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Col Gary Packard Department Head Hometown: Chelsea, MI Education: Ph.D. Developmental Psych., UNC Chapel Hill, 1999 MA Developmental Psych., Michigan St., 1994 MS Aeronautical Science, Embry Riddle, 1991 BS Behavioral Sciences, USAFA, 1982 Specialty/Research Interests: Leadership & Character Dev., Social influences on development |
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Dr. Michelle Butler Hometown: Ft Lee, NJ Education: PhD, Experimental Psychology, Colorado State MA ,Human Neuropsychology, Northern Colorado Specialty/Research Interests: Development of multimedia, Educational support materials for teaching, web-based Learning, multiple sclerosis and memory/cognitive deficits |
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Maj Bryan Calkin Hometown: Charlotte, NC Education: Biomedical Equip Technology, AAS, Comm College of the AF, Maxwell AFB, AL BS, Psychology, Troy University, AL MS, Human Factors & I/O Psychology, Wright State Univ., Dayton, OH Specialty/Research Interests:Leadership and Leader Development; Judgment and Decision Making; Workload, Stress and Automation |
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Capt Ebony Cook
Hometown: Orangeburg, SC Education: BS USAF Academy, MS Univ of Texas at San Antonio Interests: Social Stratification, Change in American Social Structure |
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Dr. Peter Crane Hometown: Rochester, NY / Gilbert, AZ Education: PhD (1977), MA (1974), Miami University (Ohio), Experimental Psychology BA (1972), Wittenberg University, Psychology Specialty / Research Interests: Human Factors, Scenario-based training, coalition training through distributed simulation |
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Dr. Karin De Angelis Hometown: Richmond, VA Education: Ph.D. University of Maryland (expected Fall 2011) M.A. University of Maryland B.A. University of Chicago Specialty/Research Interests: Military Sociology; Gender, Work, and Family; Diversity in Organizations; Military Families |
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Dr. Christopher D’Lauro Hometown: Lafayette Hill, PA Education: Ph.D. Cognitive Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Colorado at Boulder, M.A. Cognitive Psychology, University of Colorado at Boulder B.S. Biology, Dickinson College Specialty/Research Interests: The neuroscience of face and object recognition, visual cognition, categorization, how visual brain areas interact with other learning systems |
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Maj Jimmy Do Hometown: Anaheim, CA Education: BS, Behavioral Sciences & Leadership, USAF MA, Sociology, UCCS Specialty/Research Interests: PsyOp, Sociology, Race & Ethnicity, Gender & Sexuality |
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Dr. Craig Foster Hometown: Woodinville, WA Education: MA, University of North Carolina PhD, University of North Carolina Specialty/Research Interests: Leadership and power; secret romantic relationships |
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Maj Jules Freedman Hometown: Atlanta, Ga Education:M.A. Sociology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 2003 M.A. Criminal Justice, Chapman University, 2001 B.S. Human Factors Engineering, United States Air Force Academy, 1997 Specialty/Research Interests:Media's Influence On Society, Sleep Research |
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Lt Col Vinnie Gillis Hometown: Northport, NY Education: BS, Biology, USAFA, CO MBA, Regis University Specialty/Research Interests: Social Stratification, Change in American Social Structure |
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Dr Jeff Jackson Hometown: Chicago, IL Education: PhD, Clinical Psych, Loyola Univ MA, Clinical Psychology, Loyola Univ BA, Psychology, Duke University Specialty/Research Interests: Leadership, emotional intelligence, help-seeking behavior, and air sickness. |
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Lt Col John Jorgensen Home Town: Swartz Creek, Michigan Education: BS, Psychology and Master of Social Work, University of Michigan Specialty/Research Interests: Clinical Social Worker/Psychotherapist |
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Dr. Andrew Katayama Hometown: Lakewood, CO Education: Ph.D. Educational Psychology, Mississippi State University M.Ed. Curriculum & Instruction, Freed-Hardeman University Specialty/Research Interests: Self-Regulated Learning, Metacognition, Special Needs Education |
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Maj Jason Kiker Hometown: Middletown, OH Education: BS, Beh Sci/HF, USAF Academy MS, Business Administration, Regis Univ Specialty/Research Interests:Transformational/ Organizational Leadership, Cadet Development, Faith-based Program Performance Cockpit Design, Operational Test & Evaluation Aviation |
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Lt Col Douglas Lindsay Hometown: Leavenworth, KS Education: PhD, I/O Psychology, Penn State Univ MS, Experimental Psychology, University of Texas at San Antonio BS, Behavioral Sciences, USAFA Specialty/Research Interests: Leader & Leadership Development; Leadership Education; Leader-Follower Interactions; Intersection of Leadership and Character |
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Capt Matt Linford Hometown: Afton, Wyoming Education: BS, Behavioral Sciences & Leadership, USAFA MS, Sociology, Brigham Young Uniiv. Specialty/Research Interests: Sociology of War; Sociology of Religion; Race & Ethnicity; Sociology of Sport |
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Dr George Mastroianni Hometown: New Haven, CT Education: PhD, Experimental Psychology, University of New Hampshire BS, Psychology, Georgetown Univ M.A. in International Relations, San Francisco State University Specialty/ Research Interests: Learning/memory, military ethics and leadership, biopsychology |
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Dr. Dave McCone Home Town: Wheat Ridge, Colorado Education: B.A. University of Colorado M.S. University of Oregon Ph.D. University of Oregon Specialty/Research Interests: Childhood behavior disorders, Attention Deficit Disorder, parenting, marriage and career issues for Air Force officers, experiences of Ft. Carson soldiers in Iraq |
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Maj Michelle Nash Hometown: Farr West, Utah Education: BS, Psychology, Weber State University MS, Gen Psych, Brigham Young University Specialty/Research Interests: Neuro & Behavioral; Gender differences; Hormonal Variations; Visual Attention; Event- related potentials (ERPs); Team/Group Performance; Team/Group Communication; Individual Change |
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Maj Mark Oliver Hometown: St Albans, W. Virginia Education: BS, Psychology, Virginia Tech MS, Social Work, Univ of NC – Chapel Hills PhD, Social Work, Univ of Tennessee Specialty/Research Interests: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Gender, Measurement, Neurophysiology |
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Col Rich Ramsey Home Town: Formerly Huron, OH Now claim Colorado Springs, CO Education: MS, Counseling and Leader Development Long Island University, 2003 BA, Political Science University of Michigan, 1994 Specialty/Research Interests: Leader Development, Resiliency |
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Capt Derek Read Hometown: Seattle, WA Education: BS, Psychology, Idaho State Univ ABT, Experimental Psych, Idaho State Univ MS, Human Systems Interaction, NPS Specialty/Research Interests: Net-Centric Warfare; Decision Making;Counter Factual Thinking; Sleep; Human Performance |
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CDR Michael Reddix Hometown: Coronado, CA Education: BA, Psychology, Univ of W. Florida MA, Experimental Psych, Univ of W. Florida PhD, Educational Psych, Univ of Illinois Specialty/Research Interests: Aviation Human Factors/Aviation Safety; Directed Energy Bioeffects; Individual Differences in Learning; Psychology of Reading; Use of EEG/ERP/Eye Movement Metrics to monitor cognitive processing in real-time |
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Dr. Steve Samuels Hometown: Colorado Springs, CO Education: PhD, Social Psychology, Stanford University BA, Philosophy & Psychology, Brandeis University Specialty/Research Interests: Self-efficacy, ethics, pedagogy. |
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Dr. Wilbur Scott Hometown: Oklahoma City, OK Education: PhD, Sociology, Louisiana State Univ MA, Sociology, Univ of Texas, El Paso BA, Sociology/Psychology, St. John U. Specialty/Research Interests: Politics of class, race, gender, military sociology, sociology of war, international & comparative sociology, research methods |
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Capt Mona Stilson Hometown: Vacherie, LA Education: MS, HF Psychology, Wright State Univ. MA, Psychological Counseling, Nichols St Univ BA, Psychology, California State Univ AAS, Av Sys Tech, Comm College of the AF Specialty/Research Interests: Human Factors, Human Computer Interaction, Interface Display Design, Cognitive Work and Task Analysis |
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Lt Col Ronald Tewksbury Education: BS, Behavioral Science, U.S. Air Force Academy, 1992 MS, Computer Systems Management, University of Maryland, College Park 2003 Ma, Leadership and Counseling, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, 2005 Research Interests: Transformational Leadership, organizational performance, high performance teams, leadership and personality, predictors of leadership emergence, effects of self-esteem on performance |
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Mr. Randy Torres Hometown: Colorado Springs, CO Education: Currently pursuing educational goals in Laboratory Animal Science & Facility Management Specialty/Research Interests: Learning & behavior, animal behavior, sensation & perception, and spatial disorientation |
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1st Lt Kara Thoreson Hometown: Littleton, CO Education: MA Psychology- Behavioral Neuroscience, San Diego State University, 2009 BS Behavioral Sciences, USAFA, 2008 Specialty/Research Interests: Neuroscience, Sleep and Cognition |
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Capt James Walliser Hometown: Mundelein, IL Education: MS Human Systems Integration, Naval Postgraduate School 2011 BS Behavioral Science, USAFA, 2005 Specialty/Research Interests: Human Factors, Trust in Automation, Levels of Automation |
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Lt Col Daniel Watola Hometown: Tacoma, WA Education: BS, Human Factors Engineering, USAFA MA, Industrial Psychology, Univ of Colorado PhD, Organizational Psych, Mich State Univ Specialty/Research Interests: Intersection of Leadership, Teams, and Training |
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Capt Sherry M. Welch Hometown: Education: 2000 AA Elementary Education, Okaloosa-Walton Community College 2002 BA Psychology, University of West Florida 2005 MA Counseling, San Antonio Webster University Specialty/Research Interests: Mental Health |