E-raamat: Modeling Sociocultural Influences on Decision Making: Understanding Conflict, Enabling Stability

 Joseph V. Cohn, PhD, earned his BS in biology from the University of IllinoisUrbana



Champaign in 1993. He earned his PhD in neuroscience from Brandeis University in 1998.



He has coauthored more than 100 publications and presented talks to national and international



professional conferences on a host of topics, ranging from foundational neuroscience



to the nature of technical innovation. He has coedited a three-volume book series



focusing on all aspects of training system development and a single-volume book on



enhancing human performance in high-risk environments. He has received industry and



professional society awards for his research across the spectrum of the human performance



and biomedical sciences. He cochaired the Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics



Associations Cross-Cultural Decision Making Conference from 2013 to 2015 and is a fellow



of the American Psychological Association and the Society of Military Psychologists,



as well as an associate fellow of the Aerospace Medical Association.



Sae Schatz, PhD, is an applied human-systems researcher, learning science professional,



and cognitive scientist. She has headed an array of applied research efforts, authored more



than 50 peer-reviewed scholarly publications, led the development of three military textbooks,



and received industry awards for both her publications and her research efforts.



Schatz cochairs the Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics Associations Cross-Cultural



Decision Making Conference (2013), is a service principal for the Interservice/Industry



Training, Simulation and Education Conference (2015), and supports international science



and technology working groups associated with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization,



Partnership for Peace, and The Technical Cooperation Program. Schatz also maintains



close ties with her alma mater, the University of Central Florida, where she earned her



PhD in human systems in modeling and simulation in 2008.



Hannah Freeman earned her Bachelor of Arts degrees in international studies (Russian



and Eastern European studies) and Hispanic studies from Illinois Wesleyan University,



where she was awarded Phi Beta Kappa, in 2012. Freeman earned her Master of Science



degree in comparative politics (conflict studies) from The London School of Economics



and Political Science in 2013, where she also received a Russian Language Certificate. Her



research interests include the former Soviet Union and Soviet bloc, post-Soviet Russia,



human rights, national and ethnic conflict, radicalization, political violence, and terrorism.



David J. Y. Combs, PhD, earned his BA in psychology from Simpson University in 2003.



He earned his PhD in experimental social psychology from the University of Kentucky in



2010. He has also completed certifications in political psychology (Stanford University),



analysis of incomplete data sets (University of Michigan), and AfghanistanPakistan



regional expertise. He has completed additional coursework (applied survey sampling)



with The George Washington University. He has coauthored dozens of papers, conference



presentations, and book chapters on social psychological topics such as trust, attitude



change, experience of humiliation, and emotions resulting from political events. He is



especially interested in applying social psychological theory and methods to understanding



cross-cultural interactions within the irregular warfare context.