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Klein Associates Division
Fairborn, OH (Division HQ)
Klein Associates Division (KAD) is a 40-member research staff that studies human performance in high stakes work domains to improve system reliability, efficiency, safety and resilience. KAD applies cognitive science and proven research methods to elicit expert knowledge, and uses it to design, evaluate and implement products to support cognitive work in high hazard settings from the military to aviation and healthcare.
We quickly understand messy, highly complex work settings by listening carefully to clients and using the most effective methods to distill goals, reveal barriers, and develop means to achieve work goals.Solutions we have developed range from organizational designs to information displays, and new work processes.
Capabilities available in KAD:
- Cognitive Systems Engineering
- Culture and Cognition
- Human Performance & Instructional Technologies
- Joint Training and Experimentation Center
- Skilled Performance and Expertise
Klein Associates Division staff members are thought leaders in high hazard work domain human subject research. See these recent texts:
Methods that KAD employs:
- Cognitive Task Analysis (CTA)
- Decision Centered Design (DCD)
- Simulation and Computer Modeling
- Scenario-based Evaluation
- Cognitively Authentic Training
Products that KAD offers:
- Cognitive Performance Indicators
- Workshops
- Cognitive Task Analysis
- Cognitive Systems Engineering
Themes KAD frequently researches:
- Individual and team Cognition
- Individual and team Sensemaking
- Resilience, resilience engineering
- Culture and Belief Networks
- Organizational Development
- Instructional System Design
- Human-Robotic Interaction
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Klein Associates Division
1750 Commerce Center Boulevard North
Fairborn, OH 45324-6232
Phone: 937-873-8166
Fax: 937-873-8258
For Map and Directions - (click here)
For Seminal KAD Publications (click here)
2010 KAD Publications
Harris-Thompson, D., Malek, D. A., & Wiggins, S. L. (2010). Shortening the expertise curve: Identifying and developing cognitive skills in board operators. In D. Kaber & G. Boy (Eds.), Advances in cognitive ergonomics: CRC Press: Taylor & Francis Group.
Nemeth, C. and Cook, R.I. (2010, July). Infusing Healthcare with Resilience. Proceedings of the 12th Annual International Symposium. International Council on Systems Engineering. Chicago.
Zimmerman, L. A., Sestokas, J. M., & Burns, C. A. (2010). Using high fidelity computerized training to prepare commanders for operational decision making. In K. L. Mosier & U. M. Fischer (Eds.), Informed by knowledge: Expert performance in complex situations.
Zimmerman, L. A., Sestokas, J. M., Burns, C. A., Grover, J., Topaz, D., & Bell, J. (2010). Improving Attrition Rates in the M1A1/M1A2 Master Gunner Course (Final Report prepared under Subcontract ARI-ARA-07-001, Task Order 14524 (DRC); Contract # W74V8H-04-D-0048 for U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences, Fort Knox, KY). Fairborn, OH: Klein Associates Division of Applied Research Associates.
2009 KAD Publications (click here)
2008 KAD Publications (click here)
2007 KAD Publications (click here) |
