DTDM > Distributed Team Decision Making     Research Objective   *This site is being provided for historical purposes only. The Distributed Team Decision Making Lab is no longer active.* The objective of the DTDM project is to improve mission safety by 1) determining the effects of task/crew-related stressors on team performance 2) developing technologies to detect psychosocial dysfunction in teams and 3) identifying effective team interaction strategies as countermeasures to assure mission success. Research Overview   * This site is being provided for historical purposes only. The Distributed Team Decision Making Lab is no longer active. * Since the beginning of human space flight, crucial incidents relating to the psychological, behavioral, and interpersonal aspects of crew performance have jeopardized crew safety and mission success in space U.S. programs. Successful long-duration space missions will depend on the ability of crewmembers to collaborate effectively under highly stressful conditions. Interpersonal relationships will be of particular concern as crewmembers on long-duration space missions become more diverse in terms of culture, gender and professional backgrounds. Tensions are likely to result from miscommunications and misunderstandings based on differing cultural norms and expectations. This four year project will examine (a) how team composition affects team effectiveness, affect and cohesion, (b) whether stress-identification strategies predict team performance across diverse crews, (c) whether there is an ideal group composition, and (d) the effectiveness of various training approaches to counteract team dysfunction.             DTDM Game Training Session Distibuted Dynamic Decision Making Software