Professor Emeritus
Dr. Moroney, Professor Emeritus at the University of Dayton and a Board-Certified Professional Ergonomist (BCPE), has 40+ years of experience in human factors, with more than 22 years of U.S. Navy active duty experience in both hands-on and management of Navy human factors research, development, test, and evaluation. In 1990, he left the US Navy with the rank of Captain and has taught courses in Systems Development, Questionnaire Design, Ergonomics, Human Factors in Aviation, and Industrial/Organizational Psychology. He continues research in the areas of workload, questionnaire design, flight simulators, displays, and anthropometry. He continues to work tri-service projects, as well as for the University of Dayton Research Institute, the FAA, GM, other local industries, and arrorneys/prosecutors.
He has held positions at the Naval Air Development Center (NADC), Naval Air Test Center (NATC), and the Pacific Missile Test Center (PMTC). While at NADC, he was Deputy Department Head of the Air Vehicle and Crew Systems Technology Department and responsible for the day-to-day R&D activities of approximately 500 scientists, engineers, and medical personnel. At NATC, Dr. Moroney served as Chief Scientist on all issues related to aircrew performance. At PMTC, he supported a variety of weapons-related projects for both the airborne and surface Navy. He has served as a member of DoD tri-service and international working groups. He was designated a Navy Aerospace Experimental Psychologist in April 1969 and subsequently flew as an F-4, A-6, EA6B, and OV10 aircrew member. He completed Naval Aviation Safety Officer School in 1982 and was designated a Weapon System Acquisition Manager in 1985. He was the first Chair of the DoD HFE Test and Evaluation TAG, and was reelected twice.
As an Assistant Professor in the Operations Research Department of the Naval Postgraduate School, Dr. Moroney taught and directed theses in OR, physics, electronic warfare EE, and administrative science. He has been an Associate Professor in the Psychology Department at the University of Dayton since 1990.
Dr. Moroney has authored more than 110 scientific and technical publications dealing with topics as diverse as motion sickness, helmet-mounted displays, laser designator systems, and selection and training. He co-authored four book chapters, including one on HFE research techniques in military systems, and another on flight simulation. He is currently preparing a book on questionnaire design. He has supported the development and/or upgrading of the A12, F/A18, F14, EA6B, and ACMR/TACTS, among others. He is a holder of Invention Disclosure: Case #58,894, Aircraft Landing Gear Warning System, 6 June 1977 and U.S. Patent #4,603,486, Automated Anthropometric Data Measurement System (AADMS) of 5 August 1986.
He is presently an Associate Editor of Ergonomics in Design. He has served as Chair of the Accreditation Review Committee of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES), twice as Chair of the Test and Evaluation Technical Group of the HFES, and he is past president of the Southern Ohio Chapter of the HFES.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
• Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (Fellow)
• American Psychological Association
• American Psychological Society
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About William F. Moroney
Dr. Moroney, Professor Emeritus at the University of Dayton and a Board-Certified Professional Ergonomist (BCPE), has 40+ years of experience in human factors, with more than 22 years of U.S. Navy active duty experience in both hands-on and management of Navy human factors research, development, test, and evaluation. In 1990, he left the US Navy with the rank of Captain and has taught courses in Systems Development, Questionnaire Design, Ergonomics, Human Factors in Aviation, and Industrial/Organizational Psychology. He continues research in the areas of workload, questionnaire design, flight simulators, displays, and anthropometry. He continues to work tri-service projects, as well as for the University of Dayton Research Institute, the FAA, GM, other local industries, and arrorneys/prosecutors.
He has held positions at the Naval Air Development Center (NADC), Naval Air Test Center (NATC), and the Pacific Missile Test Center (PMTC). While at NADC, he was Deputy Department Head of the Air Vehicle and Crew Systems Technology Department and responsible for the day-to-day R&D activities of approximately 500 scientists, engineers, and medical personnel. At NATC, Dr. Moroney served as Chief Scientist on all issues related to aircrew performance. At PMTC, he supported a variety of weapons-related projects for both the airborne and surface Navy. He has served as a member of DoD tri-service and international working groups. He was designated a Navy Aerospace Experimental Psychologist in April 1969 and subsequently flew as an F-4, A-6, EA6B, and OV10 aircrew member. He completed Naval Aviation Safety Officer School in 1982 and was designated a Weapon System Acquisition Manager in 1985. He was the first Chair of the DoD HFE Test and Evaluation TAG, and was reelected twice.
As an Assistant Professor in the Operations Research Department of the Naval Postgraduate School, Dr. Moroney taught and directed theses in OR, physics, electronic warfare EE, and administrative science. He has been an Associate Professor in the Psychology Department at the University of Dayton since 1990.
Dr. Moroney has authored more than 110 scientific and technical publications dealing with topics as diverse as motion sickness, helmet-mounted displays, laser designator systems, and selection and training. He co-authored four book chapters, including one on HFE research techniques in military systems, and another on flight simulation. He is currently preparing a book on questionnaire design. He has supported the development and/or upgrading of the A12, F/A18, F14, EA6B, and ACMR/TACTS, among others. He is a holder of Invention Disclosure: Case #58,894, Aircraft Landing Gear Warning System, 6 June 1977 and U.S. Patent #4,603,486, Automated Anthropometric Data Measurement System (AADMS) of 5 August 1986.
He is presently an Associate Editor of Ergonomics in Design. He has served as Chair of the Accreditation Review Committee of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES), twice as Chair of the Test and Evaluation Technical Group of the HFES, and he is past president of the Southern Ohio Chapter of the HFES.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
• Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (Fellow)
• American Psychological Association
• American Psychological Society
| 1990 - Present | Professor Emeritus, University of Dayton ‐ Department of Psychology | |
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Disciplines
Courses
- Ergonomics (Psy 535)
- Human Factors (Psy 435)
- Human Factors in Aviation (Psy 532)
- Human Factors in Systems (Psy 531)
- Industrial Psychology (Psy 334)
- Questionnaire Design (Psy 410/506)
- Technology, Envir & Behavior (Psy 445)
| 1968 | PhD, St. John's University | |
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| 1967 | MA, St. John's University | |
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| 1964 | BA, Cathedral College | |
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Contact Information
Phone: 937-229-2767