Seung Woo Hwangbo, a Ph.D. student from the Department of Occupational Therapy, presented at the 2023 Occupational Therapy Summit of Scholars on June 23 in Columbus, Ohio. Seung Woo presented his poster on qualitative findings of people across the lifespan after autonomous shuttle exposure. Dr. Sherrilene Classen, Hwangbo’s mentor, professor and chair of the Department of Occupational Therapy, moderated the “Works in Progress-Community and Consultation” session and provided constructive feedback for other researchers. Dr. Classen also invited occupational therapy scholars and students to the University of Florida’s main campus, when the summit is hosted by the UF Department of Occupational Therapy, June 6-8, 2024.

To read more about this research, see the links below.

Mason, J., & Classen, S. (2023). Develop and Validate a Survey to Assess Adult’s Perspectives on Autonomous Ridesharing and Ridehailing Services. Future Transportation, 3(2), 726-738. https://doi.org/10.3390/futuretransp3020042

Classen, S., Sisiopiku, V., Mason, J. R., Stetten, N. E., Hwangbo, S. W., Kwan, J., & Yang, W. (2023). Barriers and Facilitators of People with and without Disabilities before and after Autonomous Shuttle Exposure. Future Transportation, 3(2), 791-807. https://doi.org/10.3390/futuretransp3020045

Classen, S., Sisiopiku, V. P., Mason, J. R., Yang, W., Hwangbo, S. W., McKinney, B., & Li, Y. (2023). Experience of drivers of all age groups in accepting autonomous vehicle technology. Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/15472450.2023.2197115

Sisiopiku, V.P.*, Yang, W., Mason, J., McKinney, B., Hwangbo, S. W., Classen, S. (2023, in press). Examining the impact of age and gender on drivers’ perceptions toward autonomous vehicles before and after autonomous driving simulator exposure. International Journal of Transport Development and Integration.