Title: Research Psychologist

Current employer: Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division, Orlando, Florida

Year started in the program: 1992

Year graduated: 2000

Research interest: Current interests include: training (computer based, distance learning, and traditional), and human computer interaction / usability. I have experience with both the development side and the project management side of web-based training. Research interests include team training and performance and training technology development. Current Navy projects include Joint training.

Publications over the past two years:

Blickensderfer, E., Cannon-Bowers, J. A., Salas, E. & Baker, D. P. (2000). Analyzing team knowledge requirements in team tasks. In S. Chipman, V. Shalin, & J. M. Schraagen (Eds.) Cognitive task analysis (pp. 431-447). Mahwah, NJ: LEA.

Smith-Jentsch, K. A., Blickensderfer, E., Salas, E., & Cannon-Bowers, J. A. (2000). Helping team members help themselves. In M. Beyerlein, D. Johnson, & S. Beyerlein (Eds.) Advances in interdisciplinary studies of work teams: Vol.6 Team performance Management (pp. 55-72). Stamford, CT: JAI Press.

Blickensderfer, E., Salas, E., & Cannon-Bowers, J. A. (2000). When the teams came marching home: U.S. military team research since WWII. In M. M. Beyerlein (Ed.) Work teams: Past, Present, and Future (pp. 255-273). The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers.

Oser, R. A., McCluskey, M. Blickensderfer, E., Campbell, G., Lyons, D. (2000) Intelligent Agents to Enhance Learning in Large Scale Modeling and Simulation Exercises. Proceedings of the 2000 Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference.

Blickensderfer, E., Cannon-Bowers, J. A. & Salas, E. (2000, June). The role of experience and team knowledge in team process and performance: A field study. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Society, Miami, FL.

Blickensderfer, E. & Tanner, S. (2001, Nov). Civilian Supervisor Training: Performance Appraisal. Web-based Course Prototype Demonstration. Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference, Orlando, FL.

Email address: blickensdeel@navair.navy.mil and beth_b_32765@yahoo.com