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T. ROBERT TURNER EDUCATIO Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA Doctor of Philosophy Major: Human Factors

Anticipated December 2009

Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH Master of Arts Major: Industrial/Organizational Psychology

August 2006

Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS Bachelor of Arts Major: Psychology

May 2003

RESEARCH I TERESTS Multi-sensory information architecture and display, haptic/tactile perception, use of modeling and simulation technologies for training and evaluation PUBLICATIO S/PRESE TATIO S Turner, T.R., Scerbo, M.W., Waddington, R., & Meglan, D.A. (2009). Evaluating visual and haptic feedback on a virtual reality simulator for orthopedic bone pinning. Paper to be presented at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, San Antonio, TX. Turner, T.R., Scerbo, M.W., Meglan, D., & Waddington, R. (2009). Evaluating visual and haptic feedback on a virtual reality simulator for orthopedic bone pinning (preliminary data). Paper presented at the 2009 Modeling, Simulation, & Gaming Capstone Conference of the Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center (VMASC), Suffolk, VA. Scerbo, M.W., Turner, T.R., Waddington, R., & Meglan, D.A. (2009). A comparison of visual and haptic feedback on a simulated bone pinning task. Paper presented at the 9th Annual International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare, Lake Buena Vista, FL. Newlin, E.T., Bustamante, E.A., Bliss, J.P., & Turner, T.R. (2008). The influence of alarm relevance on pilot reaction time. Paper presented at the 29th International Congress of Psychology, Berlin, Germany. Newlin, E.T., Bustamante, E.A., Turner, T.R., & Bliss, J.P. (2008). Operators’ prioritization of response patterns to concurrent alarms with consistent and

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inconsistent levels of relative reliability and importance. Paper proposed for presentation at the 2nd International Conference on Applied Ergonomics, Las Vegas, NV. Baldwin, C.L., Reagan, I., Lawrence, J.H., & Turner, T.R. (2007). Auditory in-vehicle technologies to support older drivers. Paper proposed for presentation at the 4th International Driving Symposium on Human Factors in Driver Assessment, Training, and Vehicle Design, Stevenson, WA. Jacquin, K.M. & Turner, T.R. (2005). Homicide defendants’ social and economic status independently influence jury decisions. Paper presented at the 113th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C. Turner, T.R., Bradshaw, G., Giesen, M., & Puttaiah, L. (2004). Rule Discovery as a dynamic measure of executive function. Poster presented at the 16th Annual Conference of the American Psychological Society, Chicago, IL. Bradshaw, G., Puttaiah, L., Shields, I.S., & Turner, T.R. (2003). Measuring computer reaction timing accuracy with Thumper, a simple robot. Paper presented at the 33rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Computers in Psychology, Vancouver, B.C., Canada. Carden, C., Jacquin, K., & Turner, T.R. (2003). The relationship between attributional style, dependence, and help-seeking behavior. Poster presented at the 15th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Society, Atlanta, GA. Shields, I.S., Bradshaw, G.L., & Turner, T.R. (2003). Deconstructing Stroop: Individual differences and mechanisms of various Stroop effects. Poster presented at the Social Neuroscience Session of the 15th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Society, Atlanta, GA. Shields, I.S., & Turner, T.R. (2003). Deconstructing Stroop: Individual differences and mechanisms of various Stroop effects. Poster presented at the 2nd Annual Departmental Research Forum, Mississippi State University, MS. Turner, T.R., Bradshaw, G., Giesen, J.M., Abernathy, T., Mitchell, K., & Bell, C. (2003). Automaticity and visual search. Results of two experiments based on Treisman & Gelade (1980) visual search data presented in a poster presentation at the 49th Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA. Turner, T.R., Jacquin, K, & Carden, C. (2003). Independent social and economic defendant status in jury decision making. Final results presented as a paper at the 49th Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.

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Helgason, M., Jacquin, K., & Turner, T.R. (2002). The influence of film violence on profits: A comparison of the United States to other industrialized countries. Poster presented at the 53rd Annual Mississippi Psychological Association Conference, Biloxi, MS. Jacquin, K., Devirian, E., Turner, T.R., & Hall, A. (2002). The influence of body image, attitudes about the importance of appearance, and relationship status on exercise behaviors. Poster presented at the 110th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL. Turner, T.R. & Jacquin, K. (2002). Independent social and economic defendant status in jury decision making. Initial results presented in poster presentation at the 1st Annual Departmental Research Forum, Mississippi State University, MS. Turner, T.R., Jacquin, K., & Hall, A. (2002). Independent social and economic defendant status in jury decision making. Intermediate results presented in poster presentation at the 53rd Annual Mississippi Psychological Association Conference, Biloxi, MS. RESEARCH EXPERIE CE Supporting and evaluating the TRICARE Management Activity’s TeamSTEPPS training initiative at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth. Position: Graduate Clinical Researcher March 2009-Present Supervisors: CDR Andrea Parodi, NC, USN; Naval Medical Center Portsmouth Eduardo Salas, Ph.D.; University of Central Florida Mark Scerbo, Ph.D.; Old Dominion University Evaluating the benefits of simulator training on skill acquisition in a cranial drilling procedure. Position: Graduate Research Assistant Aug 2008-Present Supervisor: Mark Scerbo, Ph.D. Display characteristics and target selection performance. Position: Graduate Research Assistant Aug 2007-Present Supervisor: James Bliss, Ph.D. Project DISTRIBUTE: Distributed urban combat/search and rescue training simulation (in conjunction with Army Research Institute and Embry-Riddle University). Position: Graduate Research Assistant April 2007-Present Supervisor: James Bliss, Ph.D.

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The comparative benefits of visual and haptic sensory information on skill acquisition with a medical simulator. Position: Graduate Research Assistant Aug 2007-July 2008 Supervisor: Mark Scerbo, Ph.D. Project COMBINE: Assessing Elite Special Forces trainability in US Navy SEALs. Position: Graduate Research Assistant June 2007 Supervisor: James Bliss, Ph.D. Project East A: A cognitive, auditory, and visual screening test battery. Position: Graduate Research Assistant August 2006-May 2007 Supervisor: Carryl Baldwin, Ph.D. Project East B: Navigation in a GE Capital I-Sim driving simulator. Position: Graduate Research Assistant August 2006-May 2007 Supervisor: Carryl Baldwin, Ph.D. Investigating the role of episodic trace retrieval in location negative priming. Position: Thesis Advisee Aug 2005-May 2006 Thesis Advisor: Cindy Dulaney, Ph.D. Measuring computer reaction timing accuracy with Thumper, a simple robot. Position: Graduate Research Assistant May 2003 – May 2004 Supervisor: Gary L. Bradshaw, Ph.D. A computer-based replication and analysis of the classic Treisman-Gelade visual search study. Position: Research Assistant Aug 2002 – May 2004 Supervisor: Gary L. Bradshaw, Ph.D. Individual differences and mechanisms of various Stroop effects. Position: Research Assistant Aug 2002 – May 2004 Supervisor: Gary L. Bradshaw, Ph.D. Examination of the Naval METOC Prototype Regional Forecast HUB. Position: Graduate Research Assistant May 2003 – May 2004 Supervisor: Gary L. Bradshaw, Ph.D.

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RESEARCH ASSISTA TSHIPS Graduate Clinical Researcher, Team Resource Training Center (TRC) Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, March 2009 – Present Supervisors: CDR Andrea Parodi, NC, USN; Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth Eduardo Salas, Ph.D.; University of Central Florida Mark Scerbo, Ph.D.; Old Dominion University Graduate Research Assistant, REACTS Lab, April 2007 – Present Supervisor: James Bliss, Ph.D. Graduate Research Assistant, Medical Simulation Lab, August 2007 – Present Supervisor: Mark Scerbo, Ph.D. Graduate Research Assistant, CNAD Lab, August 2006 – May 2007 Supervisor: Carryl Baldwin, Ph.D. Lab Co-Coordinator, November 2004 – May 2005 Supervisor: Morell Mullins, Ph.D. Graduate Research Assistant, May 2003 – June 2004 Supervisor: Gary Bradshaw, Ph.D. Research Assistant, Aug 2002 – May 2003 Supervisor: Gary Bradshaw, Ph.D. Project Manager, Aug 2002 – Dec 2002 Supervisor: Virginia Fee, Ph.D. Lab Coordinator, Jan 2002 – May 2003 Supervisor: Kristine Jacquin, Ph.D. Research Assistant, Aug 2001 – Aug 2002 Supervisor: Kristine Jacquin, Ph.D. TEACHI G EXPERIE CE Psychology 318w: Experimental Psychology, Old Dominion University Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Summer 2007 CO SULTI G EXPERIE CE COMOPTEVFOR OTC/OTD Training Modules: Instructional Design consultant for the development of Commander Operational Test and Evaluation Force (COMOPTEVFOR) Operational Test Coordinator/Operational Test Director (OTC/OTD) Training Modules, a series of supplementary training modules

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developed to certify new OTC/OTD personnel in conjunction with the US Navy Operational Test and Evaluation Force JC2 Scorecard Application: Interface Design consultant for the development of Joint Command and Control (JC2) Scorecard Application, an assessment application for Department of Defense Command and Control contractor systems in conjunction with Joint Systems Integration Command (JSIC), ODU Department of Computer Science, and General Dynamics Corporation DISCUSSIO PA EL EXPERIE CE Multidisciplinary teams: Speaking a common language and avoiding pitfalls. Discussion Panel Chair at the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 53rd Annual Meeting Student Career Development Day, San Antonio, TX. Developing Human Factors and Ergonomics Society student chapters: Building new chapters and enhancing existing chapters. Discussion Panelist at the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 52nd Annual Meeting Student Career Development Day, New York, NY. CERTIFICATIO S Modeling & Simulation Specialist Certification, Frank Batten College of Engineering and Technology, Old Dominion University Human Participants Protection Education for Research Teams, sponsored by National Institutes of Health Research Ethics Basic Course Certification, sponsored by Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) PROFESSIO AL SERVICE A D MEMBERSHIPS













Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Student Chapter President, 2009-Present Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Student Chapter Vice President, 2008-2009 Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Student Chapter Newsletter Editor, 20082009 Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Student Chapter Liaison to University Office of Student Activities and Leadership, 2008-2009 Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Student Chapter Treasurer, 2007-2008 Industrial-Organizational Psychology Student Association Xavier University Graduate Student Association Representative, 2004-2006 Psi Chi Secretary, 2001-2003 Mississippi Psychological Association Southeastern Psychological Association Human Factors and Ergonomics Society of Southern Ohio Transportation Research Board Affiliate

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Society for Industrial/Organizational Psychology The Tactile Research Group Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
Aerospace Systems Technical Group (TG)
Internet TG
Human Performance Modeling TG
Perception and Performance TG
Training TG
Virtual Environment TG Society for Human Performance in Extreme Environments Association for Psychological Science Psi Chi

HO ORS A D AWARDS







Second Place research paper, Medical Modeling Track, 2009 VMASC Capstone Conference, April 2009 Second Place research paper, 9th Annual International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare, January 2009 Nominated for Xavier University Psychology Master’s Thesis of the Year 2006 First Place research paper, 49th Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, March 2003 Best Undergraduate Poster Presentation, 53rd Annual Mississippi Psychological Association Conference, September 2002 Dean's List, Mississippi State University, 2000-2001, 2002-2003