Paul Jarley, dean of the University of Nevada-Las Vegas’ Lee Business School, will become dean of UCF’s College of Business Administration on July 1. Jarley, who has been at UNLV since 2007, leads a college with about 100 faculty members and 4,000 students. He will direct a college with about 140 faculty members and 8,680 [...]
Four years after launching an India studies program, the University of Central Florida will establish a center devoted to the country’s politics, economy, technology, culture and more. In response to the overwhelming popularity of and support for The India Program, the center has been made possible by a major gift, an annual fund and an [...]
The University of Central Florida’s College of Nursing kicked off its inaugural Distinguished Lecture Series this month in conjunction with the opening of the new Executive Doctor of Nursing Practice graduate degree track. The Jan. 12 event supported by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida began by recognizing the program’s first student cohort and [...]
University Trustee Chair and Pegasus Professor
Dr. Eduardo Salas serves as a University Trustee Chair and Pegasus Professor of Psychology. He also holds an appointment as program director for the Human Systems Integration Research Department at the Institute for Simulation & Training. Salas previously was a senior research psychologist and head of the Training Technology Development Branch of NAVAIR Orlando for 15 years. During that time, Salas served as a principal investigator for many research programs benefiting U.S. sailors and Marines. Those programs focused on teamwork, team training, advanced training technology, simulation-based training, decision-making under stress, learning methodologies and performance assessment. His expertise includes helping organizations foster teamwork, designing and implementing team training strategies, facilitating training effectiveness, managing decision making under stress, developing performance measurement tools and designing learning environments. He is working on designing tools and techniques to minimize human errors in aviation, law enforcement and medical environments. Salas has co-authored more than 300 journal articles and book chapters and has co-edited 18 books. He serves on the editorial boards of Journal of Management, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Small Group Research and many other publications. He is a past editor of the Human Factors journal and associate editor of the Journal of Applied Psychology and Military Psychology. Dr. Salas has held numerous positions in the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society and the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology during the past 15 years. He has served as a consultant to a variety of manufacturing, industrial and governmental organizations and pharmaceutical laboratories. Salas is a fellow of the American Psychological Association, the Association for Psychological Science and the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. He received his doctorate in industrial and organizational psychology from Old Dominion University. Salas can conduct interviews in English and Spanish.
Because of Florida’s hurricanes, tornadoes, lightning and other dangerous weather, it is always important to be prepared. The UCF Office of Emergency Management and the Emergency Management Student Association will distribute safety information Jan. 30 to Feb. 3 during Florida’s Severe Weather Awareness Week. Central Florida experiences severe-weather events throughout the year, and it is [...]
New scholarships soon will be available to students at UCF and four local colleges that participate in the DirectConnect to UCF program. The Johnson Scholarship Foundation announced Thursday that it will offer a $1.5 million challenge grant to support need-based scholarships. “We’re interested in students who have financial need who might not otherwise go to [...]
On January 17, Health Services hosted a sleep program in the Hercules Community of Academic Village. More than 56 students attended to learn about the importance of sleep, how it affects their academic performance and how to achieve a better night’s sleep. The program was hosted by Kristina Grabnickas, advanced registered nurse practitioner, who specializes [...]
The University of Central Florida will buy an additional 25 acres at Lake Nona, paving the way for the Health Sciences Campus to eventually include a teaching hospital within walking distance of state-of-the-art medical education and research buildings. The Board of Trustees voted Thursday to approve buying the land adjacent to the 50 acres that [...]
Spirit Splash 2011: An energetic and entertaining 65-second recap of UCF’s most popular annual Homecoming event.
