Assistant ProfessorMarston Hall, 120F 160 Governors Drive Amherst MA 01003 scroberts@umass.edu(413) 545 - 2165Roberts Research GroupHuman Performance LaboratoryHorizontal TabsEducation B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009 M.S., Industrial Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 2011 Ph.D., Industrial Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 2014 Research Human Factors Transportation Safety Driver Feedback Social Influence and Social Networks Driver Behavior Modeling and Simulation Young and Older Driver Training Program Area: Industrial EngineeringResearch Area: Human Factors Publications Fournier, N., Bakhtiari, S., Valluru, K. D., Campbell, N., Roberts, S. C., Christofa E., & Knodler, M. K. (2020). Accounting for bicycling frequency and familiarity with bicycle infrastructure treatments when evaluating safety. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 137 Roberts, S. C., Smith-Doerr, L., Zilberstein, S., Renski, H., Branch, E. H., & Wilkerson, T. (2019) Automation, work, and racial equity: How human systems engineering can shape the future of work. In R. D. Roscoe, E. K. Chiou, & A. R. Wooldridge (Eds.), Advancing Diversity, Inclusion, and Social Justice through Human Systems Engineering (pp. 191-214). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. Zhang, F., Mehrotra, S., Roberts, S. C. (2019). Driving distracted with friends: Effect of passengers and driver distraction on young drivers’ behavior. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 132. Ebadi, Y., Fisher, D., & Roberts, S. C. (2019). Impact of cognitive distractions on drivers’ hazard anticipation behavior in complex scenarios. Transportation Research Record, 2673 (9), 440-451 Lee, J., Roberts, S. C., Reimer, B., & Mehler, B. (2017). Does order matter? Investigating the effect of sequence on glance duration during on-road driving. PLOS ONE, 12(2). Roberts, S. C., Horrey, W. J., & Liang, Y. (2016). Measurement of driver calibration and the impact of feedback on drivers’ estimates of performance. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 88, 150-158. Honors Human Factors and Ergonomics Society—Stephanie Binder Young Professional Award, Surface Transportation Technical Group, 2019 University of Massachusetts Amherst—Center for Research on Families Scholar, 2018-2019 University of Massachusetts Amherst—Industrial Engineering Professor of the Year (Student Voted), 2017-2018 U.S. Department of Transportation—Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellow, 2013-2014 National Science Foundation—Graduate Research Fellow, 2010-2013 Society Memberships: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Transportation Research Board LinksCV: SCR_Biosketch_MIE Website.pdf
