Kevin Hamilton
E-mail: kevin.hamilton@kwantlen.ca
Phone: 604.599.2606 (R)/ 604.599.3253 (S) vm: 9188
Office Location: 2414 Richmond/ C2881-2 Surrey
List of courses taught:
- Psyc 1100 Introduction to Psychology: Basic Processes
- Psyc 1200 Introduction to Psychology: Areas and Applications
- Psyc 2300 Applied Statistics
- Psyc 2375 Perception
- Psyc 2385 Cognition
- Psyc 3950 Cognitive Ergonomics
- Psyc 3980 Environmental Psychology
- Psyc 4200 Human Factors and Ergonomics
- IDSN 2370 Environmental Human Factors
Areas of interest and Investigation: I am interested in a broad range of topics in applied psychology which fall under the general interdisciplinary themes of Human Factors and Ergonomics. I am particularly interested in environmental variables and their interrelationship with human health and performance in the context of specialized working and living environments. Sample topic areas include shift work, hyperbaric medicine, maritime operations, aviation psychology, as well as architectural systems and their relationship with human behaviour.
I am interested in supervising Honour students on a wide range of applied topics.
Current Research: Hazard recognition under degraded visual conditions with Tree Fallers in coastal British Columbia
Honours Theses- Areas of past supervision:
- Post-Traumatic Stress in Lower Mainland British Columbia Firefighters
- Shiftwork Schedules with the Vancouver Fire Department
- Global Positioning Systems in Private Pilot Training
- Usability of Online Learning Platforms (awarded a Canadian Psychological Association Certificate of Excellence)
- Hazard Recognition Training using 3D Photography – applications for Tree Fallers in coastal British Columbia
Educational background: B. A. (Prince Edward Island), M.E.S. (York), Ph.D. (York), Postdoc (Defence Canada)
Select Areas of Publication:
Teaching and Curriculum Development:
- Teaching system perspectives in Human Factors Psychology
- Applied degree development in undergraduate Psychology programs
Marine:
- Task analysis methodologies for establishing Canadian Coast Guard vision standards
- Hearing standards for the Canadian Coast Guard
- Extended crewing periods for the Canadian Coast Guard
- Review of fast ferry wheelhouses: Ergonomic recommendations for design
Diving:
- Adaptation to inert gas narcosis in compressed air diving
- Effects of inert gas narcosis on the vestibular ocular reflex
- Inert gas narcosis and pharmaceutical interventions
- Performance and safety in mine countermeasures diving
Aviation:
- Simulator induced sickness in the CP-140 (Aurora) Flight Deck Simulator
- Postural equilibrium tests for examining flight simulator sickness
- Workload measurement in army low level helicopter operations
- Measurement of situational awareness in aerospace environments
Other:
- Post-traumatic stress effects in professional fire-fighters
- Hazard recognition in Coastal Logging
- Ergonomic Guidelines for Pulp and Paper Process Control Room Design
Journals in which I have published:
- Human Factors
- Ergonomics
- Planning for Higher Education
- Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine
- Underwater and Hyperbaric Medicine
- Psychophysiology
