The PSI Handbook of Virtual Environments for Training and Education

Dylan Schmorrow, PhD, is an international leader in advancing virtual environment science and technology for training and education applications. He has received both the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Leland S. Kollmorgen Spirit of Innovation Award for his contributions to the field of Augmented Cognition, and the Society of United States Naval Flight Surgeons Sonny Carter Memorial Award in recognition of his career improving the health, safety and welfare of military operational forces. Schmorrow is a Commander in the U.S. Navy, and has served at the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Office of Naval Research, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Naval Research Laboratory, the Naval Air Systems Command, and the Naval Postgraduate School. He is the only naval officer to have received the Navy's Top Scientist and Engineers Award.

Joseph Cohn, PhD, is a Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Navy, a full member of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, the American Psychological Association, and the Aerospace Medical Association. Selected as the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies' 2006 Lewis and Clark Fellow, Cohn has more than 60 publications in scientific journals, edited books and conference proceedings, and has given numerous invited lectures and presentations.

Denise Nicholson, PhD, is Director of Applied Cognition and Training in the Immersive Virtual Environments Laboratory at the University of Central Florida's Institute for Simulation and Training. She holds joint appointments in UCF's Modeling and Simulation Graduate Program, Industrial Engineering and Management Dylantment, and the College of Optics and Photonics. In recognition of her contributions to the field of Virtual Environments, Nicholson received the Innovation Award in Science and Technology from the Naval Air Warfare Center, and has served as an appointed member of the international NATO Panel on Advances of Virtual Environments for Human Systems Interaction. She joined UCF in 2005, with more than 18 years of government experience ranging from bench level research at the Air Force Research Lab to leadership as Deputy Director for Science and Technology at NAVAIR Training Systems Division.