School of Psychology
McElwain Building
The University of Queensland
St Lucia, QLD
AUSTRALIA 4072

PhD (Engineering Psychology) University of Toronto, 1985
MA (Cognitive Psychology) University of Toronto, 1981
BA (Hons I) (Cognitive Psychology) University of Western Australia, 1979
Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences

Adjunct Professor, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1997-2006.

Professor of HCI/Cognitive Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia, 1997-2001. 

Director of Swinburne Computer Human Interaction Research Laboratory (SCHIL), 1997-2001.

Associate Professor (tenured), Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Department of Psychology, and Institute of Aviation: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1991-1996.

Assistant Professor (tenure-track), Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Department of Psychology, and Institute of Aviation: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1985-1991.

Leader, Cognitive Engineering Research Group (CERG), The University of Queensland.
Leader, Cognitive Systems Engineering Group, School of ITEE.
Project leader, Cognitive and Organisational Systems Engineering project, NICTA (National ICT Australia), and Research Leader for PICTE subproject.
Director, ARC Key Centre for Human Factors, The University of Queensland
Responsible for development and operation of the University of Queensland Usability Laboratory (UQUL).

Consulting Editor, Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 2007-present.
Editorial Board, Human Factors, 1986-1997 and 2005-present.
Regional Editor, Cognition Technology and Work, 2000-present.
Editorial Board, Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making, 2005-present.
Associate Editor of International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 2002-2005.

Member of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES).

Engineering psychology, human factors, cognitive engineering, cognitive work analysis, visual and auditory perception and attention.

SANDERSON, P. M., Liu, D., & Jenkins, S. (2009). Auditory displays in anaesthesiology. Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology, 22(6), 788-795.

Liu, D., Jenkins, S., & SANDERSON, P. M. (2009). Patient monitoring with head-mounted displays. Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology, 22(6), 796-803.

Saleem, J. J., Russ, A. L., SANDERSON, P. M., Johnson, T. R., Zhang, J., & Sittig, D. F. (2009). Current challenges and opportunities for better integration of human factors research with development of clinical information systems. IMIA Yearbook of Medical Informatics, 48-58.

Liu, D., Jenkins, S., SANDERSON, P. M., Watson, M. O., Russell, W. J., Leane, T., & Kruys, A. (2009). Monitoring with head-mounted displays: Performance and safety in a full-scale simulator and part-task trainer. Anesthesia and Analgesia, 109(4), 1135-1146.

Anderson, J., & SANDERSON, P. (2009). Sonification design for complex work domains: Dimensions and distractors. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied. 15(3), 183-198.

Grundgeiger, T., & SANDERSON, P. (2009). Interruptions in healthcare: Theoretical views. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 78, 293-307.

Liu, D., Grundgeiger, T., SANDERSON, P. M., Jenkins, S., & Leane, T. (2009). Interruptions and blood transfusion checks: Lessons from the simulated operating room. Anesthesia and Analgesia, 107(1), 219-222.

Thompson, M., & SANDERSON, P. M. (2008). Multisensory integration with a head-mounted display: Sound delivery and self-motion. Human Factors, 50(5), 789-800.

SANDERSON, P. M., Watson, M. O., Russell, W. J., Jenkins, S., Liu, D., Green, N., Llewelyn, K., Cole, P., Shek, V., Krupenia, S. (2008). Advanced auditory displays and head mounted displays: Advantages and disadvantages for monitoring by the distracted anesthesiologist. Anesthesia and Analgesia, 106(6), 1787-1797.

Wee, A., & SANDERSON, P. (2008). Are melodic medical equipment alarms easily learned? Anesthesia and Analgesia. 106(2), 501-508. 

Memisevic, R., SANDERSON, P., Wong, W., Choudhury, S., & Li, X. (2007). Investigating human-system interaction with an integrated hydropower and market system simulator. IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 22(2), 762-769

Lacherez, P., Seah, E., & SANDERSON, P. (2007). Overlapping medical alarms are almost indiscriminable. Human Factors, 49(4), 637-645.

Loft, S., SANDERSON, P., Mooij, M., & Neal, A. (2007). Modeling and predicting mental workload in en route Air Traffic Control: Critical review and broader implications. Human Factors, 49(3), 376-399.

Watson, M., & SANDERSON, P. (2007). Designing for attention with sound: Challenges and extensions to Ecological Interface Design. Human Factors, 49(2), 331-346.

SANDERSON, P. (2006). The multimodal world of medical monitoring displays. Applied Ergonomics, 37(4), 501-512. [Based on invited plenary address to the International Ergonomics Association Triennial Congress (IEA2006). Maastricht, The Netherlands. 10-14 July, 2006.]

SANDERSON, P., Wee, A., & Lacherez, P. (2006). Learnability and discriminability of melodic medical equipment alarms. Anaesthesia, 61, 142-147.

Li, X., SANDERSON, P. Wong, W. B.-L., Memisevic, R., & Choudhury, S. (2006). Evaluating functional displays for hydropower system: Model-based guidance of scenario design. Cognition, Technology, and Work, 8(4), 269-282.

SANDERSON, P., Tosh, N., Philp, S., Rudie, J., Watson, M., & Russell, W. J. (2005). Effects of ambient music on simulated anaesthesia monitoring with visual and auditory displays. Anaesthesia, 60(11), 1073-1078.

SANDERSON, P. Watson, M., & Russell, W. J. (2005). Advanced patient monitoring displays: Tools for continuous informing. Anesthesia & Analgesia, 101(1), 161-168.

Watson, M. & SANDERSON, P. (2004). Sonification helps eyes-free respiratory monitoring and task timesharing. Human Factors, 46(3), 497-517. [Winner of the 2005 HFES (USA) Jerome Ely Award for Best Paper in Human Factors in 2004].

Reising, D. C. & SANDERSON, P. (2004). Minimally adequate instrumentation in an ecological interface may compromise failure diagnosis. Human Factors, 46(2), 317-333.

SANDERSON, P., Crawford, J., Savill, A., Watson, M., & Russell, W. J. (2004). Visual and auditory attention in patient monitoring: A formative analysis. Cognition, Technology, & Work. 6(3), 172-185.

Watson, M., SANDERSON, P., & Russell, W. J. (2004). Tailoring reveals information requirements: The case of anaesthesia alarms. Interacting with Computers, 16, 271-293.

Naikar, N., Drumm, D., Pearce, B., & SANDERSON, P. (2003). Designing teams for first-of-a-kind, complex systems using the initial phases of cognitive work analysis: Case study. Human Factors, 45(2), 202-217.

SANDERSON, P., Pipingas, A., Danieli, F., & Silberstein, R. (2003). Process monitoring and configural display design: A neuroimaging study. Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science, 4 (2), 151-174.

SANDERSON, P. M. (2003). Cognitive Work Analysis. In J. Carroll (Ed.), HCI Models, Theories, and Frameworks: Toward an Interdisciplinary Science. New York: Morgan-Kaufmann.

Reising, D. C., & SANDERSON, P. (2002-a). Ecological Interface Design for Pasteurizer II: A Process Description of Semantic Mapping. Human Factors, 44(2), 222-247.

Reising, D. C., & SANDERSON, P. (2002-b). Work domain analysis and sensors I: Principles and simple example. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 56(6), 569-596.

Reising, D. C., & SANDERSON, P. (2002-c). Work domain analysis and sensors II: Pasteurizer II case study. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 56(6), 597-637.

Naikar, N., & SANDERSON, P. (2001). Evaluating system design proposals with work domain analysis. Human Factors, 43(4). 529-542.

Seagull, F. J., & SANDERSON, P. M. (2001). Anesthesia alarms in surgical context: An observational study. Human Factors, 43(1), 66-77.

Watson, M., Russell, W. J., & SANDERSON, P. (2000). Anaesthesia monitoring, alarm proliferation, and ecological interface design. Australian Journal of Information Systems, 7(2), 109-114.

Naikar, N. & SANDERSON, P. M. (1999). Work domain analysis for training system definition and acquisition. International Journal of Aviation Psychology, 9(3), 271-290.