Current Employers: US Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences: Simulator Systems Research Unit, Orlando, Florida / Department of Psychology, University of Central Florida

Year started in the program: 1997

Year graduated: 2004

Research interest: human performance in extreme environments, spaceflight human factors, and distributed team performance.

Recent publications and presentations:

Journal articles, book chapters, and technical reports

Kring, J. P. (2001). Multicultural factors for international spaceflight. Journal of Human Performance in Extreme Environments, 5(2), 11-32.

Davis, S. F., & Kring, J. P. (2001). A model for training and evaluating graduate teaching assistants. College Student Journal, 35, 45-51.

Singer, M. J., Grant, S. G., Commarford, P. M., Kring, J. P., & Zavod, M. (2001). Team performance in distributed virtual environments (ARI Tech Report No. 1118; ADA 396489). Orlando, FL: US Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences (Simulator Systems Research Unit).

Davis, S. F., Smith, R. A., Bleeker, M. M., & Kring, J. P. (2001). Instructor s manual with tests: The Psychologist as Detective: An Introduction to Conducting Research in Psychology (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Kaplan, M., Morgan, B. B., Jr., & Kring, J. P. (2000). Cultural Ergonomics. In W. Karwowski (Ed.), International Encyclopedia of Ergonomics and Human Factors (pp. 31-34). London: Taylor & Francis.

Proceedings papers

Kring, J. P. (2004, March). Cultural challenges for human Mars missions. Proceedings of the University of Central Florida 2004 Graduate Research Forum (p. 83). Orlando, FL: University of Central Florida.

Barnett, J., & Kring, J. P. (2003, October). Human performance in extreme environments: A preliminary taxonomy of shared factors. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 47th Annual Meeting (pp. 961-964). Santa Monica, CA: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.

Kring, J. P., & Goudarzi, S. (2003, October). A theoretical model of the cognitive link between stress and performance for long-duration spaceflight. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 47th Annual Meeting (pp. 6-10). Santa Monica, CA: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.

Zavod, M. J. (Chair), Kring, J. P. (Co-chair), Bliss, J. P., Maddox, M. E., O Brien, T. G., & Singer, M. J. (Panel Members) (2003, October). The many facets of anti-terrorism: A discussion of cooperation and collaboration among various areas of expertise. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 47th Annual Meeting (pp. 1012-1016). Santa Monica, CA: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.

Kring, J. P., Commarford, P. M., & Singer, M. J. (2001, October). Personality and team performance in distributed virtual environments. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 45th Annual Meeting (pp. 1943-1947). Santa Monica, CA: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.

Commarford, P. M., Kring, J. P., & Singer, M. J. (2001, October). Investigating communication as a possible mediator of team performance in distributed environments. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 45th Annual Meeting (pp. 1939-1942). Santa Monica, CA: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.

Mouloua, M., Gilson, R. Kring, J. P., & Hancock, P. (2001, October). Workload, situation awareness, and teaming issues for UAV/UCAV operations. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 45th Annual Meeting (pp. 162-165). Santa Monica, CA: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.

Mouloua, M., Gilson, R. Daskarolis-Kring, E., Kring, J. P., & Hancock, P. (2001, October). Ergonomics of UAV/UCAV Mission Success: Considerations for Data Link, Control, and Display Issues. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 45th Annual Meeting (pp. 144-148). Santa Monica, CA: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.

Bishop, S. L., Morphew, M. E., & Kring, J. P. (2000, August). Avoiding risky teams in risky environments. Proceedings of the IEA 2000/HFES 2000 Congress (pp. 2-800--2-803). Santa Monica, CA: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.

Kring, J. P., & Daskarolis, E. M. (2000, August). Habitability concerns aboard the International Space Station related to culture and crew backgrounds. Proceedings of the IEA 2000/HFES 2000 Congress (pp. 3-101). Santa Monica, CA: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.

Presentations

Singer, M. J., Kring, J. P., & Hamilton, R. H. (2004, December). Instructional intervention effectiveness for task activities in virtual environment training. Paper accepted for presentation at the 2004 Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation & Education Conference, Orlando, FL.

Kring, J. P., Hamilton, R. H., Singer, M. J. (2004, September). Implications of team communication training for distributed team performance in an immersive virtual environment. Paper accepted for presentation at the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 48th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA.

Kring, J. P., Cuevas, H. M., & Goudarzi, S. (2004, July). Habitat Design Considerations for Mitigating Social Stressors in Long-duration Spaceflight. Paper accepted for presentation at the 34th International Conference on Environmental Systems, Colorado Springs, CO.

Kring, J. P., & Barnett, J. (2004, January). Expert judgments of the most critical environmental and psychological variables in spaceflight. Paper presented at Habitation 2004, Orlando, FL. Abstract published in Habitation, 9(3/4), 161-162.

Singer, M. J., & Kring, J. P. (2002, December). Here and there: Distributed training in immersive simulations. Paper presented at the 2002 Army Science Conference, Orlando, FL.

Collins, C., & Kring, J. P. (2002, November). Communication modality and after action review performance in a distributed immersed virtual environment. Paper presented at the 10th Annual Army Research Laboratory/United States Military Academy Technical Symposium, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD/United States Military Academy at West Point, NY.

Kring, J. P., Fiore, S. M., Samman, S. N., & Salas, E. (2002, May). Culture's impact on spacecraft design and human-technology interfaces: Findings and recommendations. Paper presented at the 73rd annual meeting of the Aerospace Medical Association, Montreal, Canada. Abstract published in Aviation, Space, & Environmental Medicine, 73, 225.

Kring, J. P., Fiore, S. M., & Salas, E. (2002, April). Russian-US cooperation in space: Historical insight and future challenges. Paper presented at the 39th Space Congress, Cape Canaveral, FL.

Kring, J. P. (2002, March). Team performance and process in a distributed immersive virtual environment. In C. A. Bowers (Chair), Technology, friend or foe: Promoting effective team process. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Orlando, FL.

Fiore, S. M., Kring, J. P., Jentsch, F., & Salas, E. (2001, August). Shared mental model theory and the group dynamics of teams in extreme environments. Paper presented at the Fourth Annual Mars Society Convention, Stanford, CA.

Singer, M. J., Commarford, P. M., & Kring, J. P. (2001, August). Presence in distributed virtual environments. Paper presented at the 9th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction; HCI International 2001, New Orleans, LA.

Kring, J. P. (2001, May). National culture and teamwork: Implications for ISS and Mars missions. Paper presented at the 72nd annual meeting of the Aerospace Medical Association, Reno, NV.

Singer, M. J., Grant, S. C., Commarford, P. Kring, J., & Zavod, M (2000, November). Training in distributed virtual environments. Paper presented at the Interservice/Industry Training Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC), Orlando, FL.

Morphew, M. E., Novak, J., Balmer, D., Ballard, T., Smart, K. & Kring, J. P. (2000, August). Human considerations in the design of closed environmental systems. Paper presented at the 4th International Life Support & Biosphere Science Conference, Baltimore, MD.

Kring, J. P., McDonnell, L., & Orasanu, J. (2000, May). Pre-mission agreement on habitability issues related to culture for long-duration spaceflight. Paper presented at the 71st annual meeting of the Aerospace Medical Association, Houston, TX. Abstract published in Aviation, Space, & Environmental Medicine, 71, 334.