Title: Research Psychologist

Year started in the program: 1999

Current work location: Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division

Research interest: My research interests include HCI and usability testing with a specific interest in systems and interfaces used by disabled persons. I am currently working a project that examines the HCI issues of magnification products for the visually disabled. At NAWCTSD, I have recently begun working on a project to develop a command and control interface for a weapons system using user-centered design principles. In addition, I have been researching the applications of human performance modeling and intelligent tutoring systems (ITS) to individual and team training. Currently, I am Principle Investigator on a project investigating uses of HBRs (human behavior representations) for training teamwork skills.

Publications over the past two years:

Hoeft, R. M., Buff, W. L., Cook, E., Stanney, K. M., & Wilson, S. (under review). Improving Assistive Technologies for the Visually Impaired: Minimizing the Side Effects of Magnification Products. Submitted to the 45th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Baltimore, MD.

Holness, D. O., Pharmer, J. A., & Buff, W. L. (under review). Usability Issues in Advanced Distributed Learning Applications: What are the Implications for Learning? Submitted to the 45th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Baltimore, MD.

Buff, W. L. & Campbell, G. E. (2002). What to do or what not to do?: Identifying the content of effective feedback. To be presented at the 45th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Baltimore, MD.

Buff, W. L. & Astwood, R. S. (2002). The Many Roles for Human Models in Military Training Systems. To be presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

Campbell, G. E., Bolton, A. E., & Buff, W. L. (2002). Traditional mathematical modeling applied to human prioritization judgments: Quicksand for the unwary modeler. To be presented at the 11th Annual Conference on Computer Generated Forces and Behavioral Representation, Orlando, FL.

Bolton, A. E., Holness, D. O., Buff, W. L., and Campbell, G. E. (2001). An application of mathematical modeling in training systems: Is it a viable alternative to cognitive modeling? Proceedings of the 10th Annual Conference on Computer Generated Forces and Behavioral Representation, (pp. 497 -505).

Buff, W., Pharmer, J., Bolton, A., Holness, D., Astwood, Jr., R., Griffin, T., and Campbell, G. (2001). Capturing fuzzy judgments of usability for advanced distance learning applications: An on-site experiment. Proceedings of the 45th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, October 8, 2001, Minneapolis, MN.

Campbell, G. E., Buff, W. L., Bolton, A. E. & Holness, D. O. (2001). The application of mathematical techniques for modeling decision-making: Lessons learned from a preliminary study. In E. M. Altman, A. Cleermans, C. D. Schunn & W. D. Gray (Eds.), Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Cognitive Modeling (pp. 49-54). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Cannon-Bowers, J., Bolton, A. E., Buff, W. L., Campbell, G., & Pharmer, J. A. (2001). A primer on human performance modeling: Approaches and potential applications for the military. Invited tutorial presented at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference, November 26, 2001, Orlando, FL.

Holness, D. O. Buff, W. L., Bolton, A. E. & Campbell, G. E. (2001). Delivering Feedback in a Training System Using Mathematical Modeling Techniques. Poster presented at the 16th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, San Diego, CA.

Bolton, A. E., Buff, W. L. & Campbell, G. E. (2000). The effect of computational model-based feedback on performance: A pilot study. Proceedings of the 1st Annual Florida Human Factors and Ergonomics Student Meeting, Orlando, FL.

Buff, W. L., Bolton, A. E., & Campbell, G. E. (2000). A comparison of the predictive validity of two types of computational modeling techniques: A pilot study. Proceedings of the 1st Annual Florida Human Factors and Ergonomics Student Meeting, Orlando, FL.

Campbell, G. E., Buff, W. L., & Bolton, A. E. (2000). The diagnostic utility of fuzzy system modeling for application in training systems. Proceedings of the XIVth Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association and the 44th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. (pp.2-370 – 2-373). Santa Monica, CA: Human Factors & Ergonomics Society.

Milanovich, D. M., Smith-Jentsch, K. A., Buff, W. L., & Campbell, G. E. (2000). Guided team self-correction: A strategy for structured peer mentoring. Presented at the 15th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, New Orleans, LA.

Email address: BuffWL@navair.navy.mil