Episode #8: Interview with Jan Maarten Schraagen

Naturalistic Decision Making

Date: 5/22/2020

Show Description:

“Jan Maarten is Principal Scientist at TNO and Professor of Applied Cognitive Psychology at the University of Twente, The Netherlands. His research interests include resilience engineering, team communication processes, and human-machine teaming. He is the lead editor on two influential volumes: Cognitive Task Analysis (2000) and Naturalistic Decision Making and Macrocognition(2008). He is co-editor of the recently released Oxford Handbook of Expertise (2020). He is editor in chief of the Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making. Dr. Schraagen holds a PhD in Cognitive Psychology from the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.”

Where to find Jan Maarten:

University of Twente

TNO

LinkedIn

JCEDM

The Oxford Handbook of Expertise

Learn more about NDM:

NaturalisticDecisionMaking.org

Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making

Where to find hosts Brian Moon and Laura Militello:

Brian’s website

Brian’s LinkedIn

Brian’s Twitter

Laura’s website

Laura’s LinkedIn

Laura’s Twitter

Timestamps:

What is the first paper you ever published? [2:00]

Experience conducting research with children [4:11]

Nature of Jan Maarten's 1993 research study on expertise [6:15]

Working with Herb Simon at Carnegie Mellon [10:57]

What led Jan Maarten to attend the 1994 NDM conference in Dayton [13:00]

Discussing the birth and significance of the book "Cognitive Task Analysis" [17:25]

Experience and advice for navigating difficult research interviews [20:35]

Interviewing technique advice for students [23:52]

The most exciting project Jan Maarten is working on right now [27:47]

Goals and directions for future work [36:50]

What is a "cyber-physical system"? [40:20]

Industries that could benefit from an NDM perspective [42:30]

Which project has been the most rewarding for you? [47:50]

Evaluating the success of Dutch navy training simulations [54:50]

One questions that can reveal if someone is an NDM practitioner [57:06]

Two truths and a lie [58:30]