Research in the College of Aviation

Aviation Research

As you continue through your education in the College of Aviation, there may be times when you wonder what the researching faculty and staff are working on. Well do not hesitate to ask!

Here are some areas of interest of the researching faculty and staff in the College of Aviation.

Dr. Bill Rantz – Aviation Psychology; checklist usage

Geoff Whitehurst – Digital to Analog learning in student pilots

Dr. Vladimir Risukhin – Peer mentoring and the impacts of low fidelity simulation on student pilots

Lisa Whittaker – International aviation procedures, safety and guidelines

Lori Brown – Fatigue patterns;  discrete wireless communication devices; cockpit and cabin communications

Beth Beaudin-Seiler – pilot progress; effectiveness of crossing aviation methodologies in to other high risk industries such as healthcare; safety reporting systems in aviation and healthcare; Boredome proneness/character traits and how they impact pilots

Gil Sinclair – Myers Briggs personality tests and student pilot safety

If you have questions or are interested in helping faculty with research activities just send them a note!