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Leonard Adelman

Professor
SEOR Dept., MS4A6
George Mason University
4400 University Drive
Fairfax, VA 22030
703-993-1624
LAdelman@gmu.edu
www.gmu.edu/departments/seor/faculty/adelman.htm

Education
  • Ph.D., University of Colorado, 1976
  • M.A.,University of Colorado, 1973
  • B.A., Florida State University, 1971

Research
  • Judgment and decision processes, decision support systems, human-computer interaction, and system evaluation

Books
  • Adelman, L., & Riedel, S.L (1997). Handbook for Evaluating Knowledge-Based Systems:  Conceptual Framework and Compendium of Methods. Norwell, MA: Kluwer Academic.
  • Andriole, S.J., & Adelman, L. (1995). Cognitive Systems Engineering for User-Computer Interface Design, Prototyping, and Evaluation. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
  • Adelman, L. (1992). Evaluating Decision Support and Expert Systems. New York: Wiley.

Selected Articles
  • Jedetski, J., Adelman, L., & Yeo, C. (2002). The effect of website decision technology on consumer decision strategies: An experiment. IEEE Internet Computing. 6(2), 72-79.
  • Adelman, L., Christian, M., Gualtieri, J., & Bresnick, T.A. (1998). Examining the effects of communication training and team composition on the decision making of Patriot air defense teams. IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics -–Part A: Systems and Humans, 28, 729-741.·
  • Adelman, L., Bresnick, T.A., Christian, M. Gualtieri, J., & Minionis, D. (1997). Demonstrating the effect of context on order effects for an Army air defense task using the Patriot simulator.  Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, 10, 327-342.
  •  Adelman, L., Gualtieri, J., & Stanford, S. (1995). Examining the effect of causal focus on the option generation process: An experiment using protocol analysis. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 61, 54-66.
  • Adelman, L., Cohen, M.S., Bresnick, T.A., Chinnis Jr., J.O., & Laskey, K.B. (1993). Real-time expert system interfaces, cognitive processes, and task performance: An empirical assessment. Human Factors, 35, 243-261.

Professional Awards
  • Elected Senior Member of IEEE
  • Research grants:  U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research, U. S. Army Research Institute, and National Science Foundation
 


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