Professional Info
 

My consulting activities provide me an opportunity to apply my research and interests in visual science and human factors to the legal community.  I have been conducting research in university settings since 1988 and have over 20 publications and 55 conference presentations and invited addresses.

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My expert opinions center on visual perception and human factors issues such as, but not limited to, conspicuity, lighting conditions, perception-reaction time, expectation and attention.  My plaintiff-defense case distribution percentage is approximately 50%-50%, and includes both civil and criminal cases involving driving, traffic, pedestrian, residential, trip & fall, and boating/maritime matters. I have over 15 years of consulting experience and have worked on cases in Alabama, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia. ​

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In all my cases, I endeavor to conduct my consulting activities with the utmost honesty and professional excellence.

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Visual Perception/Human Factors Expert

​1997 - Present

Professor

James Madison University, Department of Psychology

​2000 - Present

Tenured since 2004; Full Professor since 2010

​Independent Expert Witness Contractor

Robson Forensic, Inc.  Lancaster, PA

​2009 - 2011

Education
 

Single or Multi-vehicle Traffic Collisions
Tractor-trailer Collisions
Cycling
Night Driving
Day/Night Boating
Vehicle-Pedestrian Collisions
Obstacle Identification
Indoor/Outdoor Trip & Falls
Stairwells
Catwalks
Single Step Hazards
Curb and Curb-stops

Language

​ENGLISH