Research Associate
NASA Ames Research Center
Fatigue Countermeasures Group
Human Factors Research and Technology Division
MS-262-4
Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000
Voice: (650) 604-4653
fax: (650) 604-2177
email: larsintescu@mail.arc.nasa.gov

Work Experience

Oct. 2003 – present: Research Associate, SJSU Foundation/NASA Ames Research Center, Fatigue Countermeasures Group. Major research projects: The effect of sleep deprivation on alertness and performance in long-haul flights; the impact of fatigue related scheduling factors on sleepiness in pilots; the effect of circadian rhythm and light on pilots’ sleep during layovers; effects of sleep loss in space, flight attendant fatigue etc. Assisted the team through various studies, developed experimental protocols and test batteries, developed grant proposals, collected and analyzed data, wrote, submitted and presented final reports to professional meetings.

Feb. 2003 – Oct.2003: Research Assistant, SJSU Foundation/NASA Ames Research Center. Research projects: The effect of pictorial depth cues on size perception in a target acquisition task. Conducted literature review, developed protocol, collected and analyzed data, wrote and submitted final report.

Sept. 2000 – Jan.2003: Research Assistant, Department of Psychology, San Jose State University. Research projects: (1) Gender stereotypes of various racial/ethnic groups, (2) The effects of physical attractiveness on employment-related decision, and (3) The effects of foreign-accented English on employment-related decisions. (4) Leadership, job satisfaction, work motivation, team/group, reward/discipline, and job characteristic model in a 500 Fortune company (field study). Conducted literature review, developed questionnaires, collected and analyzed data, developed, submitted, and presented papers to professional meetings.

Education

May 3-7, 2004: Clinical Polysomnography and Sleep Medicine Course, The School of Sleep Medicine, Inc., Palo Alto, CA. |

2000 – 2003: MA Experimental Psychology, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA.

1990 – 1996: Medical School, Bucharest, Romania.

Professional Affiliations

European Sleep Research Society (ESRS)

Aerospace Medical Association (AsMA)

Awards

NASA Turning Goals into Reality (TGIR) Award 2004

Publications and Conference Presentations

Colletti, L. Arsintescu, L., Caldwell, J. Mallis, M. (2006). Identifying operational measures sensitive to fatigue in ultra long range operations. To be presented at the Aerospace Medical Association 77th Annual Scientific Meeting, Orlando, FL.

Arsintescu, L. Nguyen, T., Colletti, L. Jewett, M., Mallis, M. (2005). Predicting total sleep time obtained during layovers. Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine, 76(3), 239.

Arsintescu, L., Nguyen, T., Colletti, L., Pritchett, A., Mallis, M. (2005). Impact of fatigue related scheduling factors on sleepiness in aviators. Sleep, 2, A352.

Hosoda, M., Walter, J. N., Arsintescu, L., & Tran T. Q. (2003). Foreign accent, gender, and location as determinants of employment decisions. Presented at the 18th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Inc., Orlando, FA.

Hosoda, M., Arsintescu, L., Walter, J. N., & Gallegos, R.D. (2002). The effects of an accent on job suitability ratings. Presented at the 82nd Annual Convention of the Western Psychological Association (WPA), April, 11, Irvine, CA.

Hosoda, M., Arsintescu, L., Walter, J. N., & Gallegos, R.D. (2002). The effects of an accent on job suitability ratings. Presented at SPARC Psychological Research Colloquium, San Jose, CA.