Robert Proctor

Title Distinguished Professor 
Department Psychological Sciences 
Office 3150 Psychology Building 
Office Phone (765) 494-0784 
Email proctor@psych.purdue.edu 
Vita http://www.psych.purdue.edu/~proctor/ 
Education M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Arlington 
Research Areas Basic and Applied Human Performance, Display- Control Compatibility, Human Factors Issues Pertaining to Information Security and Web Design. 
Key Areas Trusted Social and Human Interaction Assurable Software and Architecture  
Notable Experience Associate Editor, Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology; Past Editor of Behavior Research Methods, Instruments & Computers (1994-1999). 
Notable Awards President-elect of the Society for Computers in Psychology; Distinguished Alumnus Award from the School of Sciences at the University of Texas at Arlington. 
Notable Affiliations Fellow, American Psychological Society; Fellow, American Psychological Association; Honorary Fellow, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society; President, SCiP. 
Publications Improving Computer Security for Authentication of Users: Influence of Proactive Password Restrictions (with M. C. Lien, G. Salvendy, E. E. Schultz, and K.-P. Vu), Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, & Computers, 34 (2002). Published over 130 articles on basic and applied human performance. Written and/or edited 5 books. Contributed chapters to over a dozen books. Served on the editorial boards of journals in experimental psychology
and human-computer interaction.