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Barbara Burian
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Barbara Burian
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BARBARA K. BURIAN
NASA Ames Research Center
Mail Stop 262-4
Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000
bburian@mail.arc.nasa.gov
650-604-5344
EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALS
Ph.D. 1990 Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
Psychology, With Honors
Minor: Psychological Assessment
M.A. 1987 Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
Psychology
Phi Kappa Phi
B.S. 1983 The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Early and Middle Childhood Education
Cum Laude
FAA Certificated Private Pilot – Single Engine, Land
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2000-present Project Director
Emergency and Abnormal Situations Project, Aviation Safety and Security Program, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California (Contractor through the San Jose State University Foundation)
1999 & 2000 NASA/ASEE/Stanford/San Jose State University Summer Faculty Fellow
NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California
1998-2000 Assistant Professor, Director of Practica and Internships
University of Baltimore, Department of Psychology, Baltimore, Maryland
1993-1998 Associate Professor, Psychology Program Director
St. Thomas University, Miami, Florida
MISHAP AND ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING
2005 Fire and Explosion Accident Investigation Course, Southern California
Safety Institute, Albuquerque, New Mexico, August.
2005 NASA, CDRA Pre-Cooler Mishap Investigation, Human Factors
Representative, July – present.
2005 NASA, SOFIA Project Mishap Investigation, Human Factors
Representative, July.
2005 Mishap Investigation Training. NASA, July.
2004 System Safety Seminar: Introduction to Accident and Mishap
Investigation Techniques, NASA, December.
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
2000-2002 Principal Investigator
Federal Aviation Administration, “General Aviation Pilot Weather Knowledge and Training” FAA Grant #00-G-020
1999 Contractor
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, “Vacuum pump failures in general aviation aircraft - development of research study design and budget”
1995-1998 Principal Investigator (and Grant Coordinator)
Internal Grant, St. Thomas University, Miami, Florida
“STU Research Associates – development of a state-of-the-art research training lab”
SOFTWARE AND MULTIMEDIA DEVELOPMENT
A Pilot’s Guide to In-flight Icing. (2001-2002). Member of CBT development team with other members from NASA Glenn Research Center, NASA Ames Research Center, University of Oregon, and members of the Aviation Community.
Icing for General Aviation Pilots. (2001). Reviewer and consultant for video development team at NASA Glenn Research Center.
Icing for Regional and Corporate Pilots. (2000-2001). Reviewer and consultant for CD development team at NASA Glenn Research Center
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SLD Icing. (2003). Reviewer and consultant for video development team at NASA Glenn Research Center.
PAPERS AND PUBLICATIONS
Burian, B. K. & Boorman, D. J. (2005). Boeing non-normal checklists: The Boeing 777 electronic checklist and quick reference handbook (2nd edition). Technical Document. Boeing Commercial Airplane Group.
Burian, B. K. (2005). Do you smell smoke? Issues in the design and content of checklists for smoke, fire, and fumes. In Proceeding of the International Society of Air Safety Investigators 2005 Conference. Fort Worth, TX: ISASI.
Burian, B. K., Barshi, I., & Dismukes, K. (2005). The challenge of emergency and abnormal situations. NASA Technical Memorandum 2005-213462. Moffett Field, CA: NASA Ames Research Center.
Burian, B. K. (2004). Emergency and abnormal checklist design factors influencing flight crew response: A case study. In Helen Wilson (Ed.) Proceedings of the International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction in Aeronautics 2004, Toulouse, France: EURISCO International.
Burian, B. K. & Boorman, D. J. (2004). Boeing non-normal checklists: The Boeing 777 electronic checklist and quick reference handbook. Technical Document. Boeing Commercial Airplane Group.
Burian, B. K., Boorman, D. J., Kowalski, T., & Geven, R. (2004). The process of the Boeing 777 electronic checklist and quick reference handbook development. Technical Document. Boeing Commercial Airplane Group.
Burian, B. K., Dismukes, R. K., & Barshi, I. (2003). The emergency and abnormal situations project. In T. McCarthy (Ed.), Proceedings of the International Society of Air Safety Investigators 2003 Conference. Washington, D.C.: ISASI.
Burian, B. K., & Barshi, I. (2003). Emergency and abnormal situations: A review of ASRS reports. In R. Jensen (Ed.) Proceedings of the 12th International Symposium on Aviation Psychology. Dayton, Ohio: Wright State University Press.
Burian, B. K. (2002). General aviation pilot weather knowledge and training. FAA Grant #00-G-020, Final Report. Federal Aviation Administration, Washington, DC.
Burian, B. K. (2001). Student pilot training regarding weather. In R. Jensen (Ed.) Proceedings of the 11th International Symposium on Aviation Psychology. Columbus, Ohio: The Ohio State University.
Orasanu, J., Burian, B. K., & Hitt, J. (2001). Plan continuation errors in pilot weather-related decisions. In R. Jensen (Ed.) Proceedings of the 11th International Symposium on Aviation Psychology. Columbus, Ohio: The Ohio State University.
Burian, B. K. (2000). Design flaws in pilot decision making CBTs. In Proceedings of the 19th Digital Avionics Systems Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Burian, B. K., Orasanu, J., & Hitt, J. M. (2000). Plan continuation errors: A factor in aviation accidents? In Proceedings of the International Ergonomics Association 14th Triennial Congress and Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 44th Annual Meeting, San Diego, California.
PRESENTATIONS
Burian, B. K. & Geven, R. (2005). Comparing B737 Aircraft Emergency Checklists. Presentation given at the 13th International Symposium on Aviation Psychology, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Burian, B. K., Barshi, I., & Dismukes, R. K. (2005). Center we have a problem: Emergency and abnormal situations in aviation. Presentation given at the 13th International Symposium on Aviation Psychology, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Burian, B. K. (2005). Emergency and abnormal situations: Inflight smoke, fire, and fumes. Presentation given at the Asociacion Sindical de Pilotos Aviadores de Mexico (ASPA)/International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Regional Seminar on Loss of Control in Flight and Upset Recovery Training. Mexico City, Mexico.
Burian, B. K. (2004). Emergency and abnormal checklist design factors influencing flight crew response: A case study. Presentation given at the NASA Human Factors Symposium, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California.
Burian, B. K. (2004). Challenges in emergency and abnormal checklist design: Smoke and fire checklists. Presentation given at the Air Line Pilots Association Air Safety Week Forum 2004, Washington, DC.
Burian, B. K., (2004). The design of emergency and abnormal checklists: A model. Presentation given to the ICAO Flight Safety and Human Factors Study Group. Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Burian, B. K., Barshi, I., & Dismukes, K. (2004). The Emergency and abnormal situations project at the NASA Ames Research Center. Presentation given to the ICAO Flight Safety and Human Factors Study Group. Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Burian, B. K., Barshi, I. & Dismukes, K. (2004). Research issues related to aviation emergency and abnormal situations. Presentation given at the Aviation Safety and Security Program, Phase II Planning Meeting, Washington, DC.
Burian, B. K., Barshi, I., & Dismukes, K. (2004). Cabin crews in emergency and abnormal situations. The 21st International Aircraft Cabin Safety Symposium. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: Southern California Safety Institute.
Burian, B. K. (2003). NASA’s system-wide accident prevention program: An overview of the training element. Presentation given to the National Research Council Aviation Safety Program Review Committee, Washington, DC.
Burian, B. K., Barshi, I., & Dismukes, R. K. (2003). Emergency and abnormal situations: Aviation and process control industries. Presentation at the Fall Quarterly Meeting of the Abnormal Situation Management Consortium. Richmond, CA.
Burian, B. K. (2003). Pilot weather knowledge: A dismal state of affairs. Presentation at the 12th International Symposium on Aviation Psychology. Dayton, Ohio: Wright State University Press.
Burian, B. K., Barshi, I., & Dismukes, R. K. (2003). Emergency and abnormal situations in aviation: The role of the dispatcher. Presentation at the meeting of the Airline Dispatchers Federation Symposium. Orlando, Florida.
Burian, B. K., Dismukes, R. K., & Barshi, I. (2003). Overview of the emergency and abnormal situations project. Presentation at the meeting of the Air Line Pilots Association Operations Committee, Air Line Pilots Safety Week Forum. Washington, D. C.
Burian, B. K., Barshi, I., & Dismukes, R. K. (2003). The emergency and abnormal situations project at the NASA Ames Research Center. Presentation at the International Symposium on Emergency and Abnormal Situations in Aviation. Santa Clara, CA.
Burian, B. K., Barshi, I. & Dismukes, R. K. (2001). An introduction to issues in aviation emergency and abnormal situations. Presentation given at the Civil Aviation Authority – United Kingdom, Human Factors Division, London, England.
Burian, B. K., and Barshi, I. (2001). Issues in emergency and abnormal situations. Presentation given at the NASA-FAA-Boeing Research and Development in Aviation Joint Meeting, Seattle, Washington.
Burian, B. K. (1999). Research issues for general aviation safety training. Panel presentation at the 10th International Symposium on Aviation Psychology. Columbus, Ohio.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2002 – present. Member
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Flight Safety and Human Factors Study Group
June 2003. Symposium Chair and Organizer
International Symposium on Emergency and Abnormal Situations in Aviation, Emergency and Abnormal Situations Project, NASA Ames Research Center, Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, California
1998-1999. Committee Member
University of Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland
University of Baltimore-Coppin University Collaborative (Co-Chair)
Department of Psychology Curriculum Revision Committee
Web-Based Learning Task Force
1993-1998. Committee Member
St. Thomas University, Miami, Florida
Faculty Senate Executive Committee (Vice Chair)
University Strategic Long Range Planning Council
Law School Liaison Committee
Graduate Student Council
Student Disciplinary Committee
University Disabled Student Policy Ad Hoc Committee
University Bursar Search Committee (Chair)
1990-1993 Committee Member
Counseling Center, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
ACOA/Students from Dysfunctional Families Treatment Team (Chair)
Crisis Intervention Team
Research Advisory Committee
Technical Writing Team
Paraprofessional Steering Committee
Rehabilitation Education Services External Advisory Committee
Developmental Outreach and Campus Consultation Area Committee
Sexual Abuse and Assault Treatment Team

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(2005) NASA Group Achievement Award, Recurring Anomalies Review Team |

B. K. Burian (2007) Very light jets in the national airspace system, In Proceedings of the 14th International Symposium on Aviation Psychology. Dayton, OH: Wright State University. 
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B. K. Burian (2006) Aeronautical Emergency and Abnormal Checklists: Expectations and Realities, In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 50th Annual Meeting, San Francisco. 
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B. K. Burian (2006) Design Guidance for Emergency and Abnormal Checklists in Aviation, In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 50th Annual Meeting, San Francisco. 
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B. K. Burian, & D. J. Boorman (2005) Boeing non-normal checklists: The Boeing 777 electronic checklist and quick reference handbook (2nd edition), Technical Document. Boeing Commercial Airplane Group 
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B. K. Burian, I. . Barshi, & R. K. Dismukes (2005) Center we have a problem: Emergency and abnormal situations in aviation, Presentation given at the 13th International Symposium on Aviation Psychology, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 
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B. K. Burian (2005) Checklists for inflight smoke, fire, and fumes, Briefing given to staff of the National Transportation Safety Board. Washington, D.C 
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B. K. Burian, & R. W. Geven (2005) Comparing B737 Aircraft Emergency Checklists, Presentation given at the 13th International Symposium on Aviation Psychology, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 
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B. K. Burian (2005) Do you smell smoke? Issues in the design and content of checklists for smoke, fire, and fumes, In Proceeding of the International Society of Air Safety Investigators 2005 Conference. Fort Worth, TX: ISASI 
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B. K. Burian (2005) Emergency and abnormal situations: Inflight smoke, fire, and fumes, Presentation given at the Asociacion Sindical de Pilotos Aviadores de Mexico (ASPA)/International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Regional Seminar on Loss of Control in Flight and Upset Recovery Training. Mexico City, Mexico 
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B. K. Burian, I. . Barshi, & R. K. Dismukes (2005) Many factors affect crew effectiveness in handling emergency or abnormal situations, ICAO Journal, 60:6, 16-32. 
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B. K. Burian, I. . Barshi, & R. K. Dismukes (2005) The challenge of emergency and abnormal situations, NASA Technical Memorandum 2005-213462. Moffett Field, CA: NASA Ames Research Center 
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B. K. Burian, & D. J. Boorman (2004) Boeing non-normal checklists: The Boeing 777 electronic checklist and quick reference handbook, Technical Document. Boeing Commercial Airplane Group 
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B. K. Burian, I. . Barshi, & R. K. Dismukes (2004) Cabin crews in emergency and abnormal situations, The 21st International Aircraft Cabin Safety Symposium. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: Southern California Safety Institute 
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B. K. Burian (2004) Challenges in emergency and abnormal checklist design: Smoke and fire checklists, Presentation given at the Air Line Pilots Association Air Safety Week Forum 2004, Washington, DC 
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B. K. Burian (2004) Emergency and abnormal checklist design factors influencing flight crew response: A case study, In Helen Wilson (Ed.) Proceedings of the International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction in Aeronautics 2004, Toulouse, France: EURISCO International 
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B. K. Burian (2004) Emergency and abnormal checklist design factors influencing flight crew response: A case study, Presentation given at the NASA Human Factors Symposium, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California 
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B. K. Burian, I. . Barshi, & R. K. Dismukes (2004) Emergency and abnormal situations in aviation: Human factors concern, Presentation given to the Advanced Applications Group of ACS Advanced Technologies, Honeywell Laboratories, Minneapolis, MN 
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B. K. Burian, I. . Barshi, & R. K. Dismukes (2004) Research issues related to aviation emergency and abnormal situations, Presentation given at the Aviation Safety and Security Program, Phase II Planning Meeting, Washington, DC 
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B. K. Burian (2004) The design of emergency and abnormal checklists: A model, Presentation given to the ICAO Flight Safety and Human Factors Study Group. Montreal, Quebec, Canada 
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B. K. Burian (2004) The Emergency and abnormal situations project at the NASA Ames Research Center, Presentation given to the ICAO Flight Safety and Human Factors Study Group. Montreal, Quebec, Canada 
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B. K. Burian, D. J. Boorman, T. . Kowalski, & R. W. Geven (2004) The process of the Boeing 777 electronic checklist and quick reference handbook development, Technical Document. Boeing Commercial Airplane Group 
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B. K. Burian, I. . Barshi, & R. K. Dismukes (2003) Emergency and abnormal situations in aviation: The role of the dispatche, Presentation at the meeting of the Airline Dispatchers Federation Symposium. Orlando, Florida 
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B. K. Burian, & I. . Barshi (2003) Emergency and Abnormal Situations: A Review of ASRS Reports, Burian, B. K., & Barshi, I. (2003). Emergency and abnormal situations: A review of ASRS reports. In R. Jensen (Ed.) Proceedings of the 12 th International Symposium on Aviation Psychology. Dayton, Ohio: Wright State University Press. 
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B. K. Burian, I. . Barshi, & R. K. Dismukes (2003) Emergency and abnormal situations: Aviation and process control industries, Presentation at the Fall Quarterly Meeting of the Abnormal Situation Management Consortium. Richmond, CA 
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B. K. Burian, I. . Barshi, & R. K. Dismukes (2003) Emergency and abnormal situations: Focus on training, Presentation at the meeting of the Air Line Pilots Association Training Council, Moffett Field, CA 
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B. K. Burian, I. . Barshi, & R. K. Dismukes (2003) Issues in aeronautical emergency and abnormal situations, Presentation at the meeting of the Air Transport Association Human Factors Committee, Moffett Field, CA 
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B. K. Burian (2003) NASA's system-wide accident prevention program: An overview of the training element, Presentation given to the National Research Council Aviation Safety Program Review Committee, Washington, DC 
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B. K. Burian, R. K. Dismukes, & I. . Barshi (2003) Overview of the emergency and abnormal situations project, Presentation at the meeting of the Air Line Pilots Association Operations Committee, Air Line Pilots Safety Week Forum. Washington, D. C 
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B. K. Burian (2003) Pilot weather knowledge: A dismal state of affairs, Presentation at the 12th International Symposium on Aviation Psychology. Dayton, Ohio: Wright State University Press 
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B. K. Burian, & I. . Barshi (2003) The Emergency and Abnormal Situations Project, Burian, B. K., Dismukes, R. K., & Barshi, I. (2003). The Emergency and Abnormal Situations Project. In T. McCarthy (Ed.), Proceedings of the ISASI 2003 Conference. August 26-28, 2003. Washington, D.C. 
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B. K. Burian, I. . Barshi, & R. K. Dismukes (2003) The emergency and abnormal situations project at the NASA Ames Research Center, Presentation at the International Symposium on Emergency and Abnormal Situations in Aviation. Santa Clara, CA 
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B. K. Burian, I. . Barshi, & R. K. Dismukes (2001) An introduction to issues in aviation emergency and abnormal situations, Presentation given at the Civil Aviation Authority – United Kingdom, Human Factors Division, London, England 
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B. K. Burian, & I. . Barshi (2001) Issues in emergency and abnormal situations, Presentation given at the NASA-FAA-Boeing Research and Development in Aviation Joint Meeting, Seattle, Washington 
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J. M. Orasanu, B. K. Burian, & J. M. Hitt (2001) Plan continuation errors in pilot weather-related decisions, In R. Jensen (Ed.) Proceedings of the 11th International Symposium on Aviation Psychology. Columbus, Ohio: The Ohio State University 
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B. K. Burian (2001) Student pilot training regarding weather, In R. Jensen (Ed.) Proceedings of the 11th International Symposium on Aviation Psychology. Columbus, Ohio: The Ohio State University 
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B. K. Burian (2000) Design flaws in pilot decision making CBTs, In Proceedings of the 19th Digital Avionics Systems Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 
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B. K. Burian, J. M. Orasanu, & J. M. Hitt (2000) Plan continuation errors: A factor in aviation accidents?, In Proceedings of the International Ergonomics Association 14th Triennial Congress and Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 44th Annual Meeting, San Diego, California 
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B. K. Burian, J. M. Orasanu, & J. M. Hitt (2000) Weather-related decision errors: differences across flight types, Paper presented at the 41st Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. Santa Monica, CA: HFES 
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B. K. Burian (1999) Research issues for general aviation safety training, Panel presentation at the 10th International Symposium on Aviation Psychology. Columbus, Ohio 
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