University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics

Matthew Rizzo, MD

Professor of Neurology, Engineering, Public Policy
Director, Division of Neuroergonomics
Director, University of Iowa Aging Mind and Brain Initiative

Address
Office: 701 GH
Ph: 319-384-6050
Fax: 319-384-7199
Visual Function Laboratory: S207/S210 GH Ph: 319-356-2240
Neuroergonomics Lab: 0124 RCP Ph: 319-384-6801
Public Policy Center: 207 SQ Ph: 319-356-6800
E-mail: matthew-rizzo@uiowa.edu

Lab Websites

http://www.uiowa.edu/~neuroerg/
http://www.uiowa.edu/~ambi/
http://drivingassessment.uiowa.edu/

Clinical Specialty
Behavioral Neurology and Cognitive Neuroscience
Memory Disorders Clinic, Department of Neurology

Research Interest
Behavioral disturbances resulting from CNS injury
Neural substrates of behavior
Aging and dementia
Driving performance in neurological disease
Driving simulation

Education
A.B., Columbia University
MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Internship: Internal Medicine, The University of Iowa
Residency: Department of Neurology, The University of Iowa
Fellowship: Department of Neurology, Division of Behavioral Neurology & Cognitive Neuroscience, The University of Iowa

Honors & Awards
US Federal Drug Administration Advisory Committee Service Award, 2009.
US Department of Transportation, Inaugural Medical Review Board Service Award, 2009.
National Academy, National Research Council, Board on Human Systems Integration, 2007-2present.
Alzheimer Association Mission Award, Cedar Rapids, November 29, 2006
American Neurological Association, 1996.
Fellow, American Academy of Neurology, 1994.

Professional Service

• 2011, Judge, Inaugural Annual Human Factors Prize: Recognizing Excellence in Human Factors/Ergonomics Research, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Santa Monica, CA
• 2010-present, Member, Committee on the Effects of Commuting on Pilot Fatigue, Board on Human-Systems Integration, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council of the National Academies
• Advisor to U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) Human Research and Engineering Directorate (HRED): Translational Neuroscience: Bringing Neuroscience to the Soldier’s Operational Environment. 2007-2010
• 2009-present, Advisor, Healthcare Systems in Rural Tanzania (Pare District)
• 2009-present, National Academy, National Research Council, Coordinator for the report on Role of Human Factors in Home Health Care
• US DOT/FMCSA Medical Expert Panel: Parkinson’s Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, and Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Safety, 2009-2010.
• US Federal Drug Administration. SGE/Standing Consultant to the Peripheral and Central Nervous System Committee, 2009.
• Co-Founder (2007-), Driving Wiki, a free on-line encyclopedia on driving research for dissemination of knowledge and expertise on human factors research in transportation and medicine. (http://www.drivingwiki.org/)
• Organizing Committee, Driving Simulation Conference - North America (DSC-NA) 2007. September 11-12, 2007, Iowa City, Iowa
• Co-Founder (2003-), International Simulator Users Group (SUG), for technical factors, scenario development, guidelines and standards to facilitate cross-platform collaboration and clinical trials (http://www.engineering.uiowa.edu/simusers/): Co Founder International Driving Symposium on Human Factors in Driver Assessment, Training and Vehicle Design 
• Head, Faculty Review Committee, Neuroscience Ph.D. Program, University of Iowa
• Frequent NIH reviewer

Professional Affiliations

• American Academy of Neurology:(Legislative Affairs Committee; Clinical Research Subcommittee; Practice Characteristics Subcommittee; Patient Safety Subcommittee, Ethics,
• Law and Humanities (ANA representative
• American Neurological Association (Chair, Public Policy Committee)
• Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
• Medical Factors Subcommittee, Transportation Research Board
• Society for Neuroscience
• American Academy for the Advancement of Science
• Behavioral Neurology Society

Lectures

• Rizzo M. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)/Pharmaceutical Education Research Institute (PERI)/Hypnotic Drugs Workshop May 10-11, 2011 Bethesda Maryland.
• Rizzo M. The aging mind and brain: naturalistic assessment. Neurobiological Consequences and Risks of Aging, Symposium to highlight neuroscience as a strategic mission of the Carver College of Medicine. University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, May 6, 2011
• Rizzo M. Healthy mind and brain aging—an opportunity and call to action. University of Iowa Presidential Reception. The University of Iowa Alumni Association and The University of Iowa Foundation. Scottsdale, AZ, February 16, 2011
• Rizzo M. Your Brain on Computers. Boyd Building, College of Law, University of Iowa Sept. 16, 2010.
• Rizzo, M. The Elderly Driver. Harvard/Beth Israel Deaconess Center, Boston MA December 2, 2009; and JAMA. Clinical Crossroads; 2010
• Rizzo, M. Sleep Related Motor Vehicle Crashes. Scientific Conference on Sleepiness and Health-Related Quality of Life. National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI). Natcher Conference Center. Bethesda, MD. April 13, 2009.
• Rizzo M. Neural Substrates of Executive Control. National Conference on The Neural and Physiological Effects of Stress on Performance. The University of Maryland at College Park. February 24-28, 2009
• Rizzo M. Neuroergonomics. National Academy of Sciences, Committee on Human Systems Integration, Washington DC. September 9, 2008
• Invited Speaker: Neuroergonomics: The Aging Brain. Gerontology Center. University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, April 17, 2008.
• Invited Plenary: “Homage to Lorenz: Measuring Human Behavior and Performance in the Real World”. 36th Annual INS Meeting, Waikoloa, Hawaii, February 6-9, 2008.

Publications

• Rizzo, M. (2011). Impaired driving from medical conditions: A 70-year-old man trying to decide if he should continue driving. Journal of the American Medical Association,305,1018-1026.
• Uc, E. Y., Rizzo, M., Johnson, A. M., Emerson, J. L., Liu, D., Mills, E. D., Anderson, S. W., & Dawson, J. D. (2011). Real-life driving outcomes in Parkinson Disease. Neurology, 73, 2112-2119.
• Fisher, D., Rizzo, M., Caird, J.K., & Lee, J. (Eds.). (2011) Handbook of Driving Simulation for Engineering, Medicine and Psychology. CRC Press-A Taylor and Francis Company.
• Barrash, J., Stillman A., Anderson, S. W., Uc, E. Y., Dawson, J. D., & Rizzo M. (2010). Prediction of driving ability with neuropsychological tests: Demographic adjustments diminish accuracy. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society. 16, 679-686.
• Lees, M. N., Cosman, J. D., Fricke, N., Lee, J. D., & Rizzo, M. (2010). Translating cognitive neuroscience to the driver's operational environment: A neuroergonomics approach. American Journal of Psychology. 123, 391-411.
• Iverson, D. J., Gronseth G., Reger R., Classen S., Dubinsky R. M., & Rizzo, M. (2010). Practice parameter update: Evaluation and management of driving risk in dementia: Report of the Quality Standards Subcomittee of the American Academy of Neurology. Neurology, 74(16), 1316-1324. PMCID PMC2860481.
• Dawson, J. D., Uc, E. Y., Anderson, S. W., Johnson, A. M., & Rizzo, M. (2010). Neuropsychological predictors of driving errors in older adults. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 58, 1090-1096.
• Vaux, L. M., Ni, R., Rizzo, M., Uc, E. Y., & Anderson, G. J. (2010). Detection of imminent collisions by drivers with Alzheimer’s disease, and Parkinson’s disease: A preliminary study. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 42. 852–858. PMCID PMC3102017
• Dastrup, E., Lees, M. N., Bechara, A., Dawson, J. D., & Rizzo, M. (2010). Risky car following in abstinent users of MDMA. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 42, 867-873.
• Dawson, J. D., Cavanaugh, J. E., Zamba, K. D., & Rizzo, M. (2010). Modeling lateral control in driving studies. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 42, 891-897. PMCID PMC2910617
• Dawson, J. D., Anderson, S. W., Uc, E. Y., Dastrup, E., & Rizzo, M. (2009). Predictors of driving safety in early Alzheimer’s disease. Neurology, 72, 521-527. PMCID PMC2677513.
• Tippin, J., Sparks, J. D., & Rizzo, M. (2009). Visual vigilance in drivers with obstructive sleep apnea. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 66, 1-9. PMCID PMC2746006
• Rizzo, M., Sparks, J. D., McEvoy, S., Viamonte, S., Kellison, I., & Vecera, S. (2009). Change blindness, aging and cognition. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 31(2), 245-256.
• Rizzo, M., Nawrot, M., Sparks, J. D., & Dawson, J. (2008). First and second order motion perception after focal human brain lesions. Vision Research, 48(26), 2682-2688.
• Blake, R., Rizzo, M., & McEvoy, S. (2008). Aging and perception of form from temporal structure. Psychology and Aging, 23(1), 181-189. PMCID PMC2654573.
• Anderson, S. W., Rizzo, M., Skaar, N., Stierman, L., Cavaco, S., Damasio, H., & Dawson, J. (2007). Amnesia and driving. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 29, 1-12.
• Parasuraman, R., & Rizzo, M. (Eds.). (2007). Neuroergonomics: The Brain and at Work. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. 430 pages.
• Vecera, S. P., & Rizzo, M. (2005). Eye gaze does not produce reflexive shifts of attention: Evidence from frontal-lobe damage. Neuropsychologia, 44, 150-159.
• Rizzo, M., Lamers, C. T., Sauer, C. G., Ramaekers, J. G., Bechara, A., & Andersen, G. J. (2005). Impaired perception of self-motion (heading) in abstinent ecstasy and marijuana users. Psychopharmacology, 179(3), 559-566.
• Rizzo, M., & Eslinger, P. J. (Eds.). (2004). Principles and Practice of Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychology. Philadelphia, PA: WB Saunders. 56 chapters; 1168 pages.