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MY OFFICE

Renovations

Welcome to my home office. You'll see in  the background of this photo a bookshelf my dad built decades ago. That photo at the top was taken with my aunts, Grandma Bockelman, and my daughter during an outing for tea. 

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This space where I work, and this page that you're on now, will be a bit of a landing point for anyone who wants a better idea of who I am. As I develop the page, you'll see updated CVs, links to key publications, and other insights to my career and personality. Thanks for your patience while it is under construction.

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Warmly,

Patricia

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CV

Experience & Expertise

08/2020-current

ADJUNCT PROFESSOR/GRADUATE PROGRAM CURRICULUM CONSULTANT

Appointment with School of Modeling, Simulation & Training; University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL

  • Institutional Effectiveness for Modeling & Simulation Graduate Program Coordinator

  • Design, develop, and implement program’s multi-source assessment strategy  

  • Analyze and interpret programmatic and academic data

  • Support the execution of data-based plans toward UCF and departmental goals

  • Co-author Verification and Validation/Training Acquisitions recommendations for US Department of Defense (presented at the Inter-industry Training, Simulation, & Education Conference 2020)

  • Support collaborative working relationships between research funders, the Institute for Simulation & Training at UCF, other university programs & personnel, and other stakeholders to address learning and training objectives

  • Support institute and program adjustments to distributed learning during COVID-19 pandemic

03/2016-08/2020

ASSISTANT RESEARCH PROFESSOR 

Appointment with School of Modeling, Simulation, & Training/ Institute for Simulation and Training; University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL

  • Assistant Research Professor in Human Performance Assessment

  • Conduct research in areas of applied cognition, testing and test development, human performance, virtual and augmented reality, human factors psychology, cybersecurity, learning ecosystems, modeling & simulation

  • Lead UCF’s Learning Science projects for approximately 85,000 employees within a Fortune 500 energy sector research partner (including data collection, analysis, and authoring of recommendations for enterprise-wide learning and training needs)

  • Supervise team of Faculty, Graduate, and Undergraduate researchers

  • Teach in M&S graduate program: Perspectives in Modeling & Simulation; Human Systems Integration; Understanding Humans in Modeling & Simulation

  • Graduate advisor and committee member

  • Curriculum committee member for M&S program

  • Collaborated in specialized training for diversity and mentorship

  • Proposal and technical writing (including systems/software requirements)

  • Project management, including financial and task

  • Project participation in defense, aviation, healthcare, and energy industry: Department of Homeland Security Next Generation First Responder Testbed (STTC), Augmented Immersive Team Trainer (Office of Naval Research), Simulation-based Blended Learning System & Learning Ecosystem Design & Development (Schlumberger), Parkinsons Patient/Caregiver Interactive Pilot (Jacksonville University), Interactive Simulation for Upper Echelon Decision-Making (Defense Threat Reduction Agency), Resiliency training recommendation guidance for US Aircraft Carriers (Federal Aviation Administration)

07/2015-03/2016

RESEARCH ASSOCIATE/VISITING RESEARCH FACULTY

Appointment with Modeling and Simulation Graduate Program and the Institute for Simulation and Training; University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL

  • Conduct research in areas of applied cognition, human performance, testing and test development virtual and augmented reality, human factors psychology, modeling & simulation

  • Coordinated sub-contracts for completion of project on which UCF was prime

  • Manage research teams

  • Coordinated contract activities with funding sponsors

  • Disseminated research results

  • Developed and presented live, e-learning, and blended education

  • Conducted evaluations and assessments (formative and summative learner progress)

  • Maintained distributed instruction and LMS

  • Advised students in areas of research and career paths

  • Graduate Faculty Scholar

  • Graduate Research Assistant supervisor

  • Taught in M&S graduate program

08/2014-07/2015

ADJUNCT FACULTY

Modeling and Simulation Program; University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL

  • Presented live, e-learning, and blended education

  • Conducted evaluations and assessments (formative and summative learner progress)

  • Maintained distributed instruction and LMS

  • Advised students in areas of research and career paths

1/2014-02/2015

CHIEF SCIENTIST HUMAN SYSTEMS RESEARCH

MESH Solutions, LLC; a DSCI Company, Orlando, FL

  • Designed, developed, and delivered learning systems for customers

  • Assessed and evaluated human-in-loop performance

  • Managed projects, including budgets, personnel, and tasking

  • Supervised communications including public presentations, stakeholder and expert interviews, and publications

  • Proposal and grant writing

  • Developed and implemented process improvements for learning program efficacy

  • Lead projects involving military, healthcare, and business education and training

  • Conducted front-end and needs analyses to assure best paths forward

  • Designed, developed, and evaluated instructor-improvement curriculum for grade-school teachers (launched at an at-risk youth program in Orlando)

Chief Scientist from July 2014 to February 2015

03/2010-01/2014

GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT

Institute for Simulation and Training: Applied Cognition and Training in Virtual Environments Laboratory and Cognitive Sciences Laboratory, Orlando, FL

  • Managed neurophysiology, psychology, and phenomenology studies using human participants

  • Studied human experiences in simulated environments in range of immersion levels

  • Developed training including instructor guides, participant guides, skill practices, job aids, and knowledge checks

  • Designed research protocols with imbedded evaluation in digital systems

Interdisciplinary research drew from physiology, computer science, space science, art, energy, military, healthcare, human-robot interaction, human-systems interaction, human factors, anthropology, and philosophy

11/1994-Current

OTHER POSITIONS

Consultant -03/2010-current

Independent consulting and grant writing, Orlando, FL

  • Projects have included UCF Engineering Faculty Development, Software Consulting, Grant Writing, Technical Writing, Ghost Writing and Expert Witness Research

Teacher - 08/2007-03/2010

Trinity Lutheran Church and School, Kissimmee, FL

  • Media Center Coordinator, Computer Teacher (pre-k through 8th grades), Mathematics Teacher (6th-8th grades), substitute teacher (all grades)


Instructor - 06/2004-03/2007
Mind Your Body, Ft. Wayne, IN

  • Yoga instructor (mixed levels, including children’s classes, mindfulness, and pranayama training)

Early Intervention Service Coordinator - 3/1997-7/2000
Indiana First Steps, Farmland, IN

  • Support families of children requiring intervention services between the ages of 0 & 3

  • Act as educator and liaison between stakeholders

  • Manage provider compensation requests


Teacher - 11/1994-6/1996
Yorktown High School, Yorktown, IN

  • Language Arts teacher (English, German)

  • Media Center teacher

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PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

Journal Articles

  • Bockelman, P. & Reinerman-Jones, L.E. & Gallagher, S. (2013). Methodological imperatives in neurophenomenology: Review of a baseline study and recommendations for experimental design. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. (7:608).

Conference Proceedings

  • Armendariz, N. & Bockelman, P. (October, 2020) VV&A Redux: The Case for Considering 4E Cognition, Proceeding of the 1st Virtual Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference. Orlando, FL.

  • Canham, M., Posey, C., & Bockelman, P. S. (2020, July). Confronting Information Security’s Elephant, the Unintentional Insider Threat. In International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (pp. 316-334). Springer, Cham.

  • Griffith, T. S., Fidopiastis, C., Bockelman-Morrow, P., & Johnston, J. (2020, July). Behavioral Indicators of Interactions Between Humans, Virtual Agent Characters and Virtual Avatars. In International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (pp. 330-342). Springer, Cham.

  • Kapalo, K. A., Bockelman, P., & LaViola Jr, J. J. (2018, September). “Sizing Up” Emerging Technology for Firefighting: Augmented Reality for Incident Assessment. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting (Vol. 62, No. 1, pp. 1464-1468). Sage CA: Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications.

  • Bockelman, P., & Lingum, D. (2017). Factors in Cybersickness. Proceeding of Annual Human Computer Interaction International Conference. Vancouver, Canada.

  • Caulkins, B. D., Leis, R., Badillo-Urquiola, K., & Bockelman, P. (2016). Cyber workforce development using a behavioral cybersecurity paradigm. Proceeding of Annual International Conference on Cyber Conflict- U.S. Washington, DC.

  • Leis, R., Badillo-Urquiola, K. A., Caulkins, B. D., & Bockelman, P. (2016). Modeling and simulation education for behavioral cybersecurity. Proceeding of the 56th Annual Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference. Orlando, FL.

  • Julian, D., Sotomayor, T., Killilea, J., Bockelman, P., & Nolan, M. (2014). Enhancing the Utility and Effectiveness of Combat Medic Simulation. In the Proceedings of the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) 2014.  

  • Fautua, D., Schatz, S., Reitz, E., & Bockelman, P. (2014). Institutionalizing Blended Learning into Joint Training: A Case Study and 10 Recommendations. In the Proceedings of the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) 2014.  

  • Bockelman, P., Julian, D., Nolan, M. & Sotomayor, T. (2014). Practical Human-Systems Integration Methods for Medical Simulation Lifecycle Costing. Paper presented at MODSIM World 2014. Hamptons, VA.

  • Fautua, D., Schatz, S., Reitz, E., Bockelman, P. & Julian, D. (2014). Enhancing Joint Training through Blended Learning–Training: Simulation, Mission Command, and a Learning Continuum. Paper presented at MODSIM World 2014. Hamptons, VA.

  • Morrow, P. B., & Fiore, S. M. (2012). Supporting Human-Robot Teams in Social Dynamicism: an overview of the Metaphoric Inference Framework. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting (Vol. 56, No. 1, pp. 1718-1722). SAGE Publications.

  • Schmidt, T., Hudson, I., & Bockelman Morrow, P. (2012). Using Mirror Neuron Research to Support Improved Interaction between Humans and Artificial Agents. Paper session presented at the meeting of the International Society for Human Simulation, St. Pete Beach, FL.  

  • Morrow, P. B., Elias, J., Streater, J., Ososky, S., Phillips, E., Fiore, S., & Jentsch, F. (2011).  Embodied Cognitive Fidelity and the Advancement of Human Robot Team Simulations. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting (Vol. 55, No. 1, pp. 1506-1510). SAGE Publications.  

  • Morrow, P. B. (2011). A site-based ergonomic assessment of acoustics in school settings and the proposal of a fuzzy-logic metric. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting (Vol. 55, No. 1, pp. 1596-1600). SAGE Publications.  

  • Streater, J., Elias, J., Morrow, P. B., & Fiore, S. (2011). Towards an Interdisciplinary Understanding of Perspective for Human-Robot Teamwork. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting (Vol. 55, No. 1, pp. 1481-1485). SAGE Publications.  

  • Elias, J. Z., Morrow, P. B., Streater, J., Gallagher, S., & Fiore, S. M. (2011). Towards Triadic Interactions in Autism and Beyond Transitional Objects, Joint Attention, and Social Robotics. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting (Vol. 55, No. 1, pp. 1486-1490). SAGE Publications.


Books

  • Gallagher, S., Janz, B., Tremler, J., Bockelman, P., & Reinerman-Jones, L. (2015). The Science of Awe and Wonder: Neurophenomenology and non-reductionist cognitive science. Hampstead, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.

  • Bockelman Morrow, P. & Fiore, S. M. (2013).Team Cognition: Coordination across Individuals and Machines. In J.D. Lee & A. Kirlik (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Cognitive Engineering. New York: Oxford University Press.  

Technical Reports

  • Nolan, M., Bockelman, P., Graffeo, C., Killilea, J., Julian, D., Lora, J., & Ortner, J. (2014). Front End Analysis (FEA) for the Design of a Simulation-Based Training (SBT) Testbed for the Intuitive Decision Making Through Implicit Learning BRC (I2BRC) (Technical Report). Arlington, VA: U.S. Office of Naval Research.

  • Schatz, S., Bockelman, P., Julian, D., & Graffeo, C. (2014). Continuum of eLearning: Blended Learning–Training System Study at USTRANSCOM (Technical Report). Suffolk, VA: U.S. Joint Staff J7, Joint Training.

OTHER SCHOLARLY PRESENTATIONS

  • Redefining Resiliency using Principles of Social Cognitive Theories to Address the Gap in Training and Assessing Resiliency for Air Carrier Operations. 32nd annual National Training Aircraft Symposium, Daytona Beach, FL. January 2020.

  • Assessing Learning Performance in AR and VR Systems. Learning Solutions Conference and Expo. March 2019. Orlando, FL.

  • Panel: Lessons Learned from Early AR/VR Adopters. Learning Solutions Conference and Expo. March 2019. Orlando, FL.

  • Strategies for Tackling Learning Modernization Challenges. 15th Anniversary Dev Learn Conference. October 2019. Las Vegas, Nevada.

  • Awe: A Transdisciplinary Approach to Spiritual and Aesthetic Experience, Invited lecture at Stetson University, March 2018, DeLand, FL.

  • A Space Oddity:  Overview of Neurophenomenological Methods for Examining Religious and Spiritual Experiences in Simulation Environments. Strategies for Tackling Learning Modernization Challenges. SOPHERE Biennial Congress, Czech National Academy of Science. November 2018. Prague, Czech.

  • Designing for Operational Environments: Interactive Training using Multimodal Technologies, Tutorial at the Human Computer Interaction International Conference. July 2017, Vancouver, Canada.

  • Improving Usability and Efficacy of Simulation Tools for Combat Medics, Presentation at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference (I/ITSEC). December 2014, Orlando, FL.

  • Virtual Observation Suite Demonstrator, PercepTS, Presentation at the Office of Naval Research Booth at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference (I/ITSEC). December 2014, Orlando, FL.

  • Enhancing Intuitive Decision Making Through Implicit Learning, Presentation at the Office of Naval Research Code 30/34 Review. September 2014, Arlington, VA.

  • Awe & Wonder: A neurophenomenological examination of astronaut experience, Presentation at SpaceTech 1.0. September 2013, Orlando, FL.

  • Experiencing Awe & Wonder, Findings from a Neurophenomenological Study, Presentation at the Exploring Awe & Wonder Interdisciplinary Conference. September 2013, Orlando, FL.

  • A site-based ergonomic assessment of acoustics in school settings and the proposal of a fuzzy-logic metric. Presented at the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting. July 2011, Las Vegas, NV.  

  • Embodied Cognitive Fidelity and the Advancement of Human Robot Team Simulations. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting. July 2011, Las Vegas, NV.

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HONORS

  • 2020 UCF Faculty Senator

    • Graduate Curriculum Committee-Chair

    • Modeling and Simulation/College of Graduate Studies representative

  • 2018 UCF ACE Women’s Network

    • Selected for inaugural research collaboration

    • Received focused training in mentorship & diversity

  • 2014 Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference

    • Continuum of e-Learning (Blended Learning/Training System)

    • Best Paper

  • 2014 National Simulation and Training Society

    • Continuum of e-Learning (Blended Learning/Training System)

    • Modeling and Simulation Outstanding Achievement in Training Project Nominee

  • 2013 Florida Space Institute SpaceTech 1.0  

    • Awe & Wonder: A neurophenomenological examination

    • Graduate Research, First Place

  • 2013 UCF Graduate Research Excellence Fellowship  

  • 2010 Provost Graduate Fellowship

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SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS

  • UCF Faculty Senate, Curriculum sub-committee chair. 2019-2020

  • Prince of Peace Food pantry distribution volunteer. 2018-present

  • UCF Center for Success of Women Faculty, mentorship program member 2017-present

  • National Center for Women & Information Technology Change Leader, 2015-present

  • UCF Modeling and Simulation Graduate Program Admissions Committee Member 2016-2020

  • UCF Modeling and Simulation Graduate Program Curriculum Committee Member 2015-present

  • UCF Modeling and Simulation Graduate Program Academic Advisory Committee 2105-present

  • UCF Modeling and Simulation Graduate Program readmission appeal reviewer, 2015

  • UCF WISE Mentor, 2015-2016

  • UCF Cognitive Science Student Association charter member, 2010-2013

  • Modeling and Simulation Knights at UCF charter member, 2011-2013

  • Orange County Public Schools Volunteer 2010-present

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