Nathaniel R. Ungar

Graduate Assistant
209 Dyer Hall
513-556-5580

Professional Summary

Human Factors / Experimental Psychology Doctoral Candidate and Researcher for the Vigilance, Perception & Performance Laboratory under the mentorship of Dr. Joel Warm. His recent research in the lab, supported by the U.S. Department of Defense Multi-Disciplinary University Research Initiative, is grounded in understanding and alleviating some of the stressors encountered by today's infantry forces.

Recent Publications

Ungar, N. R., Matthews, G., Warm, J. S., Dember, W. N., Thomas, J., Finomore, V. S., & Shaw, T. H. (2005). Demand Transitions and Tracking Performance: Structural and Strategic Models. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 49th Annual Meeting. [PDF]

Proctor, C. A., Ungar, N. R., Warm, J. S., Matthews, G., Dember, W. N., & Shaw, T. (2004). Investigation of the Figure Superiority Effect in Sustained Attention. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 48th Annual Meeting.

Education

M.A. Human Factors, University of Cincinnati, 2005.

Research Interests

Factors affecting vigilance (sustained attention) and continuous tracking (driving/flight) performance; Demand transition, task difficulty, task-type, and stress effects.
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