Douglas Wiegmann

Douglas A. Wiegmann received his B.S. degree in psychology from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse in 1988 and his Ph.D. in experimental psychology from Texas Christian University in 1992.,He gained post-doctoral training in aviation psychology while serving as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Navy and has served as an aviation accident investigator for the National Transportation Safety Board. He is currently an Associate Professor of Aviation Human Factors and Associate Head of the Aviation Human Factors Division within the Institute of Aviation at UIUC. He also holds an appointment in the Department of Psychology and the Beckman Institute of Science and Technology. His research interests include the application of theories of cognition to the development of technologies for improving human judgment and decision making in complex systems.

EDUCATION

• B.S.Psychology/Anthropology (1988), University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.
• M.S.Experimental Psychology: Cognition (1990), Texas Christian University.
• Ph.D. Experimental Psychology: Cognition (1992), Texas Christian University.
• Post DoctoralM.S.Biomedical Science: Clinical and Translational Research (2007), Mayo Clinic College of Medicine.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Cognitive Systems Engineering
• System Safety
• Accident Investigation
• Human Error Analysis
• Aviation
• Healthcare

AWARDS, HONORS AND SOCIETIES

• Mayo Clinic College of Medicine (2005-07).
• Naval Aerospace Medical Institute (1992-93).

POST DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS AND TRAINING

• Private Pilot's Certificate, Single-engine land (SEL), Federal Aviation Administration.
• Board Certified Human Factors Professional, by the Board of Certification in Professional Ergonomics (BCPE).

CERTIFICATIONS

• Southern Thoracic Surgical Association President's Award (2006) for the best scientific paper presented at the 53rd Annual Meeting.
• Power System Engineering Society Prize Paper Award (2003). For best paper presented at the Annual IEEE Conference on Power System Analysis, Computing, and Economic Conference.
• Earl A. Alluisi Award (2003) for early career achievement in the field of Applied Experimental and Engineering Psychology. Awarded by the American Psychological Association-Div. 21.
• Williams E. Collins Award (2003) for the outstanding publication in the field of human factors. Awarded by the Aerospace Human Factors Association.
• Harry G. Moseley Award (2003) for significant contributions to human factors and aerospace safety. Awarded by the Aerospace Medical Association.
• Admiral Louis de Florez Award (2002) for significant contributions to aviation safety and accident prevention. Awarded by the Flight Safety Foundation, International.
• Williams E. Collins Award (2002) for the outstanding publication in the field of human factors Awarded by the Aerospace Human Factors Association