, S. J., Nair, S., Hoag, D. W., Leonard, D., and Dilsen K. (1998). Subjective Experiences of Stress Workload, and Bodily Discomfort as a Function of Age and Type of Computer Work. Work and Stress, 12, 125-144.

Drury, C. G., Czaja, S. J., Prabhu, G. V., Mayne, R. W., and Noland S. (1998). Furniture Tipping Accidents: Redesign for prevention. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 30, 625-639.

Czaja, S. J. and Sharit, J. (1998). Age differences in attitudes towards computers: the influence of task characteristics. The Journals of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences 53B, 329-340.

Czaja, S. J., Sharit, J., Nair, S. and Rubert, M. (1998). Understanding sources of user variability in computer-based data entry performance. Behavior and Information Technology. 19, 17, 282-293.

Woolley, S. M., Czaja, S. J.and Drury, C. G. (1997). An assessment of falls in the elderly. Journals of Gerontology: Medical Sciences, 52A, M80-M87.

Pose, M. S., Czaja, S. J. and Augenstein, J. (1996). The usability of information technology within emergency care settings. Computers and Industrial Engineering, 31, 455-458.

Czaja, S. J. (1995). Aging and Work Performance. Review of Public Personnel Administration, 15, 46-61.

Czaja, S. J. (1994). Employment Opportunities for Older Adults: Engineering Design and Research Issues. Journal of Experimental Aging Research, 20, 265-274

Sterns, H. L., Czaja, S. J., Barrett, G. V. and Barr, J. K. (1994). Issues in Aging and Work. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 13, 7-19.

Sharit, J. and Czaja, S. J. (1994). Aging, Computer-Based Task Performance and Stress. Ergonomics, 37, 559-577.

Czaja, S. J., Weber, R., Nair, S. and Clark, M. C. (1993). A Human Factors Analysis of ADL Activities: A Capability-Demand Approach. Journal of Gerontology, 48, 44-50.

Czaja, S. J., Guerrier, J., Nair, S. and Landauer, T. (1993). Computer Communication as an Aid to Independence for Older Adults. Behavior and Information Technology, 12, 197-207.

Czaja, S. J. and Sharit, J. (1993). Age Differences in the Performance of Computer-Based Work. Psychology and Aging, 8, 59-67.

Czaja, S. J. and Sharit, J. (1993). Stress Reactions to Computer-Interactive Tasks as a Function of Task Structure and Individual Differences. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, 5, 1-22.

Sharit, J., Vishwanathan, V. and Czaja, S. J. (1991). A Note on Computer Analysis of a Thermocouple-Based Respiration Signal for Assessing Human-Computer Interactive Task Performance. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 1, 73-76.

Clark, M. C., Czaja, S. J. and Weber, R. (1990). Older Adults and Daily Living Performance. Human Factors, 32, 537-549.

Bishu, R. M., Drury, C. G., Czaja, S. J. and Sharit, J. (1989). The Effects of Grouping and Cuing in the Performance of Location Tasks. Applied Ergonomics, 20, 206-212.

Gawron, V. J., Drury, C. G., Czaja, S. J. and Wilkins (1989). A Taxonomy of Independent Variables Affecting Human Performance. International Journal of Man-Machine Studies, 31, 643-672.

Czaja, S. J., Hammond, K., Blascovich, J. and Swede, H. (1989). Age Group Differences in Learning to Use a Text-Editing System. Behavior and Information Technology, 8, 309-319.

Czaja, S. J. and Barr, R. (1989). Technology and Everyday Life." The Annals, American Academy of Political and Social Science, 503, 127-137.

Czaja, S. J. (1987). Safety and Security of the Elderly: Implications for Smart House Design. International Journal of Aging and Technology. 1, 49-67.

Czaja, S. J., Cary, J., Drury, C. G. and Cohen, B. (1987). An Ergonomic Evaluation of Traditional and Automated Offices. Office Technology and People, 3, 231-246.

Helander, M., Czaja, S. J., Drury, C. G., Cary, J. and Burri, G. (1987). An Ergonomic Evaluation of Office Chairs. Office Technology and People, 3, 247-262.

Aykin, N. and Czaja, S. J. (1986). Simultaneous Regression Model for Double Stimulation Tasks. Human Factors, 6, 633-644.

Czaja, S. J., Hammond, K., Blascovich, J. and Swede, H. (1986). Learning to Use a Word Processing System as a Function of Training Strategy. Behavior and Information Technology, 5, 203-316.

Brill, M., Czaja, S. J., Marqulis, S. and McFarlin, D. (1983). Take the Stress Out of Your Clean Room. Industrial Research and Development, 185-188.

Czaja, S. J.,and Drury, C. G. (1981). Training Programs for Inspection. Human Factors, 23, 485-494.

Czaja, S. J. and Drury, C. G. (1981). Aging and Pretraining in Industrial Inspection. Human Factors, 23, 485-494.

Czaja, S. J. and Drury, C. G. (1978). A Regional Evaluation of Emergency Medical Technicians. Journal of Emergency Medical Services, 7, 77-83.

Czaja, S. J. (1975). Age Difference in Life Satisfaction as a Function of Discrepancy Between Real and Ideal Self Concepts. Journal of Experimental Aging Research, 1, 81-86.

Other Works and Publications:
Papers
Czaja, S. J. (1999). “Information Technology and the Future of Caregiving”. Paper prepared for invitational conference on “The Next Generation of Caregiving Research”, Las Vegas, Nevada, June.

Czaja, S. J. (1996). “Towards an Every-Citizen Interface for the National Information Infrastructure: Work Daily Life: Considerations of Older Adult Populations.” Paper prepared for National Research Council, National Academy of Science workshop on Toward an Every Citizen Interface to the National Information Infrastructure, Washington, D.C.

Czaja, S. J. (1987). "Aging and Work Performance." Proceedings, Invitational Conference on Aging and Human Factors. National Research Council, (National Academy of Science), Committee on Human Factors, August.

Czaja, S. J. and Meadows, S. (1986). "Age Changes in Functioning: Implications for Human Actions Engineering." Preliminary paper prepared for the National Research Council (National Academy of Science), Committee on Human Factors.

Czaja, S. J. (1986). "Training and Retraining for Middle Age and Older Workers." Proceedings, Invitational Conference on Aging and Vision, National ResearchCouncil (National Academy of Science), Committee on Vision, February.

Technical Reports
Czaja, S.J. and Drury, C.G. "An Ergonomic Analysis of Lobby Furniture." Technical report prepared for the U.S. Postal Services, September 1991.

Drury, C. G. and Czaja, S. J. "An Ergonomic Redesign of the Window Counters." Technical report prepared for the U.S. Postal Services (USPS), April 1989.

Helander, M. E., Czaja, S. J., Drury, C. G., Cary, J. and Burri, G. "An Ergonomic Evaluation of Office Seating." Technical report prepared for International Business Machines (IBM), November 1986.

Czaja, S. J., Cary, J. and Drury, C. G. "An Ergonomic Evaluation of Office Facilities." Technical report prepared for National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), June 1986.

Czaja, S. J. "Safety and Security of the Elderly: Implications for Smart House Design." Technical report prepared for the National Council on Aging, 1986.

Czaja, S. J., Hammond, K., and Drury, C. "Accidents and Aging: A Final Report." Prepared for Administration on Aging, Grant # 90ar0035.

Czaja, S. J. and Ruiz, V. "A Survey Analysis of Clean Room Garments." Technical report prepared for IBM Corporation, September 1984.

Czaja, S. J., Drury, C.G. and Shealy, J. Ergonomics in Manufacturing. Training manual prepared for IBM Corporation, September 1983.

Czaja, S. J. "Hand Anthropometrics." Technical paper prepared for the National Center for a Barrier Free Environment, Contract #300-82-0236, March, 1983.

Steinfeld, E. and Czaja, S. J. "Human Factors Research with Disabled Children." People's
Center for Housing Change, August 1980.

Czaja, S. J. and Drury, C. G. "Knowledge Retention by EMT's Part 1." Lakes Area Emergency Medical Services, Inc., RE-107-76.

Czaja, S. J. "EMT Training Effectiveness in Western New York." Lake Area Emergency Medical Services Inc., RE-107-76.

Czaja, S. J. "EMT Evaluation Study." Lakes Area Emergency Medical Services, Inc., RE-102-75.

RESEARCH:
Funded Research:
Principal Investigator, S. Czaja, “Muilti-Site Intervention for Diverse Caregivers”, National Institute on Aging, 9/30/01 – 8/31/04, $1, 220,000.

Principal Investigator, S. Czaja, “ Aging and Job Stress: The Impact of Technology-Based Jobs”, National Institute on Aging/National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, 11/01/00-6/30/04, $131,000.

Principal Investigator, S. Czaja, “The Impact of Pharmacological Interventions on Caregiver and Care Recipient Outcomes”, Pfizer Pharmaceutical Co. 12/1/00-11/30/02, $79.916.

Principal Investigator, S.Czaja. “Center on Research and Education for Aging and Technology”. National Institute on Aging/National Institutes on Health. 7/1/99 to 6/30/04, $3,287,005.

Principal Investigator, S. Czaja. “The Impact of Aricept on the Functional Performance of AD Patients and Caregiver Distress”. Pfizer Pharmaceutical Co, 9/1/99 to 8/31/01, $152,000.

Principal Investigator, S. Czaja. “Application of Statistical Optimization Techniques to Intervention Research”. National Institute on Aging/National Institutes on Health, $90,000

Co-Principal, S. Czaja. “Optimization of Information Technologies in a complex high-risk organization”. National Science Foundation. 9/97-8/99, $180,286.

Co-Principal, S. Czaja. “Family-Based Intervention for Care-Givers”, funded by the National Institutes on Aging/National Institutes on Health, 9/15/95-7/31/00, $1,905,013.

Co-Investigator, S. Czaja. “Human factor analysis of human reliability in marine systems”, funded by the U.S. Coast Guard, 9/15/95-9/14/96, $193,551.

Principal Investigator. S. Czaja. “Miami Center on Human Factors and Aging Research”, minority supplement funded by National Institutes on Aging/National Institutes on Health, 7/1/97-6/30/98, $50,000.

Principal Investigator. S. Czaja. "Miami Center on Human Factors and Aging Research," funded by the National Institutes on Aging, 8/15/93 - 8/14/98, $1,300,000.

Principal Investigator. S. Czaja. "Miami Center on Human Factors and Aging Research", funded by Ryder System Inc., matching funds, 05/01/94 - 08/14/95, $250,000.

Principal Investigator. S. Czaja. "Human Reliability Analysis of the Ryder Trauma Center", University of Miami Seed Grant, 01/15/95 - 12/31/95, $40,000.

Co-Investigator. S. Czaja. "A Human Factors Evaluation of the Logistics Software Interface", Ryder System, 01/15/95 - 06/01/95, $43,000.

Co-Principal Investigator, S. Czaja. "Occupational Ergonomics and Safety Training Grant," (7/1//93-6/30/97). The objective is to develop a graduate degree program, within industrial engineering, in occupational ergonomics. Funding is expected for an additional four years by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, $46,000.

Principal Investigator, S. Czaja. "Human Factors and Aging Research Program," (8/15/89-05/15/93) The primary objective of the research was to develop an active program in aging research with an emphasis on human factors. The intent of the program was to stimulate collaboration between the Industrial Engineering Department and the Stein Gerontological Institute, $202,536.

Principal Investigator, S. Czaja. "Age Differences in Task Stress for Computer Interactive Tasks," (1/1/89-9/31/91). The primary objective of the research was to evaluate the stress associated with computer-interactive tasks. The tasks varied along the dimensions of cognitive complexity and pacing requirements. Funded by the National Institute on Aging (NIH), $153,184.

Principal Investigator, S. Czaja. "Computer-aided Communication for the Elderly," (1/1/88-4/31/90). The objective of the research was to test the feasibility of home computers for older adults and to evaluate system design features which impact on performance as well as applications useful for this population. The work, which was funded by the Markle Foundation, was done in collaboration with Bell Communications Research (Bell Core), $205,000.

Principal Investigator, S. Czaja. "Task Based Assessment of Functional Ability in the Aged," (7/1/84-11/31/89). The objective of the research was to apply Human Factors Engineering task analytic techniques to identify the physiological demands of daily living activities and sources of performance difficulties for older adults. Funded by the National Institute on Aging (NIH), $498,042.

Principal Investigator, S. Czaja. "Work Processing Training for Older Workers, Phase II," (11/1/86-4/31/89). The goal of the research was to identify difficulties older people encounter while learning text-editing and to develop training strategies to overcome these difficulties. Funded by the National Institute on Aging (NIH), $335,435.

Principal Investigator, S. Czaja. "Word Processing Training for Older Workers Phase I," (11/15/83-11/14/84). The goal of the research was to evaluate the effectiveness of commercially available training programs in teaching older workers computer skills. Funded by the National Institute on Aging, $53,018.

Principal Investigator, S. Czaja. "Accidents and Aging," (1/1/81-12/31/82). The project examined existing accident data and identified those activities, environments or products which are most hazardous to the elderly and developed hazard patterns based on Human Factors analyses to describe the cause of accidents. Funded by the Administration on Aging, $71,146.

Co-Investigator, S. Czaja. "Productivity in the Office," (1981-1983). Longitudinal survey of 17,000 office workers at 60 installations nationwide to determine the relationship between the physical environment of the office and workers' environmental satisfaction, job satisfaction, and job performance. Funded by the National Science Foundation and public and private organizations

EDITORIAL RESPONSIBILITIES :
Associate Editor, Journal of Aging and Mental Health.

Co-Editor, Experimental Aging Research, Special Issue: Engineering Design for an Aging Society (1994).

Editor, Human Factors, Special Issue: Human Factors and Aging (Vol, 32, 1990).

Editor, Office Technology and People, Special Issue: Office Automation, 3, November, 1987.

Editorial Board, International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics.

JOURNAL REVIEW RESPONSIBILITIES:
Psychology and Aging
The Journals of Gerontology
Human Factors
Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied
Applied Ergonomics

PROFESSIONAL & HONORARY ORGANIZATIONS:
Fellow, American Psychological Association

Fellow, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

Member, Ergonomics Society

Member, American Psychological Society

Member, Institute of Industrial Engineers

Member, American Society on Aging

Member, Gerontological Society

Chair, Technical Program on Aging, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 1998-2000.

Co-Chair, Technical Program on Aging, 12th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, August, 1994

Co-Chair, Engineering Design for an Aging Society, Conference, October 23-25, 1991, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

President, Technical Group on Aging, Human Factors Society, 1989-1991

Subcommittee on Accreditation, Professional Standards Committee, Human Factors Society, 1988

Advisory Panel, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, 1988

Secretary/Treasurer Organizational Design and Management Technical Group, Human Factors Society, 1985-1987

Technical Program Chair, Aging Program, Human Factors Society Annual Meeting, 1986

Program Committee, 2nd Annual Meeting of the Organizational Design and Management Technical Group, Human Factors Society, 1985-1986

Program Committee Behavioral and Social Science Section, Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Association, 1985

President, Human Factors Society, Western New York Chapter, 1984

Workshop Co-Chair, Occupational Ergonomics Conference, Toronto, Canada, 1984

Workshop Chair, Annual Meeting of the Human Factors Society, 1981

HONORS & AWARDS:
Provost’s Award for Scholarly Activities, University of Miami, 1998.

Researcher of the Year, College of Engineering, University of Miami, 1995.

Graduate Student Association Dissertation Research Award, March 1979

"Varying Training Techniques Across Age Span for a Visual Inspection Task," Administration on Aging -- Dissertation Grant, 1978-1979

"Age Differences in Life Satisfaction as a Function of Discrepancy between Real and Ideal Self Concepts," Research Foundation of State University of New York

College at Buffalo -- Student competitive grant, 1974-1975  

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:  
Chair, IRG-3 Study Section, National Institutes of Health, 2001 – Present.

Member, IRG-3 Study Section, National Institutes of Health, 1999-Present

Member, HUD 2 Study Section, National Institute of Aging, National Institutes of Health, 1997-1999

Co-Chair, National Research Council, (National Academy of Science), Committee on Aging and Human Factors

Member, National Council (National Academy of Science) Panel on Every-Citizen Interface and National Information Infrastructure

Professional Presentations (1989-2001, only)

SERVICE:
University Committee and Administrative Responsibilities:

Member, Search Committee, Vice Chair, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami School of Medicine.

Research Council on Behavioral Science Research, University of Miami School of Medicine.

Library Task Force, University of Miami School of Medicine.

Faculty Senate, Engineering Representative, 1998 - Present.

Tenure and Promotion Committee, College of Engineering

Research Liaison Committee, University Miami Medical School, Center on Aging Representative.

Member, Committee on Women and Minorities, Faculty Senate

Member, Committee on Tenure and Promotion, Faculty Senate

Research Council, College of Engineering.

Engineering Alternate, Faculty Senate, 1994-1996.

Representative, College Council, University of Miami, 1992-1994

Advisor, Summer Fellowship Program, Center on Aging, University of Miami, 1990.

Graduate Admissions Committee, SUNY Buffalo