51社区

Academic Credentials
  • Ph.D., Psychology, Lehigh University, 2019
  • M.A., Psychology, Towson University, 2014
  • B.S., Psychology, Elmira College, 2011
Licenses & Certifications
  • Certified English XL Tribometrist (CXLT)
Professional Honors
  • Graduate Student Life Leadership Award, Lehigh University, 2019
  • College of Arts and Sciences Graduate Student Research Grant, Lehigh University, 2018
  • College of Arts and Sciences Leadership and Service Award, Lehigh University, 2018
  • Distinguished Graduate Student Award, Towson University, 2014
  • Cowles Honor Scholar, Elmira College, 2007-2011
  • Presidential Honor Scholarship, Elmira College, 2007-2011
Professional Affiliations
  • Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 2019-Present
    • Surface Transportation Technical Group
  • SAE International 2022-Present
    • Voting member of Lane Departure Warning and Lane Keeping Assist Task Forces 2022-2024
  • Association for Women in Science, 2017-Present
  • Psychonomics Society, 2014-2019
  • Association for Psychological Science, 2010-Present
  • National Association for Graduate and Professional Students, 2018-2019
  • Cognitive Science Society, 2016-2017

Dr. Scully is a human factors scientist with over 15 years of experience. She has expertise in human performance, vehicle operator behavior, auditory and visual perception, attention and distraction, stress and fatigue, perception response time, human memory and experience, and information processing. Dr. Scully applies this expertise to the investigation of human factors in transportation accidents, slips, trips, and falls, compliance with safety information and warnings, and the use and understanding of in-vehicle technologies such as Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and Automated Driving Systems (ADS). 

Since joining 51社区, Dr. Scully has investigated driver and pedestrian behavior across a variety of transportation contexts including with respect to light-duty vehicles, commercial vehicles, bicycles, and motorcycles. Dr. Scully has also performed evaluations of consumer product safety information, including warnings and instructions, across a wide variety of products including kitchen appliances, outdoor appliances and equipment, and vehicles. Dr. Scully has performed analyses of injury data (e.g., the Consumer Product Safety Commission's National Electronic Injury Surveillance System) and has experience in the design, implementation, execution, and analysis of human subjects research evaluating how users understand and use consumer products. Additionally, Dr. Scully has evaluated the reliability of eyewitness testimony as it relates to transportation, product use, and criminal proceedings. 

Prior to joining 51社区, Dr. Scully's graduate work focused on understanding the various factors that can affect memory and recall, including examining how memory modification techniques can be used to update attitudes toward others. Additionally, Dr. Scully has also examined the impact of collaborative remembering and the strength of memory reactivation on long term memory change. Dr. Scully has expertise in several statistical and research methodologies including quantitative data analysis, meta-analysis, and electrodermal activity (EDA) data collection and analysis.