Sherrilene Classen
Professor/Chair | University of Florida
Gainesville, FL, UNITED STATES
Sherrilene Classen is an internationally funded prevention-oriented rehabilitation scientist.
Biography
Sherrilene Classen is a professor and chair in the Department of Occupational Therapy and an academic leader, with expertise in fitness-to-drive issues in at-risk drivers through the lifespan with content expertise in clinical assessments, driving simulators, on-road assessments, and autonomous vehicles.
She established SmartDriverTM (2017), a clinical driver rehabilitation program at UF, and developed the 14-credit Post-Professional Certificate in Driver Rehabilitation Therapy—with UF being the sole university in the U.S. teaching this program. She applies a public health, rehabilitation science, and clinical perspective to illuminate the depth and bread of driver rehabilitation as a specialty area.
Areas of Expertise (5)
At-Risk Drivers
Autonomous Vehicles
Driving Simulators
On-Road Assessments
Clinical Assessment
Articles (3)
Automated Vehicles: Future Initiatives for Occupational Therapy Practitioners and Driver Rehabilitation Specialists
Occupational Therapy Journal of ResearchSherrilene Classen, et. al
2024-10-01
This article addresses a critically important topic for the occupational therapy (OT) profession and driver rehabilitation specialists (DRS), related to the introduction and deployment of personal and public automated vehicles (AVs); and discusses the current and corresponding changing roles for these professionals.
A Randomized Controlled Trial on Automated Vehicle Technologies for Drivers With Parkinson's Disease
Occupational Therapy Journal of ResearchSherrilene Classen, et. al
2024-09-12
Parkinson's disease (PD) negatively affects driver fitness. Few studies document the benefits of in-vehicle information systems (IVIS) and advanced-driver assistance systems (ADAS), the focus of this study, for drivers with PD.
Perceptions of Autonomous Shuttles for Adults With Spinal Cord Injuries
Occupational Therapy Journal of ResearchJustin Mason, et. al
2024-01-01
Individuals with a spinal cord injury (SCI) have challenges using transportation. Autonomous shuttles (ASs), if accessible, may support their transportation needs.
