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Associates
Our associates specialize in three major areas: selection, evaluation, and quantitative
sciences. To view the biographies of the associates in each of these areas, click on the links below.
Dr. R. Bruce Gould
Dr. Malcolm Ree
Dr. Diane L.
Damos is the president of Damos Aviation Services,
Inc.
She received her doctorate in aviation psychology from the
University of Illinois in 1977. Between 1977 and 1997 she
served on the faculties of the State University of New York at
Buffalo, Arizona State University, and the University of
Southern California. In 1997 she resigned her faculty
position to work full-time at Damos Aviation Services, Inc. She
is a fellow of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.
Dr. Damos has been involved with pilot selection since 1970. She
assisted in
the development of computer-based tests of information processing and
cognition for pilot selection for both the United States Navy and Air Force. She
has consulted with numerous domestic and foreign air carriers and training
schools on both ab initio and experienced pilot selection. She has authored five
articles in refereed journals on pilot selection as well as ten technical
reports and professional articles. She has conducted short courses on developing
pilot selection systems in the United States, Africa, Europe, and the Far East.
Dr. Damos also has been involved extensively in the area of pilot training. Her
most recent research has focused on automated flight systems. She has worked
with a major U.S. air carrier to improve its automated flight systems training
program.
Dr. Damos is a consulting editor for the International Journal of Aviation
Psychology and a past chair of the Aerospace Technical Group of the Human
Factors and Ergonomics Society. She also was appointed to the United
States National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council Panel of Human
Factors in Air Traffic Control Automation. She is a commercial, multi-engine
pilot with an instrument rating. She also holds the ground instructor advanced
and instrument ratings.
Selected Publications:
Damos, D.L. (1998). Purchasing new pilot selection tests. The Journal of
Professional Aviation Training, 1(1), 8-9.
Damos, D.L., John, R.S., & Lyall, E.A. (1999). The effect of level of automation
on time spent looking out of the cockpit. International Journal of Aviation
Psychology, 9, 303-314.
Damos, D.L., and Gould, R.B. (1999). Hiring: Can your company prove it doesn’t
discriminate? NBAA Digest, 12(8), 7.
Damos, D.L. (1998). The effect of interruptions on Part 121 air carrier
operations. Los Angeles, CA.: University of Southern California.
Damos, D.L., & Koonce, J. (1997). Methodological and analytical concerns on the
pilot selection research of Park and Lee (1992). Human Factors, 39, 9-13.
Damos, D.L. (1996). Pilot selection batteries: Shortcomings and perspectives.
International Journal of Aviation Psychology, 6, 199-209.
Damos, D.L. (1993). Using meta analysis to examine the predictive validity of
single- and multiple-task measures to flight performance. Human Factors, 35,
615-628.
Damos, D.L., (1987). Some considerations in the design of a computerized human
information processing battery. (NAMRL Monograph 35). Pensacola, FL: Naval
Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory.
Damos, D.L., & Gibb G.D. (1986) Development of a computer-based naval aviation
selection test battery (Report No. NAMRL-1319). Pensacola, FL: Naval Aerospace
Medical Research Laboratory.
Damos, D.L., & Lintern, G. (1981). A comparison of single- and dual-task
measures to predict simulator performance of beginning student pilots.
Ergonomics, 24, 673-684.
Damos, D.L., (1978). Residual attention as a predictor of pilot performance.
Human Factors, 20, 435-440.
Dr. R. Bruce Gould received his doctorate in psychometrics and program evaluation from the
University of Texas in 1978. He was the lead scientist for job satisfaction/job
attitude research conducted by the Air Force Occupational and Manpower Research
Division and for the Air Force officer selection and classification programs. He
was also the principal scientist in charge of the development of the Air Force
Officer Qualifying Test. In 1994 he was appointed technical director for the
Technical Training Research Division of the Air Force. In this capacity he had
oversight of research programs involving virtual reality environments for
training, computer-based training, and the development of training criteria and
program evaluation procedures.
Dr. Gould has extensive legal experience in selection systems. He led the Air
Force development of two appraisal systems, one for senior executives and one
for rank and file employees, and developed the Air Force civilian promotion
system, which is currently used by more than 350,000 employees. Because of his
experience with appraisal and promotion systems, he is the recognized Air Force
expert on civilian selection and promotion systems and has worked on the defense
of several major class action suits. He taught several graduate courses at Saint
Mary’s University, San Antonio, that include instruction on statutory and case
law.
Dr. Gould has consulted on a variety of appraisal and evaluation projects for
the automotive industry, the aviation industry, and state educational systems.
He has served on many advisory boards, including that of Western Michigan
University’s Center for Research on Educational Accountability and Teacher
Evaluation. He also teaches courses in statistics, tests and measurement, and
industrial personnel psychology in Saint Mary’s University Graduate
Industrial/Organizational Program.
Dr. Gould has authored 59 articles, technical reports, book chapters, and
proceedings. He has received numerous awards during his civil service career,
including the Commander’s Award in 1989, the Armstrong Laboratory Civilian of
the Year (Senior Category) in 1991, and the Exceptional Performance Award in
1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1997, and 1998. He joined Damos
Aviation Services as a part-time associate in 1995.
Selected Publications:
Damos, D.L., and Gould, R.B. (1999). Hiring: Can your company prove it doesn’t
discriminate? NBAA Digest, 12(8), 7.
Gould, R.B. et al. (1994). Projecting human systems requirements for new
aeronautical systems. 1994 International Pacific Air & Space Technology
Conference Proceedings. Singapore: Society of Automotive Engineers, 259-267.
Gould, R.B. & Black, D.E. (1990). Development of the civilian potential
appraisal system nine rating factor algorithms (AFHRL-TP-89-71). Brooks Air
Force Base, TX: Air Force Human Resources Laboratory (AFSC).
Gould, R.B., Black, D.E. & Cummings,W. (1984). Development of the Air Force
civilian potential appraisal system: a promotion rating and ranking device
(AFHRL-TR-84-28). Brooks Air Force Base, TX: Air Force Human Resources
Laboratory (AFSC).
Gould, R.B. (1979). Pilot screening--selection research: a status report.
Proceedings pilot selection and flying physical standards for the 1980s: A USAF
multidisiplinary workshop. Brooks Air Force Base, TX: Office of the Surgeon
General, 130-140.
Gould, R.B. (1978). Air Force occupational attitude inventory development
(AFHRL-TR-78-60). Brooks Air Force Base, TX: Air Force Human Resources
Laboratory, Occupational and Manpower Research Division.
Gould, R.B., (1978). Air Force Officer Qualifying Test Form N: development and
standardization (AFHRL-TR-78-43). Brooks Air Force Base, TX: Air Force Human
Resources Laboratory, Personnel Research Division.
Dr. Malcolm
Ree received his doctorate in
1976 from the University of Pennsylvania in psychometrics
and statistics. He was employed from 1974 to 1999 in the
Human Effectiveness Directorate of the Air Force Research
Laboratory. From 1974 to 1984 he was a personnel research
psychologist engaged in measurement and validity projects,
particularly the Air Force Officer Qualifying Test (AFOQT)
with its pilot and navigator sections. During this time Dr.
Ree was responsible for test construction, test validation,
and test bias studies. In 1984 he was promoted to senior
scientist and placed in charge of developing and
implementing the most frequently administered aptitude test
in the world, the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude
Battery, ASVAB, which is used by all the American armed
forces. This included both short-term and long-term
planning, developing test specifications, reviewing and
editing test items, and assembling test booklets. He had
responsibility for item analysis, item bias studies, test
equating, and standard setting.
In 1989 he was promoted to scientific advisor and placed in
charge of pilot and aircrew selection. Dr Ree was responsible for the psychometric and statistical
standards for the USAF pilot selection method and for research and development.
During this time he developed and implemented a score-quality monitoring system
for pilot selection. Additionally, he provided expert guidance and consultation
for the development of job-restructuring procedures for both ground based and
air-borne enlisted weapons directors.
Dr. Ree has been an Associate Professor in the Center for Leadership Studies at
Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio since 1998. He teaches courses in
Statistics and Research Methods. Since 1986, he has been adjunct professor at
St. Mary's University where he teaches Advanced Tests and Measurement. Including
sections on test development and personnel selection issues such as bias in
testing, personnel case law, glass-ceiling issues, and legal standards. Dr. Ree
is also adjunct Assistant professor of Management at The University of Texas at
San Antonio where he teaches Human Resources Recruiting and Selection including
the uniform guidelines, legal practices, technical aspects of staffing, and
Human Resources planning.
Dr. Ree has authored over 100 articles, technical reports, and book chapters. He
has received many awards during his career, including the Air Force Association
Dan Berkant Award in 1979, the Department of the Air Force Special Achievement
Award in 1979, the Air Force Human Resources Laboratory Donald B. Haines Award
for Outstanding Scientific Achievement in 1983, and the Air Force Human Research
Laboratory Outstanding Performance Award in 1978, 1979, 1980, and 1981. Dr. Ree
also received the Air Force Sustained Superior Performance Awards in 1982, 1983,
and 1986 and the Air Force Performance Award each year from 1987 to 1996. He
joined Damos Aviation Services in 1999.
Selected Publications:
Ree, M. J., Carretta, T. R., & Steindl, J. R. (2001). Cognitive ability. In N.
Anderson, D.S. Ones, H. K. Sinangil & C. Viswesvaran (Eds.). International
Handbook of Work and Organizational Psychology, 1 (219-232). London: Sage.
Ree, M. J., & Carretta, T. R. (1999). Lack of ability is not always the problem.
Journal of Business and Psychology, 14, 165-178).
Ree, M. J., Carretta, T. R., & Doub, T. (1998/1999). A Test of Three Models of
the Role of g and Prior Job Knowledge in the Acquisition of Subsequent Job
Knowledge. Training Research Journal, 4, 1-16.
Ree, M. J., & Carretta, T. R. (1997). What makes an aptitude test valid? In R.
Dillon, (Ed.). Testing Handbook. Westport, CN: Greenwood Press.
Ree, M. J. (1995). Nine rules for doing ability research wrong. The Industrial
Psychologist, 32, 64-68.
Ree, M. J., Carretta, T. R., & Teachout, M. S. (1995) Role of ability, and prior
knowledge in complex training performance. Journal of Applied Psychology, 80,
721-730.
Ree, M. J., & Carretta, T. R. (1994). The correlation of general cognitive
ability and psychomotor tracking tests. International Journal of Selection and
Assessment, 2, 209-216.
Ree, M. J., Carretta, T. R., Earles, J. A., & Albert, W. (1994). Sign changes
when correcting for range restriction: A note on Pearson's and Lawley's
selection formulae. Journal of Applied Psychology, 79, 298-301 .
Ree, M. J., & Earles, J. A. (1991). The stability of convergent estimates of g.
Intelligence, 15, 271-278.
Ree, M. J., & Earles, J. A. (1991). Predicting training success: Not much more
than g. Personnel Psychology, 44, 321-332.
Ree, M. J., & Jensen H. E. (1983). Effects of sample size on linear equating of
item characteristic curve parameters. In D. J. Weiss (Ed.) New Horizons in
Testing, New York: Academic Press.
Ree, M. J. (1979). Estimating item characteristic curves. Applied Psychological
Measurement, 3, 371-385.
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