Fall 2008

Class Schedule:
Course Number: PSY 100-81F
Course Title: Principles of Human Behavior
Day(s): MWF
Time: 10:20-11:15
Location: Mahar 208

Course Number: PSY 100-82F
Course Title: Principles of Human Behavior
Day(s): MWF
Time: 11:30-12:25
Location: Mahar 208

Course Number: PSY 305-800
Course Title: Cognition
Day(s): M W
Time: 1:50-3:10
Location: Mahar 215


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Research Interests:
Gary Klatsky's research interests are in the applied area of human factors and in the effects of context on cognitive processes. Human factors research interests  concern the presentation of critical information so that it is quickly comprehended.  The use of coding, color and shape, to convey the criticality of alerts have been areas of on-going research.  Dr. Klatsky has also investigated the usability of alternative input devices.  In addition, he is interested in how the context in which objects appear affects the perception and higher cognitive processing of those objects. Other interests include the design of user interfaces in children's software and the study of intelligent systems.

Professional Information:
Education:
Ph.D.: (1983) Cognitive Psychology, State University of New York at Buffalo
M.A.: (1979) Research Psychology, San Francisco State University
B.A.: (1975) Psychology, C.W. Post College

Professional Organizations:
Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
    Program Chair, Educators Professional Technical Group
Eastern Psychological Association
APA Division   2   Teaching of Psychology

Recent Papers and Publications:
Klatsky, G. J. (1998) User Centered Design of Human Factors Class Projects.  In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. 42nd Annual Meeting. Santa Monica, CA: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.

Klatsky, G. J., Sargent, D., Rubacka, P., Vanjaarsveld, S., Roggenbaum, E., &   Platis, R.  (1998). To mouse or not to mouse, is there an alternative?   Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Chicago, IL.

Klatsky, G.J. (1996)  The effect of scene defining objects and scene organization on the detection of objects in real world scenes.  Paper presented at the fourth annual pre-Psychonomics Workshop on Object Perception and Memory, Chicago, IL.

Klatsky, G.J. (1996). Getting to the top: On the access routes to scene schemata.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Klatsky, G.J. and Robertson, D.J. (1995).  Alert management system for the AN/BSY-2 submarine combat system: A prototype for multioperator systems. Paper presented at Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, San Diego, CA.

Klatsky, G.J. and Robertson, D.J. (1995). Designing Submarine Combat Systems for Enhanced Operability.  Paper presented at the Mid-Atlantic Human Factors Conference, Blacksburg, VA.

Pomeroy, B.D, Irving, R.R., Klatsky, G.J. and Robertson, D.J. (1990).  Potential for Crew Errors in Submarine Combat Operations.  Schenectady, NY: GE Corporate Research and Development.

Biederman, I., Blickle, T.W. Teitelbaum, R. C. and Klatsky, G.J. (1988). Object search in non-scene displays. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory and Cognition, 14, 456-467.