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Mcdonald, Anthony Assistant Professor - Term Appoint
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- Assistant Professor - Term Appoint, Industrial and Systems Engineering, College of Engineering
Dr. McDonald's research focuses on applying machine learning to relevant problems in human factors in the transportation and healthcare domains. Specifically he is interested in using knowledge generated from machine learning algorithms to improve existing models of human behavior and improving machine learning algorithm performance by combining traditional approaches with novel data analysis and domain expertise.
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Publications
selected publications
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academic article
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Mukherjee, S., McDonald, A. D., Kesler, S. R., Cuevas, H., Swank, C., Stevens, A., Ferris, T. K., & Danesh, V.
(2024).
Driving among individuals with chronic conditions: A systematic review of applied research using kinematic driving sensors. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
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Potter, K. M., Danesh, V., Butcher, B. W., Eaton, T. L., McDonald, A. D., & Girard, T. D.
(2023).
Return to Driving After Critical Illness. JAMA Internal Medicine.
183(5), 493-495.
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Alambeigi, H., & McDonald, A. D.
(2023).
A Bayesian Regression Analysis of the Effects of Alert Presence and Scenario Criticality on Automated Vehicle Takeover Performance. 65(2), 288-305.
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Mcdonald, A. D., Danesh, V., Ray, J. M., & Stevens, A. B.
(2023).
Analysis of Silver Alert Reporting System Activations for Missing Adults With Dementia in Texas, 2017 to 2022. JAMA Network Open.
6(2), e2255830-e2255830.
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Alambeigi, H., McDonald, A. D., Manser, M., Shipp, E., Lenneman, J., Pulver, E. M., & Christensen, S.
(2023).
Predicting Driver Errors during Automated Vehicle Takeovers. Transportation Research Record.
036119812311591-036119812311591.
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Wei, R., McDonald, A. D., Garcia, A., & Alambeigi, H.
(2022).
Modeling Driver Responses to Automation Failures With Active Inference. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems.
23(10), 18064-18075.
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Goddard, T., McDonald, A., Wei, R., & Batra, D.
(2022).
Advanced Driver Assistance Systems in Top-Selling Vehicles in the United States: Cost, Vehicle Type, and Trim Level Disparities. Transport Findings.
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Zahed, K., Smith, A., McDonald, A. D., & Sasangohar, F.
(2022).
The Effects of Drowsiness Detection Technology and Education on Nurses' Beliefs and Attitudes toward Drowsy Driving. IISE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics and Human Factors.
10(2), 104-115.
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Sadeghi, M., Sasangohar, F., McDonald, A. D., & Hegde, S.
(2022).
Understanding Heart Rate Reactions to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Among Veterans: A Naturalistic Study. Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.
64(1), 173-187.
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Sadeghi, M., McDonald, A. D., & Sasangohar, F.
(2022).
Posttraumatic stress disorder hyperarousal event detection using smartwatch physiological and activity data. PLoS ONE.
17(5), e0267749-e0267749.
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Karthikeyan, R., Mcdonald, A. D., & Mehta, R.
(2022).
Stress Detection during Motor Activity: Comparing Neurophysiological Indices in Older Adults. IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing.
PP(99), 1-1.
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Kim, A. J., Alambeigi, H., Goddard, T., McDonald, A. D., & Anderson, B. A.
(2021).
Bicyclist-evoked arousal and greater attention to bicyclists independently promote safer driving. Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications / Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications - a SpringerOpen journal.
6(1), 66.
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Geiger-Brown, J., & McDonald, A.
(2021).
Mitigating Drowsy Driving Risk for Night Shift Nurses. 121(10), 11-8.
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Kim, A., Alambeigi, H., Goddard, T., McDonald, A., & Anderson, B.
(2021).
Linking Threat-Related Attentional Biases Toward Bicyclists to Driving Behavior. Journal of Vision.
21(9), 1861-1861.
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Sarkar, A., Alambeigi, H., McDonald, A., Markkula, G., & Hickman, J.
(2021).
Role of Peripheral Vision in Brake Reaction Time During Safety Critical Events. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society ... Annual Meeting Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. Annual Meeting.
65(1), 695-699.
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Hopko, S. K., Mehta, R. K., & McDonald, A. D.
(2021).
Trust in Automation: Comparison of Automobile, Robot, Medical, and Cyber Aid Technologies. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society ... Annual Meeting Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. Annual Meeting.
65(1), 462-466.
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Sadeghi, M., Sasangohar, F., Hegde, S., & McDonald, A.
(2021).
Investigating Heart Rate Patterns During Hyperarousal Events Among Veterans Who Have Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Proceedings of the International Symposium of Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare. International Symposium of Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare.
10(1), 91-91.
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Sarkar, A., Hickman, J. S., McDonald, A. D., Huang, W., Vogelpohl, T., & Markkula, G.
(2021).
Steering or braking avoidance response in SHRP2 rear-end crashes and near-crashes: A decision tree approach. Accident Analysis and Prevention.
154, 106055-106055.
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Smith, A., McDonald, A. D., & Sasangohar, F.
(2021).
The Impact of Commutes, Work Schedules, and Sleep on Near-Crashes during Nurses' Post Shift-Work Commutes: A Naturalistic Driving Study. IISE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics and Human Factors.
9(1), 13-22.
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Wei, R., Alambeigi, H., & McDonald, A.
(2020).
Crash tags: Topic modeling social media data after fatal automated ve-hicle crashes. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society ... Annual Meeting Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. Annual Meeting.
64(1), 1909-1910.
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Alambeigi, H., & McDonald, A.
(2020).
Modeling Post-takeover Avoidance and Stabilization Steering Control in Automated Vehicles. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society ... Annual Meeting Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. Annual Meeting.
64(1), 1999-2000.
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Smith, A., McDonald, A. D., & Sasangohar, F.
(2020).
Night-shift nurses and drowsy driving: A qualitative study. International Journal of Nursing Studies.
112, 103600-103600.
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Smith, A., McDonald, A., Sasangohar, F., Sosa, L., Lazaro, L., & Ouko, C.
(2020).
Preventing Drowsy Driving Crashes Among Night Shift Nurses: An Evaluation of Educational and Technological Interventions. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society ... Annual Meeting Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. Annual Meeting.
64(1), 1592-1593.
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Sadeghi, M., Sasangohar, F., Hegde, S., & McDonald, A.
(2020).
Understanding Heart Rate Reactions to Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Among Veterans. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society ... Annual Meeting Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. Annual Meeting.
64(1), 780-780.
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Goddard, T., McDonald, A. D., Alambeigi, H., Kim, A. J., & Anderson, B. A.
(2020).
Unsafe bicyclist overtaking behavior in a simulated driving task: The role of implicit and explicit attitudes. Accident Analysis and Prevention.
144, 105595-105595.
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Zahabi, M., Park, J., Razak, A., & McDonald, A. D.
(2020).
Adaptive driving simulation-based training: framework, status, and needs. Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science.
21(5), 537-561.
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McDonald, A. D., Ferris, T. K., & Wiener, T. A.
(2020).
Classification of Driver Distraction: A Comprehensive Analysis of Feature Generation, Machine Learning, and Input Measures. Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.
62(6), 1019-1035.
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McDonald, A. D., Ade, N., & Peres, S. C.
(2020).
Predicting Procedure Step Performance From Operator and Text Features: A Critical First Step Toward Machine Learning-Driven Procedure Design. Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.
18720820958588-001872082095858.
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Sadeghi, M., Sasangohar, F., & McDonald, A. D.
(2020).
Toward a Taxonomy for Analyzing the Heart Rate as a Physiological Indicator of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Systematic Review and Development of a Framework. JMIR Mental Health.
7(7), e16654-e16654.
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Zhu, Y., Jayagopal, J. K., Mehta, R. K., Erraguntla, M., Nuamah, J., McDonald, A. D., Taylor, H., & Chang, S.
(2020).
Classifying Major Depressive Disorder Using fNIRS During Motor Rehabilitation. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering.
28(4), 961-969.
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Sadeghi, M., Sasangohar, F., & McDonald, A.
(2019).
Analyzing Heart Rate as a Physiological Indicator of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Scoping Literature Review. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society ... Annual Meeting Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. Annual Meeting.
63(1), 1936-1936.
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Smith, A., McDonald, A., & Sasangohar, F.
(2019).
Investigating nurses preference for drowsy driving mitigation technologies. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society ... Annual Meeting Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. Annual Meeting.
63(1), 723-724.
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Jefferson, J., & McDonald, A. D.
(2019).
The autonomous vehicle social network: Analyzing tweets after a recent Tesla autopilot crash. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society ... Annual Meeting Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. Annual Meeting.
63(1), 2071-2075.
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Mutya, K., Shah, J., McDonald, A. D., & Jefferson, J.
(2019).
What are steering pictures are worth? Using image-based steering features to detect drowsiness on rural roads. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society ... Annual Meeting Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. Annual Meeting.
63(1), 2041-2045.
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Smith, A., Sasangohar, F., McDonald, A. D., Bonuel, N., Shui, H., Ouko, C., & Lazaro, L.
(2019).
Drowsy Driving Among Shift Work Nurses: A Qualitative Data Analysis. Proceedings of the International Symposium of Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare. International Symposium of Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare.
8(1), 167-171.
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McDonald, A. D., Sasangohar, F., Jatav, A., & Rao, A. H.
(2019).
Continuous monitoring and detection of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) triggers among veterans: A supervised machine learning approach. IISE Transactions on Healthcare Systems Engineering.
9(3), 201-211.
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McDonald, A. D., Alambeigi, H., Engstrm, J., Markkula, G., Vogelpohl, T., Dunne, J., & Yuma, N.
(2019).
Toward Computational Simulations of Behavior During Automated Driving Takeovers: A Review of the Empirical and Modeling Literatures. Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.
61(4), 642-688.
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McLaurin, E. J., Lee, J. D., McDonald, A. D., Aksan, N., Dawson, J., Tippin, J., & Rizzo, M.
(2018).
Using Topic Modeling to Develop Multi-level Descriptions of Naturalistic Driving Data from Drivers with and without Sleep Apnea. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour.
58, 25-38.
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McDonald, A. D., Lee, J. D., Schwarz, C., & Brown, T. L.
(2018).
A contextual and temporal algorithm for driver drowsiness detection. Accident Analysis and Prevention.
113, 25-37.
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McDonald, A. D., Lee, J. D., Aksan, N. S., Dawson, J. D., Tippin, J., & Rizzo, M.
(2017).
Using kinematic driving data to detect sleep apnea treatment adherence. 21(5), 422-434.
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Ghazizadeh, M., McDonald, A. D., & Lee, J. D.
(2014).
Text mining to decipher free-response consumer complaints: insights from the NHTSA vehicle owner's complaint database. Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.
56(6), 1189-1203.
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McDonald, A. D., Lee, J. D., Schwarz, C., & Brown, T. L.
(2014).
Steering in a random forest: ensemble learning for detecting drowsiness-related lane departures. Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.
56(5), 986-998.
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McDonald, A. D., Lee, J. D., Aksan, N. S., Dawson, J. D., Tippin, J., & Rizzo, M.
(2013).
The Language of Driving: Advantages and Applications of Symbolic Data Reduction for Analysis of Naturalistic Driving Data. Transportation Research Record.
2392(2392), 22-30.
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Nartey, D., Alambeigi, H., McDonald, A. D., Shipp, E., Manser, M., Christensen, S., Lenneman, J. K., & Pulver, E.
A review of best practices, standards, and approaches for transportation safety data and driver state prediction. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society ... Annual Meeting Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. Annual Meeting.
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Parker, J., Lee, J. D., McDonald, A., Rau, P., & Philips, B.
Do Researchers Use the Levels of Automation Appropriately? How Automation is Discussed in Research. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society ... Annual Meeting Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. Annual Meeting.
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Caine, K., Catchpole, K., Sasangohar, F., Chen, K. B., Hegde, S., Souders, D., McDonald, A., & McLaurin, E. J.
Experiences with Postdoctoral Training in Human Factors: Mentor and Trainee Perspectives. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society ... Annual Meeting Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. Annual Meeting.
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Wei, R., McDonald, A. D., Garcia, A., & Mehta, R. K.
Is trust a belief, observation, or state: Results from an active inference analysis of driver-automation transitions of control. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society ... Annual Meeting Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. Annual Meeting.
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Mukherjee, S., McDonald, A. D., Kesler, S. R., Cuevas, H., Swank, C., Stevens, A., Ferris, T. K., & Danesh, V.
(2024).
Driving among individuals with chronic conditions: A systematic review of applied research using kinematic driving sensors. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
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conference paper
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McLaurin, E., McDonald, A. D., Lee, J. D., Aksan, N., Dawson, J., Tippin, J., & Rizzo, M.
(2014).
Variations on a theme: Topic modeling of naturalistic driving data. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society ... Annual Meeting Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. Annual Meeting.
2107-2111.
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McDonald, A. D., Lee, J. D., Aksan, N. S., Dawson, J. D., Tippin, J., & Rizzo, M.
(2013).
Highway Healthcare: How Naturalistic Driving Data Index Adherence to CPAP Therapy in Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society ... Annual Meeting Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. Annual Meeting.
1859-1863.
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McDonald, A. D., Schwarz, C., Lee, J. D., & Brown, T. L.
(2012).
Real-Time Detection of Drowsiness Related Lane Departures Using Steering Wheel Angle. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society ... Annual Meeting Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. Annual Meeting.
2201-2205.
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McLaurin, E., McDonald, A. D., Lee, J. D., Aksan, N., Dawson, J., Tippin, J., & Rizzo, M.
(2014).
Variations on a theme: Topic modeling of naturalistic driving data. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society ... Annual Meeting Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. Annual Meeting.
2107-2111.
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institutional repository document
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Sadeghi, M., Sasangohar, F., & McDonald, A. D.
(2021).
Investigating the Perceived Precision and validity of a Field-Deployable Machine Learning-based Tool to Detect Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Hyperarousal Events
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Sadeghi, M., McDonald, A. D., & Sasangohar, F.
(2021).
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Hyperarousal Event Detection Using Smartwatch Physiological and Activity Data
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Alambeigi, H., McDonald, A. D., & Tankasala, S. R.
(2020).
Crash Themes in Automated Vehicles: A Topic Modeling Analysis of the California Department of Motor Vehicles Automated Vehicle Crash Database
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Sadeghi, M., Sasangohar, F., & McDonald, A. D.
(2019).
Toward a Taxonomy for Analyzing the Heart Rate as a Physiological Indicator of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Systematic Review and Development of a Framework (Preprint)
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Sadeghi, M., Sasangohar, F., & McDonald, A. D.
(2021).
Investigating the Perceived Precision and validity of a Field-Deployable Machine Learning-based Tool to Detect Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Hyperarousal Events
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patent
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Sasangohar, F., & Mcdonald, A. D.
(2021).
Anxiety detection apparatus, systems, and methods
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Sasangohar, F., & Mcdonald, A. D.
(2021).
Anxiety detection apparatus, systems, and methods
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report
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Brown, T., Lee, J., Schwarz, C., Fiorentino, D., & McDonald, A.
(2014).
Assessing the feasibility of vehicle-based sensors to detect drowsy driving. 1-56.
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Brown, T., Lee, J., Schwarz, C., Fiorentino, D., & McDonald, A.
(2014).
Assessing the feasibility of vehicle-based sensors to detect drowsy driving. 1-56.
Research
principal investigator on
- Measuring and Modeling the Impact of Dynamic Trust in Automated Vehicles on Driver Behavior awarded by Directorate for Engineering - (Arlington, Virginia, United States) 2021 - 2024
- Data Mining Twitter to Improve Automated Vehicle Safety awarded by United States Department of Transportation - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States) 2019 - 2020
Teaching
teaching activities
- ISEN210 Fundamentals Of Ie Design Instructor
- ISEN310 Uncertainty Modeling For Ie Instructor
- ISEN413 Advanced Data Analytics Instructor
- ISEN491 Hnr-research Instructor
- ISEN631 Cognitive Systems Engr Instructor
- ISEN685 Directed Studies Instructor
- ISEN689 Sptp:transport Human Factor Instructor
- ISEN691 Research Instructor
- ISEN692 Professional Study Instructor
Background
education and training
- Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering, University of Wisconsin - Madison - (Madison, Wisconsin, United States) 2014
- M.S. in industrial Engineering, University of Wisconsin - Madison - (Madison, Wisconsin, United States) 2012
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology - (Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States) 2010
awards and honors
Contact
first name
- Anthony
has last name
- Mcdonald
mailing address
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Texas A&M University
Industrial Engineering
3131 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3131
USA
Other
- mcdonald@tamu.edu