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- James P. Bliss, Ph.D.
- Associate Professor
- Department of Psychology
- 346x Mills Godwin Bldg
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Norfolk,
VA
23529
- 757-683-4051
- jbliss@odu.edu
- Dr. Bliss joined ODU's Psychology Department in 2001. He was tenured in 2004 and promoted to full professor in 2012. He
studies mistrust and human behavior in virtual environments.
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Education
- University Of Central Florida,
1993
- Major: Human Factors Psychology
- Degree: Ph. D.
- University of Central Florida,
1989
- Major: Industrial Psychology
- Degree: M.S.
- University of Central Florida,
1987
- Major: Psychology
- Degree: B.A.
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Research Interests
- Human reactions to alarms and warnings; human behavior in virtual environments; human-robot interaction.
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Expertise
- Modeling and Simulation
- Use of virtual reality for complex training tasks; Human-Robot Interaction
- Psychology
- Alarm mistrust (the "cry-wolf" effect)
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Book Chapters
- Bliss, J. P., Proaps, A., and Chancey, E. Human performance measurement in virtual environments..Handbook of Virtual Environments (2nd Ed.). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
- Bliss, J. P., and Fallon, C. K. (2006). Active warnings II: False alarms.Handbook of Warnings (pp. 232-242). Mahwah, NJ: Lawerence Erlbaum.
- Porter, B. E., and Bliss, J. P. (2006). Human factors in product and environmental design for injury control.Injury and Violence Prevention (pp. 467-484). New York: Jossey Bass Wiley.
- Scerbo, M. W., Bliss, J. P., Freeman, F. G., Mikulka, P. J., and Robinson, S. S. (2005). Measuring task-related and task-unrelated thoughts.Quantifying Human Information Processing. Lanham, MD: Lexington Book.
- Lampton, D. R., Bliss, J. P., and Morris, C. (2002). Performance measurement in virtual environments.Handbook of Virtual Environments. Mahwah, NJ: Lawerence Erlbaum Associates.
- Bliss, J. P. (2000). Investigations of alarm mistruct under conditions of varying alarm and ongoing task criticality.Human Factors in Auditory Warnings. Aldershot: Ashgate.
- Bliss, J. P., Deaton, J., and Gilson, R. (1994). The effect of reliability and criticality on alarm response performance.Human performance in automated systems: Current research and trends.. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
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Articles
- Reagan, I., and Bliss, J. P. Perceived mental workload, trust, and acceptance associated with an engineering and incentive-based behavioral intervention
to increase speed limit compliance.. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behavior
- Bliss, J. P. (2012). Signal Trust and Situational Experience: Theoretical and Experimental Evidence. Cognitive Psychology (pp. 25).
- Reagan, I., and Bliss, J. P. (2012). The effects of external motivation and real-time automated feedback on speeding behavior in a naturalistic setting. Human Factors, 16,
- Bliss, J. P., Liebman, R., and Brill, J. (2012). Alert characteristics and identification of avatars on a virtual battlefield. Intelligent Decision Technologies Journal, 6, (pp. 1-9).
- Chancey, E., and Bliss, J. P. (2012). Effects of unreliable information on infantry situation awareness. Simulation and Gaming
- Bliss, J. P., and Chancey, E. The effect of training on responses to marginally reliable alarms.. Applied Ergonomics
- Bliss, J. P., and Rice, S. What is a close call? Towards a severity based taxonomy for high-consequence task environments.. Safety Science
- Bliss, J. P., Spain, R., and Bustamante, E. (2011). Temporal persistence of alarm mistrust. Cognitive Technology, 16,
- Bliss, J. P., Spain, R., Bustamente, E., and Fallon, C. Temporal persistence of alarm reaction intentions. Cognitive Technology
- Porter, B. E., Bliss, J. P., and Sleet, D. (2010). Human factors in injury control. American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, 4 (1), (pp. 90-97).
- Newlin, E. T., Bustamante, E. A., and Bliss, J. P. (2009). Alarm relevance and reliability: Factors affecting commercial aviation pilots’ alarm responses. International Journal of Applied Aviation Studies, 8 (2), (pp. 337-358).
- Spain, R. D., and Bliss, J. P. (2008). The effect of a sonification display on operator trust and perceived workload. Ergonomics, 51 (9), (pp. 1320-1337).
- Bailey, III, W. R., Bustamante, E. A., Bliss, J. P., and Newlin, E. T. (2007). Analysis of aircrews’ weather decision confidence as a function of distance, display agreement, communication, leadership,
and experience. International Journal of Applied Aviation Studies, 7 (2), (pp. 272-294).
- Bustamante, E. A., Bliss, J. P., and Anderson, B. L. (2007). Effects of varying the threshold of alarm systems and workload on human performance. Ergonomics, 50 (7), (pp. 1127-1147).
- Bliss, J. P., Fallon, C. K., and Nica, N. (2007). The role of alarm signal duration as a cue for alarm validity. Applied Ergonomics, 38, (pp. 1-9).
- Scerbo, M. W., Schmidt, E. A., and Bliss, J. P. (2006). Comparison of a virtual reality simulator and simulated limbs for phlebotomy training. Journal of Infusion Nursing, 29 (4), (pp. 214-224).
- Scerbo, M. W., Bliss, J. P., Schmidt, E. A., and Thompson, S. N. (2006). The efficacy of a medical virtual reality simulator for phlebotomy. Human Factors, 48 (1), (pp. 72-84).
- Bustamante, E. A., Fallon, C. K., Bliss, J. P., Bailey, III, W. R., and Anderson, B. L. (2005). Pilots' workload, situation awareness, and trust during weather events as a function of time pressure, role assignment, pilots'
rank, weather display, and weather system. International Journal of Applied Aviation Studies, 5 (2), (pp. 347-367).
- Bliss, J. P., and Acton, S. A. (2003). Alarm mistrust in automobiles: How collision alarm reliability affects driving. Applied Ergonomics, 34 (6), (pp. 499-509).
- Bliss, J. P. (2003). An investigation of alarm related incidents in aviation. International Journal of Aviation Psychology, 13 (3), (pp. 249-268).
- Bliss, J. P. (2003). Collective mistrust of alarms. International Journal of Applied Aviation Studies, 3 (1), (pp. 13-38).
- Bliss, J. P., and Fallon, C. (2003). The effects of leadership style and primary task workload on team performance and follower satisfaction. International Journal of Applied Aviation Studies, 3 (2), (pp. 259-276).
- Bliss, J. P., and Grounds, C. (2000). An evaluation of HumanTech's Risk Priority Management software. Ergonomics in Design, 8 (1), (pp. 29-31).
- Bliss, J. P., and Dunn, M. C. (2000). Behavioural implications of alarm mistrust as a function of task workload. Ergonomics, 43 (9), (pp. 1283-1300).
- Bliss, J. P., and Gilson, R. D. (1998). Emergency signal failure: Implications and recommendations. Ergonomics, 41 (1), (pp. 57-72).
- Bliss, J. P. (1997). Alarm reaction patterns by pilots as a function of reaction modality. The International Journal of Aviation Psychology, 7 (1), (pp. 1-14).
- Guest, M. A., Bliss, J. P., and Lohmeier, J. (1997). Landmark enhancement and strategic processing: An evaluation of strategies for spatial navigation training. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 85, (pp. 1123-1135).
- Bliss, J. P., Tidwell, P., and Guest, M. (1997). The effectiveness of virtual reality for administering spatial navigation training to firefighters. Presence, 6 (1), (pp. 73-86).
- Bliss, J. P., Gilson, R. D., and Deaton, J. J. (1995). Alarm response behavior under conditions of varying alarm reliability. Ergonomics, 38 (11), (pp. 2300-2312).
- Bliss, J. P., Dunn, M., and Fuller, B. S. (1995). Reversal of the cry-wolf effect: An investigation of two methods to increase alarm response rates. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 80, (pp. 1231-1242).
- Knerr, B. W., Goldberg, S. L., Lampton, D. R., Witmer, B. G., Bliss, J. P., Moshell, J. M., and Blau, B. S. (1994). Research in the use of virtual environment technology to train dismounted soldiers. Journal of Interactive Instruction Development, 6 (4), (pp. 9-20).
- Lampton, D. R., Knerr, B. W., Goldberg, S. L., Bliss, J. P., Moshell, J. M., and Blau, B. S. (1994). The virtual environment performance assessment battery (VEPAB): Development and evaluation. Presence, 3 (2), (pp. 145-157).
- Bliss, J. P., Kennedy, R. S., Turnage, J. J., and Dunlap, W. P. (1991). Communality of videogame performances with tracking tasks. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 73, (pp. 22-30).
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Presentations
- Improving residents’ response to disaster warnings: A discussion panel
- Conference Name: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Sponsoring Organization: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Location: Boston, MD USA
- Date: 2012
- Authors/Presenters:
O'Brien, M. Coordinator/Organizer
Bass, E. Presenter & Author
Bliss, J. P. Presenter & Author
- Multimodal cueing: The relative benefits of the auditory, visual, and tactile channels in complex environments.
- Conference Name: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Sponsoring Organization: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Location: Boston, MD USA
- Date: 2012
- Authors/Presenters:
Baldwin, C. Coordinator/Organizer
Spence, C. Presenter & Author
Bliss, J. P. Presenter & Author
- Human Factors and Robotics: Definitions and Issues
- Sponsoring Organization: NASA-Marshall Space Flight Center
- Location: Huntsville, AL USA
- Date: 2012
- Authors/Presenters:
Bliss, J. P. Presenter Only
Harden, J. W. Presenter Only
- Using COTS Technologies to Measure Cognitive Constructs: An Introduction to REACTS Lab
- Sponsoring Organization: NASA-Marshall Space Flight Center
- Location: Huntsville, AL USA
- Date: 2012
- Authors/Presenters:
Bliss, J. P. Presenter Only
Harden, J. W. Presenter Only
Harris, N. Presenter Only
- Temporal delay training as a strategy to improve alarm reaction effectiveness
- Conference Name: International Ergonomics Association
- Sponsoring Organization: International Ergonomics Association
- Location: Recife, Brazil
- Date: February, 2012
- Authors/Presenters:
Bliss, J. P.
Chancey, E.
Liebman, R.
- Comics as a cognitive training medium for expert decision making
- Conference Name: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Sponsoring Organization: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Location: Las Vegas, NV
- Date: September, 2011
- Authors/Presenters:
Nalu, A.
Bliss, J. P.
- Distributed team performance in a computer game: Implications of task difficulty, personality and gaming experience
- Conference Name: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Sponsoring Organization: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Location: Las Vegas, NV
- Date: September, 2011
- Authors/Presenters:
Proaps, A.
Bliss, J. P.
- Effects of an advisory warning and a cash bonus on speeding behavior
- Conference Name: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Sponsoring Organization: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Location: Las Vegas, NV
- Date: September, 2011
- Authors/Presenters:
Reagan, I.
Bliss, J. P.
- Development of a practical theory of after action review based on practice, theoretical foundations, and current doctrine
- Conference Name:
- Location: Orlando, FL
- Date: December, 2010
- Authors/Presenters:
Mastaglio, R.
Jones, P.
Wilkinson, J.
Bliss, J. P.
Barnett, J.
- Evaluation of the Army After Action Review Process
- Conference Name:
- Location: Orlando, FL
- Date: December, 2010
- Authors/Presenters:
Bliss, J. P.
Minnis, S.
Wilkinson, J.
Jones, P.
Mastaglio, T.
- Alert modality and behavioral compliance during virtual combat
- Conference Name: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Sponsoring Organization: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Date: October 1, 2010
- Authors/Presenters:
Bliss, J. P.
Liebman, R.
Brill, J.
- Team performance as a function of task difficulty in a distributed computer game-based architecture.
- Conference Name: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Sponsoring Organization: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Date: October 1, 2010
- Authors/Presenters:
Proaps, A.
Bliss, J. P.
- The effects of alarm system reliability and reaction training strategy on alarm responses.
- Conference Name: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Sponsoring Organization: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Date: October 1, 2010
- Authors/Presenters:
Bliss, J. P.
Chancey, E.
- Nest generation (NexGEN) interface and behavior technologies for OneSAF, small arms trainers, and operational systems
- Conference Name:
- Location: Orlando, FL
- Date: April, 2010
- Authors/Presenters:
Bliss, J. P.
Minnis, S.
- Joint influences of route familiarity and navigation system reliability on driving performance: Preliminary conclusions.
- Conference Name:
- Location: Guimarães, Portugal
- Date: February 12, 2010
- Authors/Presenters:
Nunes, I. L.
Bliss, J. P.
King, K.
- Distributed Game-Based Simulation Training Research Testbed. In Leveraging VR and computer-based games for training
- Conference Name: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Sponsoring Organization: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Location: San Antonio, TX
- Date: 2009
- Authors/Presenters:
Lampton, D.
Bliss, J. P.
Orvis, K. A.
Kring, J.
Martin, G.
- Results of a comparative cognitive task analysis between dedicated after action review (AAR) practitioners and ad hoc practitioners
- Conference Name:
- Location: Orlando, FL
- Date: November, 2009
- Authors/Presenters:
Jones, P.
Bliss, J. P.
Wilkinson, J.
Mastaglio, T.
- A distributed game-based simulation training research testbed
- Conference Name: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Sponsoring Organization: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Location: San Antonia, TX
- Date: October, 2009
- Authors/Presenters:
Lampton, D. R.
Bliss, J. P.
Orvis, K.
Kring, J.
Martin, G.
- Faith versus trust: The influence of situational experience on perceived signal credibility and a distinction between constructs
- Conference Name: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Sponsoring Organization: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Location: San Antonio, TX
- Date: October, 2009
- Authors/Presenters:
Bliss, J. P.
- The effects of automation expertise and system confidence on trust behaviors
- Conference Name: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Sponsoring Organization: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Location: San Antonia, TX
- Date: October, 2009
- Authors/Presenters:
Spain, R. D.
Bliss, J. P.
- Training applications of online distributed multiplayer gaming systems
- Conference Name: Society for Applied Learning Technologies
- Sponsoring Organization: Society for Applied Learning Technologies
- Location: Arlington, VA
- Date: August, 2009
- Authors/Presenters:
Lampton, D. R.
Bliss, J. P.
Kring, J.
Martin, G.
Saffold, J.
Garrity, P.
- Alarm relevance and reliability: Factors affecting pilots’ trust and alarm responses
- Conference Name: Association for Aviation Psychology
- Sponsoring Organization: Association for Aviation Psychology
- Location: Dayton, OH
- Date: April, 2009
- Authors/Presenters:
Newlin, E. T.
Bustamante, E. A.
Bliss, J. P.
- Towards an empirically developed scale for system trust: Take two
- Conference Name: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Sponsoring Organization: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Location: New York, NY
- Date: September, 2008
- Authors/Presenters:
Spain, R. D.
Bustamante, E. A.
Bliss, J. P.
- Operators’ prioritization of response patterns to concurrent alarms with consistent and inconsistent levels of relative reliability
and importance
- Conference Name: Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics
- Sponsoring Organization: Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics
- Location: Las Vegas, NV
- Date: July, 2008
- Authors/Presenters:
Newlin, E. T.
Bustamante, E. A.
Turner, T. R.
Bliss, J. P.
- A multilevel analysis of operator trust in sonification systems
- Conference Name: Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
- Sponsoring Organization: Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Date: April, 2008
- Authors/Presenters:
Spain, R. D.
Newlin, E. T.
Bliss, J. P.
- Training applications of online distributed multiplayer gaming systems
- Conference Name: New Learning Technologies and Society for Applied Learning Technologies
- Sponsoring Organization: New Learning Technologies and Society for Applied Learning Technologies
- Location: Orlando, FL
- Date: February, 2008
- Authors/Presenters:
Lampton, D. R.
Bliss, J. P.
Kring, J.
Martin, G.
Saffold, J.
Garrity, P.
- An integrated theory for after action review
- Conference Name: Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education
- Sponsoring Organization: Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education
- Location: Orlando, FL
- Date: November, 2007
- Authors/Presenters:
Mastaglio, T. W.
Jones, P.
Newlin, E. T.
Bliss, J. P.
- A virtual operating room for context relevant training
- Conference Name: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Sponsoring Organization: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Location: Baltimore, MD
- Date: October, 2007
- Authors/Presenters:
Scerbo, M. W.
Belfore Ii, L. A.
Garcia, H. M.
Weireter, L. J.
Jackson, M. W.
Nalu, A.
Baydogan, E.
Bliss, J. P.
Seevink, J.
- Empirical evidence for the superiority of the a b signal detection model
- Conference Name: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Sponsoring Organization: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Location: Baltimore, MD
- Date: October, 2007
- Authors/Presenters:
Bustamante, E. A.
Anderson, B.
Thompson, A.
Bliss, J. P.
Scerbo, M. W.
- The effects of sonification presentation rate on perceived urgency and response behaviors
- Conference Name: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Sponsoring Organization: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Location: Baltimore, MD
- Date: October, 2007
- Authors/Presenters:
Spain, R.
Bliss, J. P.
Newlin, E. T.
- Sonification and reliability: Implications for signal design
- Conference Name: International Community for Auditory Display
- Sponsoring Organization: International Community for Auditory Display
- Location: Montreal, CA
- Date: June, 2007
- Authors/Presenters:
Bliss, J. P.
Spain, R. D.
- A multilevel analysis of pilots’ situation awareness during weather threats
- Conference Name: Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
- Sponsoring Organization: Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
- Location: New York, NY
- Date: April, 2007
- Authors/Presenters:
Bustamante, E. A.
Spain, R. D.
Bliss, J. P.
- A latent growth model of pilots’ decision making while facing potential weather threats
- Conference Name: Association for Aviation Psychology
- Sponsoring Organization: Association for Aviation Psychology
- Location: Dayton, OH
- Date: April, 2007
- Authors/Presenters:
Bustamante, E. A.
Newlin, E. T.
Bliss, J. P.
- Increasing perceived alarm arousal strength through urgency, natural speech and prior exposure
- Conference Name: International Ergonomics Association
- Sponsoring Organization: International Ergonomics Association
- Location: Maastricht, Netherlands
- Date: 2006
- Authors/Presenters:
Fallon, C. K.
Bustamante, E. A.
Bliss, J. P.
Anderson, B. L.
- Successive alerts and alarms on secondary task criticality
- Conference Name: International Ergonomics Association
- Sponsoring Organization: International Ergonomics Association
- Location: Maastricht, Netherlands
- Date: 2006
- Authors/Presenters:
Ely, K. M.
Bliss, J. P.
Fallon, C. K.
Bustamante, E. A.
- A more parsimonious approach to estimating signal detection theory measures
- Conference Name: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Sponsoring Organization: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Date: October, 2006
- Authors/Presenters:
Bustamante, E. A.
Fallon, C. K.
Bliss, J. P.
- Surgical skill performance under combat conditions in a virtual environment
- Conference Name: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Sponsoring Organization: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Date: October, 2006
- Authors/Presenters:
Schmidt, E.
Scerbo, M. W.
Bliss, J. P.
Hanner-Bailey, H. S.
Garcia, H. M.
Weireter, L. J.
- The effects of relative system reliability and prioritization on alarm reaction patterns.
- Conference Name: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Sponsoring Organization: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Date: October, 2006
- Authors/Presenters:
Newlin, E. T.
Bustamante, E. A.
Bliss, J. P.
Spain, R. D.
Fallon, C. K.
- Enhancing perceived situation awareness and reducing perceived workload with a likelihood alarm display
- Conference Name: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Sponsoring Organization: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Location: Orlando, FL
- Date: September, 2005
- Authors/Presenters:
Fallon, C. K.
Bustamante, E. A.
Bliss, J. P.
- The effects of synthetic verbal alarm urgency on choice reaction performance
- Conference Name: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Sponsoring Organization: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Location: Orlando, FL
- Date: September, 2005
- Authors/Presenters:
Fallon, C. K.
Bustamante, E. A.
Bliss, J. P.
Anderson, B. L.
- Weather deviation decisions by air transport crews during simulated flight
- Conference Name: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Sponsoring Organization: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Location: Orlando, FL
- Date: September, 2005
- Authors/Presenters:
Bliss, J. P.
Fallon, C. K.
Bustamante, E. A.
Bailey, III, W. R.
- Improving user trust with a likelihood alarm display
- Conference Name: Human-Computer Interaction International
- Sponsoring Organization: Human-Computer Interaction International
- Location: Las Vegas, NV
- Date: July, 2005
- Authors/Presenters:
Fallon, C. K.
Bustamante, E. A.
Ely, K.
Bliss, J. P.
- Effects of viewpoint manipulation on scene understanding.
- Conference Name: Human-Computer Interaction International
- Sponsoring Organization: Human-Computer Interaction International
- Location: Las Vegas, NV
- Date: July, 2005
- Authors/Presenters:
King, R. D.
Bliss, J. P.
- Performance measurement and training feedback in a military collaborative virtual environment
- Conference Name: Human-Computer Interaction International
- Sponsoring Organization: Human-Computer Interaction International
- Location: Las Vegas, NV
- Date: July, 2005
- Authors/Presenters:
Lampton, D. R.
Bliss, J. P.
Martin, G.
- Effects of workload and likelihood information on human response to alarm signals
- Conference Name: Association for Aviation Psychology
- Sponsoring Organization: Association for Aviation Psychology
- Location: Oklahoma City, OK
- Date: April, 2005
- Authors/Presenters:
Bustamante, E.
Bliss, J. P.
- Assessing surgical skill training under hazardous conditions in a virtual environment
- Conference Name: Aligned Management Associates, Inc.
- Sponsoring Organization: Aligned Management Associates, Inc.
- Location: Long Beach, CA
- Date: January, 2005
- Authors/Presenters:
Bliss, J. P.
Scerbo, M. W.
Schmidt, E. A.
Hanner, H.
Weireter, L.
- Determining the efficacy of an immersive trainer for arthroscopy skills
- Conference Name: Aligned Management Associates, Inc.
- Sponsoring Organization: Aligned Management Associates, Inc.
- Location: Long Beach, CA
- Date: January, 2005
- Authors/Presenters:
Bliss, J. P.
Hanner, H.
Scerbo, M. W.
- Crowd reactions to sublethal weapons: Universal triggers for crowd violence
- Conference Name: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Sponsoring Organization: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Location: New Orleans, LA
- Date: September, 2004
- Authors/Presenters:
Bliss, J. P.
Fallon, C. K.
Headen, E. N.
Gaskins, R.
- Effects of varying the threshold of alarm systems and task complexity on human performance and perceived workload
- Conference Name: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Sponsoring Organization: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Location: New Orleans, LA
- Date: September, 2004
- Authors/Presenters:
Bliss, J. P.
Bustamante, E. A.
Anderson, B.
- The effects of alarm mistrust and signal duration on alarm reactions and perception of alarm validity
- Conference Name: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Sponsoring Organization: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Location: New Orleans, LA
- Date: September, 2004
- Authors/Presenters:
Fallon, C. K.
Bliss, J. P.
Nica, N.
- An examination of surgical skill performance under combat conditions using a mannequin-based simulator in a virtual environment
- Conference Name: North Atlantic Treaty Organization Research and Training Organisation
- Sponsoring Organization: North Atlantic Treaty Organization Research and Training Organisation
- Location: St. Petersburg Beach, FL
- Date: August 18, 2004
- Authors/Presenters:
Scerbo, M. W.
Weireter, L. J.
Bliss, J. P.
Schmidt, E. A.
Hanner, H.
- Measuring task related and unrelated thoughts
- Sponsoring Organization: The Potomac Institute for Policy Studies
- Location: Fairfax, VA
- Date: July, 2004
- Authors/Presenters:
Scerbo, M. W.
Bliss, J. P.
Freeman, F. G.
Mikulka, P. J.
- Psychological research for crown modeling
- Conference Name: Simulation Interoperability Standards Organization
- Sponsoring Organization: Simulation Interoperability Standards Organization
- Location: Arlington, VA
- Date: May, 2004
- Authors/Presenters:
Gaskins, R. C.
Boone, C. M.
Verna, T. M.
Bliss, J. P.
Petty, M. D.
- Alarm mistrust with signal duration as a cue for alarm validity
- Conference Name: Human Performance, Situation Awareness, and Automation
- Sponsoring Organization: Human Performance, Situation Awareness, and Automation
- Location: Daytona Beach, FL
- Date: March, 2004
- Authors/Presenters:
Fallon, C. K.
Nica, N.
Bliss, J. P.
- Effects of varying the threshold of alarm systems on human performance
- Conference Name: Human Performance, Situation Awareness, and Automation
- Sponsoring Organization: Human Performance, Situation Awareness, and Automation
- Location: Daytona Beach, FL
- Date: March, 2004
- Authors/Presenters:
Bustamante, E. A.
Bliss, J. P.
- Skill acquisition with a VR simulator for phlebotomy
- Conference Name: Human Performance, Situation Awareness, and Automation
- Sponsoring Organization: Human Performance, Situation Awareness, and Automation
- Location: Daytona Beach, FL
- Date: March, 2004
- Authors/Presenters:
Schmidt, E. A.
Scerbo, M. W.
Bliss, J. P.
Thompson, S. N.
- A comparison of the CathSim™ system and simulated limbs for teaching intravenous cannulation
- Conference Name: Aligned Management Associates
- Sponsoring Organization: Aligned Management Associates
- Location: Newport Beach, CA
- Date: January, 2004
- Authors/Presenters:
Bliss, J. P.
Scerbo, M. W.
Schmidt, E. A.
Thompson, S. A.
Cox, T. D.
Poland, J. H.
- An archival investigation of extreme alarm response patterns in laboratory experiments
- Conference Name: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Sponsoring Organization: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Location: Denver, CO
- Date: October, 2003
- Authors/Presenters:
Bliss, J. P.
- The effects of leadership style and workload on team alarm reaction performance and leadership satisfaction
- Conference Name: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Sponsoring Organization: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Location: Denver, CO
- Date: October, 2003
- Authors/Presenters:
Fallon, C.
Bliss, J. P.
- Usability evaluation of a virtual after action review system
- Conference Name: The Society for Modeling and Simulation International
- Sponsoring Organization: The Society for Modeling and Simulation International
- Location: Huntsville, AL
- Date: October, 2003
- Authors/Presenters:
Boone, C. M.
Bliss, J. P.
Headen, E. N.
Lampton, D. R.
Clark, B.
Martin, G.
- Temporal persistence of alarm mistrust
- Conference Name: International Ergonomics Association
- Sponsoring Organization: International Ergonomics Association
- Location: Seoul, Korea
- Date: August, 2003
- Authors/Presenters:
Bliss, J. P.
Caponbianco, G.
- Mistrust of multiple alarm systems
- Conference Name: Association for Aviation Psychology
- Sponsoring Organization: Association for Aviation Psychology
- Location: Dayton, OH
- Date: April, 2003
- Authors/Presenters:
Bliss, J. P.
Capobianco, G.
- Collective mistrust of multiple alarms
- Conference Name: Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence
- Sponsoring Organization: Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence
- Location: North Falmouth, MA
- Date: November, 2002
- Authors/Presenters:
Bliss, J. P.
Sidone, S.
Mason, H.
- Collective mistrust of alarms
- Conference Name: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Sponsoring Organization: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Location: Baltimore, MD
- Date: September, 2002
- Authors/Presenters:
Bliss, J. P.
Bowens, L.
Krefting, R.
Byler, A.
Gibson, A.
- Applying chaos theory to improve human safety
- Conference Name: International System Safety
- Sponsoring Organization: International System Safety
- Location: Huntsville, AL
- Date: 2001
- Authors/Presenters:
Hall, R. A.
Westbrook, J. D.
Bliss, J. P.
- An evaluation of the safety, utility, and reliability of three-dimensional alarm systems for automotive use
- Conference Name: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Sponsoring Organization: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Location: Minneapolis, MN
- Date: October, 2001
- Authors/Presenters:
Bliss, J. P.
Acton, S. A.
- The effectiveness of human anatomy instruction as a function of media style
- Conference Name: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Sponsoring Organization: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Location: San Diego, CA
- Date: 2000
- Authors/Presenters:
Pathak, S.
Bliss, J. P.
- An evaluation of the safety, utility, and reliability of three-dimensional alarm systems for automotive use
- Conference Name: Huntsville Simulation
- Sponsoring Organization: Huntsville Simulation
- Location: Huntsville, AL
- Date: October, 2000
- Authors/Presenters:
Bliss, J. P.
Acton, S. A.
- The influence of verbal content on alarm mistrust
- Conference Name: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Sponsoring Organization: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Location: San Diego, CA
- Date: July, 2000
- Authors/Presenters:
Bliss, J. P.
Kilpatrick, F.
- The use of virtual reality technology to simulate EOD and maintenance tasks for training
- Conference Name: Southeastern Simulation Conference
- Sponsoring Organization: Southeastern Simulation Conference
- Location: Huntsville, AL
- Date: October, 1999
- Authors/Presenters:
Bliss, J. P.
Pathak, S. K.
- Alarm related incidents in aviation: A survey of the Aviation Safety Reporting System database
- Conference Name: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Sponsoring Organization: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Location: Houston, TX
- Date: September, 1999
- Authors/Presenters:
Bliss, J. P.
Freeland, M.
Millard, J.
- Recognition of emotional displays presented by virtual reality, 2-D monitor, and photographs
- Conference Name: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Sponsoring Organization: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Location: Chicago, IL
- Date: October, 1998
- Authors/Presenters:
Bliss, J. P.
Tidwell, P. D.
Lyde, C. L.
Weathington, B. L.
Loftin, R. B.
- The use of virtual reality and human agents in virtual worlds at the University of Houston's VETL
- Conference Name: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Sponsoring Organization: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Location: Huntsville, AL
- Date: March, 1997
- Authors/Presenters:
Bliss, J. P.
- Using virtual reality to train military peacekeepers
- Conference Name: Sigma Xi Society
- Sponsoring Organization: Sigma Xi Society
- Location: Huntsville, AL
- Date: March 11, 1997
- Authors/Presenters:
Bliss, J. P.
- Dual-task performance as a function of individual alarm validity and alarm system reliability information
- Conference Name: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Sponsoring Organization: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Location: Philadelphia, PA
- Date: October, 1996
- Authors/Presenters:
Bliss, J. P.
Jeans, S. M.
Prioux, H. J.
- The use of virtual reality for training peacekeepers
- Conference Name: Office of Naval Research Research
- Sponsoring Organization: Office of Naval Research Research
- Location: Washington, D.C.
- Date: October 1, 1996
- Authors/Presenters:
Bliss, J. P.
- Using Virtual reality to teach navigation skills to firefighters
- Conference Name: Department of Defense Human Factors Engineering Technical Advisory Group (DOD HFE TAG)
- Sponsoring Organization: Department of Defense Human Factors Engineering Technical Advisory Group (DOD HFE TAG)
- Location: Houston, TX
- Date: May, 1996
- Authors/Presenters:
Bliss, J. P.
- Using virtual reality for training purposes
- Conference Name: University of Houston Industrial/Organizational Psychology Program
- Sponsoring Organization: University of Houston Industrial/Organizational Psychology Program
- Location: Houston, TX
- Date: April 1, 1996
- Authors/Presenters:
Bliss, J. P.
- Behavioral investigations at the Virtual Environment Technology Laboratory
- Conference Name: Office of Naval Research Research
- Sponsoring Organization: Office of Naval Research Research
- Location: Houston, TX
- Date: February 20, 1996
- Authors/Presenters:
Bliss, J. P.
- Using off-the-shelf virtual reality as a training medium for space navigation
- Conference Name: University of Alabama in Huntsville
- Sponsoring Organization: University of Alabama in Huntsville
- Location: Huntsville, AL
- Date: October, 1995
- Authors/Presenters:
Bliss, J. P.
- Alarm responses in a dual-task paradigm as a function of primary task criticality
- Conference Name: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Sponsoring Organization: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Location: San Diego, CA
- Date: October, 1995
- Authors/Presenters:
Bliss, J. P.
McAbee, P. E.
- Distance estimation in virtual environments
- Conference Name: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Sponsoring Organization: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Location: San Diego, CA
- Date: October, 1995
- Authors/Presenters:
Lampton, D.
McDonald, D.
Singer, M.
Bliss, J. P.
- Side-effects and aftereffects of immersion in virtual environments
- Conference Name: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Sponsoring Organization: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Location: Nashville, TN
- Date: 1994
- Authors/Presenters:
Lampton, D. R.
Kolasinski, E. M.
Knerr, B. W.
Bliss, J. P.
Bailey, J. H.
Witmer, B. G.
- Research in the use of virtual environment technology to train dismounted soldiers
- Conference Name: Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference
- Sponsoring Organization: Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference
- Location: Orlando, FL
- Date: 1993
- Authors/Presenters:
Knerr, B. W.
Goldberg, S. L.
Lampton, D. R.
Witmer, B. G.
Bliss, J. P.
Moshell, J. M.
Blau, B. S.
- Human performance in virtual environments: Initial experiments
- Conference Name: IAMPS
- Sponsoring Organization: IAMPS
- Location: Wolfson College, Cambridge, UK
- Date: 1993
- Authors/Presenters:
Knerr, B.
Lampton, D.
Bliss, J. P.
Moshell, M.
Blau, B.
- Effects of extended practice on psychomotor tasks performed in virtual environments
- Conference Name: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Sponsoring Organization: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Location: Seattle, WA
- Date: 1993
- Authors/Presenters:
Lampton, D. R.
Bliss, J. P.
Cinq-Mars, S. G.
Knerr, B. W.
- The effect of alarm reliability and criticality on primary and secondary task performances
- Conference Name: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Sponsoring Organization: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Location: Seattle, WA
- Date: 1993
- Authors/Presenters:
Bliss, J. P.
Deaton, J. E.
Gilson, R. D.
- Assessing human performance in virtual environments
- Conference Name: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Sponsoring Organization: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Location: Houston, TX
- Date: 1993
- Authors/Presenters:
Knerr, B.
Lampton, D. R.
Bliss, J. P.
Moshell, M.
Blau, B.
- A research testbed for virtual environment applications
- Conference Name: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
- Sponsoring Organization: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
- Location: Seattle, WA
- Date: 1993
- Authors/Presenters:
Moshell, M.
Blau, B.
Knerr, B.
Lampton, D.
Bliss, J. P.
- Difficulty of simulated tank gunnery exercises as a function of target range, speed, and direction of movement
- Conference Name: Human Factors Society
- Sponsoring Organization: Human Factors Society
- Location: Atlanta, GA
- Date: 1992
- Authors/Presenters:
Bliss, J. P.
Lampton, D. R.
- The use of visual, aural and tactile warning systems in air traffic control environments
- Conference Name: Air Traffic Control Association
- Sponsoring Organization: Air Traffic Control Association
- Location: Atlantic, NJ
- Date: 1992
- Authors/Presenters:
Bergman, W.
Bliss, J. P.
- Skill transfer for tank gunnery
- Conference Name: International Training Equipment
- Sponsoring Organization: International Training Equipment
- Location: Birmingham, England
- Date: 1990
- Authors/Presenters:
Turnage, J. J.
Bliss, J. P.
- Estimation of relative target difficulty for two part-task gunnery trainers
- Conference Name: Human Factors Society
- Sponsoring Organization: Human Factors Society
- Location: Orlando, FL
- Date: October, 1990
- Authors/Presenters:
Bliss, J. P.
Lampton, D. R.
- Prediction of tank gunnery simulator performance using the APTS battery
- Conference Name: Human Factors Society
- Sponsoring Organization: Human Factors Society
- Location: Orlando, FL
- Date: October, 1990
- Authors/Presenters:
Bliss, J. P.
- Training transfer in a tank gunnery training system
- Conference Name: Human Factors & Ergonomics Society
- Sponsoring Organization: Human Factors & Ergonomics Society
- Location: Denver, CO
- Date: October, 1989
- Authors/Presenters:
Turnage, J. J.
Bliss, J. P.
- 2012: Summer Faculty Fellowship, NASA
- 2007: Advisor of the Year, Old Dominion College of Sciences
- 2002: Nomination for ODU Disability Services Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award, Old Dominion University Disability Services
- 1999: UAH Foundation Award for Research and Creative Achievement, University of Alabama-Huntsville
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