Faculty and Staff Profile

Richard Pak

Educational Background

Ph.D. Psychology
Georgia Institute of Technology 2005

M.S. Engineering Psychology
Georgia Institute of Technology 2001

B.S. Applied Psychology
Georgia Institute of Technology 1997

Courses Taught

Introduction to Psychology (PSYCH 2010)
Human Factors (PSYCH 8350)

Profile

As the world becomes more automated, it is critical to understand how users of all ages and types behave and perform with autonomous technology. My interest is in understanding the psychological factors that determine successful interactions with automated technologies (e.g., consumer devices such as smartphones & GPS up to complex automated UAV control or human-robot collaboration).

Research Interests

Human-autonomy interaction
Human-robot interaction
Individual differences in cognition
Anthropomorphic interfaces
Human factors in HCI

Research Publications

Pak, R., & Rovira, E. (2023). A Theoretical Model to Explain Mixed Effects of Trust Repair Strategies in Human-Machine Interaction. Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science. https://doi.org/10.1080/1463922X.2023.2250424

Pak, R., McLaughlin, A. C., & Engle, R. (2023). The Relevance of Attention Control, Not Working Memory, in Human Factors. Human Factors, 187208231159727. https://doi.org/10.1177/00187208231159727

Burgoyne, A. P., Tsukahara, J. S., Mashburn, C. A., Pak, R., & Engle, R. W. (2023). Nature and measurement of attention control. Journal of Experimental Psychology. General. https://doi.org/10.1037/xge0001408

Lopez, J., Textor, C., Lancaster, C., Schelble, B., Freeman, G., Zhang, R., McNeese, N., & Pak, R. (2023). The complex relationship of AI ethics and trust in human–AI teaming: insights from advanced real-world subject matter experts. AI and Ethics, 1-21.

*Textor, C., *Zhang, R., *Lopez, J., *Schelble, B. G., McNeese, N. J., Freeman, G., Pak, R., Tossell, C., de Visser, E. J. (2022). Exploring the Relationship Between Ethics and Trust in Human-AI Teaming: A mixed methods approach. Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making.

*Schelble, B. G., *Flathmann, C., McNeese, N. J., O’Neill, T., Pak, R., & *Namara, M. (2022). Investigating the Effects of Perceived Teammate Artificiality on Human Performance and Cognition. International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction, 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1080/10447318.2022.2085191

Lopez, J*., Watkins, H*., & Pak, R. (2022). Enhancing Component-Specific Trust in Consumer Automated Systems through Humanness Design. Ergonomics.

Draheim, C., Pak, R., Draheim, A. A., & Engle, R. W. (2022). The role of attention control in complex real-world tasks. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13423-021-02052-2

Detection of rare event automation failures in nearly perfect reliable automation. (2021). Fouroghi, C. K., Devlin, S., Pak, R., Brown, N. L., Sibley, C., & Coyne, J. T. Human Factors

Pak, R., Crumley-Branyon, J. J., de Visser, E. J., & Rovira, E. (2020). Factors that affect younger and older adults’ causal attributions of robot behavior. Ergonomics, 1-49.

Rovira, E., McLaughlin, A. C., Pak, R., & High, L. (2019). Looking for Age Differences in Self-Driving Vehicles: Examining the Effects of Automation Reliability, Driving Risk, and Physical Impairment on Trust. Frontiers in Psychology, 10, 800. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00800

Pak, R., & Mclaughlin, A. C. (2018). Aging, Technology and Health. Academic Press. https://www.elsevier.com/books/aging-technology-and-health/pak/978-0-12-811272-4

de Visser, E. J., Pak, R., & Shaw, T. H. (2018). From automation to autonomy: The importance of trust repair in human-machine interaction. Ergonomics. *Winner of the 2019 Liberty Mutual Award for Best Paper.

Pak, R., Rovira, E., McLaughlin, A. C., & Leidheiser, W. (2017). Evaluating attitudes and experience with emerging technology in cadets and civilian undergraduates. Military Psychology.

Pak, R., McLaughlin, A. C., Leidheiser, W., & Rovira, E. (2017). The effect of individual differences in working memory in older adults on performance with different degrees of automated technology. Ergonomics, 60(4), 518-532.

Pak, R., Rovira, E., McLaughlin, A. C., & Baldwin, N. (2017). Does the domain of technology impact user trust? Investigating trust in automation across different consumer-oriented domains in young adults, military, and older adults. Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science, 18(3), 199-220.

Rovira, E., Pak, R., McLaughlin, A. (2016). Effects of individual differences in working memory on performance and trust with various degrees of automation. Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science. doi:10.1080/1463922X.2016.1252806

Pak, R., McLaughlin, A. C., Leidheiser, W., & Rovira, E. (2016). The effect of individual differences in working memory in older adults on performance with different degrees of automated technology. Ergonomics. doi:10.1080/00140139.2016.1189599

Price, M. M., Crumley-Branyon, J., Leidheiser, W., & Pak, R. (2016). Effects of information visualization on older adults’ decision-making performance in a medicare plan selection task: a comparative usability study. JMIR Human Factors. doi:10.2196/humanfactors.5106

Pak, R., McLaughlin. A. C., & Bass, B. (2014). A Multi-level Analysis of the Effects of Age and Gender Stereotypes on Trust in Anthropomorphic Technology by Younger and Older Adults. Ergonomics

Pak, R., Fink, N., Price, M., Bass, B., & Sturre, L. (2012). Decision support aids with anthropomorphic characteristics influence trust and performance in younger and older adults. Ergonomics.

Honors and Awards

2022 Fellow, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
2019 Liberty Mutual Award
2016 Fellow, American Psychological Association

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