Background
Gibson, Richard Stephen was born on August 7, 1936 in Salt Lake City. Son of James Alton and Ena Madelyn (Naegle) Gibson.
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Richard Stephen Gibson
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Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Brigham Young U., Provo, 1958; Master of Science in Development Psychology, Brigham Young U., Provo, 1960; Doctor of Philosophy in Experimental Psychology.
Career
Second in command Lieutenant, United States Air Force Reserve, 1958;
advanced through grades to captain, United States Navy, 1978;
resigned, United States Air Force, 1968;
experimental psychologist, Decision Sciences Laboratory, Bedford, Massachusetts, 1963-1966;
bioastronautics project officer, Flight Test Center United States Air Force, Edwards, California, 1966-1968;
commissioned Lieutenant, United States Navy, 1968;
advanced through grades to commander, United States Navy, 1978;
aerospace-experimental psychologist, Naval Aerospace Medical Institute, Pensacola, Florida, 1968-1970;
chief human factors engineering research division, Naval Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory, Pensacola, 1970-1976;
head aerospace psychology branch, Navy Bureau Medicine and Surgery, Washington, 1976-1981;
RDT & E program manager, Headquarters Naval Air Systems Command, Arlington, Virginia, 1981-1983;
retired, United States Navy, 1983;
research consultant, Consortium Defense Research Orgns., Springfield, Virginia, 1984-1985;
research staff member, Institute for Defense Analyses, Alexandria, Virginia, 1985-1988;
director center for aviation/aerospace research, Embry-Riddle Aero. U., Daytona Beach, Florida, since 1989;
acting dean School Graduate Studies and Research, Embry-Riddle Aero. U., Daytona Beach, Florida, 1990-1992.
Consultant Essex Corporation, Alexandria, 1984, Orlando, Florida, since 1989, Institute for Defense Analyses, Alexandria, since 1988, Science Applications International Corporation, Dayton, Ohio, 1990. Presenter in field.
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Member American Psychological Association, Human Factors Society.
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Married Jo Ann Leonard, June 14, 1961. Children: Robin Kelly, Stephanie Lynn.
