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Florian Jentsch, Ph.D.
Rank: Associate Scientist/Scholar

Year started in AEHF program: 2000

University graduated from: UCF

Year graduated: 1997

Research interest: Aviation human factors, simulation, teams, driving, military psychology

Publications over the past two years:

Journal Articles (peer-reviewed):

Baer, M., Sauer, M., & Jentsch, F. (2000). Community based service use with service coordinators and case managers in a shared cost program. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 33(1), 35-49.

Bowers, C., & Jentsch, F. (2000). Book review: Handbook of Aviation Human Factors. Personnel Psychology 53(2), 466-469.

Fiore, S. M., Jentsch, F., Oser, R., & Cannon-Bowers, J. A. (2000). Perceptual and conceptual processing in expert/novice cue pattern recognition. Cognitive Technology, 5, 17-26.

Jentsch, F., Bowers, C., & Salas, E. (in press). What determines whether observers recognize target behaviors in modeling displays? Human Factors.

Magazine Articles (peer-reviewed):

Jentsch, F. (in press). Book review: Developing the future aviation system. Ergonomics in Design.

Rhodenizer, L. G., Jentsch, F., & Bowers, C. (in press). Using sequential data analysis to study emergency services dispatchers' communications. Ergonomics in Design.

Book Chapters (peer-reviewed):

Bowers, C., & Jentsch, F. (in press). Use of commercial, off-the-shelf, simulations in team research. In E. Salas (Ed.), Advances in Human Performance and Cognitive Engineering Research, Vol. 1 (pp. 291-315). Amsterdam, NL: Elsevier Science.

Bowers, C., Jentsch, F., & Morgan, B. B., Jr. (in press). Team performance. In W. Karkowski (Ed.), The International Encyclopedia of Ergonomics and Human Factors. London: Taylor and Francis.

Bowers, C., Jentsch, F., & Salas, E. (2000). Establishing aircrew competencies: A comprehensive approach for identifying CRM training needs. In H. F. O'Neil & D. H. Andrews (Eds.), Aircrew Training Methods, Technologies, and Assessments (pp. 67-83). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Jentsch, F., & Smith-Jentsch, K. (2001). Assertiveness in teams: More than "just say no." In E. Salas, C. Bowers, & E. Edens, (Eds.), Resource Management in Organizations (pp. 73-94). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Prince, C., & Jentsch, F. (2001). Crew resource management training with low-fidelity devices. In E. Salas, C. Bowers, & E. Edens, (Eds.), Resource Management in Organizations (pp. 147-164). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Proceedings Papers (peer-reviewed):

Hitt, J. M., II, Jentsch, F., & Bowers, C. (2001). Conceptual knowledge of flight management system (FMS) capabilities: An ATC perspective. Proceedings of the 11th International Symposium on Aviation Psychology. Columbus: The Ohio State University.

Hitt II, J.M., Jentsch, F., Bowers, C., & Oser, R. (2000). An information-processing model approach to identifying training issues for advanced aviation automation. Proceedings of the Human Performance, Situation Awareness, and Automation: User-centered Design for the New Millennium, October 15-19, 2000, Savannah, GA.

Hitt II, J.M., Jentsch, F., Bowers, C.A., Salas, E., & Edens, E. (2000). Scenario-based training for autoflight skills. Proceedings of the Fifth Australian Aviation Psychology Symposium, Sydney, Australia.

Jentsch, F., Bowers, C., Berry, D., & Dougherty, W. (2001). Improving the generation of line-oriented scenarios through computerized tools. Proceedings of the 11th International Symposium on Aviation Psychology. Columbus: The Ohio State University.

Jentsch, F., Hitt II, J.M., Evans, W., & Bowers, C. (2000). Theoretical limits of card-sorting as a mental model assessment tool. Proceedings of the Human Performance, Situation Awareness, and Automation: User-centered Design for the New Millennium, October 15-19, 2000, Savannah, GA.

Kennedy, R. S., Jentsch, F., Compton, D. E., Drexler, J. M., Smither, J. A., & Smith, P. M. (2000). Movement in depth thresholds and age. Proceedings of the Aerospace Medical Association Annual Conference. See: Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine, 71(3), 279.

Technical Reports:

Borjesson, W., Jentsch, F., & Bowers, C. (2000). Air traffic control teamwork update (Technical report submitted to the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division). Orlando: University of Central Florida.

Bowers, C., & Jentsch, F. (2000). Requirements for low-cost simulations in team research (Technical report submitted to the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division). Orlando: Authors.

Jentsch, F., Bowers, C., & Fiore, S. (2000). Investigations of team performance in aviation- Final report (Technical report submitted to the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division). Orlando: University of Central Florida.

Jentsch, F., Hitt, J. M., Bowers, C., Oser, R. (2000). Identifying training areas for advanced automated aircraft: Application of an information-processing model (Technical report submitted to the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division and the Federal Aviation Administration, AAR-100). Orlando: University of Central Florida.

Courses taught and currently teaching: Spring 1999 * PSY 5937 - ST: RMIII Fall 1999 * PSY 5937 - ST: HF in Automation Spring 2000 * PSY 5937 - ST: RMIII Fall 2000 * EXP 5258 - HFIII Spring 2001 * PSY 6938C - RMIII Fall 2001 * PSY 6938C - RMIII Spring 2002 * PSY 6219 - RMII

Email address: fjentsch@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu