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  1. Vicente, K. J., "Coherence- and correspondence-driven work domains: implications for systems design," Behaviour & Information Technology, vol. 9, pp. 493-502, 1990.
    Full article - Vicente_Coherence_Correspondence_1990.pdf (390 KB)
  2. Moray, N., Sanderson, P. M., and Vicente, K. J., "Cognitive task analysis of a complex work domain: A case study," Reliability Engineering and System Safety, vol. 36, pp. 207-216, 1992.
  3. Vicente, K. J., and Sanderson, P. M., "On the origins of the skills, rules, knowledge framework: A brief comment on Dougherty (1990)," Reliability Engineering and System Safety, vol. 36, pp. 181-182, 1992.
  4. Vicente, K. J., "Memory recall in a process control system: A measure of expertise and display effectiveness," Memory and Cognition, vol. 20, pp. 356-373, 1992.
  5. Vicente, K. J., and Rasmussen, J., "Ecological interface design: Theoretical foundations," IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, vol. SMC-22, pp. 589-606, 1992.
  6. Vicente, K. J., and Kirlik, A., "On putting the cart before the horse: Taking perception seriously in unified theories of cognition," Behavioral and Brain Sciences, vol. 15, pp. 461-462, 1992.
  7. Vicente, K. J., "Multilevel interfaces for power plant control rooms I: An integrative review," Nuclear Safety, vol. 33, pp. 381-397, 1992.
  8. Vicente, K. J., "Multilevel interfaces for power plant control rooms II: A preliminary design space," Nuclear Safety, vol. 33, pp. 543-548, 1992.
  9. Vicente, K. J., and Brewer, W. F., "Reconstructive remembering of the scientific literature," Cognition, vol. 46, pp. 101-128, 1993.
  10. Vicente, K. J., and Brewer, W. F., "La mémoire trompeuse des scientifiques," La Recherche, vol. 24, pp. 1176-1177, 1993. (Invited)
  11. Vicente, K. J., "A pragmatic conception of basic and applied research: Commentary on Hoffman & Deffenbacher (1993)," Ecological Psychology, vol. 6, pp. 65-81, 1994.
  12. Bisantz, A. M., and Vicente, K. J., "Making the abstraction hierarchy concrete," International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, vol. 40, pp. 83-117, 1994.
  13. Vicente, K. J., Christoffersen, K., and Pereklita, A., "Supporting operator problem solving through ecological interface design," IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, vol. SMC-25, pp. 529-545, 1995.
  14. Dinadis, N., and Vicente, K. J., "Ecological interface design for a power plant feedwater subsystem," IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, vol. 43, pp. 266-277, 1996.
  15. Burns, C. M., and Vicente, K. J., "Judgements about the value and cost of human factors information in design," Information Processing and Management, vol. 32, pp. 259-271, 1996.
  16. Vicente, K. J., "The perils of reconstructive remembering & the value of representative design," Behavioral and Brain Sciences, vol. 19, p. 40, 1996. (Invited)
  17. Pawlak, W. S., and Vicente, K. J., "Inducing effective operator control through ecological interface design," International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, vol. 44, pp. 653-688, 1996.
  18. Vicente, K. J., Moray, N., Lee, J. D., Rasmussen, J., Jones, B. G., Brock, R., and Djemil, T., "Evaluation of a Rankine cycle display for nuclear power plant monitoring and diagnosis," Human Factors, vol. 38, pp. 506-521, 1996.
  19. Christoffersen, K., Hunter, C. N., and Vicente, K. J., "A longitudinal study of the effects of ecological interface design on skill acquisition," Human Factors, vol. 38, pp. 523-541, 1996.
  20. Vicente, K. J., "Improving dynamic decision making in complex systems through ecological interface design: A research overview," System Dynamics Review, vol. 12, pp. 251-279, 1996.
  21. Vicente, K. J., and Burns, C. M., "Evidence for direct perception from cognition in the wild," Ecological Psychology, vol. 8, pp. 269-280, 1996.
  22. Vicente, K. J., Christoffersen, K., and Hunter, C. N., "Response to Maddox Critique," Human Factors, vol. 38, pp. 546-549, 1996. (Invited)
  23. Christoffersen, K., Hunter, C. N., and Vicente, K. J., "A longitudinal study of the effects of ecological interface design on fault management performance," International Journal of Cognitive Ergonomics, vol. 1, pp. 1-24, 1997. (Invited)
  24. Vicente, K. J., "Operator adaptation in process control: A three-year research program," Control Engineering Practice, vol. 5, pp. 407-416, 1997. (Invited)
  25. Vicente, K. J., "Heeding the legacy of Meister, Brunswik, and Gibson: Toward a broader view of human factors research," Human Factors, vol. 39, pp. 323-328, 1997.
  26. Burns, C. M., Vicente, K. J., Christoffersen, K., and Pawlak, W. S., "Towards viable, useful, and usable human factors design guidance," Applied Ergonomics, vol. 28, pp. 311-322, 1997.
  27. Pejtersen, A. M., Sonnenwald, D. H., Buur, J., Govindaraj, T., and Vicente, K. J., "The design explorer project: Using a cognitive framework to support knowledge exploration," Journal of Engineering Design, vol. 8, pp. 289-301, 1997. (Invited)
  28. Vicente, K. J., and Wang, J. H., "An ecological theory of expertise effects in memory recall," Psychological Review, vol. 105, pp. 33-57, 1998.
  29. Howie, D. E., and Vicente, K. J., "Measures of operator performance in complex, dynamic microworlds: Advancing the state of the art," Ergonomics, vol. 41, pp. 485-500, 1998.
  30. Vicente, K. J., "An evolutionary perspective on the growth of cognitive engineering: The Risø genotype," Ergonomics, vol. 41, pp. 156-159, 1998. (Invited)
  31. Vicente, K. J., "Four reasons why the science of psychology is still in trouble," Behavioral and Brain Sciences, vol. 21, pp. 224-225, 1998. (Invited)
  32. Lin, L., Isla, R., Doniz, K., Harkness, H., Vicente, K. J., and Doyle, D. J., "Applying human factors to the design of medical equipment: Patient-controlled analgesia," Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing, vol. 14, pp. 253-263, 1998.
  33. Christoffersen, K., Hunter, C. N., and Vicente, K. J., "A longitudinal study of the impact of ecological interface design on deep knowledge," International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, vol. 48, pp. 729-762, 1998.
  34. Howie, D. E., and Vicente, K. J., "Making the most of ecological interface design: The role of self-explanation," International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, vol. 49, pp. 651-674, 1998.
    Full article - Making_Most_of_EID.pdf (218 KB)
  35. Janzen, M. E., and Vicente, K. J., "Attention allocation within the abstraction hierarchy," International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, vol. 48, pp. 521-545, 1998.
  36. Vicente, K. J., "Human factors and global problems: A systems perspective," Systems Engineering, vol. 1, pp. 57-69, 1998. (Invited)
  37. Vicente, K. J., "Wanted: Psychologically relevant, device- & event-independent work analysis techniques," Interacting with Computers, vol. 11, pp. 237-254, 1999.
  38. Dinadis, N., and Vicente, K. J., "Designing functional visualizations for aircraft system status displays," International Journal of Aviation Psychology, vol. 9, pp. 241-269, 1999.
  39. Burns, C. M., & Vicente, K. J., "A participant-observer study of ergonomics in engineering design: How constraints drive design process," Applied Ergonomics, vol. 31, pp. 73-82, 2000.
  40. Torenvliet, G. L., Jamieson, G. A., & Vicente, K. J., "Making the most of ecological interface design: The role of individual differences," Applied Ergonomics, vol. 31, pp. 395-408, 2000.
  41. Vicente, K. J., "Revisiting the constraint attunement hypothesis: Reply to Ericsson, Patel, & Kintsch (2000) and Simon & Gobet (2000)," Psychological Review, vol. 107, pp. 601-608, 2000. (Invited)
  42. Mumaw, R. J., Roth, E. M., Vicente, K. J., & Burns, C. M., "There is more to monitoring a nuclear power plant than meets the eye," Human Factors, vol. 42, pp. 36-55, 2000.
  43. Xiao, Y., and Vicente, K. J., "A framework for epistemological analysis in empirical (laboratory and field) studies," Human Factors, vol. 42, pp. 87-101, 2000.
  44. Vicente, K. J., "Is science an evolutionary process? Evidence from miscitations of the scientific literature," Perspectives on Science, vol. 8, pp. 53-69, 2000.
  45. Burns, C. M. "Navigation strategies with ecological displays," International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 52(1), pp. 111-129, 2000.
  46. Vicente, K. J., "Toward Jeffersonian research programs in ergonomics science," Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science, vol. 1, pp. 93-113, 2000. (Invited)
  47. Burns, C. M. "Putting it all together: Improving display integration," Human Factors, vol 42, pp. 226-241, 2000.
  48. Vicente, K. J., & Ethier, C. R., "Why fluid dynamics matters for display design in process control: Commentary on Bennett and Malek", Human Factors, vol. 42, pp. 451-454, 2000. (Invited)
  49. Vicente, K. J., "HCI in the global knowledge-based economy: Designing to support worker adaptation", ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction, vol. 7, pp. 263-280, 2000. (Invited)
  50. Howie, E., Sy, S., Ford, L., & Vicente, K. J., "Human-computer interface design can reduce misperceptions of feedback," System Dynamics Review, vol. 16, pp. 151-171, 2000.
  51. Hajdukiewicz, J. R., Vicente, K. J., Doyle, D. J., Milgram, P., & Burns, C. M., "Modeling a medical environment: An ontology for integrated medical informatics design," International Journal of Medical Informatics, vol. 62, pp. 79-99, 2001.
  52. Vicente, K. J., Roth, E. M., & Mumaw, R. J., "How do operators monitor a complex, dynamic work domain? The impact of control room technology", International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, vol. 54, pp. 831-856, 2001.
  53. Vicente, K. J., & Torenvliet, G. L., "The earth is spherical ( p < .05): Alternative methods of statistical inference", Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science, vol. 1, pp. 248-271, 2001.
  54. Jamieson, G. A., & Vicente, K. J., "Ecological interface design for petrochemical applications: Supporting operator adaptation, continuous learning, and distributed, collaborative work", Computers and Chemical Engineering, vol. 25, pp. 1055-1074, 2001.
    Full article - EID_Petrochemical_Applications.pdf (865 KB)
  55. Burns, C. M., & Vicente, K. J., "Model-based approaches for analyzing cognitive work: A comparison of abstraction hierarchy, multi-level flow modeling, and decision ladder modeling", International Journal of Cognitive Ergonomics, vol 5, pp. 357-366, 2001. (Invited)
  56. Miller, C. A., & Vicente, K. J., "Comparison of display requirements generated via hierarchical task and abstraction-decomposition space analysis techniques", International Journal of Cognitive Ergonomics, vol. 5, pp. 335-355, 2001. (Invited)
  57. Lin, L., Vicente, K. J., & Doyle, D. J., "Patient safety, potential adverse drug events, and medical device design: A human factors engineering approach", Journal of Biomedical Informatics, vol. 34, pp. 274-284, 2001.
  58. Doyle, D. J., & Vicente, K. J., "Patient-controlled analgesia", Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 164, p. 620, 2001.
  59. Doyle, D. J., & Vicente, K. J., "Electrical short circuit as a possible cause of death in patients on PCA machines: Report on an opiate overdose and a possible preventive remedy", Anesthesiology, vol. 94, p. 940, 2001.
  60. Vicente, K. J., "Crazy clocks: Counterintuitive consequences of 'intelligent' automation", IEEE Intelligent Systems, vol. 16, no. 6, pp. 74-76, 2001. (Invited)
  61. Vicente, K. J., "Ecological interface design: Progress and challenges", Human Factors, vol. 44, pp. 62-78, 2002.
  62. Yu, X., Lau, E., Vicente, K. J., & Carter, M. W. "Toward theory-driven, quantitative performance measurement in ergonomics science: The abstraction hierarchy as a framework for data analysis", Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science, vol. 3, pp. 124-142, 2002. (Invited)
  63. Hajdukiewicz, J. R., & Vicente, K. J., "Designing for adaptation to novelty and change: The role of functional information and emergent features," Human Factors, vol. 44, pp. 592-610, 2002.
  64. Guerlain, S., Jamieson, G .A. , Bullemer, P., & Blair, R,. "The MPC Elucidator: A case study in the design for Human-Automation Interaction", IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, vol. 32, pp. 25-40, 2002.
    Full article - Guerlain et al_MPC Elucidator.pdf (789 KB)
  65. Vicente, K. J., "From patients to politicians: A cognitive engineering view of patient safety", Quality and Safety in Health Care, vol. 11, pp. 302-304, 2002. (Invited)
  66. Lee, J. D., Vicente, K. J., Cassano, A., & Shearer, A., "Can scientific impact be judged prospectively? A bibliometric test of Simonton's model of creative productivity", Scientometrics, vol. 56, pp. 223-233, 2003.
  67. Vicente, K. J., "Engineers and technologists can aid in improving device design", Biomedical Instrumentation and Technology, vol. 37 (6), pp. 448-450, 2003.
  68. Vicente, K. J., "What does it take? A case study of radical change in patient safety culture", Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Safety,
    vol. 11, pp. 598-609, 2003.
  69. Lederer, W., Benzer, A., Doyle, D.J., Lamb, J.D., Chan, V.W.S., Vicente, K.J., Kada-Bekhaled, K., Orser, B.A., "Programming errors from patient-controlled analgesia," Canadian Journal of Anesthesia, vol. 50 (8), pp. 854-857, 2003.
  70. Vicente, K. J., "Technology's only as good as the people using it", AFE Facilities Engineering Journal, vol. 30 (2), pp. 17-20, 2003.
  71. Vicente, K. J., Kada-Bekhaled, K., Hillel, G., Cassano, A., & Orser, B. A., "Programming errors contribute to death from patient-controlled analgesia: Case report and estimate of probability", Canadian Journal of Anesthesia, vol. 50, pp. 328-332, 2003. (with accompanying editorial).
    Full article - Patient _Controlled_Analgesia.pdf (66 KB)
  72. Woo, D. M., & Vicente, K. J., "Sociotechnical systems, risk management, and public health: Comparing the North Battleford and Walkerton outbreaks", Reliability Engineering and System Safety, vol. 80, pp. 253-269, 2003.
  73. Vicente, K. J., "Beyond the lens model and direct perception: Toward a broader ecological psychology", Ecological Psychology, vol. 15, pp. 241-267, 2003.
  74. Vicente, K. J., "Less is (sometimes) more in cognitive engineering: The potential role of technology in improving patient safety", Quality and Safety in Health Care, vol. 12, pp. 291-294, 2003. (Invited)
  75. Vicente, K. J., Kada-Bekhaled, K., Hillel, G., Cassano, A., & Orser, B. A., "Human factors engineering and lethal PCA programming errors", Canadian Journal of Anesthesia, vol. 50, pp. 856-857, 2003. (Invited)
  76. Woo, D. M., & Vicente, K. J., "The role of theory and political-organizational factors in risk management: A reply to Hrudey & Hrudey", Reliability Engineering and System Safety, vol. 82, pp. 347-349, 2003.
  77. Hajdukiewicz, J. R., & Vicente, K. J., " A theoretical note on the relationship between work domain analysis and task analysis", Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science, vol. 5, pp. 527 - 538, 2004.
  78. Hajdukiewicz, J. R., Vicente, K. J., "What does computer-mediated control of a thermal-hydraulic system have to do with moving your jaw to speak? Evidence for synergies in process control," Ecological Psychology, vol. 16 (4), pp. 255-285, 2004.
  79. Vicente, K. J., "IT tools must fit user needs to improve patient safety record: Needs assessment is critical for effective order-entry system," Canadian Pharmaceutical Journal, vol. 137 (3), pp. 33-35, 2004.
  80. Chiu, C. C., Vicente, K. J., Buffo-Sequeira, I., Hamilton, R. M., & McCrindle, B. W., "Usability assessment of pacemaker programmers," Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology, vol. 27, pp. 1388-1398, 2004.
  81. Vicente, K. J., Mumaw, R. J., & Roth, E. M., "Operator monitoring in a complex dynamic work environment: A qualitative cognitive model based on field observations", Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science, vol. 5, pp. 359-384, 2004.
  82. Vicente, K. J., “Improving patient safety by reducing medication errors: Putting people ahead of computers,” Canadian Pharmaceutical Journal, 2004.
  83. Jamieson, G. A., & Vicente, K. J., "Designing effective human-automation-plant interfaces: A control-theoretic perspective", Human Factors, vol. 47, pp. 12-34, 2005.
    Full article - Effective_HAP_interfaces.pdf (5,163 KB)
  84. Vicente, K. J., & Christoffersen, K., " The Walkerton E. coli outbreak: A test of Rasmussen's framework for risk management in a dynamic society", Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science, vol. 7(2), pp. 92-112, 2006.
  85. Kern, S., & Vicente, K. J., "Problems with medical devices may be severely under-reported," Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, vol. 18, pp. 82-88, 2005.
  86. Duez, P., & Vicente, K. J., "Ecological interface design and computer network management: The effects of network size and fault frequency," International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, vol. 63, pp. 565-586, 2005.
  87. Lee, J. D., Cassano-Pinché, A., Vicente, K. J., "Bibliometric analysis of Human Factors (1970-2000): A quantitative description of scientific impact," Human Factors, vol. 47, pp. 753-766, 2005.
  88. Vicente, K. J., & Christoffersen, K., " The Walkerton E. coli outbreak: A test of Rasmussen's framework for risk management in a dynamic society", Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science, vol. 7(2), pp. 92-112, 2006.
  89. Vicente, K. J., “Cognitive engineering: A theoretical framework and three case studies," International Journal of Industrial and System Engineering, vol. 1, pp. 168-181, 2006.
  90. Vicente, K. J., "Human factors engineering that makes a difference: Leveraging a science of societal change," Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science, vol. 8, pp. 1- 24, 2007.
  91. Jamieson, G. A., Miller, C. A., Ho, W. H., and Vicente, K. J., "Integrating task-and work domain-based work analysis in ecological interface design: A process control case study," IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man And Cybernetics, vol. 37, pp. 887-905, 2007.
    Full article     -Domain_Based_Analysis.pdf (1.55 MB)
  92. Jamieson, G. A., "Ecological interface design for petrochemical process control: An empirical assessment," IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man And Cybernetics, vol. 37, pp. 906-920, 2007.
    Full article - Ecological_Interface.pdf (527 KB)
  93. Burns, C. M., Skraaning Jr., G., Jamieson, G. A., Lau, N., Kwok, J., Welch, R. & Andresen, G., "Evaluation of Ecological Interface Design for Nuclear Process Control: Situation Awareness Effects," Human Factors, vol. 50, pp. 663-679, 2008.
    Full article - Burns et al_EID & SA.pdf (1.17 MB)
  94. Hilliard, A. & Jamieson, G. A., "Winning Solar Races with Interface Design," Ergonomics In Design, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 6-11, 2008.
    Full article - hilliard_solar_interface_design.pdf (527 KB)
  95. Lau, N., Veland, Ø., Kwok, J., Jamieson, G. A., Burns, C. M., Braseth, A. O., & Welch, R., "Ecological Interface Design in the nuclear domain: An application to the secondary subsystems of a boiling water reactor plant simulator.," IEEE Trans. Nuclear Science, vol. 55, pp. 3579-3596, 2008.
    Full article - lau_et_al_2008_EID_application.pdf (2.3 MB)
  96. Lau, N., Jamieson, G. A., Skraaning jr., G., & Burns, C. M. , "Ecological Interface Design in the nuclear domain: An empirical evaluation of ecological displays for the secondary subsystems of a boiling water reactor plant simulator.," IEEE Trans. Nuclear Science, vol. 55, pp. 3597-3610, 2008.
    Full article - lau_et_al_2008_EID_evaluation.pdf (1.2 MB)
  97. Cassano-Piche, A. L., Vicente, K. J., & Jamieson, G. A., "A test of Rasmussen's risk management framework in the food safety domain: BSE in the UK," Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science, vol. 10, pp. 283-304, 2009.
    Full article - Cassano-Piche_et_al_Test_Rasmussens_framework_in_foodsafety.pdf (250 KB)
  98. Wang, L., Jamieson, G. A., & Hollands, J. G., "Trust and reliance on an automated combat identification system." Human Factors, 51, 281-291, 2009.
    Full article - Trust and Reliance on an Automated Combat Identification System.pdf (225 KB)
  99. Neyedli, H. F., Hollands, J. G., & Jamieson, G. A., "Beyond identity: Incorporating system reliability information into an automated combat identification system." Human Factors, 53, 338-355, 2011.