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Robert Henning

Robert Henning

Title: Associate Professor

Departmental Program: Industrial/Organizational (human factors)
E-mail: robert.henning@uconn.edu
Office Phone: (860) 486-5918
Web site: http://www.iopsychology.uconn.edu/henning.htm

Department of Psychology
406 Babbidge Road, Unit 1020
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT 06269-1020

Preferred Means of Contact: E-mail

 

Research Interests:

  • Psychophysiology in ergonomics
  • Macroergonomics
  • Cybernetics
  • Human-computer interaction
  • Occupational safety and health

Undergraduate courses:

  • History and Systems of Psychology
  • Human Factors Design

Graduate courses:

  • Human Factors
  • Design and Analysis of Human-Machine Systems

Representative Publications:

  • Henning, R.A., Bopp, M.I., Tucker, K.M., Knoph, R.D., and Ahlgren, J. (1997). Team-Managed rest breaks during computer-supported cooperative work. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 20, 19-29.
  • Henning, R.A., and Sauter, S.L. (1996). Work-physiological synchronization as a determinant of performance in repetitive computer work. Biological Psychology, 42, 269-286.
  • Smith, T.J., Henning, R.A., and Smith, K.U. (1995). Performance of hybrid automated systems - a social cybernetic analysis. International Journal of Human Factors in Manufacturing, 5, 29-51.

Other:

  • Secretary/Treasurer of PIE (Psychophysiology in Ergonomics, a technical group of the International Ergonomics Association).
  • Certified Human Factors Professional (1993).
  • 3 years post-doctoral training at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Applied Psychology and Ergonomics Branch.