Jason H. Wong
Human Factors Scientist
Phone: 401-832-4817 Email:
Biography/Research
Jason Wong is a Human Factors Scientist at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC). He received his Ph.D. in 2009 from George Mason University and focused on theoretical and applied issues of visual attention and working memory. At NUWC, he is working on projects examining the human factors aspects of complex undersea systems and investigating objective measures of individual and team performance.
Jason is also focused on developing and assessing innovative training methodologies for sailors and submariners. This includes the use of immersive virtual environments to help students visualize complex spatial concepts and train on novel data visualization tools. Additionally, is part of a team creating and assessing an intelligent tutoring system for Naval shiphandling to augment human instruction. His goal is to improve the usability of military computer systems and more effectively train soldiers through a warfighter-centered approach.
Education
B.S., 2004, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Ph.D., 2009, George Mason University
