Janeen Adrion Kochan (CV- PDF) holds a Ph.D. in Applied Experimental and Human Factors Psychology from the University of Central Florida in Orlando and an M.S. in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the Ohio State University. Her B.A. degree was also earned from the Ohio State University in pre-medicine and psychology. Primary research interests include expertise, human performance, decision-making, stress, fatigue, automation, workload, resource management, unexpected events, and training. Recent publications and presentations have been in the areas of unexpected events, automation training, judgment and decision-making, operator workload, pilot upset recovery training, advanced maneuvering for aviators, the neurological correlates of human performance in the study of surprise, and novel training methodologies for the next generation of aviation professionals.
Dr. Kochan is a former Boeing 767 captain and Crew Resource Management instructor for a major U.S. airline and presently flies as a corporate pilot. She provides pilot training and conducts FAA pilot certification tests throughout the world. She has over 18,000 hours flying time in a variety of aircraft and has type ratings in the B-767/757, DC-8, DC-9, YS-11, CV-LB-30, and numerous corporate jets. She holds current and active Airframe and Powerplant, Inspector Authorization, Flight Instructor, and FAA Designated Pilot Examiner privileges. In addition to providing training and evaluation services to the aviation industry, Dr. Kochan serves as a Courtesy Instructor of Medical Education at the University of Central Florida College of Medicine and is a Visiting Research Professor and an Aviation Expert in Residence for the Drexel University School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems. She is an Adjunct Assistant Professor for Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University – Worldwide and Polk State College. |
