Driving Simulators: Best use in a clinic

Dr. Johnell Brooks shares her knowledge about the use of driving simulators with Susie Touchinsky and Dr. Terri Cassidy. She discusses simulators as part of occupational therapy practice and how to avoid simulator sickness for your clients.

Johnell Brooks is a Human Factors Psychologist. She is an Associate Professor in the Department of Automotive Engineering at Clemson University’s International Center of Automotive Research (CU-ICAR) and a clinical researcher collaborating with numerous healthcare systems. She works with interdisciplinary research teams to develop tools to enable aging drivers, wounded warriors, young adults on the autism spectrum, etc. to maximize their independence using clinical driving simulators and robotic furnishings. She has over 50 commercialized invention disclosures. She teaches young engineers the importance of considering the consumers when developing concept vehicles in the Deep Orange concept vehicle program at CU-ICAR. She is developing requirements for future autonomous vehicles from a broad range of users. You can learn more about Dr. Brooks at https://www.clemson.edu/cecas/departments/automotive-engineering/people/brooks.html