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Driving errors made by returning Veterans from Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation New Dawn (OND) is a critical Veteran safety and public health issue. Motor vehicle crashes (MVC) are the second leading cause of death among post-deployed combat Veterans. Interventions to mitigate driving errors and at-risk behaviors of post-deployed Veterans is paramount to improving their driving safety.

Classen, S., Hwangbo, S. W., Mason, J., Wersal, J., Rogers, J., & Sisiopiku, V. P. (2021). Older drivers’ motion and simulator sickness before and after automated vehicle exposure. Safety, 7, 26.

Mason, J., Classen, S., Wersal, J., & Sisiopiku, V. Construct validity and test-retest reliability of the Automated Vehicle User Perception Survey (2021). Frontiers in Psychology: Quantitative Psychology and Measurement.

Older adults will tell you that losing their driving license is like getting a death sentence. In her unstoppable journey to empower seniors, Dr. Sherrilene Classen, a professor and chair of the Department of Occupational Therapy in the UF College of Public Health and Health Professions, is getting older adults comfortable with autonomous vehicle technology as well as conducting research to develop autonomous transit resources to promote their independence and safety.

Classen S, Wersal J, Mason J, Rogers J and Sisiopiku V (2020) Face and Content Validity of an Automated Vehicle Road Course and a Corresponding Simulation Scenario. Front. Future Transp.

Classen, S., Wersal, J., Mason, J., Rogers, J., & Sisiopiku, V. (2020) Face and content validity of an automated vehicle road course and a corresponding simulation scenario. Frontiers in Future Transportation.

This project supports Florida Department of Transportation’s Safe Mobility for Life Coalition and the Aging Road User Strategic plan through provision of a database linked to the Coalition's Safe and Mobile Seniors website, Find A Ride page.

Investigations related to autonomous vehicle technology and driving performance in people with Parkinson's.

Investigations to study driving performance in medically-at-risk adults age 50 and older using medical marijuana.