Ms Katerina Touliou is an Experimental Psychologist with MSc on Research Methods in Psychology (2002). She is a PhD candidate in the Medical Informatics’ Department of the Medical School at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She is currently holding a position as a research associate at the Hellenic Institute of Transport of the Centre for Research and Technology Hellas.
Main research interests: Sensory perception in drivers and riders; the role of attention and distraction in driving performance; the effect of medicines and alcohol in driving behaviour; human behaviour dynamics; development and implementation of research methodologies and experimental theories; conduction of experimental and laboratory studies; application of advanced statistical analysis to determine human factors’ effect on driving behaviour; human factors/user experience research, and usability testing methodologies specially designed for elderly and disabled.
She has participated in 20 European and national research projects. She is a Member of the American Psychological Association (APA).She holds over 50 publications in scientific journals and international conferences