Dr. Shappell is currently a professor and chair of the Department of Human Factors and Behavioral Neurobiology. Before joining the faculty at Embry-Riddle in the fall of 2012, Dr. Shappell was professor of Industrial Engineering at Clemson University from 2005-2012. Before that, he was the Human Factors Research Branch Manager at the Civil Aerospace Medical Institute. In addition, he has served over 16 years in the U.S. Navy as an Aerospace Experimental Psychologist. He has published/presented well over 200 papers, books and presentations in the fields of accident investigation, system safety, spatial disorientation, sustained operations and fatigue. Dr. Shappell received a B.S. in psychology (1983) from Wright State University graduating Summa Cum Laude with honors in psychology and a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the University of Texas Medical Branch in 1990.
Ph.D. - Doctor of Philosophy in Neuroscience, The University of Texas Medical Branch
B.S. - Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Wright State University-Main Campus
Professor of Industrial Engineering, Clemson University, 2005-2012
Manager, Human Factors Research Branch, Federal Aviation Administration’s Civil Aerospace Medical Institute, 1998-2005
Head, Aeromedical Department, US Naval Safety Center, 1999-2010
Chief, Human Factors Research, US Naval Safety Center, 1997
Force Aerospace Psychologist/Aeromedical Safety Officer, Commander Naval Air Forces, Atlantic Fleet, 1993-1997
Aerospace Experimental Psychologist, Naval Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory, 1989-1992
Aerospace Medical Association
- Elected Fellow - 2001
- Scientific Program Committee Chair - 2004
Aerospace Human Factors Association
- Elected Fellow - 2003
- President - 2002
American Psychological Association
- Elected Fellow - 2009
- President, Division 21 – Applied Engineering and Experimental Psychology 2008-2009
- Secretary/Treasurer, Division 21 – Applied Engineering and Experimental Psychology 2002-2007; 2010-2013
- Member, Division 19 – Military Psychology
American Heart Association
- Elected Fellow - 2017
- Professional Member
Association of System Safety Engineers
- Professional Member
Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Elected Secretary/Treasurer – 2009
- Chair – Outreach Division 2011-2013
- Member, Aerospace Technical Group
- Member, Safety Technical Group
International Society of Air Safety Investigators
- Member
Institute of Industrial Engineering
- Professional Member
Institute of Medicine
- Workshop on NASA Evidence Reports
National Institute of Standards & Technology
- Latent Fingerprint Human Factors Working Group (2008-2011)
- Organization of Scientific Area Committees – Human Factors Committee (2014-2017)
- Questioned Document/Handwriting Human Factors Working Group (2015-2017)
Society for Cardiovascular Anesthesiology
- Career Scientist
- Human Factors Oversight Committee on FOCUS Project
- Quality and Leadership Committee (2014-2017)
National Institute of Justice Scientific Review Panel
- Member (2012-2016)
Leadership Committee of the American Heart Association Cardiovascular Surgery & Anesthesia (CVSA) Council
- Member (2013-2016)
1996 SonnyCarter Memorial Award for excellence in aviation safety. Awarded by the Society of U.S. Naval Flight Surgeons.
2002 Williams E. Collins Award for the outstanding publication in the field of human factors Awarded by the Aerospace Human Factors Association.
2002 AdmiralLouis de Florez Awardfor significant contributions to aviation safety and accident prevention. Awarded by the Flight Safety Foundation, International.
2003 HarryG. Moseley Award for significant contributions to human factors and aerospace safety. Awarded by the Aerospace Medical Association.
2009 Outstanding Contribution to the Advancement of Technical Methodology in Aircraft Accident Investigation. Awarded by the International Society of Air Safety Investigators.
2010 Henry L. Taylor Founder’s Award for outstanding contributions in the field of aerospace human factors. Awarded by the Aerospace Human Factors Association.
2011 Raymond F. Longacre Award for outstanding accomplishment in the psychological and psychiatric aspects of aerospace medicine. Awarded by the Aerospace Medical Association.
2017 Paul R. Chatelier Lifetime Achievement Award for outstanding accomplishments in the field of aerospace psychology. Awarded by the United States Naval Aerospace Experimental Psychology Society.
2022 John C. West Writing Excellence Award recognizing a written contribution with exceptional technical merit and practical value. Awarded by the American Society of Healthcare Risk Managers.