Publications

  1. McDonnell, A. S., LoTemplio, S. B., Scott, E. E., & Strayer, D. L. (2025). Nature images are more visually engaging than urban images: Evidence from neural oscillations in the brain. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 19, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2025.1575102

  2. Collins, S. A., McDonnell, A. S., Scott, E. E., McNay, G. D., Shannon, M. F., Augustin, L., Hoffman, N., Johnson, S., Strayer, D. L., & LoTemplio, S. B. (2025). Nature imagery’s influence on ERN amplitude: An examination of attention restoration theory using EEG. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 19, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2025.1567689

  3. Mahmoodzadeh, M., Sunil, S., Pillai, P., Biondi, F., Strayer, D. L., Cooper, J. M., McDonnell, A. S., Balasingam, B. (in press). Temporal modeling of cognitive workload during manual and partial driving automation levels based on the ISO detection response task. Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics.

  4. McDonnell, A. S., LoTemplio, S. B., Scott, E. E., McNay, G. D., Greenberg, K., Castro, S. C., & Strayer, D. L. (2025). Immersion in nature decreases neural sensitivity to extrinsic reward. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 102, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102546

  5. McDonnell, A. S., & Strayer, D. L. (2024b). The influence of a walk in nature on human resting brain activity: A randomized controlled trial. Scientific Reports, 14, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-78508-x

  6. Lohani, M., Cooper, J. M., McDonnell, A. S., Erickson, G. G., Simmons, T. G., Carriero, A. E., Crabtree, K. W., Strayer, D. L. (2024). Reliable but multi-dimensional cognitive demand in operating partially automated vehicles: Implications for real-world automation research. Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, 9(60), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41235-024-00591-5

  7. Alley, J. C., McDonnell, A. S., & Diamond, L. M. (2024). Early adversity and sexual diversity: The importance of self-reported and neurobiological sexual reward sensitivity. Scientific Reports, 14(8717), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-58389-w

  8. Biondi, F. N., McDonnell, A. S., Cooper, J. M., & Strayer, D. L. (2024). Using the ISO Detection Response Task to measure the cognitive load of driving four separate vehicles on two distinct highways. Transportation research Part F: Psychology and Behaviour, 102(XX), 260-269. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2024.02.013

  9. Sanbonmatsu, D. M., Crabtree, K. W., McDonnell, A. S., Cooper, J. M., & Strayer, D. L. (2024). Automated driving experiences, attention, and intentions following extensive on-road usage of a level 2 automation vehicle. Journal of Safety Research, XX(XX), XX-XX. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsr.2024.05.002

  10. McDonnell, A. S. & Strayer, D. L. (2024a). Immersion in nature enhances neural indices of executive attention. Scientific Reports, 14(1845), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-52205-1

  11. Cooper, J. M., Crabtree, K. W., McDonnell, A. S., May, D., Strayer, S. C., Tsogtbaatar, T., Cook, D. R., Alexander, P. A., Sanbonmatsu, D. M., & Strayer, D. L. (2023). Driver behavior while using Level 2 Vehicle Automation: A hybrid naturalistic study. Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, 8(1), 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41235-023-00527-5

  12. McDonnell, A. S., Crabtree, K. W., Cooper, J. M., & Strayer, D. L. (2023). This is your brain on Autopilot 2.0: The influence of practice on driver workload and engagement during on-road, partially- automated driving. Human Factors, XX(XX), XX-XX. https://doi.org/10.1177/00187208231201054

  13. LoTemplio, S. B., McDonnell, A. S., Nadkarni, N., Walker, S., Gallegos-Riofrio, C. A., Scott, E. E., Bettmann, J. E., Rojas-Rueda, D., Dahl, J., Tomasso, L. P., Lawler, J., Davalos, D., & Strayer, D. L. (2023). Healthy by nature: Policy practices aimed at maximizing the human health benefits of nature contact. Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences, XX(XX), XX-XX. https://doi.org/10.1177/23727322231197578

  14. Biondi, F. N., McDonnell, A. S., Mahmoodzadeh, M., Jajo, N., Balasingam, B., & Strayer, D. L. (2023). Vigilance decrement during on-road partially-automated driving across four systems. Human Factors, XX(XX), XX-XX. https://doi.org/10.1177/00187208231189658

  15. LoTemplio, S. B., Lopes, C. L., McDonnell, A. S., Scott, E. E., Payne, B. R., & Strayer D. L. (2023). Updating the relationship of the Ne/ERN to task-related behavior: A brief review and suggestions for future research. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 17, 1-21. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2023.1150244

  16. Scott, E. E., Crabtree, K. W., McDonnell, A. S., LoTemplio, S. B., McNay, G. D., & Strayer, D. L. (2023). Measuring affect and complex working memory in natural versus urban environments. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1039334

  17. McDonnell, A. S., Imberger, K., Poulter, C., & Cooper, J. M. (2021). The power and sensitivity of four core driver workload measures for benchmarking the distraction potential of new driver vehicle interfaces. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 83, 99-117. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2021.09.019

  18. McDonnell, A. S., Simmons T. G., Erickson, G. G., Lohani, M., Cooper J. M., & Strayer, D. L. (2021). This is your brain on Autopilot: Neural indices of driver workload and engagement under partial vehicle automation. Human Factors, 65(7), 1435-1450. https://doi.org/10.1177/00187208211039091

  19. Lohani, M., Cooper J. M., Erickson, G. G., Simmons, T. G., McDonnell, A. S., Carriero, A. E., Crabtree, K. W., & Strayer, D. L. (2021). No difference in arousal or cognitive demands between manual and partially automated driving: A multi-method on-road study. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 15, 627. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2021.577418

  20. Scott E. E., McDonnell, A. S., LoTemplio, S. B., Uchino, B. N., & Strayer, D. L. (2021). Toward a unified model of stress recovery and cognitive restoration in nature. Parks Stewardship Forum, 37, 46-60. https://doi.org/10.5070/P537151710

  21. LoTemplio, S. B., Scott, E. E., McDonnell, A. S., Hopman, R. J., Castro, S., McNay, G. D., McKinney, T. L., Greenberg, K., Payne, B. R., & Strayer, D. L. (2020). Nature as a potential modulator of the error-related negativity. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 156, 49-59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2020.06.014

  22. Scott, E. E., LoTemplio, S. B., McDonnell, A. S., McNay, G. D., Greenberg, K., McKinney, T. L., Uchino, B. N., Strayer, D. L. (2020). The autonomic nervous system in its natural environment: Immersion in nature is associated with changes in heart rate and heart rate variability. Psychophysiology, e13698. https://doi.org/10.1111/psyp.13698.

  23. Lohani, M., Cooper J. M., Erickson, G. G., Simmons, T. G., McDonnell, A. S., Carriero, A. E., Crabtree, K. W., & Strayer, D. L. (2020). Driver arousal and workload under partial vehicle automation: A pilot study. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, 64(1), 1955-1959. https://doi.org/10.1177/1071181320641471

Book Chapters

  1. Strayer, D. L. & McDonnell, A. S. (2025). SPIDER 2.0: Driver Distraction and Visual Attention. In D. Brainard & J. H. R. Maunsell (Eds.), Annual Review of Vision Science. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-vision-110423-025626

  2. Strayer, D. L., Castro, S. C., & McDonnell, A. S. (2022). The Multitasking Motorist. In A. Kielsel, L. Johannsen, H. Mueller, & I. Koch (Eds.), Handbook of Human Multitasking. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-04760-2

Technical Reports

  1. Strayer, D. L., Cooper, J. M., Sanbonmatsu, D. M., & McDonnell, A. S. (2023). A multi-method approach to understanding drivers’ experiences and behavior under partial vehicle automation (Technical Report). Washington, DC: AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. https://aaafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/202309-AAAFTS-ADAS-Exposure-and-Driver-Workload.pdf

  2. Strayer, D. L., Cooper, J. M., Sanbonmatsu, D. M., Erickson, G. G., Simmons, T. G., McDonnell, A. S., Carriero, A.E., Crabtree, K. W., & Lohani, M. (2020). Driver’s arousal and workload under partial vehicle automation (Technical Report). Washington, DC: AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. https://aaafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/1.-AAA-Foundation-Utah-Report-FINAL.pdf

Publications Under Revision

  1. McDonnell, A. S., Scott, E. E., Jecmen, D., Crabtree, K., Hopman-Droste, R. J., Walker, S. E., Coane, J. H., Strayer, D. L., & LoTemplio, S. B. (revise and resubmit). A conceptual comparison of the influence of nature images, sounds, and virtual reality on affect and working memory.

  2. LoTemplio, S. B., Euler, M. J., Scott, E. E., McDonnell, A. S., McKinney, T. L., Castro, S. C., McNay, G. D., Greenberg, K., Payne, B. R., & Strayer, D. L. (revise and resubmit). A natural boost to cognitive control? Two Pilot Studies on Nature Exposure as a Potential Modulator of the Anterior N2 Component and Midline Frontal Theta.

Publications Under Initial Review

  1. Scott, E. E., McDonnell, A. S., LoTemplio, S. B., McNay, G. D., Greenberg, K., Castro, S. C., & Strayer, D. L. (under review). Prolonged immersion in nature modulates neural correlates of working memory.