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LCDR Joseph Cohn is an Aerospace Experimental Psychologist (AEP) in the U.S. Navy's Medical Service Corps. As a Program Manager, his efforts are focused on developing projects that emphasize maintaining human performance/human effectiveness and optimizing the symbiosis between humans and machines. Past assignments include serving as Branch Head, Strategy & Concepts for the Office of the Chief of Naval Personnel and founding director for the Warfighter Human Systems Integration Laboratory at the Naval Research Laboratory. LCDR Cohn also served as Deputy PM for the Virtual Technologies and Environments (VIRTE) program, a $55 million ONR Future Naval Capabilities Program, for which he was responsible for conceiving, procuring funds for, executing and transitioning training technologies to the Navy, Marine Corps and Army.
LCDR Cohn has a doctorate in neuroscience from Brandeis University and a bachelor's degree in biology from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He has authored more than 60 publications, served as guest editor on three professional journals, is co-editing a three-volume series of books focusing on all aspects of training system development, and is co-editing a book on warfighter performance. In addition to his military decorations, he received the Navy Modeling and Simulation Award, Training Category, from the ASN (RD&A) Chief Systems Engineer and was chosen as the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies' Lewis and Clark Fellow, exploring the legal and ethical issues associated with using performance enhancing technologies and developing policies and guidelines to ensure their effective —and appropriate—use.
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