Paul A. Green poses for a portrait.

Paul A. Green

Research Professor

Location

309 UMTRI

Primary Website

Biography

Personal Pronouns

he/him

Additional Title(s)

  • Research professor, UMTRI
  • Lecturer, School of Information

Paul Green is a research professor and leads the Human Factors Group at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) as well as a research professor/adjunct professor in Industrial and Operations Engineering and a lecturer in the School of Information. He teach courses on human factors and user experience including the Human Factors Engineering Short Course, now in its 66th year. He is a past-president of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society and a fellow in 2 societies. He is a board-certified Human Factors Professional.

Education

  • PhD, University of Michigan, 1979, Industrial & Operations Engineering and Psychology
  • MA, University of Michigan, 1979, Psychology
  • MSE, University of Michigan, 1974, Industrial and Operations Engineering
  • BS, Drexel U, 1972, Mechanical Engineering

Research Interests

Applications

  • Healthcare Operations
  • Transportation

Ergonomics & Human Factors

  • Cognitive Ergonomics
  • Engineering Psychology
  • Human Computer Interaction
  • Work Measurement

Research areas:
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Professional Society Memberships

  • Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES)
  • American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
  • Society of Automobile Engineers (SAE)

Awards

  • Arnold M. Small and Betty M. Sanders President’s Distinguished Service Award (their most important award) -https://youtu.be/d0qs7A86GFw, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 2024

Sample Publications

  • Green, P (2024, in review). UMTRI – U.S. Army Handbook of Driving Performance Measures and Statistics (version 1.0). Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute.
  • Green, P. (2025, to appear). Motor Vehicle Driver Interfaces in Jacko, J. (ed.) Handbook of Human-Computer Interaction 5th ed.), Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.r.
  • Green, P. (2025, to appear). Motor Vehicle Driver Interfaces in Jacko, J. (ed.) Handbook of Human-Computer Interaction 5th ed.), Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.
  • Nalawade, T., Fu, S., Green, P.A. (2024). Enhancing Interface Usability: Widget Selection Parameters, Apple and Microsoft Design Guidelines, and Research Data, SID Vehicle Displays and Interfaces 2024, meeting of Society for Information Display Metro-Detroit chapter, Detroit Michigan.
  • Green, P. (2024). Applying the SEEV Model to Assess Where People Will Look: Practical Considerations, Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Phoenix, AZ, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.
  • Green, P. (2024). Estimating How Long In-Vehicle Tasks Take: Static Data for Distraction and Ease-of-Use Evaluations (SAE paper 2024-01-2505), Warrendale, PA: Society of Automotive Engineers.
  • Green, P., Koca, E., and Brennan-Carey, C. (2023). Estimates of In-Vehicle Task Element Times for Usability and Distraction Evaluations (SAE paper 2023-01-0789), Warrendale, PA: Society of Automotive Engineers.
  • Green, P. and Mikulski, T. (2023). A Standard Set of Courses to Assess the Quality of Driving Off-Road Combat Vehicles (SAE paper 2023-01-0114), Warrendale, PA: Society of Automotive Engineers.