Publications

Our lab's research spans fundamental human factors to applied vehicle safety, with publications in leading transportation and human factors journals. Our findings inform both academic understanding and real-world vehicle design.

Kerwin, T., Wrabel, C., Yu, D., Lu, Z.-L., & Yang, J. (2025). Mesopic and glare driving performance in a driving simulator. Traffic Injury Prevention, 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1080/15389588.2024.2446398


Kerwin, T. (2025). Pydre: A Python package for driving simulation data reduction. Journal of Open Source Software, 10(108), 7870. https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.07870


Yang, J., Alshaikh, E., Yu, D., Kerwin, T., Rundus, C., Zhang, F., Wrabel, C. G., Perry, L., & Lu, Z.-L. (2024). Visual Function and Driving Performance Under Different Lighting Conditions in Older Drivers: Preliminary Results From an Observational Study. JMIR Formative Research, 8, e58465. https://doi.org/10.2196/58465


Yang, J., Stavrinos, D., Kerwin, T., Mrug, S., Tiso, M., McManus, B., Wrabel, C. G., Rundus, C., Zhang, F., Davis, D., Swanson, E. M., Bentley, B., & Yeates, K. O. (2024). R2DRV: Study protocol for longitudinal assessment of driving after mild TBI in young drivers. Injury Epidemiology, 11(1), 10. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40621-024-00493-6


Yu, D., Perry, L., Kerwin, T., Yang, J., & Lu, Z.-L. (2025). Assessment of visual function under various lighting conditions in a cohort of active older drivers: Dimensionality and principal metrics. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 19, 1511366. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2025.1511366


Kerwin, T., McManus, B., Wrabel, C., Kalra, V., Stavrinos, D., & Yang, J. (2023). Driving performance acutely after mTBI among young drivers. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 193, 107299. doi: 10.1016/j.aap.2023.107299


Yu, D., Perry, L., Jabboure, G., Lu, Z.-L., Kerwin, T., & Yang, J. (2023). Visual functions under photopic, mesopic and glare conditions in older drivers. [Poster Presentation] Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 64(8), 1474–1474.


Sherrod, G., Yang, J., McManus, B., Kerwin T., Marcrum S., Hicks, K., Brown, S. & Stavrinos, D. (2022) The Effects of Neurocognitive Function and Post-Concussion Symptoms on Daily Driving Behavior Among Adolescents With a Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: A Preliminary Analysis. [Poster Presenation] ARVO Conference 2022, Denver, Colorado. https://iovs.arvojournals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2786403


Fogt, J, Kerwin, T, Wrabel, C., Schomer, C. & Fogt, N. (2021) Driving performance and road sign identification by multifocal contact lens wearers in a driving simulator. Contact Lens and Anterior Eye. doi: 10.1016/j.clae.2021.101493


Kerwin, T and Bushman B. J. (2020). Measuring the perception of aggression in driving behavior. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 145, doi: 10.1016/j.aap.2020.105709


Stavrinos, D., Yang, G., Kerwin, T., McManus, B., Bell, T. R., Newton, A., & Singichetti, B. (2019). Driving simulator performance in the acute post-injury phase following a mild traumatic brain injury among young drivers. Proceedings of the 10th International Driving Symposium on Human Factors in Driver Assessment, Training and Vehicle Design: Driving Assessment 2019. doi: 10.17077/drivingassessment.1691


Trask, S., Stewart, M., Kerwin, T., & Midlam-Mohler, S. (2019). Effectiveness of warning signals in semi-autonomous vehicles. SAE Technical Paper Series. doi: 10.4271/2019-01-1013


Mathias, A. (2018). The effect of bioptic telescopic spectacles use on sign identification, velocity, and lane deviation in a driving simulator with central vision impairment. (Master’s thesis, Ohio State University) OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu152303259493087


Bushman, B. J., Steffgen, G., Kerwin, T., Whitlock, T., & Weisenberger, J. M. (2018). “Don’t you know I own the road?” The link between narcissism and aggressive driving. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour52, 14–20. doi: 10.1016/j.trf.2017.10.008


Bushman, B. J., Kerwin, T., Whitlock, T., & Weisenberger, J. M. (2017). The weapons effect on wheels: Motorists drive more aggressively when there is a gun in the vehicle. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 73, 82–85. doi: 10.1016/j.jesp.2017.06.007