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Multirotor Vector Control User Interface

  • PI Brent Terwilliger

    CO-I David Ison

    CO-I Dennis Vincenzi

  • This research represents the conceptual design of a multirotor control methodology to support observing areas outside direct line-of-sight (LOS) to locate objects of interest in tactical environments. It is hypothesized that design of an interface featuring vector/autopilot control would reduce operator attentional allocation, supporting the maintenance of localized situational awareness.

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New Adjunct Outreach Study

  • PI Cristina Cottom

    CO-I Sara Ombres

    CO-I Angela Atwell

    CO-I Lisa Martino

  • The purpose of this causal-comparative study is to test if an increase in communication through emails and phone calls from the Rothwell Center for Teaching and Learning (CTLE-W) team to first time ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ-Worldwide (ERAU-W) adjunct faculty during their first term teaching will increase utilization of CTLE-W resources such as EV-Anars (an EV-Anar is a 20 minute monthly session that covers basic teaching topics hosted in EagleVision and presented by CTLE-W, and ends with an open Q&A and general dialogue with faculty), Discussions, visits to the CTLE-W Resource Site, outreach to the CTLE-W team (email and/or phone), and CTLE-W office hours compared to first time ERAU-Worldwide adjunct faculty who do not receive increased communication from CTLE-W.

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Perceptions of Instructors and Students with Respect to Synchronous Video Learning

  • PI John Griffith

  • This research examined student (n=1,751) and instructor (n=658) perceptions on preference and effectiveness of a synchronous video (EV) learning course delivery system.  The preference order for students and instructors was classroom instruction, then Online, EV Home and EV Classroom. 
Prospective Gains in Safety and Cost Management; Using the HFACS to Proactively Address Organization Influences that Cause Human Error

  • PI Mark Miller

    PI Michelle Hight

  • Using the HFACS to identify organization influences causes to accidents.

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Representations of the Military in 20th Century Ethnic American Literature

  • PI Kara Fontenot

  • Building on existing literary and ethnic studies scholarship with respect to the construction of American identity, I am considering the political work of representations of the U.S military in ethnic American literature. Ethnic American texts that contain representations of the U.S. military are an essential yet understudied part of a politicized, nation-centered critical discourse that examines strategies for constructing and negotiating national identity, practices of inclusion and exclusion with regard to citizenship and relationships between individual, racial group, ethnic group and nation.

Research and update SSCP Study Guide to 3d Edition

  • PI Michael Wills

  • Research current cybersecurity industry best practices, threat intelligence, and regulatory requirements, as part of publisher update for (ISC)2 Systems Security Certified Professional Study Guide, 3d Edition
Rethinking Credentials for Aviation and Aerospace Sustainability: A DACUM Approach

  • PI Leila Halawi

    CO-I Wendy Kappers

    CO-I Patti Clark

  • The goal of this project was to move sustainability from where it is today, in the pre-paradigm phase, to the realms of normal science, where sustainability can be deployed to help organizations, not limited to the aviation and aerospace fields, accomplish goals such as increasing profits, reducing risk, remaining agile, and addressing common threats within their industry The proposed work did enhance the understanding of sustainability as a discipline and increased the reach of our Worldwide program. It was also a great venue to market our certificate offering along with our Master's degree.
Romans 12 Motivational Gifts in the Military: An Exploration of Person Job Fit, Job Performance and Job Satisfaction

  • PI Matthew Earnhardt

  • The current study extends research of Romans 12 motivational gifts and their relationship to person-job fit, job satisfaction, and job performance in the military context. A convenience sample of 72 U.S. Air Force personnel from a base in the Rocky Mountain region measured person-job fit, job satisfaction, and job performance.

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Safety Climate and Firefighter Injury

  • PI Todd Smith

  • ​The purpose of this study is to specify the key elements of safety culture/climate in firefighting; the extent to which culture/climate is linked to important safety outcomes; and, what actions might be needed to improve culture/climate
Show and Sell:  Teaching Sales through Hands-on Selling

  • PI Cindy Rippe

  • The need for qualified salespeople is increasing in the workforce with the number of sales jobs up to 15.8 million, a jump over the past four years of 445,000 (Bureau of Labor, 2013). While there has been growth in colleges offering sales curriculum (Cummins, Peltier, Erffmeyer, & Whalen, 2013; Deeter-Schmelz & Kennedy, 2011; Dixon & Tanner, 2012), there is still unmet demand for sales jobs with sales representatives being the second hardest job to fill this year , a trend that has endured since 2006 (Manpower Survey, 2013).
Southern California Logistics and Supply Chain Survey

  • PI Edward Knab

  • This multi-year study will continue until 2025- The data will be correlated with previous years and will generate an annual report on the health of the Logistics industry in Southern California
Strategies For Preventing Asteroids, Meteoroids, and Comets From Striking The Earth

  • PI Jonathan Campbell

  • This is a line of research encompassing multiple system approaches including laser, nuclear, kinetic energy, and supporting technologies.