Richard Douglass Herring

Background

Herring, Richard Douglass was born on January 1, 1952 in Flushing, New York, United States. Son of Douglass Buell and Ruth Evelyn Herring.

Education

Bachelor in Psychology cum laude, Bucknell U., 1973; Master of Arts in Experimental Psychology, U. Iowa, 1978; Doctor of Philosophy in Experimental Psychology, U. Iowa, 1981.

Career

Director instructional media, Briarcliff High School, Briarcliff Manor, New York, 1973-1976; assistant professor psychology and education, Tufts U., Medford, Massachusetts, 1981-1985; senior human factors specialist, Dynamics Research Corporation, Wilmington, Massachusetts, 1985-1989; usability enr., GTE, Westboro, Massachusetts, 1989-1991; WSF engineering, senior consultant, Bellcore, Piscataway, New Jersey, since 1991. Software consultant Software Arts, Inc., Wellesley, Massachusetts, 1984. Educational consultant WGBH, Boston, 1985.

Achievements

• Richard Douglass Herring has been listed as a noteworthy Usability engineer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Audio engineer Recording for the Blind, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1989. Chair, membership committee Bucknell Alumni Club, Boston, 1985-1987. Member Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (featured speaker metro chapter), Association for Computing Machinery, National Society for Performance and Instruction (chair membership Massachusetts chapter 1987-1989), Appalachian Mountain Club, Omicron Delta Kappa, Sigma Xi.

Interests

• Avocations: alpine skiing, day hiking, zymurgy.

Connections

Father:

Douglass Buell Herring

Mother:

Ruth Evelyn Herring