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Peter Hancock
Applied Experimental and Human Factors

Peter Hancock

Provost's Distinguished Research Professor
Office: Partnership II, Suite 337, Orlando, FL 32826-0544
Phone: 407-823-2310
Fax: 407-882-1335
Email: phancock@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu
Website: http://www.mit.ucf.edu
Website: UCF Institute for simulation and training
Personal Website: http://www.peterhancock.ucf.edu/

  • Fellow, MErgS Ergonomics Society
  • Fellow, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
  • Fellow, International Ergonomics Association
  • Certificant, Board of Certification in Professional Ergonomics

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Recent Publications

  • Hancock, P. A. (2007). Cold calculation or intuitive instinct: Solving the secrets of sustained survival. In R. J. Gerrig (Ed.), The Psychology of Survivor (pp. 197-206). Dallas, TX: Benbela Books.
  • Hancock, P. A. (2007). The effects of automation invocation procedure and dynamic display relocation on performance in a multi-task environment. Transaction of the IEEE on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part A: Humans and Systems, 37(1), 47-57.
  • Hancock, P. A. (2007). What future for human-machine symbiosis? Ergonomia, 29(1), 17-18.
  • Hancock, P. A., & Smith, K. (2007). A distributed air traffic information display simulator: Design and results. International Journal of Applied Aviation Studies, 7(2), 232-243.
  • Hancock, P. A., & Szalma, J. (Eds.). (2007). Performance under stress. Aldershot, England: Ashgate.


APA Monitor on Psychology article:
The Baggage Screener's Brain Scan: The emerging field of neuroergonomics seeks to improve work safety and make everyday tasks, like driving, safer. By Charlotte Huff, Volume 35(8), September 2004, page 34 [ View Article ]


Dr. Peter Hancock is a Provost's Distinguished Research Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Central Florida. He currently holds a courtesy appointment as a Research Scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and as an Adjunct Senior Research Scientist at the Transportation Institute of the University of Michigan. Professor Hancock is the author of over three hundred refereed scientific articles and publications. He has been continuously funded by extramural sources for every year of his professional career, including support from NASA, NIH, NIA, FAA, FHWA, and the US Navy and the US Army as well as numerous State and Industrial agencies. He is the Principal Investigator on the recently awarded Multi-Disciplinary University REsearch Initiative. In 2000, he was awarded the Sir Frederic Taylor Award of the Ergonomics Society of Great Britain for lifetime achievement. In 2001, he won the Franklin V. Occupational Safety and Ergonomics from the International Ergonomics Association. He was recently awarded a Jastrzebowski Medal of the Polish Ergonomics Society for the contributions to world ergonomics. Any additional information concerning Dr. Hancock and his research program can be found at http://mit.ucf.edu.