Lieutenant Colonel Chad Tossell
Associate Professor of Psychology & Director, WERC

Bio
Lieutenant Colonel Chad Tossell is an Associate Professor and Senior Military Faculty in the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado. He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, a Master of Science in Applied Psychology from Arizona State University and a Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology (Human-Computer Interaction) from Rice University. Lt Col Tossell has taught courses in psychology, human factors, and systems engineering for over a decade and captured the department’s Teaching Excellence Award in 2009. As the Director of the Warfighter Effectiveness Research Center (WERC), Lt Col Tossell has enabled faculty and cadet research across disciplines and mentored dozens of capstone research projects in human-AI teaming, automated driving, social robotics, training, virtual reality, mobile computing, and the human will to fight and make costly sacrifice. This research has resulted in a wide range of publications and has been covered in media outlets such as The Economist and Time Magazine. In 2016, he and his team were awarded theDean’s Team of the Year for Human-AI Teaming research. In 2018, he was awarded the Raja Parasuraman Scientific Excellence Award at the Annual Neuroergonomics Conference. Many of the cadets Lt Col Tossell has mentored in research have went on to graduate school at institutions such as Stanford, MIT, and Johns Hopkins University. Lt Col Tossell has served as a Behavioral Scientist and Developmental Engineer in a variety of technical and leadership positions around the world. In support of Operations Enduring Freedom and Resolute Support, Lt Col Tossell deployed to Afghanistan in 2014-2015 where he served as the Director of Operations for the Security Assistance Office and awarded the Bronze Star Medal.
Education
Education
Ph.D. in Psychology – Human Factors/Human-Computer Interaction (2012), Rice University
M.S. in Applied Psychology (2006), Arizona State University
B.A. in Psychology (2003), University of California, Berkeley
Specialized Education & Training
DoD Acquisition Professional:
Level 3 – Systems Planning Research, Development & Engineering
Level 1 – Program Management
Level 1 – Security Cooperation Management
Master Acquisition Badge
Professional Military Education:
Air War College (2020)
Air Command & Staff College (2015)
Squadron Officer School (2009) – Peer-voted Outstanding Contributor Award
Specialized Education & Training
DoD Acquisition Professional:
Level 3 – Systems Planning Research, Development & Engineering
Level 1 – Program Management
Level 1 – Security Cooperation Management
Master Acquisition Badge
Professional Military Education:
Air War College (2020)
Air Command & Staff College (2015)
Squadron Officer School (2009) – Peer-voted Outstanding Contributor Award
Professional Experience
July 2021-Present Associate Professor & Director of Research (Sr. Military Faculty)
Department of Behavioral Sciences & Leadership, USAF Academy
July 2020-July 2021 Founding Research Fellow, Homeland Defense Institute
Training, Exercises, & Wargaming Directorate, NORAD & USNORTHCOM
June 2017-July 2020 Associate Professor & Director, Warfighter Effectiveness Research Center
Department of Behavioral Sciences & Leadership, USAF Academy
June 2016-June 2017 Assistant Professor & Director, Warfighter Effectiveness Research Center
Department of Behavioral Sciences & Leadership, USAF Academy
June 2015-June 2016 Assistant Professor & Director of Operations
Department of Behavioral Sciences & Leadership, USAF Academy
Sep 2014-April 2015 Director of Operations
Security Assistance Office, Kabul, Afghanistan
June 2013-Sept 2014 Deputy Chief, Training Research Branch
Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
May 2012-June 2013 Team Lead, Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance Training Research
Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
July 2009-May 2012 Ph.D. Graduate Student
Department of Psychology, Rice University
July 2006-July 2009 Instructor, Lab Technology Director, & Executive Officer
Department of Behavioral Sciences & Leadership, USAF Academy, CO
Jun 2003-July 2006 Program Manager, Team Performance/Command & Control Research
Air Force Research Laboratory, Mesa, AZ
Honors & Awards
Meritorious Service Medal, United States Air Force 2019
USAFA Military First Command Research Award 2018
Raja Parasuraman Scientific Impact Award, Neuroergonomics Conference 2018
Dean’s Team of the Year (Team Lead), USAF Academy 2016
Bronze Star, Department of Defense 2015
Field Grade Officer of the Year, Human Effectiveness Directorate 2014
Field Grade Officer of the Year, Warfighter Readiness Research Division 2014
Team Excellence, Warfighter Readiness Research Division 2012
Top Student Paper in Training, Human Factors & Ergonomics Society Conference 2010
Meritorious Service Medal, United States Air Force 2009
Outstanding Contributor, Squadron Officer School 2009
Teaching Excellence Award, Department of Behavioral Sciences 2008
Company Grade Officer of the Year, Department of Behavioral Sciences 2007
Company Grade Officer of the Year, Warfighter Readiness Research Division 2006
Research and Scholarly Interests
Social Robotics |
Willingness to Fight and Sacrifice |
Training |
Mobile Computing / Smartphone Use |
Human-Machine Teaming |
Performance Measurement |
Publications
PUBLICATIONS (Cited by 1500+ according to my Google Scholar profile)
Mentored postdoctoral researcher “*”
Mentored USAFA cadet “**”
Mentored junior faculty “***”
Journal Publications
Tossell, C.C., Gomez, A., de Visser, E., Donadio, B., Metcalfe, A., Rogan, C., Davis, R., & Atran, S. (2022). Spiritual over physical formidability determines willingness to fight and sacrifice through loyalty in cross-cultural populations. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119(6), e2113076119. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2113076119
de Visser, E.J., Topoglu, Y., Joshi, S., Krueger, F., Phillips, E., Gratch, J., Tossell, C.C., Ayaz, H. (2022). Designing man’s new best friend: Enhancing human-robot dog interaction through dog-like framing and appearance. Sensors, 22, xxx-xxx.
de Visser, E.J., Phillips, E., *Tenhundfeld, N., Donadio, B, Ries, A., Madison, A., & Tossell, C. (in press). Trust in imperfect automation: A real-world evaluation and an owner’s survey. IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems.
Textor, C., McNeese, N., de Visser, E. & Tossell, C.C. (in press). Exploring the Relationship Between Ethics and Trust in Human-AI Teaming: A Mixed Methods Approach. Journal of Cognitive Engineering & Decision Making.
Ethics and Trust in Human-AI Teaming: A Mixed Methods Approach. Journal of Cognitive Engineering & Decision Making.
*Haring, K.S., Satterfield, K., Tossell, C. Lyons, J. de Visser, E., & Funke, G. (2021). Robot Authority in Human-Robot Teaming: Effects of Human Likeness and Physical Embodiment on Compliance. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 118-143.
*Tenhundfeld, N.L., de Visser, E.J., Ries, A.J., Finomore, V.S., & Tossell, C.C. (2020). Trust and Distrust of Automated Parking in a Tesla Model. Human Factors, 62(2), 194-210.
*Tenhundfeld, N.L., de Visser, E.J., *Haring, K.S., Ries, A.J., Finomore, V.S., & Tossell, C.C. (2019). Calibrating Trust in Automation through Familiarity with the Autoparking Feature of a Tesla Model X. Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making, 13(4), 279-294.
*Haring, K. S., Watanabe, K., Velonaki, M., Tossell, C. C., & Finomore, V. (2018). FFAB—The form function attribution bias in human–robot interaction. IEEE Transactions on Cognitive and Developmental Systems, 10(4), 843-851.
*Tenhundfeld, N.L., de Visser, E.J., Finomore, V.S., & Tossell, C.C. (2018). Evaluating and modeling human-machine teaming and trust in automation while on the road. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 12, 173-182.
Zemla, J.C., Tossell, C.C., Kortum, P. & Byrne, M.D. (2015). A Bayesian approach to predicting website revisitation on mobile phones. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 83, 43-50.
Rahmati, A., Shepard, C., Tossell, C.C., Zhong, L. & Kortum, P. (2015). Practical context awareness: Measuring and utilizing the context dependency of mobile usage. IEEE Transactions of Mobile Computing, 9, 1932-1946.
Tossell, C.C., Kortum, P., Shepard, C., Rahmati, A., Zhong, L. (2015). Exploring smartphone addiction: Insights from long-term telemetric behavioral measures. International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies, 9(2),1-37.
Tossell, C.C., Kortum, P., Shepard, C., Rahmati, A., Zhong, L. (2015). You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him learn: Smartphone use in higher education. British Journal of Education, 46 (4), 713-724.
Campbell, B.A., Tossell, C.C., Byrne, M.D., & Kortum, P. (2014). Towards more usable electronic voting: Testing the usability of a smartphone voting system. Human Factors, 56(5), 973-985.
Rahmati, A., Shepard, C., Tossell, C.C., Zhong, L., Kortum, P., Nicoara, A. & Singh, J. (2014). Seamless TCP migration on smartphones without network support. IEEE Transactions of on Mobile Computing, 13, 678-692.
Tossell, C.C., Kortum, P., Shepard, C., Barg-Walkow, L.H., Rahmati, A., & Zhong, L. (2012). A longitudinal study of emoticon use in text messaging from smartphones. Computers in Human Behavior, 28, 659-663.
Tossell, C.C., Kortum, P., Shepard, C., Rahmati, A. & Zhong, L. (2012). An empirical analysis of smartphone personalization: Measurement and user variability. Behavior and Information Technology, 31(10), 995-1010.
Tossell, C.C., Kortum, P., Shepard, C., Rahmati, A. & Zhong, L. (2012). Getting real: A naturalistic methodology for using smartphones to collect mediated communications. Advances in Human-Computer Interaction, doi: 10.1155/2012/815972.
Tossell, C.C., Schvaneveldt, R.W., & Branaghan, R.J. (2010). Targeting knowledge structures: A new rating method to elicit the relatedness of concepts, Journal of Cognitive Technology, 15(2), 11-19.
Shepard, C., Rahmati, A., Tossell, C.C., Zhong, L. & Kortum, P. (2010). LiveLab: Measuring
Wireless Networks and Smartphone Users in the Field. ACM Sigmetrics Performance Evaluation Review, 38(3), 15 – 20.
Conference Proceedings – Peer-Reviewed
Madison, A., Arestides, A., Harold, S., Gurchiek, T., Chang, K., Ries, A., … & Tossell, C. (2021, April). The Design and Integration of a Comprehensive Measurement System to Assess Trust in Automated Driving. In 2021 Systems and Information Engineering Design Symposium (SIEDS) (pp. 1-6). IEEE.
Tossell, C. C., Kim, B., *Donadio, B., de Visser, E. J., *Holec, R., & ***Phillips, E. (2020, July). Appropriately Representing Military Tasks for Human-Machine Teaming Research. In International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (pp. 245-265). Springer, Cham.
Kim, B., *Haring, K. S., *Schellin, H. J., *Oberley, T. N., *Patterson, K. M., ***Phillips, E., … & Tossell, C. C. (2020). How Early Task Success Affects Attitudes Toward Social Robots. In Companion of the 2020 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (pp. 287-289).
**Bishop, J., **Burgess, J., **Ramos, C., ***Driggs, J. B., Williams, T., Tossell, C. C., … & de Visser, E. J. (2020). CHAOPT: A Testbed for Evaluating Human-Autonomy Team Collaboration Using the Video Game Overcooked! 2. In 2020 Systems and Information Engineering Design Symposium (SIEDS) (pp. 1-6). IEEE.
**Bellas, A., **Perrin, S., **Malone, B., **Rogers, K., Lucas, G., ***Phillips, E., Tossell, C.C. & de Visser, E. (2020). Rapport Building with Social Robots as a Method for Improving Mission Debriefing in Human-Robot Teams. In 2020 Systems and Information Engineering Design Symposium (SIEDS) (pp. 160-163). IEEE.
**Schellin, H., **Oberley, T., **Patterson, K., Kim, B., *Haring, K. S., Tossell, C. C., … & de Visser, E. J. (2020, April). Man’s New Best Friend? Strengthening Human-Robot Dog Bonding by Enhancing the Doglikeness of Sony’s Aibo. In 2020 Systems and Information Engineering Design Symposium (SIEDS) (pp. 1-6). IEEE.
*Donadio, B. T., Gómez, Á., Atran, S., **Novak, J., **Wheeler, M., **Marquez, C., … & Tossell, C. C. (2020, April). Simulating Combat to Explore Motivations Behind Why Military Members Make Costly Sacrifices. In 2020 Systems and Information Engineering Design Symposium (SIEDS) (pp. 1-6). IEEE.
*Haring, K., **Nye, K., **Darby, R., ***Phillips, E., de Visser, E., & Tossell, C. (2019, November). I’m not playing anymore! A study comparing perceptions of robot and human cheating behavior. In International Conference on Social Robotics (pp. 410-419). Springer, Cham.
Tossell, C., *Donadio, B., *Tenhundfeld, N., Stewart, A., ***Phillips, E., & de Visser, E. J. (2019). Research with undergraduate students: Recommendations from capstone research at the United States Air Force Academy. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA.
*Haring, K.S., **Mosley, A., **Pruznick, S., **Fleming, J., Satterfield, K., de Visser, E., Tossell, C. & Funke, G. (2019, February). Robot Authority in Human-Machine Teams: Effects of Human-Like Appearance on Compliance. In Proceedings of the International Conference of Human-Computer Interaction, Orlando, FL.
*Haring, K.S., **Tobias, J., **Waligora, J., ***Phillips, E., *Tenhundfeld, N., Lucas, G., de Visser, E., Gratch, J. & Tossell, C.C. (2019). Conflict Mediation in Human-Machine Teaming. In Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (ROMAN). IEEE, New Delhi, India.
**Lorenz, G.T., **Ehrenstrom, J.S., **Ullman, T.B., **Palmer, R.C., *Tenhundfeld, N.L., de
Visser, E.J., Donadio, B.T., & Tossell, C.C. (2019). Assessing control devices for
the supervisory control of autonomous wingmen. In Proceedings of the annual
Systems and Information Engineering Design Symposium (SIEDS) Conference.
**Alexander, S., **Rozo, J., *Donadio, B.T., *Tenhundfeld, N.L., de Visser, E.J., & Tossell,
C.C. (2019) Transforming the Air Force Mission Planning Process with Virtual
and Augmented Reality. In Proceedings of the annual Systems and Information
Engineering Design Symposium (SIEDS) Conference.
**Tomczak, K., **Pelter, A., **Gutierrez, C., **Stretch, T., **Hilf, D., *Tenhundfeld,
N.L., de Visser, E.J., & Tossell, C.C. (2019, April). Let Tesla park your Tesla: Driver trust in a semi-autonomous car. In Proceedings of the annual Systems and Information
Engineering Design Symposium (SIEDS) Conference.
**Culver, D. J., **Colon, A. B., **Washington, D. R., **Appleton, M. G., Strang, A., Alizadeh, A., … & Tossell, C. C. (2019, April). Field Test of Wearable Sensors for Hydration Monitoring. In 2019 Systems and Information Engineering Design Symposium (SIEDS) (pp. 1-4). IEEE.
**Peterson, J., **Cohen, C., **Harrison, P., **Novak, J., Tossell, C., & ***Phillips, E. (2019, April). Ideal Warrior and Robot Relations: Stress and Empathy's Role in Human-Robot Teaming. In 2019 Systems and Information Engineering Design Symposium (SIEDS) (pp. 1-6). IEEE
**Pennington, E., **Hafer, R., **Nistler, E., ***Seech, T., & Tossell, C. (2019, April). Integration of Advanced Technology in Initial Flight Training. In 2019 Systems and Information Engineering Design Symposium (SIEDS) (pp. 1-5). IEEE, Charlottesville, VA.
*Haring, K.S., **Mosley, A., **Pruznick, S., **Fleming, J., Satterfield, K., de Visser, E., Tossell, C. & Funke, G. (2019, February). Robot Authority in Human-Machine Teams: Effects of Human-Like Appearance on Compliance. Paper presented at the 2nd International Conference on Intelligent Human Systems Integration (IHSI 2019): Integrating People and Intelligent Systems, San Diego, CA.
*Wen, J., Stewart, A., Billinghurst, M., & Tossell, C. (2018, October). Band of Brothers and Bolts: Caring About Your Robot Teammate. In 2018 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) (pp. 1853-1858). IEEE.
*Wen, J., Stewart, A., Billinghurst, M., Dey, A., Finomore, V., & Tossell, C. (2018, April). He Who Hesitates Is Lost (…in Thoughts Over a Robot). In Proc of Technology, Mind, and Society, Washington DC: American Psychological Association.
Tossell, C. C., Finomore, V.S., Endsley, M.R., Wickens, C.D., Bennett, W.R., Knott, B.A. & McClernon, C.K. (2016). Human Factors & the U.S. Military: A 75-Year Partnership. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting. Santa Monica, CA: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.
Poeppelman, T. R., Caggiano, D., Bolley, B., Scarff, L., Lind, D., Durkee, K., & Wiggins, S. (2013). Sensor to Analyst: Improved Decision-Making in Aerial ISR Through Training and Decision Support Tools. In 17th International Symposium on Aviation Psychology (p. 26).
Tossell, C.C., Kortum, P., Rahmati, A., Shepard, C. & Zhong, L. (2012). Characterizing web use on smartphones. In SIGCHI Conference of Human Factors in Computing Systems: Proceedings of CHI 2012. New York: ACM Press.
Rahmati, A., Tossell, C.C., Shepard, C., Kortum, P. & Zhong, L. (2012). Exploring iPhone usage: The influence of socioeconomic differences on smartphone adoption, usage, and usability. In SIGCHI International Conference on Human Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services: Proceedings of MobileHCI 2012. San Francisco, CA: ACM Press.
Tossell, C.C., Jardina, J., Kortum, P., Peres, S.C., Shepard, C.W., Rahmati, A. & Zhong, L. (2011). iPod Touch device use: Designing mobile content for different SES groups. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 55th Annual Meeting. Las Vegas, NV.
Campbell, B., Tossell, C.C., Byrne, M.D. & Kortum, P. (2011). Voting on a smartphone: Evaluating the usability of an optimized voting system for handheld mobile devices. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 55th Annual Meeting. Las Vegas, NV.
Tossell, C.C., Kortum, P.T., Shepard, C.W., Rahmati, A., & Zhong, L. (2010). Performing Common Tasks on Handheld Mobile Computers. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 54th Annual Meeting. Santa Monica, CA: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.
Shepard, C., Tossell, C.C., Rahmati, A., Kortum, P.T. & Zhong, L. (2010). LiveLab: Measuring
Wireless Networks and Smartphone Users in the Field. Hotmetrics, 3rd Workshop on Topics in Measurement & Modeling of Computer Systems, New York, NY.
Tripp, L., Berlingo, M., Garrity, M., Keeney, M., Tossell, C.C. (2016). Air Operations Center ISR Division: Mission Essential Competency-Based Training Analysis Across the Decade (2005-2015). Proceedings of Industry/Interservice Training Simulation and Education Conference, Orlando, FL. National Training Systems Association.
Tripp, L., Nelson, R., Humphrey, E. Tossell, C.C., Winner, J. & Holt, J. (2014). Investigation of the sensitivity of physiological, performance, and subjective measures for identifying changes in novice intelligence analyst workload. Proceedings of the Industry/Interservice Training Simulation & Education Conference, Orlando, FL. National Training Systems Association.
Tossell, C.C., Nelson, R.A., Brett, B., Winner, J. & Garcia, O. (2013). Developing simulation-based training for command and control strategy teams. Proceedings of the Industry/Interservice Training Simulation & Education Conference, Orlando, FL. National Training Systems Association.
Alexander, A.A., Doyal, J., Keeney, M.J., Moran, E. & Tossell, C.C. (2013). Defining expertise and developing training for all-source analysts. Proceedings of the Industry/Interservice Training Simulation & Education Conference, Orlando, FL. National Training Systems Association.
Tossell, C.C., **Smith, A., & Schvaneveldt, R.W. (2009). Influence of rating method on knowledge structures. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 53rd Annual Meeting. Santa Monica, CA: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. (Best Student Paper Award for Training Technical Group)
Tidball, B., Gibb, R., Andre, T., & Tossell, C. (2009). Undergraduate Human Factors Curriculum Development. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 53rd Annual Meeting. Santa Monica, CA: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.
Tossell, C., **Smith, A., & Schvaneveldt, R. (2009). An assessment of rating methods in the elicitation of knowledge structures. Proceedings of the Human Computer Interaction International Conference. San Diego, CA.
Tossell, C., **Barger, A., & **Kemp, K. (2007). Assessing knowledge acquisition in aviation training. Proceedings of the Industry/Interservice Training Simulation & Education Conference, Orlando, FL. National Training Systems Association.
Tossell, C., Wiese, E., Garrity, M., Denning, T., & Alliger, G. (2006). Developing Command and Control Performance-Based Training Criteria in a Network Centric Environment. Proceedings of the International Command & Control Research & Technology Symposium, Cambridge, UK.
Tossell, C., Garrity, M. J., Gildea, K (2006). Developing Expertise at the Operational-Level of Warfare. Proceedings of the Command & Control Research & Technology Symposium, San Diego, CA.
Morley, R. Entin, E., Garrity, M., Beer, L., Tossell, C.C. (2005). Developing a Performance Measurement Instrument for Team Performance in the Air and Space Operations Center. Proceedings of Training, Education, Simulation International Conference, Maastrich, Netherlands.
Tossell, C.C., Garrity, M.J., Morley, R., Rodriguez, D (2003). Promoting Training Transformation by Quantifying and Refining Training Scenarios. Proceedings of the Industry/Interservice Training Simulation and Education Conference, Orlando, FL. National Training Systems Association.
Alliger, G., Garrity, M.J., Tossell, C.C., Beer, L., McCall J.M. (2003). Cross-Divisional Analysis of Competency-Based Training Requirements for the AOC. Proceedings of Industry/Interservice Training Simulation and Education Conference, Orlando, FL. National Training Systems Association.
Alliger, G., Garrity, M.J., McCall, J.M., Tossell, C.C., See, K. (2003). Advanced Training for Commanders: A Competency-Based Approach to Training Requirements Definition. Proceedings of Industry/Interservice Training Simulation and Education Conference, Orlando, FL. National Training Systems Association.
Technical Reports
Rahmati, A., Shepard, C., Tossell, C., Kortum, & Zhong, L. (2012). Practical context awareness: Measuring and utilizing the context dependency of mobile usage, TR-2012-08-31, Rice University.
Rahmati, A., Shepard, C., Tossell, C.C., Dong, M., Wang, Z., Zhong, L. & Kortum, P. (2011). Tales of 34 iPhone users: How they change and why they are different, TR-2011-06-24, Rice University.
Rahmati, A., Shepard, C., Tossell, C., Zhong, L., Kortum, P. Nicoara, A. & Singh, J. (2010). Seamless flow migration on smartphones without network support. TR-2010-12-14, Rice University.
Tossell, C.C. (2008). Collaborative Tools for Command and Control Team Effectiveness Studies. TR-08-1, United States Air Force Academy.
Book Chapters
McClernon, C.K., Lindsay, D., Guerrero, C. & Tossell, C.C. (2018). How to Motivate Cadets. A Case Study in Research. In S. Rawat. Cadet Diary (pp. 103-132). New Delhi, India: Raway Publications.
Nelson, R. A., Tossell, C. C., & Kortum, P. (2015). Emoticon Use in Mobile Communications :-). In Z. Yan (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Mobile Phone Behavior (pp. 1-11). Hershey, PA: Information Science Reference. doi:10.4018/978-1-4666-8239-9.ch001
Some Presentations
**Tuma, A., **Sanders, I., **Wilbers, J., Seech, T., & Tossell, C.C. (2020). PTN-X: A Virtual Reality Testbed for Flight Training Experiments. Presented at the General Donald Keith Memorial Capstone Conference. West Point, NY.
**Olmos, M., **Maxwell, A., **Ott, J., Pretus, C., Davis, R., Atran, S. & Tossell, C.C. (2019). Willingness to Make Costly Sacrifice. Presented at the Association of Psychological Sciences, Washington, D.C.
Tossell, C. The Pilot Training Next Model: Using Virtual Reality and Artificial Intelligence in Training. Presented at the International Symposium of Aviation Psychology (ISAP). Dayton, OH.
*Haring, K.S., **Tobias, J….Tossell, C.C. (2019). Teaming with Agents: Agent-mitigated decision making and conflict mediation. Presented at the Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics Conference, Washington, D.C.
Tenhundfeld, N., de Visser, E., Tossell, C. & Finomore, V. (2019). Autonomy in Operational Environments. Presented at the Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics Conference, Washington, D.C.
Tossell, C.C., de Visser, E. (2019). The critical mission: Human-machine teaming and leadership at the United States Air Force Academy. Presented at the Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics Conference, Washington, D.C.
De Visser, E. & Tossell, C.C. (2019). A future vision of human-machine teaming in the United States Air Force. Presented at the Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics Conference, Washington, D.C.
Tossell, C. C., Tenhundfeld, N., Ries, A.J., de Visser, E., Phillips, E. & ***Kurtz, C. (2019). Taking human factors to the field: Applied human factors research at USAF Academy. Presented at the HFE TAG.
*Tenhundfeld N, De Visser E, Tossell C and Finomore V (2019). Evaluating and Modeling Human-Machine Teaming and Trust in Automation while on the Road. Conference Abstract: 2nd International Neuroergonomics Conference. doi: 10.3389/ conf.fnhum.2018.227.00092. *Scientific Contribution Award
**Ott, J., Metcalfe, A., **Olmos, M., Davis, R., and Tossell, C.C. (2018). Cadet Willingness to Fight and Die. Rocky Mountain Psychological Association Annual Meeting. April 2018. Denver, CO.
**Shunk, E., Wen, J., **Cohen, C., **Novak, J., Marmpova, A. & Tossell, C.C. (2018). Tactile Interaction with a Humanoid Robot. Rocky Mountain Psychological Association. April 2018. Denver, CO.
*Tenhundfeld, *Wen, *Haring, Tossell (2018) Integration of Muse Headband EEG System to Detect Workload and G-Force Induced Loss of Consciousness (GLOC). Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics, Orlando, FL.
**Kelvin, C., Tenhundfeld, N., Finomore, V., & Tossell, C.C. The Use of Multimodal Displays to Help Pilots in Degraded Visual Environments. Rocky Mountain Psychological Association. April 2018. Denver, CO.
**Moorehead, Tenhundfeld, Strang, A., Finomore, V.S. & Tossell, C.C. Augmenting Performance Using Real-Time Feedback. Rocky Mountain Psychological Association. April 2018. Denver, CO.
**Elliot, E., Tripp, L., Finomore, V., Tenhundfeld, N. & Tossell, C.C. Comparison of the Heart Rate Capabilities of Jabra Sport Plus Special Edition Headphones with Valencell Heart Rate Headphones. Rocky Mountain Psychological Association. April 2018. Denver, CO.
**Moorehead, N.R., **Getlinger, M., Strang, A., Tenhundfeld, N.L., Finomore, V.S., & Tossell, C.C. (2018, April). Augmenting Airmen Endurance Performance Using Real-Time Physio-behavioral Feedback. Poster Presented at the annual meeting of Human Factors Engineering Technical Advisory Group (HFE TAG), Hurlburt Field, FL.
**Hoover, A., **Clay, Z., Wen, J., Tossell, C.C., Strang, A. (2018, April). Thermomonitoring of special operators to prevent heat-related illness. Presented at the annual meeting of Human Factors Engineering Technical Advisory Group. Hurlburt Field, FL.
Tossell, C.C., ***Kurtz, C.T., et al. (2017, July). Military Undergraduate and Graduate Education in Human Factors and Human Systems Integration. Applied Human Factors & Ergonomics.
Tossell, C.C., Jackson, C., Tripp, L. & Nelson, R. (2013). Optimizing data processing and management decisions during ISR through innovative training regimens. Proceedings of the International Symposium of Aviation Psychology. Dayton, OH.
Tossell, C.C., & Campbell, B. (2010). An Impoverished Design for Mobile Voting. Poster presented at the 7th Annual Houston Human Factors & Ergonomics Society Symposium. Houston, TX.
Tossell, C., **Hoffman, R., & Hays, C. (2009). Assessing technology in aviation training. Paper Presented at the Aerospace Medical Association 50th Annual Meeting. Los Angeles, CA.
Tossell, C., **Splawn, J., & **Wolf, B. (2008). Gaming technology & military training. Abstract presented at the American Psychological Association Division 19 & Division 21 Annual Technical Symposium. Fairfax, VA.
Yamazaki, T., Schurig, M., **Thoreson, K., & Tossell, C. (2008). Influences of military
training on attention. Abstract presented at the proceedings of the American Psychological Association Division 19 & Division 21 Annual Technical Symposium. Fairfax, VA.
Workshops
***Phillips, *Haring, …. Tossell, C.C. (2018) Women in Robotics. Robotics: Science & Systems Conference Workshop. Carnegie Mellon University. Pittsburgh, PA.
*Wen, de Visser, & Tossell (2018). Bridging Sensemaking and Situation Awareness through Human-Machine Teams. CHI 2018 Workshop.
Tossell, C.C., Kortum, P., Rahmati, A., Shepard, C., Zhong, L. (2012). The next step in mobile search: Integration. In SIGCHI International Conference on Human Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services: Proceedings of MobileHCI 2012. San Francisco, CA: ACM Press.
Invited Panels and Presentations
July 2019 DoD Innovation Exchange Panel, Army Research Laboratory
May 2019 Human Performance Summit Panel, University of Colorado, Boulder
June 2018 Adversarial Robotics Workshop, Robotics: Science and Systems (RSS)
May 2017 Department of Psychology, University of Colorado, Boulder
July 2013 Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance Training Panel, International Symposium on Aviation Psychology
March 2012 The Future of Mobile Search, MobileHCI 2012 Conference
May 2011 Human Factors Research Panel, Houston Human Factors & Ergonomics Society
May 2010 Human Factors Research Panel, Houston Human Factors & Ergonomics Society
June 2008 Demonstrating a Learning-Focused Classroom Discussion, New Faculty Orientation, USAF Academy
Examples of Media Releases
“How to Forecast Armies’ Will to Fight” by Benjamin Sutherland. Economist, Sep 5, 2020. https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2020/09/05/how-to-forecast-armies-will-to-fight
“Inside the Dangerous Mission to Understand What Makes Extremists Tick—and How to Change Their Minds” by Emily Feldman and Malia Politzer. Sep 2, 2020. https://time.com/5881567/extremism-violence-causes-research/
“Human Performance Summit Explores Apex of Mind-Body-Spirit” by Lisa Marshall. CU Boulder Today, May 30, 2019.
https://www.colorado.edu/today/2019/05/30/human-performance-summit-explores-apex-mind-body-spirit
“Air Force Academy Cadets Test Sensors to Improve Warfighter Abilities” by Raymond Bowden. USAF Academy News, March 21, 2019. https://www.dvidshub.net/news/328090/air-force-academy-cadets-test-sensors-designed-improve-warfighter-abilities
“Behind the Curtain: The Warfighter Effectiveness Research Center” by Gary Martyn. Association of Graduates Checkpoints, June 20, 2017. https://www.usafa.org/News/BTCWarfighterEffectivenessResearchCenter
“My Smartphone is Making Me Dumb” by Susan Svrluga. Washington Post, July 7, 2015. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2015/07/07/my-smartphone-is-making-me-dumb/?utm_term=.26813c6e8bcf
“Smartphones and Schoolwork May Not Be Such a Great Combination After All” by Jacqueline Howard. Huffington Post, July 10, 2015. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/smartphones-schoolwork_n_7763390