Human Sciences Research

Registration and Continental Breakfast

Welcome and Introductions

• LtGen Fran Wilson, USMC President, National Defense University
• Honorable William A. Navas, Jr., Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower & Reserve Affairs)
• Ms. Anita Blair, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Total Force Transformation)

Panel 1: Applications of cognitive and neurosciences to warfare

• Karl F. Van Orden, Ph.D., Scientific Director at Naval Health Research Center (NHRC), San Diego, CA
• COL Michael B. Russo, MC, USA, US Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory, Fort Rucker, AL
• Paul A. Gade, Ph.D., Staff Scientist, Army Res. Institute, Arlington, VA
• Thomas M. McKenna, Ph.D., Program Officer, Computational Neuroscience, Biorobotics, and Cognitive Science Programs, Office of Naval Research (ONR), Arlington, VA

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Panel 2: Medical research to sustain and enhance military performance

• CAPT Kerry R. Thompson, USN, XO, NHRC, San Diego, CA
• LTC Carl G. Hover, Ph.D., USA, Dir., Military Operational Medicine Research Program, US Army Medical Res. and Materiel Command, Ft. Detrick, MD
• Henk W. Ruck, Ph.D., Dir. Human Effectiveness Directorate, US Air Force Res. Lab (AFRL) WPAFB, OH
• COL Paul T. Bartone, Ph.D., MS, USA, Psychologist, Industrial College of the Armed Forces

Working Lunch

Panel 3: Advances in technology, IT, & Human Systems Integration (HSI)

• Frank C. Garland, Ph.D., Scientific Advisor, NHRC, San Diego, CA
• Ray S. Perez, Ph.D., Program Officer, Combat Training Technologies and Cognitive and Neural Sciences, ONR, Arlington, VA
• Michael Letsky, Ph.D., Program Officer, Collaboration and Knowledge Interoperability Program, ONR, Arlington, VA
• Laurel Allender, Ph.D., Chief, Crewstation Branch, Human Res. & Engineering Directorate, Army Res. Lab, Aberdeen, MD

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Panel 4: Impact of Organizational and Social Sciences

• Jerry Lamb, Ph.D., Technical Director, Naval Submarine Medical Res. Lab, (NSMRL) Groton, CT
• Jay Goodwin, Ph.D., Psychologist, Army Research Ins., Arlington, VA
• David L. Alderton, Ph.D., Director, Naval Personnel Res. Studies & Technology ((NPRST), Millington, TN

Panel 5: Personnel life-cycle management and economic decision-making of Sailors and Marines

• Tonia Heffner, Ph.D., Psychologist, Army Research Ins., Arlington, VA
• David Cashbaugh, Ph.D., Dir., Personnel Planning, Policy Analysis, NPRST, Millington, TN
• Tanja F. Blackstone, Ph.D., Economist, NPRST, Millington, TN

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Wrap-up Session: Determine Next Steps: Forum on How HSR can support the DON Human Capital Strategy

Facilitated Discussion: to lead the group (panelists and attendees) toward a list of next steps that might be taken

• Facilitator: LTG William Reno, USA (Ret.), CEO & President, The Wexford Group International

Adjourn