Qualifications: BA San Jose MA, PhD New Mexico

About Samuel

Dr Charlton received his PhD in Experimental Psychology from the University of New Mexico. Following that, he held positions at the University of Albuquerque, the Veterans Administration Medical Center in New Mexico, the BDM Corporation, and the US Air Force Operational Test & Evaluation Center before moving to New Zealand to take up a position at the University of Waikato in 1995.

Research Interests

Dr Charlton's research interests include applied cognitive psychology and human factors. Current projects are in the area of driver behaviour including driver attention, perception, & performance.

Dr Charlton is available to supervise students in a range of topics related to applied cognitive psychology including everyday memory, information representation, and skilled performance in domains such as transportation and design.

Recent Publications

• Thomas, F. M. F., & Charlton, S. G. (2020). Inattentional blindness and information relevance of variable message signs. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 140. doi:10.1016/j.aap.2020.105511

• Sivasubramaniyam, R., Sargisson, R., & Charlton, S. G. (2020). Satisfaction from satisficing: Understanding commuters' satisficing tendencies. Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 6, 100158. doi:10.1016/j.trip.2020.100158 Open Access version: https://hdl.handle.net/10289/13666

• Wang, Y., Jia, S., Zhou, H., Charlton, S., & Hazen, B. (2020). Factors affecting orderly parking of dockless shared bicycles: an exploratory study. International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications, 1-23. doi:10.1080/13675567.2020.1727424

• Lehtonen, E., Malhotra, N., Starkey, N. J., & Charlton, S. G. (2020). Speedometer monitoring when driving with a speed warning system. European Transport Research Review, 12(1). doi:10.1186/s12544-020-00408-8 Open Access version: https://hdl.handle.net/10289/13566

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