Articles In Academic Journals

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2018	The effects of task criticality and target modality on a simulated battlefield search task.  Military Psychology. 108-119.
2017	Trust and the compliance-reliance paradigm: The effects of risk, error bias, and reliability on trust and dependence behaviors.  Human Factors. 333-345.
2016	Trust and the Compliance-Reliance Paradigm: The Effects of Risk, Error Bias, and Reliability on Trust and Dependence.  Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. 333-345.
2013	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. 14-29.
2013	Signal Trust and Situational Experience: Theoretical and Experimental Evidence.  Cognitive Technology. 25.
2013	The effect of training on responses to marginally reliable alarms..  Applied Ergonomics.
2013	The effects of external motivation and real-time automated feedback on speeding behavior in a naturalistic setting.  Human Factors. 218-230.
2013	The role of trust as a mediator between system characteristics and response behaviors.  Human Factors.
2012	Alert characteristics and identification of avatars on a virtual battlefield.  Intelligent Decision Technologies Journal. 1-9.
2012	Effects of unreliable information on infantry situation awareness.  Simulation and Gaming.
2012	Training Time Estimation to Improve Alarm Reactions.  Work: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment, and Rehabilitation. 3580-3585.
2011	Temporal persistence of alarm reaction intentions.  Cognitive Technology.
2010	Human factors in injury control.  American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine. 90-97.
2009	Alarm relevance and reliability: Factors affecting commercial aviation pilots’ alarm responses.  International Journal of Applied Aviation Studies. 337-358.
2008	The effect of a sonification display on operator trust and perceived workload.  Ergonomics. 1320-1337.
2007	Analysis of aircrews’ weather decision confidence as a function of distance, display agreement, communication, leadership, and experience.  International Journal of Applied Aviation Studies. 272-294.
2007	Effects of varying the threshold of alarm systems and workload on human performance.  Ergonomics. 1127-1147.
2007	The role of alarm signal duration as a cue for alarm validity.  Applied Ergonomics. 1-9.
2006	Comparison of a virtual reality simulator and simulated limbs for phlebotomy training.  Journal of Infusion Nursing. 214-224.
2006	The efficacy of a medical virtual reality simulator for phlebotomy.  Human Factors. 72-84.
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. 347-367.
2003	Alarm mistrust in automobiles: How collision alarm reliability affects driving.  Applied Ergonomics. 499-509.
2003	An investigation of alarm related incidents in aviation.  International Journal of Aviation Psychology. 249-268.
2003	Collective mistrust of alarms.  International Journal of Applied Aviation Studies. 13-38.
2003	The effects of leadership style and primary task workload on team performance and follower satisfaction.  International Journal of Applied Aviation Studies. 259-276.
2000	An evaluation of HumanTech's Risk Priority Management software.  Ergonomics in Design. 29-31.
2000	Behavioural implications of alarm mistrust as a function of task workload.  Ergonomics. 1283-1300.
1998	Emergency signal failure: Implications and recommendations.  Ergonomics. 57-72.
1997	Alarm reaction patterns by pilots as a function of reaction modality.  The International Journal of Aviation Psychology. 1-14.
1997	Landmark enhancement and strategic processing: An evaluation of strategies for spatial navigation training.  Perceptual and Motor Skills. 1123-1135.
1997	The effectiveness of virtual reality for administering spatial navigation training to firefighters.  Presence. 73-86.
1995	Alarm response behavior under conditions of varying alarm reliability.  Ergonomics. 2300-2312.
1995	Reversal of the cry-wolf effect: An investigation of two methods to increase alarm response rates.  Perceptual and Motor Skills. 1231-1242.
1994	Research in the use of virtual environment technology to train dismounted soldiers.  Journal of Interactive Instruction Development. 9-20.
1994	The virtual environment performance assessment battery (VEPAB): Development and evaluation.  Presence. 145-157.
1991	Communality of videogame performances with tracking tasks.  Perceptual and Motor Skills. 22-30.

Chapters

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2006	Active warnings II: False alarms.  Handbook of Warnings. Mahwah, NJ: Lawerence Erlbaum.
2006	Human factors in product and environmental design for injury control.  Injury and Violence Prevention. New York: Jossey Bass Wiley.
2005	Measuring task-related and task-unrelated thoughts.  Quantifying Human Information Processing. Lanham, MD: Lexington Book.
2002	Performance measurement in virtual environments.  Handbook of Virtual Environments. Mahwah, NJ: Lawerence Erlbaum Associates.
2000	Investigations of alarm mistruct under conditions of varying alarm and ongoing task criticality.  Human Factors in Auditory Warnings. London: Ashgate.
1994	The effect of reliability and criticality on alarm response performance.  Human performance in automated systems: Current research and trends. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Conference Papers

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2017	Trust of simulated robotic peacekeepers among resident and expatriate Americans.  2091-2095.
2013	Gestural control of a remote robotic manipulator
2013	Inattentional blindness in a simulated driving task
2013	Task shedding and control performance as a function of perceived automation reliability and time pressure
2013	The impact of text presentation on reading comprehension and search task performance in a computer game
2012	Improving residents’ response to disaster warnings: A discussion panel
2012	Multimodal cueing: The relative benefits of the auditory, visual, and tactile channels in complex environments.
2012	Participant characteristics and speeding behavior during an advisory warning and cash incentive intervention.
2012	Reliability of a cued combat identification aid on soldier performance and trust.
2012	Search task performance and reading comprehension as a function of rapid serial visual presentation of pre-mission intelligence in a computer game.
2012	Temporal delay training as a strategy to improve alarm reaction effectiveness
2010	Evaluation of the Army After Action Review Process
2009	Distributed Game-Based Simulation Training Research Testbed. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
2008	Pilots’ response time to complete alarm procedures as a function of alarm relevance.
2007	A Virtual operating room for context-relevant training.  507-511.
2007	A Virtual operating room for context-relevant training. Proceedings of the Human Factors & Ergonomics Society 51st Annual Meeting.  507-511.
2007	Fatigue’s influence on situation awareness and performance in a military simulation of combat.
2007	Robustness of the a b signal detection theory model of decision making.  1263-1267.
2007	Robustness of the a b signal detection theory model of decision making. Proceedings of the Human Factors & Ergonomics Society 51st Annual Meeting.  1263-1267.
2007	Superiority of the a b signal detection theory model over the classical signal detection theory model.
2006	Surgical skill performance under combat conditions in a virtual environment.  2697-2701.
2006	Surgical skill performance under combat conditions in a virtual environment. Proceedings of the Human Factors & Ergonomics Society 50th Annual Meeting.  2697-2701.
2005	Alarm mistrust: The role of attenson and workload on alarm confidence ratings.
2005	Assessing surgical skill training under hazardous conditions in a virtual environment. Medicine meets virtual reality.  436-442.
2005	Determining the efficacy of an immersive trainer for arthroscopy skills. Medicine meets virtual reality.  54-56.
2005	Improving decision-making with a likelihood alarm display.
2005	Pilot visual attention in a commercial aircraft cockpit equipped with synthetic vision displays.
2005	The effect of a reminder signal on recall of alarm validity information.
2004	A Comparison of the CathSim™ system and simulated limbs for teaching intravenous cannulation. Medicine meets virtual reality.  196-198.
2004	Adapting signal detection theory for analyzing human response to alarm signals: A theoretical approach.
2004	Virtual reality simulators in medicine: Current and future concerns.
2003	Crowd Reactions to Sublethal Weapons: Universal Triggers for Crowd Violence.
2003	The effects of workload and leadership style on task performance and co-pilot satisfaction.
2002	Alarm Related Incidents: A review of the U.S. Army Aviation Safety Database.
2001	Alarm related incidents reflected within the National Transportation Safety Board Database.
2001	Collective mistrust of alarms.
1998	Virtual reality training: The effect of sensory information on route knowledge acquisition.
1996	Using virtual reality to teach navigation skills to firefighters.
1995	The effectiveness of virtual reality for administering spatial navigation training to police officers.
1994	Object recognition, size estimation, and distance estimation in real-world and virtual environments.
1994	Reversal of the cry-wolf effect: an investigation of two methods to increase alarm response rates.

Human reactions to alarms and warnings; human behavior in virtual environments; human-robot interaction.

Augmented Reality User Interfaces for Tactical Drones  awarded by VR Rehab, INC. 2017 - 2019

Synthetic Vision System for Ground Forces  awarded by VR Rehab, INC. 2017

Touchscreen Button with Positive Indication Feedback  awarded by VR Rehab, INC. 2017

An Examination of Trust Exhibited By Members of Different Cultures Toward Robotic Peacekeepers Wielding Nonlethal Weapons  awarded by Air Force Office of Scientific Research 2016 - 2017

An Examination of Trust Exhibited by Members of Different Cultures toward Robotic Peacekeepers Wielding Nonlethal Weapons  awarded by Air Force Office of Scientific Research 2015

Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Pilot Cyber Defense Awareness Campaign  awarded by North Atlantic Treaty Organization 2014

User Experience Evaluation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Pilot Cyber Defense Awareness Campaign Online Training Platform  awarded by North Atlantic Treaty Organization 2014

Automated Human and System Performance Assessment in Operational Environments – Phase II  awarded by Naval Air Research Command 2013 - 2014

Investigation of Musical Rhythms in the Brain  awarded by Old Dominion University Multidisciplinary Seed Funding Program 2013

2002 NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Summer Faculty Fellowship Program  awarded by NASA 2012

Effective Virtual Training Methods and Techniques  awarded by MYMIC Corporation 2012

Development of Virtual Reality Tools for Assessment of Return-to-Duty Status following Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI)  awarded by Department of Defense (SBIR/STIR – Phase II) 2010 - 2012

Game Interface for the OneSAF Computer Generated Forces Simulation  awarded by Department of the Army 2009

OneSAF Behavior Composer (NexGEN) Project - Phase II  awarded by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency 2009

Establishing an Intellectual and Theoretical Foundation for the After Action Review Process as Practiced Within the U.S. Army  awarded by Army Research Institute 2008

Next-Generation Behavior Composer for Military Simulation  awarded by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency 2007

EVMS Modeling and Simulation Solutions for Surgery  awarded by Eastern Virginia Medical School 2006

MYMIC – Automated Assessment  awarded by Army Research Institute, Suffolk, VA 2006

Experimental Evaluation of Performance Feedback Using the Dismounted Infantry Virtual After Action Review System  awarded by Office of Naval Research 2004

Measuring Task Thought Processes  awarded by Office of Naval Research 2004

Implementation and Evaluation of a Selection System for Welders  awarded by Northrop Grumman Newport News 2003

Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) Curriculum Support  awarded by U.S. Naval Supply Systems Command: FISC Norfolk Detachment, Philadelphia 2003

National Center for Collaboration in Medical Modeling and Simulation (Phase II)  awarded by Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS)/Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) 2003

Tactical and Strategic Plan for NASA Flightdeck Display Research – Issues and Approach  awarded by NASA Langley Research Center 2003

2002 NASA-HU American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Summer Faculty Fellowship Program  awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration 2002

Development and Validation of a Selection System for Welders: Job Analysis  awarded by Northrop Grumman Newport News 2002

Graduate Student Research Program (Gary Capobianco)  awarded by NASA Langley Research Center 2002

Graduate Student Research Program (Julie Stark)  awarded by NASA Langley Research Center 2002

National Center for Collaboration in Medical Modeling and Simulation  awarded by US Army’s Telemedicine and Advanced Technologies Research Center (TATRC) 2002

Universal Crowd Reactions to Sublethal Weapons: Universal Triggers for Crowd Violence  awarded by University of New Hampshire’s Non-lethal Technology Innovation Center (NTIC) 2002

An Evaluation of the Safety, Utility, and Reliability of Three-Dimensional Alarm Systems for Automotive Use  awarded by University Transportation Center of Alabama 1999 - 2000

Model of the Organizational Information Structure Within NASA/MSFC DOF S&C Training  awarded by Boeing Corporation 1998

Virtual Reality Training Evaluation  awarded by US Army Avaition and Missle Command (AMCOM) 1998

Proposal To Improve The Content And Structure Of PY 102  awarded by University of Alabama-Huntsville 1997 - 1998

Proposal to Reconstruct General Psychology, PY 101  awarded by University of Alabama-Huntsville 1997 - 1998

Establishment of UH Aerospace Post-Doctoral Fellowship Program  awarded by University of Houston 1996 - 1998

Continuation Award for Using Off-the-Shelf Virtual Reality as a Training Medium for Space Navigation  awarded by University of Alamaba-Huntsville 1996 - 1997

Using Off-the-Shelf Virtual Reality as a Training Medium for Space Navigation  awarded by University of Alabama-Huntsville 1995 - 1996

Reversal of the Cry-Wolf Effect: An Investigation of Two Methods to Increase Alarm Response Rates  awarded by University of Alabama-Huntsville 1993 - 1994

Human alarm responses as a function of alarm reliability and criticality  awarded by Office of Naval Research 1992 - 1993

Active Multi-Agent Systems for Diabetes Behavioral Change  awarded by Old Dominion University Office of Research 2007 -

The Role of Computer-Aided Interactive Feedback for Problem Solving in Engineering Education  awarded by National Science Foundation 2005 -

The Role of Computer-Aided Interactive Feedback for Problem Solving in Engineering Education  awarded by National Science Foundation 2003 -

The Role of Computer-Aided Interactive Feedback for Problem Solving in Engineering Education  awarded by National Science Foundation 2002 -

Modeling and Simulation : Use of virtual reality for complex training tasks; Human-Robot Interaction

Psychology : Alarm mistrust (the "cry-wolf" effect)

B.M. in Trumpet Performance, Old Dominion University 2015

Ph.D. in Human Factors Psychology, University of Central Florida 1993

M.S. in Industrial Psychology, University of Central Florida 1989

B.A. in Psychology, University of Central Florida 1987

James Bliss