Tina Beard

Tina Beard recently retired from NASA’s Ames Research Centre, where she was Research Psychologist in the human factors area of expertise. Bettina’s history of research science started in 1982 when she was in graduate school; she studied a Bachelor of Psychology. During this time Bettina commenced working with research scientists studying the human visual system; how the brain works, comprehends and visualises things. She worked in the field for 15 years where she advanced her career via several employers, one of which was an industry company that used her vision science research for military training and logistics. Bettina Beard received a Ph.D. in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Bettina Beard joined NASA in 1999, where she led efforts to define human-automation function allocation strategies for the air traffic control system, developed ramp controller training, designed integrated workstations for air traffic controllers and developed a methodology for defining vision standards. Since 2014, she has been involved in human spaceflight-related activities including an assessment of ISS astronaut workload, an evaluation of ISS resilience, engine testing human factors and the collection of normative data on cognition and fine motor skills test batteries for  spaceflight. During her career she has taught approximately 70 classes as a professor; covering psychology, physiology, psychophysiology, statistics and more. Bettina Beard is the Chair of the IAASS Human Performance and Health Technical Committee. The objectives of the committee are to share knowledge of processes, practices and technological goals needed for safe and productive manned missions. The committee aims to increase awareness of, space mission effects on crew and ground personnel task performance and safety, and to assess, and disseminate, effective strategies that will advance the development of systems to help the crew and ground personnel to meet mission objectives.