Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland

Dr. Rob Brown is a research scientist with a Ph.D. in from the University of Greenwich (UK) in human performance and evacuation modelling for large passenger ships. Rob has led research at the OSSC since 2003 and during this time his role has included coordination, conduct and management of projects ranging from model scale laboratory-based testing to ethics approved human performance research at full scale. Rob’s research also involves studying thermal protection of individuals in survival situations and the performance of emergency locator beacons in rough sea conditions. A Professional Engineer (naval architecture), Rob is an associate member of the Royal Institute of Naval Architects and was recently awarded the James M. Flaherty Research Scholarship from the Ireland Canada University Foundation, with the assistance of the Government of Canada/avec l’appui du gouvernement du Canada to develop a Canadian/Irish research network in passenger ship safety.

List of publications:

www.researchgate.net/profile/Robert_Brown52

Kerri-Ann Ennis is a human factors researcher with the unit and holds a Master of Science (Kinesiology - Effects of Floor Insulation and Clothing Wetness on Thermal Response of Life Raft Occupants Exposed to Cold) from Memorial University. Prior to joining the team at OSSC in 2010, Ennis was the human factors research coordinator with the Small Craft Simulation Project at Memorial University. Kerri-Ann has practical small craft experience as a past employee of the Canadian Coast Guard - Inshore Rescue Boat Program and has research experience in the areas of maritime safety and survival, human thermal physiology, small craft simulation training and helicopter underwater escape.

Dr. Steven Mallam is a researcher and educator specializing in Human Factors focusing on human and organizational performance in the maritime domain. His primary research interests involve the analysis and optimization of people and their work processes within complex socio-technical systems with focus on simulation-based training and assessment, safety, digitization, autonomous shipping and Human-Centered Design. Steven is an Instructor (Research) at the Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland, as well as serving as Adjunct-Associate Professor at the Department of Maritime Operations at the University of South-Eastern Norway and Visiting Researcher at the Oslo School of Architecture and Design. He obtained his PhD in Human Factors from Chalmers University of Technology (Sweden) and a Master of Science specializing in work safety and ergonomics from Memorial University of Newfoundland (Canada). Steven has Human Factors and project management experience across differing interdisciplinary projects and academic-industry collaborations within a variety of domains, including maritime transport, commercial fishing, naval and coast guard, energy sectors (offshore oil and gas, mining, renewables) and aviation.

For further information on Steven's background and publications please visit:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-mallam/

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.no/citations?user=JDr-k-YAAAAJ&hl=en

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Steven_Mallam

Dr. Liz Sanli is an Instructor (Research) in Ocean Safety. Her current research focus is on the understanding of how attention, motivation, and learner involvement during training influence complex skill performance and retention. She aims to understand realistic, situation-based training and its impact on performance and retention of movement skills in a safety and survival context.

Dr. Sanli holds a Ph.D. in Kinesiology from McMaster University (2013) as well as a M.Sc. In Applied Health Science, Kinesiology (2009) and a B.Kin. (2007) from Brock University. Her postdoctoral work (2015-2017) was completed at the Offshore Safety and Survival Centre, examining skill performance, learning, and relearning.

List of publications:

www.researchgate.net/profile/Elizabeth_Sanli

Dr. Jennifer Smith is an Instructor (Research) with the School of Maritime Studies.

Her research evaluates the effectiveness of simulation technologies for maritime training applications. This involves pedagogical experiments using simulators to study human factors issues in the maritime workplace and to understand the current and future needs of maritime education and training. She looks at how to adapt training technologies to meet the complex needs of seafarers and how these technologies can help seafarers manage the ongoing transformation of the maritime workplace in response to automation, digitalization, and artificial intelligence.

List of publications:

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jennifer-Smith-22