Applied Psychology Program

Nancy Cooke, Ph.D.

Phone: (480)-988-2173
E-mail: ncooke@asu.edu

Area of study

  • Cognitive Engineering, Applied Cognition, Human Systems Integration, Human Factors

Emphasis

  • Team cognition, team coordination, remotely operated vehicles, command-and-control systems, communication analysis

Education

Work and Teaching History

  • Professor, Applied Psychology, Arizona State University's Polytechnic campus, 2003-present
  • Editor, Human Factors (2005 - 2008)
  • Professor, Psychology, NMSU, 1999-2002
  • Associate Professor, Psychology, NMSU, 1994-1999
  • Assistant Professor, Psychology, NMSU, 1992-1994
  • Summer Faculty, Armstrong Lab, Brooks AFB, San Antonio, TX, 1992
  • Research Consultant, Lockheed Engineering and Sciences Corporation, Houston, TX and NASA Johnson Space Center, 1987-92
  • Assistant Professor, Rice University, 1987-1992

Ongoing Research Projects

  • CERTT Laboratory - a facility for Cognitive Engineering Researchon Team Tasks - Unmanned Aerial Vehicle -- Synthetic Task Environment for teams(DOD funded)
  • CERI (Cognitive Engineering Research Institute)
  • ACT-R Synthetic Teammate (Supported by AFOSR & AFRL)
  • Team Communication Analysis (Supported by ONR)
  • Simulation and Measurement of Team Cognition in Collaborative Planning Environment (Supported by ONR)
  • Analysis of Chat Patterns in the Air Operations Center (Supported by AFOSR)