Webinars

Randall Spain, PhD — U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Soldier Center

Randall Spain is a research scientist at the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Soldier Center, Simulation and Training Technology Center, where he leads multidisciplinary projects to advance military training modernization. He earned his master's degree and doctorate in human factors and experimental psychology from Old Dominion University. Spain's current research focuses on developing data-driven coaching models for synthetic team training environments, leveraging natural language processing to automate communication analytics, and using generative AI for automated scenario generation. He previously served as a research scientist at North Carolina State University’s Center for Educational Informatics, leading projects investigating how AI-driven learning environments improve training outcomes and engagement.

Shannon Bailey, PhD — University of South Florida’s (USF) Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation

Shannon Bailey is a senior human factors scientist at the University of South Florida’s (USF) Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation, and an assistant professor in the departments of Emergency Medicine and Medical Education within the USF Morsani College of Medicine. She earned her doctorate in human factors and specializes in extended reality technologies, leading research into educational best practices and simulation tools for clinical training. Bailey's award-winning work in emerging educational technology has been featured in national media outlets and published in high-impact medical education journals. Collaborating with technology companies and small businesses, she has secured more than $2 million in grant funding from agencies including the National Institutes of Health and the Department of Defense.

Stephanie G. Fussell, PhD — Aptima

Stephanie G. Fussell is a scientist with Aptima, working closely with the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Gaming Research Integration for Learning Laboratory (GRILL). Her research focuses on extended reality training competency, efficiency and effectiveness, as well as meeting user experience requirements and demonstrating the transfer of training. She is also an active member of International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and FAA working groups dedicated to integrating extended reality into flight training guidance.

Summer Rebensky, PhD — Aptima

Summer Rebensky is a Senior Scientist at Aptima, Inc., leading AFRL work focused on training solutions for the modeling and simulation environment, managing a portfolio of work focused on evaluating simulation training capabilities and informing readiness through virtual training data. She leads efforts to develop, test and implement modern training solutions to improve and measure human performance.

Lee Stone, PhD 

Lee Stone received a bachelor's degree in biophysics from Johns Hopkins University, a master's degree in engineering from UC Berkeley, and a doctorate in neuroscience from UC San Francisco. After a National Research Council postdoctoral associateship in the Human Factors Division at Ames Research Center, he was hired as a research physiologist in the Life Sciences Division in 1990. He later joined the Human Systems Integration Division as a research psychologist, establishing and leading the Visuomotor Control Laboratory to examine human capabilities and limitations in vision and sensorimotor control. His work focused on the effects of altered gravitational environments and novel oculometric technologies for detecting and characterizing subclinical neural impairment. He retired in 2026 as the NASA senior researcher for human systems integration. This webinar presents his personal professional opinions after three decades as a neuroscience researcher and aerospace human factors engineer, and does not represent the position of NASA or the U.S. government.

Yusuke Yamani, PhD — Old Dominion University

Yusuke Yamani is a professor of psychology and civil and environmental engineering at Old Dominion University. He received bachelor's degrees in psychology and philosophy from the State University of New York at Geneseo in 2008, a master's degree in human factors from the Institute of Aviation at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2010, and a doctorate in psychology from the same institution in 2013. He completed his postdoctoral research at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety in Hopkinton, Massachusetts. His research program focuses on basic and applied aspects of attention, perception, and cognition. His current work explores visual attention allocation in automated driving, human-automation trust and interaction, and sustained attention in visual workspaces. Yamani is a recipient of the University Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor and is a fellow of the American Psychological Association (Division 21: Applied Experimental and Engineering Psychology) and the Psychonomic Society.