
CONTRAST ASSOCIATES, LLC
Visual Perception & Human Factors Expertise
About:
Jeffrey Andre, PhD
Visual Perception & Human Factors Expert
E-mail: contrastassociatesllc@gmail.com
Tel: (804) 869-6771

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Professional Info
My consulting activities provide me an opportunity to apply my research and interests in visual science and human factors to the legal community. I have been conducting research in university settings since 1988 and have over 20 publications and 55 conference presentations and invited addresses.
My expert opinions center on visual perception and human factors issues such as, but not limited to, conspicuity, lighting conditions, perception-reaction time, expectation and attention. My plaintiff-defense case distribution percentage is approximately 50%-50%, and includes both civil and criminal cases involving driving, traffic, pedestrian, residential, trip & fall, and boating/maritime matters. I have over 15 years of consulting experience and have worked on cases in Alabama, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia.
In all my cases, I endeavor to conduct my consulting activities with the utmost honesty and professional excellence.
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Expertise in Human Factors topics including:
Conspicuity
Contrast Sensitivity
Lighting Conditions
Stopping Sight Distance
Night Vision
Dark Adaptation
Glare Effects on Vision
Alcohol Effects on Vision
Motion Effects on Vision
Perception-Reaction Time
Expectation
Positive Guidance
Attention
As they apply to cases involving:
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Visual Perception/Human Factors Expert
1997 - Present
Professor
James Madison University, Department of Psychology
2000 - Present
Tenured since 2004; Full Professor since 2010
Independent Expert Witness Contractor
Robson Forensic, Inc. Lancaster, PA
2009 - 2011
Education
Single or Multi-vehicle Traffic Collisions
Tractor-trailer Collisions
Cycling
Night Driving
Day/Night Boating
Vehicle-Pedestrian Collisions
Obstacle Identification
Indoor/Outdoor Trip & Falls
Stairwells
Catwalks
Single Step Hazards
Curb and Curb-stops
Language
ENGLISH
PhD, Experimental Psychology
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
August 1995
Dissertation: Visual functioning in challenging conditions: Measuring and predicting the effects of alcohol consumption, stimulus motion, luminance, and glare on contrast sensitivity.
Graduate Advisor: Herschel W. Leibowitz, PhD
MS, Experimental Psychology
Penn State University, University Park, PA
May 1993
BA, Psychology
Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA
May 1989
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