Year started in the program: 1989
Year graduated: 1993
Email address skass@uwf.edu
Webpage: http://uwf.edu/psych/kass.html

Research interest: My research interests include spatial abilities, spatial orientation, boredom, and situation awareness. I am currently working with the Naval Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory to develop an assessment tool for the symptomology of sopite syndrome (i.e., motion induced drowsiness) and I am working with UWF's Institute for Human and Machine Cognition on research using vibro-tactile stimulation to provide spatial orientation cues to pilots (Tactile Situation Awareness System).

Select Publications

Dissertation

Kass, S. J. (1993). Boredom proneness as a predictor of vigilance performance. Dissertation Abstracts, 54, 07B.

Journal Articles / Conference Proceedings

Diamond, D. D., Kass, S. J., Andrasik, F., & Raj, A. K. (under review). Vibrotactile cueing as a master caution system for visual monitoring. Manuscript sumbitted to Human Factors.

Wallace, J. C., Kass, S. J., & Vodanovich, S. J. (under revision). Trait boredom and its relationship to daytime sleepiness and sleep disorders: Investigating two populations. Manuscript submitted to Journal of Psychology.

Grazzi, L., Andrasik, F., D’Amico, D., Leone, M., Usai, S., Kass, S. J., & Bussone, G. (in press). Behavioral and pharmacological treatment of drug-induced daily headache: Outcome at three years. Headache.

Lawson, B. D., Kass, S. J., Kennedy, R. S., Muth, E. R., & Smith, S. (in press). Vestibular stimuli may degrade situation awareness even when spatial disorientation is not experienced. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Medicine Panel Symposium on Spatial Disorientation in Military Vehicles: Causes, Consequences and Cures. North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Research and Technology Organization, La Coruna, Spain.

Rotunda, R. J., Kass, S. J., Sutton, M. A., & Leon, D. T. (in press). Internet use and misuse: Preliminary findings from a new assessment instrument. Behavior Modification.

Hays-Thomas, R. & Kass, S. J. (in press). Integrating classroom knowledge and application through the industrial/organizational psychology internship. Teaching of Psychology.

Wallace, J. C., Kass, S. J., & Stanny, C. J. (in press). The cognitive failures questionnaire revisited: Dimensions and correlates. Journal of General Psychology.

Wallace, J. C., Kass, S. J., & Stanny, C. (2001). Predicting performance in ‘Go’ situations: A new use for the cognitive failures questionnaire. North American Journal of Psychology, 3, 481-490.

Kass, S. J., Vodanovich, S. J., Stanny, C. J., & Taylor, T. M. (2001). Watching the clock: Boredom and vigilance performance. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 92, 969-976.

Kass, S. J., Vodanovich, S. J., & Callender, A. (2001). State-trait boredom: Relationship to absenteeism, tenure, and job satisfaction. Journal of Business and Psychology, 16, 317-327.

Kass, S. J., Hughes, S. C., Stanny, C. J., & Behan, B. (2000). Haptic reports of angle perception: A new twist. Proceedings of the International Ergonomics Association XIV Triennial Congress/ 44th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 44(6), 120-123.

Raj, A. K., Kass, S. J., & Perry, J. F. (2000). Vibrotactile displays for improving spatial awareness. Proceedings of the International Ergonomics Association XIV Triennial Congress/ 44th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 44(1), 181-184

Gualtieri, J. W., Martin, M, Kass, S. J., & Burns, J. J. (2000). Complex adaptive systems: A framework for studying mental models. Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Human Interaction with Complex Systems, 5, 147-151.

Book Chapters

Hitt, J. M., Kass, S. J., Wilson, K. A., & Salas, E. (2001). Understanding human performance in complex environments: Research paradigms and emerging application areas. In E. Salas (Ed.), Advances in Human Performance and Cognitive Engineering Research, Vol. 1. (pp. 319-337). Greenwich, CT: JAI Press.

Brill, J. C., & Kass, S. J. (2000). Does a victim’s age matter in assigning accident blame? In M. McDaniel (Ed.) Active scripts & scraps of life: A book for, about, and by seniors, pp. 140-141. Pensacola, Florida: University of West Florida Foundation.

Technical Reports

Wallace, J. C., Kass, S. J., & Lawson, B. D. (2002). Assessing a specific measure of sopite syndrome: The mild motion questionnaire (NAMRL-1414). Pensacola: Naval Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory.

PRESENTATIONS:

Symposia

Kass, S. J., Morris, C. S., Hoffman, R. R., Bhalla, M., & Shirkey, E. C. (2001, March). Human factors considerations in clinical, cognitive, developmental, and personnel psychology. Symposium presented to SEPA, Atlanta, GA.

Paper / Poster Presentations

Diamond, D. D., Kass, S. J., Andrasik, F., & Raj. A. K. (accepted). What’s all the buzz about vibro-tactile cueing? A system for improving attention on a visual monitoring task. Paper submitted to the American Psychological Association conference, Chicago, IL.

Raj, A. K., Diamond, D. D., Kass, S. J., Fatolitis, P. G., Andrasik, F., & Rupert, A. H. (2002, May). Tactile Situation Awareness System Task performance enhancement effects. Paper presented at the 73rd Annual Aerospace Medical Association conference, Montreal, Canada.

Kass, S. J., Menchero, P., & Schell, T. L. (2002, March). Who believes in a just world? Age, sex, and politics. Paper presented at the Southeastern Psychological Association conference, Orlando, FL.

Raj, A. K., Perry, J. F., Kass, S. J., & Rupert, A. H. (2001, August). Tactile interfaces for improved situation awareness during remote piloting. Paper presented at the Association for Unmanned Systems International Symposium, Baltimore, MD.

Wallace, C. J., Kass, S. J., & Lawson, B. (2001, March). Sopite: A unique syndrome or just bored and inattentive. Paper presented at the Southeastern Psychological Association conference, Atlanta, GA.

Kass, S. J., Lawson, B. D., Muth, E. R., & Brill, J. C. (2001, March). Developing a sopite syndrome assessment scale using subject-centered descriptors. Paper presented at the Southeastern Psychological Association conference, Atlanta, GA.

Lawson, B. D., Kass, S. J., Muth, E. R., Sommers, J., & Guzy, L. T. (2001, May). Development of a scale for assessing signs and symptoms of the sopite syndrome in response to mild or non-sickening motion stimuli. Paper presented at the 72nd Annual Aerospace Medical Association conference, Reno, Nevada.

Raj, A. K., Perry, J., Kass, S., Diamond, D., Carff, R., Fatolitis, P., & Rupert, A. (2001, May). Tactile Situation Awareness System (TSAS) applications for course maintenance and azimuth targeting. Paper presented at the 72nd Annual Aerospace Medical Association conference, Reno, Nevada.

Brill, J. C., Kass, S. J., & Schell, T. (2000, March). It’s your own darn fault: Age differences in fundamental attribution error. Paper presented at the Southeastern Psychological Association conference, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Taylor, T. M., Kass, S. J., Vodanovich, S. J., & Stanny, C. J. (2000, March). Watching the clock: Relation between boredom proneness and vigilance. Paper presented at the Southeastern Psychological Association conference, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Email address and web-page: skass@uwf.edu, http://uwf.edu/psych/kass.html