Funded Military Research Projects

U.S. Army - Quality Assessment, Psychometric Analysis, and Augmentation of the Automated Neuropsychological Assessment Metrics (ANAM): 2004 - 2006
The objective of this project is to (1) establish basic functional integrity of ANAM through a quality assurance assessment of core test modules, (2) review, compile, analyze, and document more clearly and extensively both user information and psychometric data, and (3) augment and advance ANAM by developing procedures and support systems that will facilitate future ANAM enhancement and distribution.

U.S. Army STTR - Automated Neuropsychological Triage System: 2004 - 2005
The objective of this project is to develop an automatic adaptive testing system that rapidly identifies specific cognitive deficits to aid in medical and operational decision making. Existing computerized neuropsychological testing systems will be evaluated for their ability to detect changes in attention, perception, memory, and psychomotor skills and abilities. A number of tests will be selected to serve as a cognitive survey test battery. To isolate problematic areas detected in the cognitive survey, a logic tree for reconfiguring the test battery on the fly will be developed. This process will employ demographically-stratified normative values for key variables on the survey portion of the test to select appropriate tests and test parameters for subsequent testing.

U.S. Army - Analysis of the Automated Neuropsychological Assessment Metrics (ANAM) and the Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB): 2003 - 2005
The research involves (1) extending the quality assurance assessment of the ANAM Readiness Evaluation System to ARES Version 1.30 (including the testing of additional modules), and (2) analyzing CANTAB tasks to identify candidate ANAM tasks that could serve to screen and evaluate individuals with neurological diseases such as Parkinson's disease (based on literature review and the expert assessment of CANTAB by the researchers).

U.S. Army - Quality Assurance Evaluation of ARES: 2002
The research involved a fundamental quality assurance assessment of the ANAM Readiness Evaluation System by applying a set of QA criteria to the seven functional tasks of ARES Version 0.92.

U.S. Army/Air Force - Unified Tri-Services Cognitive Performance Assessment Battery (UTC-PAB): 1990 - 1992
Research involving the Unified Tri-Services Cognitive Performance Assessment Battery (UTC-PAB), the Standardized Tests for Research on Environmental Stressors (STRES) battery, and the Army's Walter Reed Performance Assessment Battery addressed several key issues in test battery construction. These issues included assessments of test reliability, training requirements, task comparability across batteries, and the impact of varying the test sequence within the battery.

U.S. Air Force - Subjective Workload Assessment Technique (SWAT): 1985 - 1987 (component of CTS research)
Research studies on the Subjective Workload Assessment Technique (SWAT) supplemented the CTS work. In addition to contributing to the database of SWAT applications, the research addressed the issue of determining a SWAT criterion for excessive workload.

U.S. Air Force - Criterion Task Set (CTS): 1984 - 1987
Early cognitive performance assessment research at the University of Oklahoma focused on the development, validation, and application of the USAF Criterion Task Set (CTS). The work involved final development and packaging, quality assurance review, psychometric properties and training requirements, performance database development, and determining the factor analytic structure.

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