Tyler H. Shaw

Tyler H. Shaw is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at George Mason University, focusing on human factors and applied cognition. His work spans vigilance, trust in automation, and human-computer interaction. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Cincinnati (2008) and completed postdoctoral research at George Mason University (2008–2010).

Education:

• Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology/Human Factors, University of Cincinnati (2008)
• Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, George Mason University (2008–2010)

Research Interests:

• Vigilance/Sustained Attention (e.g., cerebral blood flow imaging via Transcranial Doppler)
• Trust Calibration in Human-Automation Teaming
• Team Collaboration Dynamics
• Adaptive Automation Interfaces

Grants & Funding:

• Air Force Office of Scientific Research: Evaluating Trust Calibration Factors ($887,009.08, 2015–2019)
• Army Research Institute: Systems Thinking Assessment Validation ($500,000, 2015–2016)

Advising & Teaching:

• Supervised 11 graduate students on topics like telepresence robots, trust measurement, and vigilance neuroscience
• Teaches courses in Cognitive Psychology, Statistics, and History of Psychology

Labs & Collaboration:

• Conducts neuroergonomics research using fNIRS and Transcranial Doppler
• Develops human-automation interfaces like the Playbook© delegation system