Dr. Ron

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I am a retired aviation psychologist who spent 26 years with FAA and Army Aviation Command...in many places doing many things from worker bee researcher to manager to liaison to USAF to visiting prof. I have currently published over 70 articles and book chapters on Aeronautical Decision-Making in the Operational environment (ODM); Crew Resource Management (CRM), Line Oriented Flight Training (LOFT); Aeronautical Decision Making (ADM); aviator selection and classification; Air Traffic Controller Specialist selection; aviation safety; aircrew/pilot training and performance evaluation; aviation security human factors; aviation maintenance human factors; maintenance resource management (MRM) training and various aspects of OD/OR. In the weird 1960's I was a USAF pilot/Voodoo driver. Since I survived, I then went on to obtained a master’s degree at Queens College of CUNY and another master’s and his doctorate at NYU; did extensive post-graduate work, some years later, in the psychology department of the University of North Florida; focus on psychological counseling; diagnostic assessment of both personality and intellectual functioning. In the 70’s and early 80’s, spent 12 years as a University professor across a variety of institutions before returning to the aviation field. During my 26 plus years in aviation, I have also been an adjunct associate professor for ERAU, teaching at some 4 of their extended campus locations. , FLCurrently, I am happily retired albeit still writing/publishing by myself and with my colleague of 24 years, Captain Kevin Smith; USN retired; United airlines, retired. I do write some reviews for Amazon but mostly enjoy the AL Gulf Coast and deal with some health issues as a result of aging and sports injuries...Oh, well, cannot stop the aging and as to sports injuries...probably would do it all over again, given the chance. Slow learner

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