Older Adults
Younger AdultsKatherine Olson
Research Interests
I am working on the following projects in the lab:
- Examining collaborative automated systems, more specifically age-related differences in mental model quality and trust in automation.
- investigating potential age-related differences in the acquisition of mental models and how different acquisition levels of mental models affect the perception of trust in automated systems.
- Investigating the characteristics of technology that is likely to be adopted and the user characteristics of likely adopters.
- Completing the requirements for PhD in Engineering Psychology, Georgia Institute of Technology (expected 2011)
- MA in Psychology, California State University, 2007
- BA in Psychology, University of California, Davis, 2004
- Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Human Factors and Ergonomics Society student chapter
- Vision Sciences Society
- American Psychological Association, Division 21
- PDF version of CV
- Office Location : Psychology Building, Room B77
- Phone Number : 404-894-8344
- Fax: 404-894-8905
- E-mail: kolson6@mail.gatech.edu
Education
Affiliations and Professional Positions
Curriculum Vitae
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Selected Publications
- O’Brien, M. A., Olson, K. E., Charness, N., Czaja, S. J., Fisk, A. D., Rogers, W. A., & Sharit, J. (2008). Understanding technology usage in older adults. Proceedings paper at International Society of Gerontechnology, June 2008.
- McBride, S. E., Beer, J. M., & Olson, K. E. (2008). Automation and aging: The future is now. Signpost: Journal of Dementia and Mental Health Care for Older People. *A full list of my presentations can be found in my CV
