Cognitive/Human Factors Recent PhDs
| Name | Year | Advisor | Title and Institution |
| Southern, Robert | 2025 | Dr. Michael Young | Research Analyst, NXTech Inc. |
| Balboa, Nora | 2025 | Dr. Gary Brase | Assistant Professor, St. Anselm College |
| Payne, Karissa | 2025 | Dr. Michael Young | Computational Specialist, Northwestern University |
| Bell, Trevor | 2025 | Dr. Heather Bailey | Doctoral Research Scientist, Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area |
| Vargo, Taylor | 2024 | Dr. Heather Bailey | Assistant Professor, Simpson College |
| Brandner, Jordann | 2023 | Dr. Gary Brase | Assistant Professor, Elon University |
| Smith, Maverick | 2021 | Dr. Lester Loschky | Assistant Professor, Truman State University |
| Newberry, Kimberly | 2020 | Dr. Heather Bailey | Assistant Professor and Assistant Dean for External Relations, Shenandoah University |
| Crumer, Angela | 2019 | Dr. Michael Young | Senior Lecturer, Washburn University |
| Vangsness, Lisa | 2019 | Dr. Michael Young | Senior AI Engineer, Aptima |
| Ringer, Ryan | 2018 | Dr. Lester Loschky | Post-Doctoral Researcher, University of Colorado at Denver |
| Peterson, Jared | 2018 | Dr. Lester Loschky | Researcher, U.S. Coast Guard Research & Development Center, New London, CT |
| Hutson, John | 2018 | Dr. Lester Loschky | Researcher, Educational Testing Services (ETS) |
| Kynshev, Elena | 2018 | Dr. Heather Bailey | Contractor Installation Manager, Army Transition Assistance Program |
| Adair, Lora | 2015 | Dr. Gary Brase | Senior Lecturer, Brunel University |
| Dillon, Haley | 2015 | Dr. Gary Brase |
Adjunct Professor, Dominican College (and SUNY Plattsburg) |
| Hilgenkamp, Heather | 2015 | Dr. Gary Brase |
Qualitative Specialist, iModerate Research Technologies |
| Rai, Manpreet | 2014 | Dr. Richard Harris | Assistant Professor, D'Youville College (New York) |
| Hill, Trey | 2013 | Dr. Gary Brase | Director of Academic Affairs, Kansas Board of Regents |
| De La Garza, Bernardo | 2012 | Dr. Richard Harris | Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Brownsville |
| Freeman, Tyler | 2012 | Dr. Les Loschky | Research Associate, ICF International |
| Larson, Adam | 2012 | Dr. Les Loschky | Assistant Professor, University of Findlay |
| Daugherty, James | 2011 | Dr. Gary Brase |
Senior Data Analyst, State of Kansas Department of Education |
| Park, Jisook (April) | 2011 | Dr. Gary Brase | Assistant Professor, Fort Hays State University |
| Raddatz, Kimberly | 2011 | Dr. Richard Harris | Human Factors Engineer, Sprint Corporation |
| Vowels, Christopher | 2008 | Dr. James Shanteau | Research Psychologist, US Army Research Institute |
| Elgin, Peter | 2007 | Dr. John Uhlarik | HFI (Human Factors International) |
| Ricketts, Mitchell | 2007 | Dr. James Shanteau |
Safety Coordinator, Kansas State University Research & Extension |
| Tran, Tuan | 2006 | Dr. Richard Harris | Human Factors Researcher, Sprint Corporation |
| Cady, Elizabeth | 2006 | Dr. Richard Harris |
Program Officer, National Academy of Engineering in Washington, DC |
| Crow, Jan | 2006 | Dr. James Shanteau | Marketing Department, Kansas State University |