Membership of the Committee on Human-Systems Integration

Chair
William S. Marras, Ph.D.
Honda Endowed Chair
Director, Biodynamics Laboratory
Institute for Ergonomics
Ohio State University
William S. Marras (NAE) is a professor and holds the Honda Endowed Chair in the Department of Industrial, Welding and Systems Engineering at the Ohio State University. He is also the director of the Biodynamics Laboratory and holds adjunct appointments in the Departments of Orthopedic Surgery, Department of Physical Medicine, and Biomedical Engineering. Professor Marras is the Executive Director of the Ohio State University Institute for Ergonomics and serves as director of the Center for Occupational Health in Automotive Manufacturing (COHAM). His research applies quantitative engineering techniques to occupational surveillance, laboratory studies, and mathematical modeling where he explores the occupational causality of low back pain as well as techniques for the clinical assessment and treatment of low back pain. Professor Marras’ findings have been published in over 185 peer reviewed journal articles and numerous book chapters. He serves as Deputy Editor for the journals Spine and Human Factors. He was recently awarded an honorary Doctor of Science degree from the University of Waterloo for his work on the biomechanics of low back disorders. He is a fellow of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineers, the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, the International Ergonomics Association, and the Ergonomics Society. Professor Marras has just published a new book entitled “The Working Back: A systems view.”. In 2009 Dr. Marras was elected to the National Academy of Engineering.
Members
Deborah Boehm-Davis, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology,
Human Factors and
Applied Cognitive Program
George Mason University
Deborah Boehm-Davis is university professor and chair of the Psychology Department at George Mason University.  She has a Ph.D. on cognitive psychology from the University of California, Berkeley. She has worked on applied cognitive research at General Electric, NASA Ames, and Bell Laboratories.  Dr. Boehm-Davis’ focus is on how human performance is helped or hindered by the design of tools, and she has a particular interest in how improved display of information can improve human performance.  She is currently most interested in improving pilot performance and in understanding how to minimize the disruptive effects of interruptions.
Nancy Cooke, Ph.D.
Professor, Applied Psychology
Science Director
Cognitive Engineering Research Institute
Arizona State University
Nancy J. Cooke is a professor of Applied Psychology at Arizona State University and is Science Director and on the Board of Directors of the Cognitive Engineering Research Institute in Mesa, AZ.  Dr. Cooke is also Editor-in-Chief of Human Factors and serves on the Air Force Scientific Advisory Board.  Dr. Cooke received a B.A. in psychology from George Mason University and received her M.A. and Ph.D. in cognitive psychology in 1983 and 1987, respectively from New Mexico State University.  Currently, she supervises post doctoral, graduate and undergraduate research on team cognition with applications in design and training for military command-and-control systems, emergency response, medical systems, and uninhabited aerial systems.   In particular, Dr. Cooke specializes in the development, application, and evaluation of methodologies to elicit and assess individual and team cognition.  Her most recent work includes the development and validation of methods to measure team coordination, team communication and team situation awareness and research on the impact of cross training, distributed mission environments,  intact vs. mixed teams, retention interval  and workload on these constructs, as well as team knowledge, process, and performance  more generally.  Dr. Cooke is the 2006 recipient of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society's O. Keith Hansen Outreach Award.
Jonathan Grudin, Ph.D.
Principal Researcher
Microsoft Research
Jonathan Grudin works in the Adaptive Systems and Interaction Group at Microsoft Research, part of the Microsoft Corporation. His work is solely in the research area and it focuses on human-computer interaction and computer supported cooperative work, with a particular emphasis on the design, adoption, and use of group support technologies. Prior to joining Microsoft Research, Dr. Grudin was professor of information and computer science at the University of California, Irvine. His interest is in the challenges in designing and using technology to support people in group and organizational settings, in which technology design, adoption, and use require attention to context.
Waldemar Karwowski, Ph.D.
Professor and Chairman
Department of Industrial, Engineering
Management Systems
University of Central Florida
Waldemar Karwowski is professor and chair of the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Systems at the University Central Florida. Dr. Karwowski received an M.S. (1978) in production engineering and management from the Technical University of Wroclaw, Poland, and a Ph.D. (1982) in industrial engineering from Texas Tech University. He was awarded D.Sc. degree in management science by the Institute for Organization and Management in Industry, Warsaw, Poland (June 2004). Dr. Karwowski also received honorary doctor of science degree from the South Ukrainian State Pedagogical University of Odessa, Ukraine (2004), and honorary doctor of engineering degrees from the Technical University of Kosice, Slovakia (2005), and Moscow State Institute of Radio, Electronics and Automation (MIREA Technical University), Russia, (2007). His research focuses on work system design and management, systems engineering and human-systems integration, human-computer interaction, prevention of work-related musculoskeletal disorders, and neuro-fuzzy modeling and fuzzy systems. Dr. Karwowski is co-editor of the Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing journal, and editor-in-chief of Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science (TIES).
Stephen W. J. Kozlowski, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
Michigan State University
Steven W.J. Kozlowski is Professor of Organizational Psychology at Michigan State University. He received his Ph.D. from The Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Kozlowski’s research is directed by a theoretical perspective that views organizations as dynamic systems of multilevel processes that link individuals and teams to the organization and which emerge and unfold over time. Dr. Kozlowski’s research program is focused on three related facets of learning and adaptation in organizational systems: (1) active learning, self-regulatory processes, and simulation-based training; (2) team learning, multiple goal regulation, and adaptation; and (3) and the role of team leaders in the development of effective teams. The goal of this research is to generate actionable knowledge and tools to promote the development of adaptive individuals, teams, and organizations. Dr. Kozlowski is the Editor, and a former Associate Editor, for the Journal of Applied Psychology and has served on the Editorial Boards of the Academy of Management Journal, Human Factors, the Journal of Applied Psychology, and Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, the Association for Psychological Science, the International Association of Applied Psychology, and the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology.
Arthur Kramer, Ph.D.
Swanlund Chair
Professor of Psychology
Beckman Institute Human Perception
and Performance Group
University of Illinois
Arthur Kramer is Swanlund Chair and Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Illinois. He received his Ph.D. in Cognitive/Experimental Psychology from the University of Illinois in 1984. Professor Kramer’s research projects include topics in Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Aging, and Human Factors. A major focus of his labs recent research is the understanding and enhancement of cognitive and neural plasticity across the adult lifespan. He is the Director of the Biomedical Imaging Center and Co-Director of the NIH Center for Healthy Minds. Professor Kramer served as an Associate Editor of Perception and Psychophysics and is currently a member of seven editorial boards. He is a fellow of the American Psychological Association, American Psychological Society, a member of the executive committee of the International Society of Attention and Performance, and a recent recipient of a NIH Ten Year MERIT Award. Professor Kramer’s research has been featured in a long list of print, radio and electronic media including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, CBS Evening News, Today Show, NPR and Saturday Night Live.
John D. Lee, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Industrial and Systems
Engineering
University of Wisconsin-Madison
John D. Lee is a professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the Univeristy of Wisconsin-Madison. He has a Ph. D. in engineering and his special fields of knowledge are cognitive engineering, driver performance, interface design, human adaptation to technology, and modeling human behavior. Dr. Lee’s current research interests include driver distraction, driver response to in-vehicle technology, and trust in automation.
Matthew Rizzo, M.D.
Professor of Neurology, Engineering, and
Public Policy
Director of the Division of Neuroergonomics
University of Iowa
Matthew Rizzo is Professor of Neurology, Engineering, and Public Policy, at the University of Iowa.  He has an M.D. from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.  He is the Vice Chair for Clinical/Translational Research, and Director if the Division of Neuroergonomics, its Visual Function and (SIREN) Laboratory. and its instrumented vehicles, all in the Department of Neurology. His clinical interests and activities include behavioral neurology and cognitive neuroscience and memory disorders.  His research interests include behavioral disturbances resulting from CNS injury, neural substrates of human vision (including attention and visuomotor control), aging and dementia, driving performance in neurological disease, and driving simulation. Dr. Rizzo is a member of the American Academy of Neurology, the American Neurological Association, and the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Society for Neuroscience, and the Vision Sciences Society.
Thomas F. Sanquist, Ph.D.
Research Scientist
Pacific Northwest National Laboratories
Thomas F. Sanquist is a research scientist with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Seattle, WA, operated by Battelle for the US Department of Energy. His work focuses on the application of human factors methods and principles for designing and evaluating user interactions with complex systems. Application areas include security systems, intelligence analysis, transportation, imaging devices, satellite control systems, nuclear power plants, and military command and control. He has experience in both the research and practice of human factors engineering, having designed and implemented significant large-scale systems such as radiation portal monitoring for the Department of Homeland Security, and the Air Force satellite control network user interface. Selected areas of expertise include security systems, user interface design and evaluation, job/task analysis, work process/schedule design, hardware and software specifications, test and evaluation, and process improvement studies. Dr. Sanquist was a member of the National Research Council Committee on Human-System Design Support for Changing Technology (2005 – 2007), and currently serves on the NRC Soldier-Systems Panel (2007 – 2009). He is an Affiliate Professor in the Department of Psychology, University of Washington. He received a B.A. degree in psychology from the University of Michigan and a Ph.D. degree in cognitive and physiological psychology from UCLA.
Thomas Sheridan, Ph.D.
Ford Professor of Engineering and Applied
Psychology, Emeritus
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Thomas B. Sheridan (NAE) is Ford Professor of Engineering and Applied Psychology Emeritus, in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A member of the National Academy of Engineering, he chaired the National Research Council's Committee on Human Factors, and has served on numerous other NRC, government and industrial advisory committees and several editorial boards. He has also served as a visiting professor at University of California Berkeley, Stanford, Delft University in the Netherlands (from which he received an honorary doctorate), Kassel University in Germany, and Ben Gurion University in Israel. He was president and is a Fellow of the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society, received their Norbert Wiener and Joseph Wohl awards and Third Millennium Medal. He was also president and is a Fellow of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, recipient of their Paul M. Fitts and President's Distinguished Service Awards. He also received the National Engineering Award of the American Association of Engineering Societies and the the Oldenburger Medal of ASME. His research interests are in experimentation, modeling, and design of human-machine systems in air, highway and rail transportation, space and undersea robotics, process control, arms control, telemedicine, and virtual reality. Sheridan authored or edited five books on human performance modeling, telerobotics and human-automation interaction. Currently he a senior research fellow for the US Department of Transportation Volpe Center.
Philip Smith, Ph.D.
Co-Director, Institute for Ergonomics
Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering
Program, Institute for Ergonomics
Ohio State University
Philip J. Smith is co-director of the Institute for Ergonomics and a professor with the industrial and systems engineering program, biomedical engineering, and the Advanced Computing Center for Arts and Design at The Ohio State University. He is a Fellow of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. Dr. Smith teaches courses in the areas of cognitive systems engineering, artificial intelligence, human-computer interaction and the design of cooperative problem-solving systems, intelligent information retrieval systems, and intelligent tutoring systems. His research focuses on issues concerned with design of cooperative problem-solving systems to support people in performing complex tasks such as information retrieval, planning, database exploration, teaching and diagnosis, using fields such as aviation, medicine, library systems and education as testbeds.
Joel Warm, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist
411th Human Performance Wing
Air Force Research Laboratory
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Joel S. Warm is recently retired as Professor of Psychology at the University of Cincinnati. He is currently Senior Scientist, 411th Human Performance Wing, Air Force Research Laboratory,Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. He specializes in sensation/perception, human performance and human factors. Dr. Warm’s current research interests center upon vigilance or sustained attention in terms of tests of theoretical models, studies of the psychophysical, neuroergonomc, and training determinants of performance efficiency, and the perceived mental workload and stress associated with the performance of of vigilance tasks. He also does research in pattern discrimination, particularly the perception of subjective contours, and psychoacoustics, with emphasis on auditory adaptation and intersensory processes. He has co-authored or edited four books on perception and human factors. While at the University of Cincinnati, he co-founded the human factors docatoral program in the Department of Psychology. His work was funded by NASA, the Naval Air Warefare Center, the Department of Defense, and the U.S.Army. Dr. Warm is a recipient of the Paul M. Fitts Education Award from the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society for excellence in training human factors/ergonomics specialists and the Excellence in Doctoral Mentoring Award from the Graduate School of the University of Cincinnati. He is a fellow of AAAS, the American Psychological Association, the Association for Psychological Science, and the Human Factors and Ergonomics soociety.
Howard Weiss, Ph.D.
Professor and Department Head
Department of Psychological Sciences
Purdue University
Howard M. Weiss is Professor and Department Head in the Department of Psychological Sciences at Purdue University.  He has a Ph.D. in industrial/organizational psychology from New York University.  Dr. Weiss’ research focuses on understanding the causes and consequences of emotional experiences at work.  Specifically, his research examines variation of emotional states at work, effects of immediate emotional states on job performance, and the cumulative effects of emotional experiences on job satisfaction and burnout. He also studies the effect of attentional focus on work performance. He is co-founder of the Military Family Research Institute at Purdue University and currently serves as a Senior Research Scientist.  He is a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Behavior and currently seves on the Society’s Executive Committee. He is also a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science and the American Psychological Association, where he is also a member of APA Council. His research has been funded by the Army Research Institute, the Office of Naval Research, the Department of Defense and the Spencer Foundation.
Barbara Wanchisen, Ph.D.
Interim Director
National Research Council