{"id":14949,"date":"2016-02-01T13:34:15","date_gmt":"2016-02-01T18:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.cos.ucf.edu\/?p=14949"},"modified":"2025-07-23T11:15:34","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T15:15:34","slug":"new-cos-associate-dean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/new-cos-associate-dean\/","title":{"rendered":"New COS Associate Dean"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"524\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2016\/02\/Florian-Jentsch.jpg\" alt=\"A middle-aged man with short hair and a goatee, wearing a navy collared shirt, smiles at the camera against a brown background.\" class=\"wp-image-34569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2016\/02\/Florian-Jentsch.jpg 420w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2016\/02\/Florian-Jentsch-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2016\/02\/Florian-Jentsch-299x373.jpg 299w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The College of Sciences is pleased to announce that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cos.ucf.edu\/people\/jentsch-florian\/\">Florian Jentsch, Ph.D., <\/a>has accepted&nbsp;the offer to become Associate Dean, the position that he has been holding on an interim basis. He will be responsible for overseeing research, facilities, and faculty development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Jentsch is a Professor of Psychology with a joint appointment in the Department of Psychology and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ist.ucf.edu\/\">Institute for Simulation &amp; Training<\/a>. He holds a Ph.D. in Human Factors Psychology in addition to degrees in Aeronautical Science and Aeronautical Engineering. Dr. Jentsch heads UCF\u2019s Team Performance Laboratory, where he studies teams, training, and human-technology interaction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He has published several books and over 200 articles, conference proceedings, and presentations. He served as Associate Editor of the journal Human Factors from 2007 to 2013 and&nbsp;is a two-time RIA winner. His research has been supported by over $7 million (his credited share) from the FAA, NSF, U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Dr. Jentsch currently has funded projects related to human-robot interaction and teaming for the U.S. Army and on pilot training and performance for the FAA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Jentsch has regularly taught the doctoral research methods courses in Psychology, and has been chair or cochair of sixteen completed doctoral dissertations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please join us in congratulating Dr. Jentsch on his new position.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The College of Sciences is pleased to announce that Florian Jentsch, Ph.D., has accepted&nbsp;the offer to become Associate Dean, the position that he has been holding on an interim basis. He will be responsible for overseeing research, facilities, and faculty development. 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