Assistant Professoranujkpradhan@umass.eduResearch Website: Pradhan Research GroupLab Website: Human Performance LaboratoryTwitterHorizontal TabsEducation Post-doc, National Institutes of Health PhD, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2009 MS, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2004 B.E. Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh, 1998 Research Transportation Safety Driver Behavior Human Factors Automated Vehicles Driving Simulation Young Drivers Training & Education Program Area: Industrial EngineeringResearch Area: Human Factors Publications Selected Publications Please see my Google Scholar page for a complete list Pradhan, A.K., Jeong, H., Ross, B. (2019). Is Driving Simulation a Viable Method for Examining Drivers' Ethical Choices? An Exploratory Study. Tenth International Driving Symposium on Human Factors in Driver Assessment, Training, and Vehicle Design Pradhan, A.K., Crossman, J., Sypniewski, A. (2019). Improving Driver Engagement During L2 Automation: A Pilot Study. Tenth International Driving Symposium on Human Factors in Driver Assessment, Training, and Vehicle Design Du, N., Haspiel, J., Zhang, Q., Tilbury, D., Pradhan, A. K., Yang, X. J., & Robert Jr, L. P. (2019). Look who’s talking now: Implications of AV’s explanations on driver’s trust, AV preference, anxiety and mental workload. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 104, 428-442. Du, N., Ayoub, J., Zhou, F., Pradhan, A., Robert Jr, L., Tilbury, D., ... & Yang, X. J. (2019). Examining the impacts of drivers’ emotions on takeover readiness and performance in highly automated driving. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 63rd Annual Meeting Zhang, Y., Kang, T. P., Flannagan, M., Bao, S., Pradhan, A., & Sullivan, J. (2019). Hazard Cuing Systems for Teen Drivers: A Test-Track Evaluation on Mcity. SAE Technical Paper No. 2019-01-0399. Pradhan, A. K., Sullivan, J., Schwarz, C., Feng, F., & Bao, S. (2018). Training and Education: Human Factors Considerations for Automated Driving Systems. In Meyer & Beiker (Eds.) Road Vehicle Automation Vol. 5 (pp. 77-84). Springer, Cham. Molnar, L., Ryan, L., Pradhan, A.K., Eby, D.W., St. Louis, R., Zakrajsek, J., (2018). Understanding trust and acceptance of automated vehicles: An exploratory simulator study of transfer of control between automated and manual driving. Transportation Research Part F. Buckley, L., Kaye, S., Pradhan, A.K., (2018). Psychosocial factors associated with intended use of automated vehicles: A simulated driving study. Accident Analysis and Prevention Buckley, L., Kaye, S., Pradhan, A.K., (2017). A qualitative examination of drivers’ response to partially automated vehicles. Transportation Research Part F Molnar, L.J., Pradhan, A.K., Eby, D.W., Ryan, L., St. Louis, R., Zakrajsek, J., Ross, B., Lin, B.T., Liang, C., Zalewski, B., Zhang, L. (2017). Age-Related Differences in Driver Behavior Associated with Automated Vehicles and the Transfer of Control between Automated and Manual Control: A Simulator Evaluation. (UMTRI Report - 2017). Flannagan, M., Bao, S., Pradhan, A., Sullivan, J. et al. (2017), "Varying Levels of Reality in Human Factors Testing: Parallel Experiments at Mcity and in a Driving Simulator," SAE Technical Paper 2017-01-1374, 2017, doi:10.4271/2017-01-1374. Pradhan, A.K. & Crundall, D. (2016) Hazard Avoidance in Young Drivers: Definitions and a Framework. In Fisher, Horrey, Caird, Trick (Eds.) Handbook of Teen and Novice Drivers, CRC Press. Sullivan, J.M., Flannagan, M.J., Pradhan, A.K., Bao, S. (2016). Literature Review of Behavioral Adaptation to Advanced Driver Assistance Systems. AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, Washington DC Pradhan, A. K., Buckley, L., & Hu, X. S. F. (2015). Risk-Taking Behaviors and Prefrontal Cortex Activity of Male Adolescents in the Presence of Peer Passengers during Simulated Driving: A Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) Study (UMTRI Report - ATLAS-2015-05). Simons-Morton, B.G., Klauer, S.G., Ouimet, M.C., Guo, F., Albert, P., Lee, S.E., Ehsani, J.P., Pradhan, A.K., Dingus, T.A. (2015). Naturalistic teenage driving study: Findings and lessons learned. Journal of safety research 54, 41-e29. Ouimet, M.C., Pradhan, A.K., Brooks-Russell, A., Ehsani, J.P., Berbiche, D., Simons-Morton, B.G., (2015). Young drivers and their passengers: A systematic review of epidemiological studies on crash risk. Journal of Adolescent Health McDonald, C. C., Goodwin, A. H., Pradhan, A. K., Romoser, M. R., & Williams, A. F. (2015). A review of hazard anticipation training programs for young drivers. Journal of Adolescent Health, 57(1), S15-S23. Liu, D., Tran, V., Pradhan, A.K., Li, K., Bingham, C.R., Simons-Morton, B.G., Albert, P.S., (2014). Assessing Risk-Taking in a Driving Simulator Study: Modeling Longitudinal Semi-Continuous Driving Data Using a Two-Part Regression Model with Correlated Random Effects. Analytic Methods in Accident Research Cascio, C., Carp, J., O’Donnell, M.B., Tinney, F.J., Bingham, C.R., Shope, J.T., Ouimet, M.C., Pradhan, A.K., Simons-Morton, B.G., Falk, E.B. (2014). Buffering social influence: Neural correlates of response inhibition predict driving safety in the presence of a peer. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience Pradhan, A.K., Li, K., Bingham, C.R., Simons-Morton, B.G., Ouimet, M.C., Shope, J.T., (2014) Peer passenger influences on teen drivers’ visual scanning behavior during simulated driving. Journal of Adolescent Health, 54(5), S42–S49. doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2014.01.004 Simons-Morton, B. G., Guo, F., Klauer, S. G., Ehsani, J. P., & Pradhan, A. K. (2014). Keep your eyes on the road: young driver crash risk increases according to duration of distraction. Journal of Adolescent Health, 54(5 Suppl), S61–7. doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2013.11.021 Falk, E. B., Cascio, C. N., Brook O’Donnell, M., Carp, J., Tinney, F. J., Bingham, C. R., Shope, J.T., Ouimet, M. C., Pradhan, A. K., Simons-Morton, B. G. (2014). Neural Responses to Exclusion Predict Susceptibility to Social Influence. Journal of Adolescent Health, 54(5), S22–S31. doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2013.12.035 Simons-Morton, Bingham, Falk, Li, Pradhan, Ouimet, Almani, Shope (2014) Experimental Effects of Injunctive Norms on Simulated Risky Driving Among Teenage Males. Health psychology,33(7), 616. Ouimet, M.C., Pradhan, A.K., Simons-Morton, B.G., Divekar, G., Mehranian, H., Fisher, D.L. (2013). The effect of male teenage passengers on male teenage drivers: Findings from a driving simulator study. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 58, 132-139 Simons-Morton, B., Bingham, R., Ouimet, M.C., Pradhan, A.K., Chen, R., Barretto, A., Shope, J., (2013) The Effect on Teenage Risky Driving of Feedback From a Safety Monitoring System: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Adolescent Health, 53 (1), 21-26 Pradhan, A.K., Divekar, G., Masserang, K., Romoser, M., Zafian, T., Blomberg, R.D., Thomas, F.D., Reagan, I., Knodler, M., Pollatsek, A., Fisher, D.L. (2011) The Effects of Focused Attention Training (FOCAL) on the Duration of Novice Drivers’ Glances Inside the Vehicle. Ergonomics, Vol 54; Issue 1; 917-931 Pradhan, A.K., Pollatsek, A., Knodler, M.A. and Fisher, D.L. (2009) Can Novice Drivers be Trained to Scan for Information Which Will Reduce Their Risk in Roadway Traffic Scenarios That are Hard to Identify as Hazardous? Ergonomics, 52:6, 657-673 [Liberty Mutual Award, Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors] Fisher, D. L., Pradhan, A. K., Pollatsek, A. and Knodler, M. A. (2007) Empirical Evaluation of Hazard Anticipation Behaviors in the Field and on Driving Simulator Using an Eye Tracker. Transportation Research Record, No. 2018, pp. 80-86. Pollatsek, A., Fisher, D. L. and Pradhan A. K. (2006) Identifying and Remediating Failures of Selective Attention in Younger Drivers. Current Directions in Psychological Science. Volume 15. Number 5, 255-259 Pradhan, A. K., Fisher, D. L. and Pollatsek, A. (2006) Risk Perception Training for Novice Drivers: Evaluating Duration of Effects of Training on a Driving Simulator. Transportation Research Record, No. 1969, pp. 58-64 Pollatsek, A., Narayanaan, V., Pradhan, A. K. and Fisher, D. L. (2005). The Use of Eye Movements to Evaluate a PC-Based Risk Awareness and Perception Training (RAPT) Program on an Advanced Driving Simulator. Human Factors, Volume 48, Number 3, 447-464. Pradhan, A. K., Hammel, K. R., DeRamus, R., Pollatsek, A., Noyce, D. A. and Fisher, D. L (2005). Using Eye Movements to Evaluate Effects of Driver Age on Risk Perception in a Driving Simulator. Human Factors, Volume 47, No 4, 840-852 Honors Liberty Mutual Award Society Memberships: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Society of Automotive Engineers Transportation Research Board LinksLab Affiliation: Lab Website: Human Performance Laboratory