Christopher Brill

Faculty | Staff | Adjunct Faculty

J. Christopher Brill

Assistant Professor of Psychology

PhD, University of Central Florida, Applied Experimental and Human Factors Psychology, 2007
MA, University of West Florida, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, 2003
BA, Northern Kentucky University, Psychology, 1996

Psychology Division
310C Chem-Sci Building
Phone: 906.487.4329
FAX: 906.487.1094
cbrill@mtu.edu

Recent Courses

PSY 2000

PSY 3090

PSY 3095

PSY 3160

Research Interests

Tactile Communication
Cognitive Resource Theory
Workload and Human Performance Assessment
Multi-modal Displays and Alarms
Sopite Syndrome
Motion and Virtual Environment Sickness/Aftereffects

Courses

Previously Taught:

Cognitive Psychology
Human Factors Psychology
Neuropsychology


PSY 2000 Principles of Psychology
PSY 3060 Physiological Psychology
PSY 3090 Directed Research in Psych
PSY 3095 Teaching Assistant
PSY 3160 Behavioral Neuroscience
PSY 3260 Sensation and Perception

Professional Affiliations

Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

HFES Aerospace Systems Technical Group
HFES Perception and Performance Technical Group
HFES Education Technical Group

Midwest Psychological Association
Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society
Southeastern Psychological Association
Tactile Research Group

Recent Selected Publications

Brill, J. C., Gilson, R. D., & Mouloua, M. (2007). Indexing cognitive reserve capacity: A multi-modal approach. Proceedings of the 51st Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Baltimore, MD.

Mouloua, M., Brill, J. C., & Shirkey, E. (2007). Gender differences and aggressive driving behavior: A factor analytic study. Proceedings of the 51st Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Baltimore, MD.

Brill, C., & Terrence, P. (2007). Discrete tactile versus auditory target cueing. In R. D. Gilson, E. S. Redden, and L. R. Elliot (Eds.), Remote Tactile Displays for Future Soldiers (Report No. ARL-SR-0152), Army Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD.

Terrence, P., & Brill, C. (2007). Tactile localization from different body orientations. In R. D. Gilson, E. S. Redden, and L. R. Elliot (Eds.), Remote Tactile Displays for Future Soldiers (Report No. ARL-SR-0152), Army Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD.

Brill, J. C., Terrence, P. I., Stafford, S., & Gilson, R. D. (2006). A wireless tactile communication system for conveying U.S. Army arm-hand signals. Proceedings of the 50th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, San Francisco, CA.

Merlo, J., Terrence, P. I., Stafford, S., Brill, C., Gilson, R. D., Hancock, P. A., Redden, E. S., Elliot, L. R., Krausman, A., & White, T. L. (2006). A comparison of vibrotactile displays under simulated operational conditions for dismounted and mounted soldiers. Proceedings of the 25th Annual Army Science Conference, Orlando, FL.

Terrence, P. I., Brill, J. C., & Gilson, R. D. (2005). Body orientation and the perception of spatial auditory and tactile cues. Proceedings of the 49th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Orlando, FL.

Brill, J. C., Kass, S. J., & Lawson, B. D. (2004). Mild Motion Questionnaire (MMQ): Further evidence of construct validity. Proceedings of the 48th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, New Orleans, LA.

Brill, J. C., Terrence, P. I., Downs, J. L, Gilson, R. D., Hancock, P. A., & Mouloua, M. (2004). Search space reduction via multi-sensory directional cueing. Proceedings of the 48th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, New Orleans, LA.

Cholewiak, R. C., Brill, J. C., & Schwab, A. (2004). Vibrotactile localization on the abdomen: Effects of place and space. Perception & Psychophysics, 66(6), 970-987.

Brill, J. C., Gilson, R. D., Mouloua, M., Hancock, P. A., & Terrence, P. I. (2004). Increasing situation awareness of dismounted soldiers via directional cueing. In D. A. Vincenzi, M. Mouloua, & P. A. Hancock (Eds.), Human Performance, Situation Awareness, and Automation: Current Research and Trends (Vol. 1, p. 130-132). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Publishers, Inc.

Brill, J. C., Mouloua, M., Hancock, P. A., & Kennedy, R. S. (2003). Evaluating human performance and advanced technology design in extreme environments. Journal of Human Performance in Extreme Environments, 7(2), 34-35.

Brill, J. C., Mouloua, M., Hancock, P. A., Gilson, R. D., & Kennedy, R. S. (2003). A protocol for assessing reserve cognitive capacity in complex systems. Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Naturalistic Decision Making, Pensacola, FL.

Brill, J. C., Hancock, P. A., & Gilson, R. D. (2003). Driver drowsiness: Is something missing? Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Human Factors in Driver Assessment, Training, and Vehicle Design, Park City, UT, 138-142.