Conference Program and Schedule
Friday, October 30, 2026
| Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 8 - 8:30 a.m. |
Registration and Breakfast Coffee and pastries will be served. |
214CD Memorial Union |
| 8:30 - 10:30 a.m. | Paper Session 1 | 214CD Memorial Union |
| 10:30 - 10:45 a.m. | Networking Break | Memorial Union |
| 10:45 a.m. – 12 p.m. |
Panel Discussion: Human Factors in Complex Operational Environments Modern operational settings, from aviation and uncrewed systems control to spaceflight, healthcare, and industrial operations, place sustained and often unpredictable demands on human operators. This panel brings together researchers examining how people perceive, decide, and act under these conditions, with particular emphasis on the psychophysiological underpinnings of cognitive fatigue and mental workload. Panelists will discuss how neurophysiological and physiological measures (e.g., EEG, cardiac, ocular, and autonomic indices) can be used to assess operator state across complex cognitive tasks and real-world environments, and how these markers relate to performance, error, and resilience. The discussion will also address human factors more broadly, including ergonomic design, human–automation interaction, and the cognitive and behavioral mechanisms that shape safety and effectiveness in high-demand work. By linking basic science with applied practice, the panel aims to identify emerging methods, open challenges, and opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration in optimizing human performance in complex systems. |
214CD Memorial Union |
| 12 - 1 p.m. | Lunch on Own | Memorial Union Restaurants |
| 1 - 2 p.m. | Poster Session | 214AB Memorial Union |
| 2 - 3 p.m. | Poster Session II | 214CD Memorial Union |
| 3 - 3:30 p.m. | Student Awards and Psi Chi Induction | 214CD Memorial Union |
| 3:30 – 5 p.m. |
Keynote Address by Dr. Daniel Murrie How reliable and objective are forensic experts? |
214CD Memorial Union |
Dr. Daniel Murrie
About Keynote Address
Can forensic experts reliably reach the same conclusions about the same case? Can they remain objective when retained by one side in adversarial legal proceedings? Or does the outcome of an evaluation depend on which expert was assigned the case? Are experts in adversarial court proceedings biased by the side that retained them?
Dr. Murrie will consider whether the well-documented problems in the forensic sciences extend to the fields of forensic psychology and psychiatry. In particular, he will review the emerging research on expert differences and expert biases--particularly among forensic psychologists and psychiatrists--in “real world” forensic evaluations. Finally, we will consider some of the basic cognitive psychology that explains some of these problems, and may point to potential solutions.