Associate Professor, Psychology Department
Dave Schuster earned his Ph.D. in Psychology specializing in applied experimental and human factors psychology from the University of Central Florida in 2013. While pursuing his Ph.D., Dr. Schuster was a member of the Team Performance Laboratory at the UCF Institute for Simulation and Training. During that time, Dr. Schuster supervised multiple research projects centered on understanding individual and shared cognition in complex environments. He has conducted research in domains such as aviation, transportation security training, and military human-robot interaction. His research interests include the cognitive aspects of cybersecurity, situation awareness in human-automation teams, the impact of video games on task performance, and perceptual training for real-world pattern recognition.
Dr. Schuster’s work has appeared in Ergonomics and Human Factors. Dr. Schuster has presented at the IEEE Conference on Cognitive Methods in Situation Awareness and Decision Support and the NATO Information Systems and Technology Panel Symposium on Emerged and Emerging Disruptive Technologies. He is a member of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.
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Dr. Schuster’s work has appeared in Ergonomics and Human Factors. Dr. Schuster has presented at the IEEE Conference on Cognitive Methods in Situation Awareness and Decision Support and the NATO Information Systems and Technology Panel Symposium on Emerged and Emerging Disruptive Technologies. He is a member of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.
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About David Schuster
Dave Schuster earned his Ph.D. in Psychology specializing in applied experimental and human factors psychology from the University of Central Florida in 2013. While pursuing his Ph.D., Dr. Schuster was a member of the Team Performance Laboratory at the UCF Institute for Simulation and Training. During that time, Dr. Schuster supervised multiple research projects centered on understanding individual and shared cognition in complex environments. He has conducted research in domains such as aviation, transportation security training, and military human-robot interaction. His research interests include the cognitive aspects of cybersecurity, situation awareness in human-automation teams, the impact of video games on task performance, and perceptual training for real-world pattern recognition.
Dr. Schuster’s work has appeared in Ergonomics and Human Factors. Dr. Schuster has presented at the IEEE Conference on Cognitive Methods in Situation Awareness and Decision Support and the NATO Information Systems and Technology Panel Symposium on Emerged and Emerging Disruptive Technologies. He is a member of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.
Dr. Schuster’s work has appeared in Ergonomics and Human Factors. Dr. Schuster has presented at the IEEE Conference on Cognitive Methods in Situation Awareness and Decision Support and the NATO Information Systems and Technology Panel Symposium on Emerged and Emerging Disruptive Technologies. He is a member of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.
| Present | Associate Professor, San Jose State University ‐ Psychology | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
| 2016 - 2021 | CAREER: Understanding the Cognitive Processes of Computer Network Defense |
| National Science Foundation Early Career Development Program | |
| $516,000 | |
| 2015 - 2016 | An Empirical Evaluation of the Game Experience Measure (GEM) |
| San José State University | |
| San José State University Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity Internal Grant | |
| 2014 - 2016 | Quantifying Human Cognition in Cyber Security |
| San José State University | |
| San José State University Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity Internal Grant | |
| 2009 | Individually Adaptive Discrimination Training for Improvised Explosive Detection |
| Individually Adaptive Discrimination Training for Improvised Explosive Detection | |
| Training Technical Group Student Grant Award |
Professional Service and Affiliations
| 2016 - Present | Technical program committee member, IEEE International Multi-Disciplinary Conference (CogSIMA) | 2015 - Present | Training technical group newsletter editor, Human Factors Ergonomics Society | 2007 - Present | Ad-hoc Reviewer, Training and cognitive engineering/decision making technical groups | 2006 - Present | Member, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society | 2015 | Ad-hoc Reviewer, Ergonomics | 2015 | Annual Meeting Session Co-Chair, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society | 2014 - 2015 | Ad-hoc Reviewer, Human Factors | 2014 | Ad-hoc Reviewer, Cognitive Technology | 2011 | Ad-hoc Reviewer, Cognitive Technology | 2010 | Annual Meeting Session Co-Chair, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society | 2009 - 2010 | Training technical group newsletter editor, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society | 2008 | Annual Meeting Session Co-Chair, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society |
Courses
- STAT 115: Intermediate Statistics
- STAT 095: Elementary Statistics
- PSYC 173: Human Factors
- PSYC 001: General Psychology
| 2013 | Ph.D., University of Central Florida ‐ Applied Experimental & Human Factors Psychology | |
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| 2012 | M.A, University of Central Florida ‐ Applied Experimental & Human Factors Psychology | |
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| 2006 | B.A, University of Tampa ‐ Psychology | |
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Contact Information
Email: david.schuster@sjsu.edu
