Informed by Knowledge by Kathleen L Mosier

Informed by Knowledge by Kathleen L Mosier

The focus of this book is on how experts adapt to complexity, synthesize and interpret information in context, and transform or fuse disparate items of information into coherent knowledge.

"Informed by Knowledge, edited by Mosier and Fischer, two highly respected researchers in both the NDM and wider community, highlights the importance of information synthesis for decision makingThe contributions from other authors cover key areas of research and raise pertinent questions, making this a book which should be kept readily to hand on your desk. It is a must for anyone interested in current decision making research." - Margaret Crichton, Ph.D., People Factor Consultants Ltd., UK

"For some 20 years the series of conferences on Naturalistic Decision Making have been influential in shaping the future research agenda of cognitive engineering and human factors. This timely volume, collecting and integrating research presented at the most recent such conference, promises to continue this venerable tradition. We read and hear so much these days about failures of even our best experts and elite organizations to 'connect the dots.' Much of the work reported here, skillfully compiled and edited by Mosier and Fischer, helps us understand why this is, and even more importantly, provides concrete steps to address these problems. This volume couldn't come at a better time to a world where the difference between success and failure increasingly lies in an ability to effectively cope with complexity and uncertainty." - Alex Kirlik, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA

"Drs. Mosier and Fischer have amassed an excellent collection of two dozen articles from well respected authors covering topics such as managing complexity, technology support and training for knowledge management, and overlooked issues in expert decision making. The latter topic area features one of my favorites, a superb thought provoking paper on ‘Anticipatory Thinking,’ by Klein, Snowden, and Pin. Another jewel among this string of pearls is Cohen’s paper entitled, Knowns, Known Unknowns, and Unknown Unknowns: Time and Uncertainty in Naturalistic Decision Making. As always Dr. Cohen present some deep thinking on how experts manage time. Presented here is a cadre of informative and engaging papers on current cognitive psychological topics." - Elliot E. Entin, Senior Scientist, Aptima, Inc., USA

Dr. Kathleen L. Mosier received her Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1990. From 1990-1997 she was a Senior Research Scientist at NASA Ames Research Center and moved to San Francisco State University in Fall, 1997. Her research focus and areas of expertise include decision making in applied contexts, particularly aviation, human-automation interaction in decision making, and the impact of affective state on decision processes. Dr. Mosier is the 2009-2010 President of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, a founding member and officer of the Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making Technical Group, and Associate Editor of the Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making. She is also past President of the Association for Aviation Psychology. Dr. Ute M. Fischer received a Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology from Princeton University in 1990. In 1991 she was awarded an NRC/NAS post-doctoral fellowship at NASA Ames Research Center, and subsequently joined its Human Factors Division as a Senior Research Scientist. Since moving to Atlanta in 1995, she has been a research scientist in the School of Literature, Communication and Culture at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Research activities and areas of expertise include communication and decision making processes of professionals and teams in complex, high-technology environments, in particular in aviation and space and the role of cognitive, social, environmental and organizational factors in distributed decision making.

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ISBN 13	9781138972742
ISBN 10	1138972746
Title	Informed by Knowledge
Author	Kathleen L Mosier
Series	Expertise: Research And Applications Series
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Psychology Press
Year published	2015-11-24
Number of pages	432
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