Professor Penelope Sanderson
Professor

Penelope Sanderson

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Background

Lay detail

  • Professor of Cognitive Engineering and Human Factors (Joint appointment: School of Psychology, School of ITEE, School of Clinical Medicine)
  • Leader, Cognitive Engineering Research Group (CERG).
  • Leader, Cognitive Systems Engineering Group, School of ITEE.
  • Responsible for development and operation of the University of Queensland Usability Laboratory (UQUL).
  • Director of ARC Key Centre for Human Factors and Applied Cognitive Psychology, 2004-2007.
  • Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (ASSA).
  • Fellow of the USA-based Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES).
  • Fellow of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA)

Background:

  • Adjunct Professor, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1997-2006.
  • Professor of Computer Science (HCI), Swinburne University of Technology, 1997-2001.
  • Assistant and then tenured Associate Professor of Psychology, M&IE, and Aviation, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1985-1996.

Editorial responsibilities

  • Associate Editor, Human Factors in Healthcare, 2021-present
  • Regional Editor, Cognition Technology and Work, 2000-present.
  • Consulting Editor, Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 2005-2011, 2013-present
  • Editorial Board, Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making, 2005-present.
  • Editorial Board, Human Factors, 1986-1997, 2005-2013, 2016-present.
  • Associate Editor, Human Factors, 2014-2015.
  • Associate Editor, Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied: 2012-2013.
  • Associate Editor, International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 2002-2005.

Availability

Professor Penelope Sanderson is:
Not available for supervision

Fields of research

Clinical sciences Cognitive and computational psychology

Research interests

  • Primary research interests

    My primary research interests are in the area of cognitive systems engineering, human factors, and engineering psychology. I develop and test theories of human interaction with complex technical systems, and I strive to develop principles that can guide the design of effective visual and auditory interfaces.

Search Professor Penelope Sanderson’s works on UQ eSpace

289 works between 1984 and 2024
All (289) Journal Article (141) Book Chapter (5) Conference Publication (140) Book (1) Other Outputs (2)

281 - 289 of 289 works

1990

Journal Article

Knowledge Acquisition and Fault-Diagnosis - Experiments with Plault

Sanderson, PM (1990). Knowledge Acquisition and Fault-Diagnosis - Experiments with Plault. Ieee Transactions On Systems Man and Cybernetics, 20 (1), 225-242. doi: 10.1109/21.47823

Knowledge Acquisition and Fault-Diagnosis - Experiments with Plault

1989

Conference Publication

Troubleshooting with an inaccurate mental model

Sanderson, Penelope M. and Murtagh, James M. (1989). Troubleshooting with an inaccurate mental model. 1989 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Cambridge, MA United States, 14-17 November 1989. New York, NY United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

Troubleshooting with an inaccurate mental model

1989

Journal Article

The Human Planning and Scheduling Role in Advanced Manufacturing Systems - An Emerging Human-Factors Domain

Sanderson, PM (1989). The Human Planning and Scheduling Role in Advanced Manufacturing Systems - An Emerging Human-Factors Domain. Human Factors, 31 (6), 635-666.

The Human Planning and Scheduling Role in Advanced Manufacturing Systems - An Emerging Human-Factors Domain

1989

Journal Article

Shapa - An Interactive Software Environment for Protocol Analysis

Sanderson, PM, James, JM and Seidler, KS (1989). Shapa - An Interactive Software Environment for Protocol Analysis. Ergonomics, 32 (11), 1271-1302. doi: 10.1080/00140138908966908

Shapa - An Interactive Software Environment for Protocol Analysis

1989

Journal Article

State-Space and Verbal Protocol Methods for Studying the Human Operator in Process-Control

Sanderson, PM, Verhage, AG and Fuld, RB (1989). State-Space and Verbal Protocol Methods for Studying the Human Operator in Process-Control. Ergonomics, 32 (11), 1343-1372. doi: 10.1080/00140138908966911

State-Space and Verbal Protocol Methods for Studying the Human Operator in Process-Control

1989

Journal Article

Verbalizable Knowledge and Skilled Task-Performance - Association, Dissociation, and Mental Models

Sanderson, PM (1989). Verbalizable Knowledge and Skilled Task-Performance - Association, Dissociation, and Mental Models. Journal of Experimental Psychology-Learning Memory and Cognition, 15 (4), 729-747. doi: 10.1037/0278-7393.15.4.729

Verbalizable Knowledge and Skilled Task-Performance - Association, Dissociation, and Mental Models

1989

Journal Article

Object Displays Do Not Always Support Better Integrated Task-Performance

Sanderson, PM, Flach, JM, Buttigieg, MA and Casey, EJ (1989). Object Displays Do Not Always Support Better Integrated Task-Performance. Human Factors, 31 (2), 183-198. doi: 10.1177/001872088903100207

Object Displays Do Not Always Support Better Integrated Task-Performance

1986

Conference Publication

Designing 'mental models' for complex worlds

Sanderson, Penelope M. (1986). Designing 'mental models' for complex worlds. 1986 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Atlanta, GA United States, 14 October 1986. New York, NY United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

Designing 'mental models' for complex worlds

1984

Conference Publication

Spatial Complexity and Knowledge of Invisible Logical Networks

Sanderson, Penelope (1984). Spatial Complexity and Knowledge of Invisible Logical Networks. Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, -, 1984. Santa Monica, CA United States: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. doi: 10.1177/154193128402800720

Spatial Complexity and Knowledge of Invisible Logical Networks

Current funding

  • 2022 - 2025
    Information support tools for the trauma patient pathway
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2025
    Designing work roles for crew operating multiple unmanned aircraft
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2018 - 2023
    Wearable displays for high-tempo work in mission-critical worlds
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2019
    Evaluation of an enhanced pulse oximeter auditory display: A simulator study
    Australian & New Zealand College of Anaesthetists
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2019
    COMPASS - passport processing research project
    Commonwealth Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2020
    Rethinking auditory alarms
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2017
    COMPASS - passport processing research project
    Commonwealth Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade
    Open grant
  • 2014
    Provision of Behaviour Change Research Services for Lost and Stolen Passports
    Commonwealth Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade
    Open grant
  • 2014
    Assessment of the burden and consequences of interruptions in health care to workflow and patient outcomes
    Metro South Hospital and Health Service
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2017
    Interruptions, work coordination, and resilience
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2017
    Sonification and Multiple-Patient Monitoring
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2015
    Cognitive Work Analysis and Defence Futures
    Department Defence - Defence Science & Technology
    Open grant
  • 2009
    UQUL upgrade as UQ contribution to NICTA
    UQ School/Centre Co-Funding
    Open grant
  • 2006
    Anaesthesia auditory alarm design and evaluation recommendation for alarm standards
    Australian & New Zealand College of Anaesthetists
    Open grant
  • 2005
    Advanced auditory displays for patient monitoring in anesthesia and intensive care
    University of Queensland Research Development Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2007
    Designing for visual and auditory attention in complex high-tempo worlds
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2004
    NHMRC_Equipment Grant_Psy_HLTH_Sanderson, Watson, Crawford
    NHMRC Equipment Grant
    Open grant
  • 2004 - 2007
    Development of a computational model for the prediction of mental workload in air traffic control
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2004
    Designing Multivariate Data Displays To Support Decision Making In Medical Intensive Care Units
    University of Queensland Research Development Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2003 - 2008
    ARC Centre for Complex Systems
    ARC Centres of Excellence
    Open grant
  • 2002
    Modelling of Command and Control (C2) and commander decision making for a company commander using a Cognitive Work Analysis approach
    Department Defence - Defence Science & Technology
    Open grant
  • 2002 - 2004
    Sonification for Complex, Mission-Critical Work Environments
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2001 - 2004
    If IT does not work for people, does it work at all? Human supervisory control in a dynamic electricity market
    ARC Collaborative Grant (SPIRT)
    Open grant
  • 2001 - 2002
    Cognitive work analysis (CWA)-based methodologies to support the human factors effort during AEW&C operational test and evaluation
    Department Defence - Defence Science & Technology
    Open grant

Availability

Professor Penelope Sanderson is:
Not available for supervision

Supervision history

Current supervision

Completed supervision

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