Human Sciences Research Conference - 13 June 2007
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Essays by the Keynote Speaker

Whispers of Warriors: Essays on the New Joint Era By the Honorable Ike Skelton National Defense University Press, 2004

Operational Applications of Cognitive Performance Enhancement Technologies

[Note the following three articles are bundled into one pdf file]

Three introductory articles to Special Supplement Section of Aviation, Space and Environmental Medicine, Volume 78, No. 5, May 2007, pp. 1-11.

Kollmorgen, L.S. (2007). A Case for operational approach in advanced research projects - the Augmented Cognition story. Pp. B-1-3.

Schoomaker, E.B. (2007). Military medical research on cognitive performance: The warfighters’ competitive edge. Pp. B-4-6.

Schmorrow, D.D. and Reeves, L.M. (2007). 21st century human –system computing: Augmented Cognition for improved human performance. Pp. B-7-11.

Cognitive Foundations of Human Information Processing

D.K. McBride (2007). Mitigation of three types of stress on cognitive performance (Preface). Aviation, Space and Environmental Medicine, Volume 78, No. 5, Section II, Supplement, May 2007, pp. B-12-14.

Krueger, G.P. and Banderet, L.E. (2007). Implications for studying team cognition and team performance in network-centric warfare paradigms (Preface to Team Cognition and Team Performance). Aviation, Space and Environmental Medicine, Volume 78, No. 5, Section II, Supplement, May 2007, pp. B-58-62.

Hancock, P.A. and Warm, J.S. (1989). A dynamic model of stress and sustained attention. Human Factors, 1989, 31(5), pp. 519-537.

Operational Neuroscience, Neurophysiologic Measures and Augmented Cognition

Kruse, A. (2007). Operational neuroscience: Neurophysiological measures in applied environments (Preface). Aviation, Space and Environmental Medicine, Volume 78, No. 5, Section II, Supplement, May 2007, pp. B-191-194.

Thomas, M.L. and Russo, M.B. (2007). Neurocognitive monitors: Toward the prevention of cognitive performance decrements and catastrophic failures in the operational environment (Preface). Aviation, Space and Environmental Medicine, Volume 78, No. 5, Section II, Supplement, May 2007, pp. B-144-152.

Corona, B.M. and Fiedler, E.R. (2007). Potential paradigm for assessment s of biomedical technologies in the operational environment (Preface to Operational Processes and Cognitive Mapping). Aviation, Space and Environmental Medicine, Volume 78, No. 5, Section II, Supplement, May 2007, pp. B-245-251.

Stetz, M.C., Thomas, M.L., Russo, M.B. et al. (2007). Stress, mental health, and cognition: A brief review of relationships and countermeasures. Aviation, Space and Environmental Medicine, Volume 78, No. 5, Section II, Supplement, May 2007, pp. B-252-260.

Pharmacological Strategy and Ethical Use of Drug Intervention

Kautz, M.A., Thomas, M.L. and Caldwell, J.L. (2007). Considerations of pharmacology on fitness for duty in the operational environment (Preface). Aviation, Space and Environmental Medicine, Volume 78, No. 5, Section II, Supplement, May 2007, pp. B-107-112.

[Note, the following five articles are bundled into one pdf file]

Position article by M.B. Russo followed by replies from four international critics: Russo, M.B. (2007). Recommendations for the ethical use of pharmacologic fatigue countermeasures in the U.S. military. Aviation, Space and Environmental Medicine, Volume 78, No. 5, Section II, Supplement, May 2007, pp. B-119-127.

Jaeger, H.F. A glance at the tip of a big iceberg: Commentary on "Recommendations for the ethical use of pharmacologic fatigue countermeasures in the U.S. military." Pp. B-128-130.

Meijer, M. A human performance perspective on the ethical use of Cogniceuticals: Commentary on "Recommendations for the Ethical Use of Pharmacologic Fatigue Countermeasures in the U.S. military." Pp. B-131-133.

Nielsen, J.N. Danish perspective: Commentary on "Recommendations for the ethical use of pharmacologic fatigue countermeasures in the U.S. military." Pp. B-134-135.

Roedig, E. German perspective: Commentary on "Recommendations for the ethical use of pharmacologic fatigue countermeasures in the U.S. military." Pp. B-136-137.

Military Training and Training Technologies

Binder, C. (1998). The Six Boxes: A descendant of Gilbert's behavior engineering model. CA: Santa Rosa. Binder Riha Associates.

Carr, C.M. (2006). Sport psychology: Psychologic issues and applications. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America, 2006, Vol. 17. pp. 519-535.

Chatham, R. E. (2007). Games for Training: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) article in press.

Sanders, E.S. (2002). What is HPI? What Makes a Performance Consultant? How Can you Tell if You Already are One? Chapter 1, pp. 1-10. In: Piskurich, G.M. (Ed.) Human Performance Improvement essentials: A just-the-facts, bottom line primer on Human Performance Improvement essentials. Virginia: Alexandria. American Society for Training and Development (ASTD).

Maddi, S.R. (2007). Relevance of Hardiness Assessment and Training to the Military Context. Military Psychology, 2007, Vol. 19(1), pp. 61-70.

Counterinsurgency and Culture of our Adversaries:

McFate, M. and Jackson, A.V. (2006). The object beyond war: Counterinsurgency and the four tools of political competition. Military Review, January-February 2006, pp. 13-26.

McFate, M. (2005). The military utility of understanding adversary culture. Joint Force Quarterly, 2005, Vol. 38, pp. 42-48.

McFate, M. (2005). Anthropology and counterinsurgency: The strange story of their curious relationship. Military Review, 2005, pp. 24-38.


Note: The above articles were provided as background materials for informational purposes only to Conference attendees and interested parties.