James L. Szalma, Ph.D. Department of Psychology Tel: 407-823-0920 University of Central Florida Fax: 407-823-5862 Psychology Building (99) e-mail: James.Szalma@ucf.edu Suite 320, Room 351 Performance Research Laboratory P.O. Box 161390 Website: http://psychology.cos.ucf.edu/perl/ Orlando, FL 32816-1390 Current Appointment 2012-present. Psychology Department, University of Central Florida. Associate Professor Additional Affiliation 2006-present. Institute for Simulation and Training, University of Central Florida. Contributing Faculty Member Current Research Interests The interactive effects of task and person characteristics (individual differences) on human performance, workload, and stress associated with signal detection tasks Applications of signal detection theory to threat detection tasks in the contexts of monitoring with or without the automated aids The role of motivation in human-technology interaction Education Human Factors/Experimental Psychology, The University of Cincinnati, 1999. Ph.D. Title: Sensory and temporal determinants of workload and stress in sustained attention Dissertation Committee Chair: Joel S. Warm, Ph.D. The University of Cincinnati, Department of Psychology, 1997. M.A., Title: Intraclass and interclass transfer in training for vigilance Thesis Committee Chair: Joel S. Warm, Ph.D. University of Michigan, Chemistry, 1990. B.S., Occupational Experience 2006-2012. Psychology Department, University of Central Florida. Assistant Professor. 2002-2006 Institute for Simulation and Training, University of Central Florida, Research Associate.
James L. Szalma, Ph.D. Department of Psychology Tel: 407-823-0920 University of Central Florida Fax: 407-823-5862 Psychology Building (99) e-mail: James.Szalma@ucf.edu Suite 320, Room 351 Performance Research Laboratory P.O. Box 161390 Website: http://psychology.cos.ucf.edu/perl/ Orlando, FL 32816-1390 Current Appointment 2012-present. Psychology Department, University of Central Florida. Associate Professor Additional Affiliation 2006-present. Institute for Simulation and Training, University of Central Florida. Contributing Faculty Member Current Research Interests The interactive effects of task and person characteristics (individual differences) on human performance, workload, and stress associated with signal detection tasks Applications of signal detection theory to threat detection tasks in the contexts of monitoring with or without the automated aids The role of motivation in human-technology interaction Education Ph.D. Human Factors/Experimental Psychology, The University of Cincinnati, 1999. Title: Sensory and temporal determinants of workload and stress in sustained attention Dissertation Committee Chair: Joel S. Warm, Ph.D. M.A., The University of Cincinnati, Department of Psychology, 1997. Title: Intraclass and interclass transfer in training for vigilance Thesis Committee Chair: Joel S. Warm, Ph.D. B.S., University of Michigan, Chemistry, 1990. Occupational Experience 2006-2012. Psychology Department, University of Central Florida. Assistant Professor. 2002-2006 Institute for Simulation and Training, University of Central Florida, Research Associate.