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visual science; sensory processes; human factors engineering; computational psychology; aging; transportation ergonomics
vision, aging, driving, environmental and product design & evaluation
- Ph D, Experimental Psychology, University of Notre Dame, 1985
- MA, Experimental Psychology, University of Notre Dame, 1980
- BS, Psychology, St. Joseph's College, 1976
- Renovation of the South Dakota Union Building for Human Factors Research and Research Training, National Science Foundation1994)
- Schieber, Frank, Aging, eye scanning behavior and driving future vehicles. Presented at the M-CASTL Tranportation Research and Education Conference, Ann Arbor, MI. (April 07, 2009)
- Schieber, Frank, and Gilland, J, Visual entropy metric reveals differences in drivers' eye gaze complexity across variations in age and subsidiary task load. Presented at the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, New York, NY. (September 25, 2008)
- Schieber, Frank, Holtz, A, Schlorholtz, B, and McCall, R, Analysis of visual demands of in-vehicle displays reveals and age-related difference in time needed to reallocate attention to the road. Presented at the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, New York, NY. (September 24, 2008)
- Schieber, Frank, Willan, N, and Schlorholtz, B, Fluorescent colored stimuli automatically attract visual attention: An eye movement study. Presented at the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, San Francisco, CA. (October 19, 2006)
- Schlorholtz, B, and Schieber, Frank, Assessment of age difference in ental workload while driving using verbal versus visual-spatial subsidiary tasks. Presented at the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, San Francisco, CA. (October 18, 2006)
- Schieber, Frank, Time and distance requirements for reading highway signs at night: A real-wor eye tracking study. Presented at the Human Factors Group, Clemson, SC. (January 2006)
- Schieber, Frank, and Gilland, J, Assessment of the Useful Field of View while driving: Do older drivers suffer from tunnel vision. Presented at the Department of Psychology, Alberta, Canada. (March 10, 2005)
- Schieber, Frank, Burns, D, Myers, J, Gilland, J, and Willan, N, Driver eye scan patterns and the legibilit of highway signs at night. Presented at the 13th European Conference on Eye Movements, Berne, Switzerland. (January 2005)
- Schieber, Frank, Eye gaze behavior while reading highway signs: Effects of sign reflectance, driver age and environmental setting. Presented at the Department of Psychology, Alberta, Canada. (January 2005)
- Schieber, Frank, and Gilland, G, Age Difference in the Useful Field of View during Real-World Driving. Presented at the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Orlando, FL. (January 2005)
- Schieber, Frank, Effects of Driving Spee and Sign Reflectance on Nighttime Highway Sign Legibility Distance and Reading Time Requirements. Presented at the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Orlando, FL. (January 2005)
- Schieber, Frank, Highway sign legibility under static versus dynamic viewing conditions. Presented at the Transportation Research Board's 17th Biennial Symposium on Visibility and Traffic Control Devices, Washington, DC. (January 2005)
- Schieber, Frank, Burns, D M., Meyers, J, Willan, N, and Gilland, J, Driver eye fixation and reading patterns while using highway signs under dynamic nighttime driving conditions: Effects of age, sign luminance and environmental demand. Presented at the 83rd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC. (July 14, 2004)
- Schieber, Frank, Nighttime Visual Information Requirements.. Presented at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration‟s Workshop on Headlamp Safety Metrics: Balancing Visibility and Glare, Washington, DC. (July 13, 2004)
- Schieber, Frank, Attentional versus search conspicuity of fluorescent colored highway. Presented at the TRB/National Academies of Science Biennial Visibility Symposium, Iowa City, IA. (January 2002)
- Schieber, Frank, Attentional conspicuity of fluorescent colored highway signs. Presented at the Transportation Research Institute, Ann Arbor, MI. (April 02, 2001)
- Schieber, Frank, Fluorescent color appearance and the attentional conspicuity of fluorescent. Presented at the Center for Cognitive Sciences, Minneapolis, MN. (March 07, 2001)
- Schieber, Frank, The psychology of fluorescent colors. Presented at the Traffic Control Materials Division, 3M Corporation, Minneapolis, MN. (January 26, 2001)
- Schieber, Frank, Larsen, J, Jurgensen, J, Warren, K, and Eich, G, Fluorescent colored highway signs don't 'grab' attention; They 'guide' it. Presented at the Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN. (January 2001)
- Schieber, Frank, Modeling the appearance of fluorescent colors. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Minneapolis, MN. (January 2001)
- Schieber, Frank, Holtz, A, and Myers, J, Age-differences in the visual information processing demands of vehicle instrument panel interfaces. Presented at the Joint Meeting of the International Ergonomics Association and the Human Factors and Ergonomics Association, San Deigo, CA. (August 04, 2000)
- Schieber, Frank, Werner, K J., and Larsen, J M., Real-time assessment of secondary task intrusiveness upon real-world driver steering performance using a fiber-optic laser gyroscope. Presented at the Joint Meeting of the International Ergonomics Association and the Human Factors and Ergonomics Association, San Diego, CA. (August 04, 2000)
- Schieber, Frank, Daytime visibility benefits of fluorescent highway sign materials: data and a proposed theoretical mechanism. Presented at the TRB/National Academy of Science's Biennial Symposium on Visibility, Washington, DC. (May 16, 2000)
- Schieber, Frank, Daytime running lights as sources of disability and discomfort glare. Presented at the TRB/National Academy of Science's Biennial Symposium on Visibility, Washington, DC. (May 15, 2000)
- Schieber, Frank, Tutorial on visual perception. Presented at the 32nd Annual Workshop on Human Factors in Transportation, Transportation Research Board,, Washington, DC. (January 09, 1999)
- Schieber, Frank, Design-by-Blur: An integrated software environment for optimizing the legibility of graphical symbol signs. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Chicago, IL. (October 08, 1998)
- Schieber, Frank, and Benedetto, J, Age differences in the functional field-of-view while driving. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Chicago, IL. (October 07, 1998)
- Schieber, Frank, and Harms, M, Subsidiary-task assessment of age differences in attentional capacity during real and simulated driving. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Chicago, IL. (October 06, 1998)
- Schieber, Frank, Design-by-Blur. Presented at the Ninth Annual Transportation Research Conference, Minneapolis, MN. (May 19, 1998)
- Schieber, Frank, and Goodspeed, C H., Nighttime conspicuity of highway signs. Presented at the Ninth Annual Transportation Research Conference, Minneapolis, MN. (May 19, 1998)
- Schieber, Frank, Optimizing the legibility of graphical symbol signs. Presented at the Transportation Research Board‟s 14th Biennial Symposium on Visibility, Washington, DC. (April 20, 1998)
- Schieber, Frank, and Goodspeed, C H., Nighttime conspicuity of highway signs as a function of sign brightness, background complexity and age of observer. Presented at the 41st Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Albuquerque, NM. (October 25, 1997)
- Schieber, Frank, Harms, M L., Berkhout, J, and Spangler, D S., Precision and accuracy of video-based measurements of driver‟s gaze location. Presented at the 41st Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Albuquerque, NM. (October 23, 1997)
- Schieber, Frank, and Bhise, V, Modeling driver nighttime visual performance. Presented at the 30th Annual Workshop on Human Factors in Transportation, Washington, DC. (January 12, 1997)
- Schieber, Frank, Designing vehicles and highways for older drivers. Presented at the Department of Industrial Engineering, Iowa City, IA. (May 01, 1996)
- Schieber, Frank, and Goodspeed, C, Predicting the nighttime conspicuity of highway signs. Presented at the Transportation Research Board‟s Symposium on Night Visibility and Driver Behavior, Iowa City, IA. (April 30, 1996)
- Schieber, Frank, Vehicle and highway design to meet the emerging needs of older drivers. Presented at the 1995 World Conference of the International Ergonomics Association, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (October 18, 1995)
- Baldwin, C L., and Schieber, Frank, Dual-task assessment of age differences in mental workload with implications for driving. Presented at the 39th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, San Deigo, CA. (October 13, 1995)
- Schieber, Frank, Age-related differences in cognitive functioning. Presented at the 39th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, San Deigo, CA. (October 11, 1995)
- Schieber, Frank, Test and evaluation requirements of modern transportation research. Presented at the Human Factors Test and Evaluation Needs, 39th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, San Diego, CA. (October 11, 1995)
- Schieber, Frank, Workshop on Visual Standards in Driving. Presented at the British Association of Optometrists, Derby, U.K.. (September 15, 1995)
- Schieber, Frank, and Baldwin, C, Age-related reductions in visual attentional capacity in a simulated driving/steering task. Presented at the Sixth International Conference on Vision in Vehicles, Derby, England. (September 15, 1995)
- Schieber, Frank, Optimizing the legibility of symbol highway signs. Presented at the Sixth International Conference on Vision in Vehicles, Derby, England. (September 14, 1995)
- Schieber, Frank, Recent developments in vision, aging and driving. Presented at the Workshop on Older Driver Problems, The Hague, Netherlands. (August 25, 1995)
- Schieber, Frank, Human factors research to enhance the mobility and safety of older. Presented at the Department of Psychology and Traffic Research Center, Netherlands. (August 22, 1995)
- Schieber, Frank, Human factors and older drivers: Highway design and advanced techniques for screening license renewal applicants. Presented at the NO Institute for Human Factors, Soesterberg, The Netherlands. (August 16, 1995)
- Schieber, Frank, Human factors research to enhance the mobility and safety of older drivers. Presented at the Institute for Perception Research (IPO) and the Center for Gerontechnology Research, The Netherlands. (August 14, 1995)
- Schieber, Frank, Fourier techniques for optimizing symbol highway sign legibility. Presented at the 65th Annual Meeting of the Institute of Transportation Engineers, Denver, CO. (August 07, 1995)
- Schieber, Frank, Effects of visual aging upon driving performance. Presented at the International Symposium on Aging and Visual Health, Orlando, FL. (March 23, 1995)
- Owens, D A., and Schieber, Frank, Progress and priorities in research on driving. Presented at the 5th Annual Colloquium on Human Factors in Transportation, Ann Arbor, MI. (March 14, 1995)
- Schieber, Frank, Age differences in mental workload during a simulated driving task. Presented at the 5th Annual Colloquium on Human Factors in Transportation,, Ann Arbor, MI. (March 13, 1995)
- Schieber, Frank, Application of advanced imaging technology in the simulation of dynamic nighttime driving scenes. Presented at the General Motors Crash Avoidance Group and U.S. Army Tank and Automotive Research Command, Warren, MI. (March 10, 1995)
- Schieber, Frank, Optimization of symbol highway signs for older drivers. Presented at the Transportation Research Institute, Ann Arbor, MI. (March 07, 1994)
- Schieber, Frank, Display techniques for evaluating visibility of symbols. Presented at the 73rd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC. (January 11, 1994)
- Schieber, Frank, Presented at the 12th Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, Toronto, Canada. (January 1994)
- Schieber, Frank, Kline, D, and Dewar, R, Optimizing symbol highway signs for older drivers. Presented at the 12th Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, Toronto, Canada. (January 1994)
- Schieber, Frank, Sensation, perception and aging. Presented at the 12th Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, Toronto, Canada. (January 1994)
- Schieber, Frank, Age and glare recovery time for low-contrast stimuli. Presented at the 38th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors Society, Nashville, TN. (January 1994)
- Schieber, Frank, and Kline, D W., Age-differences in the legibility of symbol highway signs as a function of luminance and glare level: A preliminary report. Presented at the 38th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors Society, Nashville, TN. (January 1994)
- Schieber, Frank, Using the „blur tolerance‟ technique to predict and optimize the legibility distance of symbol highway signs. Presented at the 38th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors Society, Nashville, TN. (January 1994)
- Schieber, Frank, Physiological and functional changes in vision: Focus on the older driver.. Presented at the 3M Corporation, Minneapolis, MN. (October 29, 1993)
- Schieber, Frank, Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Seattle. (October 1993)
- Schieber, Frank, Williams, M J., and Hiris, E J., Foveal spatial summation area at photopic and mesopic luminance levels. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), Sarasota. (May 15, 1993)
- Fozard, J L., Kline, D W., and Schieber, Frank, Recent developments in vision and hearing research from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study on Aging. Presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, DC. (November 1992)
- Schieber, Frank, Strategic research for safely accommodating the older driver. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of State Highway and Transporation Officials (AASHTO), Rapid City, SD. (October 05, 1992)
- Schieber, Frank, Kline, D W., Kline, T, and Fozard, J L., Visual problems of older drivers. Presented at the Society of Automotive Engineers' Annual Congress, Detroit, MI. (February 1992)
- Schieber, Frank, Safety and mobility of older drivers. Presented at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute, Ann Arbor. (November 19, 1991)
- Schieber, Frank, Older Driver Safety and Mobility Issues. Presented at the 2nd International Stein Conference on Engineering Design for an Aging Society, Philadelphia, PA. (October 23, 1991)
- Schieber, Frank, Research and development needs for maintaining the safety and mobility of older drivers. Presented at the Workshop on Driver Vision Standards and Testing, Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators, Toronto, Ontario. (October 05, 1991)
- Schieber, Frank, The aging visual system. Presented at the 15th Annual Conference of the Assoication of Driver Educators for the Disabled, New Orleans, LA. (August 25, 1991)
- Schieber, Frank, NHTSA's research and development agenda for the older driver. Presented at the 59th Annual American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators Conference, Columbus, OH. (June 18, 1991)
- Schieber, Frank, Physical changes in the older driver. Presented at the 59th Annual American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators Conference, Columbus, OH. (June 18, 1991)
- Schieber, Frank, and Williams, M J., The effects of age and glare upon spatiotemporal contrast thresholds. Presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Boston, MA. (November 17, 1990)
- Fozard, J L., Schieber, Frank, Gordon-Salant, S, and Weiffenbach, J, Sensory and perceptual considerations in designing environments for the elderly. Presented at the AARP-Stein Gerontological Institute Conference on the Universal Design of Living Environments for an Aging Population, Miami, FL. (March 22, 1990)
- Schieber, Frank, Hiris, E, White, J, Williams, M, and Brannan, J, Assessing age differences in motion perception using simple displacement versus random. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), Sarasota, FL. (January 1990)
- Schieber, Frank, Age-related changes in visual function: Implications for screening and licensing of older adults. Presented at the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators' International Driver Licensing and Control Conference, Phoenix. (November 14, 1989)
- Schieber, Frank, Fozard, J L., Dent, C, and Kline, D W., Age and contrast sensitivity. Presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Minneapolis, MN. (November 1989)
- Kline, D, Scialfa, C, Lyman, B, and Schieber, Frank, Age differences in the temporal contiguity of gratings as a function of their spatial frequency. Presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Minneapolis, MN. (November 1989)
- Babbitt, T, Kline, D, Schieber, Frank, Sekuler, R, and Fozard, J, Visual aging, driving and daily tasks. Presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Minneapolis, MN. (November 1989)
- Schieber, Frank, Visual and cognitive changes among older driver populations: Applying laboratory results to the motor vehicle licensing setting. Presented at the Michigan Department of State, Motor Vehicle Licensing Administration, Lansing. (September 20, 1989)
- Schieber, Frank, Vision research and the older driver. Presented at the Conference on Research and Development Needed to Improve the Safety and Mobility of Older Drivers, Bethesda, MD. (August 1989)
- Schieber, Frank, Optimizing the visual environment to the older eye. Presented at the Advances in Aging Symposium at the 27th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Homes for the Aged, Orlando, FL. (October 24, 1988)
- Schuller, Y, Stewart, R, and Schieber, Frank, The human smile: The infant's beacon through the fog. Presented at the Conference on Human Development, Charleston, S.C.. (March 17, 1988)
- Schieber, Frank, Modeling infant vision on the computer using 2D-Fourier techniques. Presented at the Department of Psychology, Alberta, Canada. (February 18, 1988)
- Schieber, Frank, Computer-aided design of symbolic highway signs: Applying the modulation transfer function of the human visual system using 2D-Fourier techniques. Presented at the Human Factors Group, Department of Psychology, Alberta, Canada. (February 1988)
- Lyons, R, Powers, J, Vala-Rossi, M, Purcell, D G., and Schieber, Frank, Utilization of color contrast in electronic tactical display maps. Presented at the 11th Annual Symposium on Psychology in the Defense Department, Colorado Springs, CO. (January 1988)
- Schieber, Frank, Optimizing the visual environment to the older eye: 2D-Fourier models of spatial vision in action. Presented at the 40th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, DC. (November 20, 1987)
- Schieber, Frank, Emerging technology and the assessment of visual function in older drivers. Presented at the Mobility and Safety of the Older Driver, Washington, DC. (October 1987)
- Schieber, Frank, New paradigms for assessing visual function in aging. Presented at the Board of Governors of the Gerontology Research Center, Baltimore, MD. (February 1987)
- Schieber, Frank, Two-dimensional Fourier models of developmental changes in vision. Presented at the Franklin and Marshal College, Lancaster, PA. (February 1987)
- Schieber, Frank, Kline, D W., and Lyman, B, Changes in low spatial-frequency channel bandwidth may accompany old age. Presented at the 39th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Chicago. (January 1986)
- Schieber, Frank, Kline, D W., and Lyman, B, Adult age differences in the bandwidth of adaptation for moving, low spatial frequency sine-wave gratings. Presented at the Annual Meeeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Sarasota.. (January 1986)
- Kline, D W., and Schieber, Frank, Aging and spatio-temporal changes in visual processing. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Optical Society of America, Seattle. (January 1986)
- Horst, R L., LeCocq, A D., Schieber, Frank, and Silverman, E, Interaction of stimulus cues and sensor parameters on 3-D remote viewing. Presented at the Society of Manufacturing Engineers Robotics Conference, Detroit. (June 1984)
- Abusamra, L C., McCoy, L, Schieber, Frank, and Kline, D W., Age and sensitivity to static and moving gratings: A transient channel loss?. Presented at the Fifty-sixth Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago. (May 1984)
- Ikeda, D, Kline, D, and Schieber, Frank, Age differences in visual color fusion. Presented at the 34rd Annual Scientific meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Toronto. (November 1981)
- Schieber, Frank, and Kline, D W., Age and visual temporal resolution. Presented at the 33rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Diego. (November 1980)
- Kline, D W., and Schieber, Frank, Visual persistence and temporal discrimination. Presented at the Symposium on Aging and Human Visual Function, Committee on Vision, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC. (April 1980)
- Visser, J J., Willan, N, Gilland, J, and Schieber, Frank, Fluorscent colors don‟t grab your attention; They merely „guide‟ it. II. Converging eveidence from an eye movement study. Presented at the 4th Biennial North Dakota/South Sakota Joint EPSCoR Conference, Fargo, ND.