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Douglas H. Harris

Chairman & Principal Scientist

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Summary

Formal training in psychology, statistics, engineering, and military science; Certified Professional Ergonomist (Certificate 123).
Fifty years of post-doctoral experience in the analysis of system operations, measurement of human performance, development and validation of personnel tests, design of human-machine systems, and development of training programs and performance aids; author of 120 publications based on this work.
Principal investigator of projects for more than 50 agencies, companies, and institutions.
Developed and conducted workshops and training courses in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Singapore, Serbia, Sweden, United Kingdom, and Venezuela.

Professional Associations

Human Factors and Ergonomics Society: fellow; president (1983-1984); associate editor and editorial board of Human Factors (1968-1987); Jack Kraft Innovator Award (1975); most outstanding article Ergonomics in Design (2002); Distinguished Service Award (2003)
Fellow, American Psychological Association and American Psychological Society
Director and Vice President, Board of Certification in Professional Ergonomics (1994-1998).
National Research Council: Chair, Committee on Human Factors; Chair, Panel on Organizational Linkages (1985-1993); Member, Committee on Commercial Aviation Security and Panel on Aircraft Passenger Screening (1995-1998); Chair, Panel on Soldier Systems; Member, Army Research Laboratory Technical Assessment Board (2001-2006). Chair, Committee on Relationships between Communications and Action (2009)

Education

Ph.D. 1959: Purdue University, Industrial Psychology, Purdue Research Foundation Fellow
M.S. 1957: Purdue University, Industrial Psychology, University Fellow
B.S. 1952: Iowa State University, Industrial Psychology, Navy Scholarship

Employment

1969 - Now: Anacapa Sciences, Inc. Vice President to President to Chairman and Principal Scientist
1962 -1972: University of Southern California Part-Time Faculty Member, Business School and Institute of Systems Management
1962 - 1969: Rockwell International Corporation, Research Specialist to Group Scientist
1959 - 1962: Human Factors Research, Inc. Project Director
1952 - 1955 U.S. Navy, Operations Officer, Underwater Demolition Team 11; Gunnery Officer, USS Rowan (DD-782)

Selected Publications

Harris, D.H. and Spiker, V.A. (2012). Critical thinking skills for intelligence analysis. In I. L. Nunes (Ed.) Ergonomics-a systems approach. (pp. 209-232) Rijeka, Croatia: InTech Open Access Publisher.

Harris, D.H. (2011). Critical thinking training for intelligence analysis. Journal of the International Association of Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysts, 20(1), 76-90.

Harris, D.H. (2010). Stories & Sketches. Denver, CO: Outskirts Press.

Harris, D.H. (ed., 2010). Reviews of Human Factors and Ergonomics, Volume 6. Santa Monica, CA: The Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.

Harris, D.H. (2008, June) Myths and realities of electronics maintenance. Human Factors (Golden Anniversary Special Issue), 50(3), 375-379.

Harris, D.H. (2002, Winter) How to really improve airport security. Ergonomics in Design, 10(1), 17-22.

Harris, D. H. (2002). Human Performance Testing. In O'Brien, T. G. and Charlton, S. G. (Eds.) Handbook of Human Factors Testing and Evaluation, Second Edition (pp 79-96). Mahwah, NJ: Laurence Erlbaum.

Harris, D.H., Spanner, J. C., and Turnbow, M. L. (2001, November). Nondestructive Testing Workforce Availability. Materials Evaluation. 59, 1281-1284.

Harris, D. H. and Spanner, J. C. Jr. (2001, April). Dynamic inspection aptitude test: A measure of aptitudes required for nondestructive testing. Materials Evaluation, 59, 507-511.

Harris, D. H. (1996). Subdivision of Grading Units Can Increase the Reliability of Performance Testing. Proceedings of the 40th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. 1032-1035.

Harris, D. H. (ed., 1994). Organizational Linkages: Understanding the Productivity Paradox, Washington, DC: National Academy Press.

Harris, D.H. (1987). Human factors Success Stories (Video of 30 different human factors success stories based on the 1984 presidential address to the Human Factors Society). Santa Monica, CA: Human Factors Society.

Harris, D.H. (1980). Visual detection of driving while intoxicated. Human Factors, 22(6), 725-732.

Harris, D.H. (1978). Development of a computer-based program for criminal intelligence analysis. Human Factors, 20(1), 47-56.

Harris, D.H. (1977). The human dimensions of water-resources planning. Human Factors, 19, 241-251.

Harris, D.H., & Chaney, F.B. (1969). Human factors in quality assurance. New York: Wiley.