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| Department of Psychology Appalachian State University Boone, NC 28608 Phone: 828.262.2725 Email: beckhp@appstate.edu Website: http://www1.appstate.edu/~beckhp |
| Education |
| Ph.D., 1983, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Social Psychology |
| M.A., 1975, East Carolina University, General Psychology |
| B.A., 1969, East Carolina University, Psychology |
| Research Interests |
| I find great joy in conducting social psychological experiments and in introducing new researchers to the scientific community. My current pleasures are studying human-machine interaction and identifying students at risk of receiving low grades or failing to graduate. |
| Representative Publications |
Dzindolet, M., Pierce, L., & Beck, H. P. (in press). An examination of the social, cognitive, and motivational factors that affect automation reliance. In D. Andrews, R. Herz, & M. Wolf (Eds.), Human Factors Issues in Combat Identification. Farnham, Surrey, UK: Ashgate & Gower. |
| Dzindolet, M. T., Beck, H. P., & Pierce, G. L. (in press). The human network operations. In C. Miller & C. Hayes (Eds.), Human computer etiquette. New York: Taylor & Francis. |
Davidson, W. B., Beck, H. P., & Milligan, M. (2009). The College Persistence Questionnaire: Development and validation of an instrument that predicts student attrition. Journal of College Student Development, 50, 373-390. |
Beck, H. P., Levinson, S., & Irons, G. (2009). Finding Little Albert: A Journey to John B. Watson’s Infant Laboratory. American Psychologist, 64, 605-614. |
Beck, H. P., McKinney, J. B., Dzindolet, M. T., & Pierce, L. G. (2009). Effects of human–machine competition on intent errors in a target detection task. Human Factors, 51, 477-486. |
Beck, H. P., Dzindolet, M. T., & Pierce, L. G. (2007). Automation Usage Decisions: Controlling Intent and Appraisal Errors in a Target Detection Task. Human Factors, 49, 429-437. |
Goddard, R., Kennedy, K., & Beck, H. (2006). Multidisciplinary study abroad programs: How to make them work. In Proceedings of the Academy of International Business (SE-USA Chapter) 2006 Annual Meeting, 144-161, Clearwater, FL: AIB-SE. |
| Davidson, W. D., & Beck, H. P. (2006). Using the Survey of Academic Orientations to predict undergraduates’ stress levels. NACADA Journal, 26, 13-20. |
Davidson, W. D., & Beck, H. P. (2006-2007). Survey of Academic Orientation scores and persistence in college freshmen. Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 8, 297-305. |
| Dzindolet, M. T., Beck, H. P., & Pierce, L. G. (2006). Adaptive automation: Building flexibility into human-machine systems. In E. Salas, S. Burke, & L. Pierce (Eds.) Advances in Human Factors and Cognitive Engineering, (Vol 6, pp. 213-248). Boston: Elsevier Press. |
| Dzindolet, M. T., Petersen, S. A., Pomranky, R. A., Pierce, L. G., & Beck, H. P. (2003). The role of trust in automation reliance. International Journal of Human and Computer Studies, 58, 697-718. |
| Beck, H. P., Dzindolet, M. T., & Pierce, L. G. (2002). Applying a decision-making model to understand misuse, disuse and appropriate automation use. In E. Salas (Ed.), Advances in Human Factors and Cognitive Engineering: Automation, (Vol 2, pp. 37-78). Amsterdam: JAI. |
| Dzindolet, M. T., Pierce, L. G., Beck, H. P., & Dawe, L. A. (2002). The perceived utility of human and automated aids in a visual detection task. Human Factors, 44, 79-94. |
| Beck, H. P., Rorrer-Woody, S., & Pierce, L. G. (2002). The relations of learning and grade orientations to academic performance. In R. A. Griggs (Ed.), Handbook for teaching introductory psychology: With an emphasis on assessment (Vol. 3, pp. 121-122). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum. |
| Dzindolet, M. T., Pierce, L. G., Beck, H. P., & Dawe, L. A. (2001). A framework of automation use. (Report Number ARL-CR-2412). Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD: Army Research Laboratory. |
| Dzindolet, M. T., Pierce, L. G., Beck, H. P., Dawe, L. A., & Anderson, W. B. (2001). Predicting misuse and disuse of combat identification systems. Military Psychology, 13, 147-164. |
| Beck, H. P., & Davidson, W. B. (2001). Establishing an early warning system: Predicting low grades in college students from Survey of Academic Orientations Scores. Research in Higher Education, 42, 709-723. |
| Pollio, H. R., & Beck, H. P. (2000). When the tail wags the dog: Perceptions of learning and grade orientations in, and by, contemporary college students. Journal of Higher Education, 71, 84-102. |
| Davidson, W. B., Beck, H. P., & Silver, N. C. (1999). Development and validation of scores on a measure of academic orientations in college students. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 59, 678-693. |
| Beck, H. P., & Pierce, L. G. (1998). The effects of movement and intravehicular versus intervehicular communication on C2V crew performance: Limited User Tests Phase III. (ARL-TR-1428). Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD: U.S. Army Research Laboratory. |
| Beck, H. P., Palmer, R. M., Lindau, W. D., Carpenter, P. L. (1997). The use of a discriminant function to improve prison promotion decisions. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 25, 123-130. |
| Beck, H. P., & Pierce, L. G. (1996). The impact of selected group processes on the coordination and motivation of Army teams (ARL-CR-292). Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD: U.S. Army Research Laboratory. |
| Beck, H. P., Sigmon, G. L., & Aeschleman, S. R. (1992). Demonstration of an actuarial method for estimating preinjury hand strength. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, 2, 3-9. |
| Beck, H. P., Rorrer-Woody, S., & Pierce, L. G. (1991). The relationships of learning- and grade-orientations to academic performance. Teaching of Psychology, 18, 35-37. |
| Teaching and Research Awards |
| Southeastern Psychological Association, Nominee, Outstanding Paper Award, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009 |
| Southeastern Psychological Association, Outstanding Paper Award, 2002 |
| Outstanding Advisor Award, Nominee, College of Arts and Sciences, Appalachian State University , 2000 |
| Outstanding Teacher Award, Nominee, College of Arts and Sciences, Appalachian State University, 1992-1993; 1995-1996; 1997-1998 |
| Excellence in Teaching Award, College of Arts and Sciences, Appalachian State University, 1987 |
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