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Dr. Donald L. Fisher, Professor & Department Head

220A Engineering Lab
University of Massachusetts
160 Governors Drive
Amherst, MA 01003-2210
E-mail: fisher@ecs.umass.edu
Phone: (413) 545‑1657
Fax: (413) 545-1027

 

 

Education:
B.A., Bowdoin College, 1971;
Ed.M., Harvard University, 1973;
Ph.D., The University of Michigan, 1983

Honors & Awards:

  • Outstanding Senior Faculty Award, College of Engineering, University of Massachusetts, 2000
  • Minority Engineering Program Recognition Award, Minority Engineering Program, College of Engineering, University of Massachusetts, 1997
  • Outstanding Advisor Service Award, College of Engineering and Joint Student Engineering Societies, University of Massachusetts, 1996
  • Outstanding Junior Faculty Award, College of Engineering, University of Massachusetts, 1986
  • Dow Outstanding Young Faculty Award, American Society for Engineering Education, 1985

Select Archival Publications:

  • Schweickert, R., Goldstein, W.,  and Fisher, D. L.  (In press).  Additive factors and stages of mental processes.  Journal of Mathematical Psychology.
  • Hurwitz, D.S., Pradhan, Fisher, D.L., A., Knodler, M.A., Menon, R., and Meissner, U. (in press).  Backing collisions: a study of drivers’ eye and backing behavior using combined rear view camera and sensor systems.  Injury Prevention.
  • Romoser, M. and Fisher, D. L.  (In press.)  The effect of active versus passive training strategies on improving older drivers’ scanning for hazards while negotiating intersections.  Human Factors.
  • Henneman, E. A., Roche, J., Fisher, D. L., Cunningham, H., Reilly, C. A., Nathanson, B., and Henneman, P. L.  (In press.).  Error identification and recovery by student nurses using human patient simulation: Opportunity to improve patient safety.  Applied Nursing Research.  
  • Pradhan, A. K., Pollatsek, A., Knodler, M. and Fisher, D. L.  (2009).  Can younger drivers be trained to scan for information that will reduce their risk in roadway traffic scenarios that are hard to identify as hazardous?  Ergonomics, 62, 657-673.  
  • Henneman, P. L., Fisher, D. L., Henneman, E. A., Pham, T. A., Mei, Y. Y., Talati, R., Nathanson, B. H. and Roach, J.  (2008).  Providers Do Not Verify Patient Identity During Computer Order Entry.  Academic Emergency Medicine, 15, 641 - 648.

 Curriculum Vitae, November 2009
 

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