RAEGAN HOEFT has been working as a graduate research assistant at the Team Performance Lab since the summer of 2000. She is currently an ABD student working toward her Ph. D. in Applied Experimental and Human Factors Psychology and is also working on an M.S. in Industrial Engineering: Human Engineering/Ergonomics. Additionally, she received a Certificate in Design for Usability from the Industrial Engineering Department in spring 2003. Her research interests are in human-computer interaction, aviation human factors, usability, and human factors aspects of special populations, where she has co-authored over 30 publications, presentations, and technical reports. Raegan is a student member of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, the Usability Professionals' Association, Division 21 of APA, and SIGCHI. Additionally, she has been both secretary and vice president of the University of Central Florida Student Chapter of HFES and is the HFES International Book Drive Coordinator.

Email address: hoeft2@hotmail.com

Recent Awards:

Who's Who at the University of Central Florida, 2004
UCF Inaugural Graduate Research Forum, Award for Best Poster in Social Sciences, 2004
Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) Student Member with Honors, 2003

Publications:

Journal Articles/Book Chapters

Hoeft, R. M., Jentsch, F., & Bowers, C. A. (in press). Creating high tech teams: A conclusion. To appear in C. A. Bowers, F. Jentsch & E. Salas (Eds.), Making effective work teams with people, machines, and networks. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Hoeft, R. M., Kochan, J. A., & Jentsch, F. (in press). A human factors analysis of the current Notices to Airmen (NOTAM) system. The International Journal of Aviation Psychology.

Hoeft, R. M., Jentsch, F., & Kochan, J. A. (April, 2004). Freeing NOTAMs from teletype technology. Flight Safety Digest (pp. 1-35). Alexandria, VA: Flight Safety Foundation.

Hoeft, R. M., Kochan, J. A., & Jentsch, F. (in press). Automated systems in the cockpit: Is the autopilot, "George", a team member?. To appear in C. A. Bowers, F. Jentsch & E. Salas (Eds.), Making effective work teams with people, machines, and networks. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Jentsch, F., Hoeft, R., & Rehfeld, S. A. (submitted). Communication Analysis. To appear in W. Karwowski (Ed.), International Encyclopedia of Ergonomics and Human Factors, 2nd Edition. London: Taylor and Francis.

Jentsch, F., Hoeft, R., Fiore, S., & Bowers, C. (in press). 'A French, a German, and an Englishman...'- The impact of cultural heterogeneity on team performance. To appear in M. Kaplan (Ed), Special volume on cultural ergonomics in the series: Advances in Human Performance and Cognitive Engineering Research. Amsterdam, NL: Elsevier Science.

Vogel, J., Bowers, C., Meehan, C., Hoeft, R. M., & Bradley, K. (2004). Virtual reality for life skills education: Program evaluation. Deafness and Education International, 6(1), 39-50.

Bowers, C. A., Hitt, J. M., Hoeft, R. M., & Dunn, S. (2003). Applying training evaluation models to the clinical setting. Military Psychology, 15(1), 17-24.

Hoeft, R. M., Jentsch, F., Harper, M. E., Evans, A. W., III, Bowers, C., & Salas, E. (2003). TPL-KATS - -Concept Map: A computerized knowledge assessment tool. Computers in Human Behavior,19(6), 653-657.

Professional Proceedings and Presentations

Harper, M. E., Evans, III, A. W., Hoeft, R. M., Jentsch, F., & Bowers, C. (2004). Pictures speak louder than words: Differences in textual vs. pictorial organization. University of Central Florida Graduate Research Forum: Inaugural Showcase of Diverse Student Research (p. 40). Orlando, FL: University of Central Florida Graduate Student Association.

Harper, M. E., Hoeft, R. M., Evans, III, A. W., & Jentsch, F. (accepted). Scoring concept maps: Making the impractical practical. Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.

Hoeft, R. M., Kochan, J. A., & Jentsch, F. (2004). Improving how pilots receive critical flight safety information. University of Central Florida Graduate Research Forum: Inaugural Showcase of Diverse Student Research (p. 41). Orlando, FL: University of Central Florida Graduate Student Association.

Evans, A. W., III, Hoeft, R. M., Jentsch, F., Bowers, C., & Camizzi, E. (2003). Investigating the effects of modality and instruction on structural knowledge. Proceedings of the 47th Annual Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 635-639.

Evans, A. W., III, Hoeft, R. M., Harper, M. E., Jentsch, F., & Bowers, C. (2003). Pictures speak louder than words: Differences in textual vs. pictorial stimuli. Presented at the 111th annual meeting of the American Psychological Association. Toronto, Canada.

Hoeft, R. M., Evans, A. W., III, Jentsch, F., & Bowers, C. (2003, March). Assessing how instructions and presentation can affect mental model elicitation. Poster presented at the Southeastern Psychological Association. New Orleans, LA.

Hoeft, R. M., Kochan, J. A., & Jentsch, F. (2003). Pilot subjective perceptions of the current NOTAM system: Implications and suggestions for improvement. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Aviation Psychology, 559-564.

Hoeft, R. M., Vogel, J., & Bowers, C. A. (2003). Kids get sick too: A proposed child simulator sickness questionnaire. Proceedings of the 47th Annual Human Factors and Ergonomic Society, 2137-2141.

Jentsch, F., Hoeft, R., Kochan, J. A., & Bowers, C. (2003). A Human Factors investigation of Notices to Airmen (NOTAMs). Presented at the "100 years of Aviation" ADF Symposium, October 3, 2003, Orlando, FL.

Kochan, J. A., Hoeft, R., Jentsch, F., & Bowers, C. (2003). Human factors analysis of Notices to Airmen system (NOTAMs). Presented at the Air Transport Association Safety Council, July 10, 2003, Washington, DC.

Kochan, J. A., Hoeft, R., Jentsch, F, & Bowers, C. (2003). Human Factors Analysis of Notices to Airmen System (NOTAMs). Presented at the Air Transport Association Human Factors Committee Meeting, May 28, 2003, Moffett Field, San Jose, CA.

Kochan, J. A., Hoeft, R., Jentsch, F., & Bowers, C. (2003). Human Factors Analysis of Notices to Airmen System (NOTAMs). Presented at the Air Transport Association Safety Committee, March 8, 2003, Dallas, TX.

Bowers, C., Jentsch, F., Evans, A. W., III, Hoeft, R., & Harper, M. (2002, March). Modeling team performance: Behaviors and beliefs. Invited address at the 2002 Industrial-Organizational/Organizational Behavior Conference, March 2002, Tampa, Florida.

Evans, A. W., III, Hoeft, R. M., Jentsch, F., & Bowers, C. (2002). Can a picture say a thousand words? Investigating structural knowledge with textual and pictorial stimuli. Proceedings of the 46th Annual Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 240-244.

Hoeft, R. M., Buff, W., Cooke, E., Stanney, K., & Wilson, S. (2002). Improving assistive technology for the visually impaired: Minimizing the side effects of magnification products. Proceedings of the 46th Annual Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 1482-1485.

Hoeft, R. M., Jentsch, F., Harper, M. E., Berry, D. G., Bowers, C. A., & Salas, E. (2002). Structural knowledge assessment with the Team Performance Laboratory's Knowledge Analysis Test Suite (TPL-KATS). Proceedings of the 46th Annual Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 756-760.

Jentsch, F., Salas, E., Hoeft, R., Wilson, K. (2002). Team training and culture. Presented at Conference on CRM, Teams and Culture. Norfolk, VA, March 25-26.

Schaafstal, A., Hoeft, R. M., & van Schaik, M. (2002). Training a team with simulated team members. Proceedings of the 46th Annual Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 2026-2029.

Vogel, J., Meehan, C., Hoeft, R. M., Bradley, K., Brown, P., & Bowers, C. (2002). Virtual reality for life skills education: Program evaluation. Paper presented at the 110th annual meeting of the American Psychological Association. Chicago, IL.

Vogel, J., Meehan, C., Hoeft, R. M., Bradley, K., Brown, P. & Bowers, C. (2002). Virtual reality for life skills education: Teacher's evaluation. Poster presented at the 110th annual meeting of the American Psychological Association. Chicago, IL.

Technical Reports

Hoeft, R. M., Jentsch, F., & Kochan, J. A (2002). Human Factors Aspects of Notices to Airmen (NOTAMs) (Interim Technical Report). Orlando, FL: University of Central Florida.

Jentsch, F., Hilscher, M., Fiore, S., & Hoeft, R. (2003). Technical Note: Human Factors Assessment of the Current Color Code Used in Dual- and Multi-Energy X-Ray Machines for Baggage Screening (DOT/TSA/AR-TN03/xx). Atlantic City, NJ: Transportation Security Administration.

Jentsch, F., Fiore, S., Scielzo, S., & Hoeft, R. (2003). Training for Superior Target Detection by X-Ray Security Screeners, Rapid Communication 3: Stimulus Library for the Initial Study (DOT/TSA/AR-TN03/xx). Atlantic City, NJ: Transportation Security Administration.

Jentsch, F., Fiore, S., Scielzo, S., & Hoeft, R. (2003). Rapid Communication 4: Training and Practice Stimuli for Experiment 1 - Stimulus Competition: The Effects of Training Environment Clutter on Subsequent Target Detection (DOT/TSA/AR-TN03/xx). Atlantic City, NJ: Transportation Security Administration.