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Alan Hobbs
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Alan Hobbs
Alan Hobbs is a Senior Research Associate with the San Jose State University Foundation, assigned to the Human Systems Integration Division at NASA Ames Research Center, California. Before moving to Ames, Alan was a human performance investigator with the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB). He has published and taught extensively on the topic of human factors and is co-author with Jim Reason of the book ‘Managing Maintenance Error: A Practical Guide.’ He has a Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of New South Wales, Australia.


A. N. Hobbs, & B. G. Kanki (2008) Patterns of error in confidential maintenance incident reports, International Journal of Aviation Psychology, 18, (1) 5-16 
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A. N. Hobbs, B. D. Adelstein, J. . O'Hara, & C. H. Null (2008) Three principles of human-system integration, Proceedings of the 8th Australian Aviation Psychology Symposium. Sydney, Australia, April 8-11, 2008 
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A. N. Hobbs, & S. . Benier (2006) "You won't even know we are working on it". Human factors in airways facilities maintenance. 
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A. N. Hobbs, & S. . Herwitz (2006) A review of the resources and facilities required to conduct maintenance of unmanned aircraft systems, Report prepared in accord with inter-agency agreement DTFA01-01-X-02045 between Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Human Factors Research and Engineering Division and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Aeronautical Safety and Human Factors. 
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B. D. Adelstein, A. N. Hobbs, J. . O'Hara, & C. H. Null (2006) Design, development, test and evaluation: Human factors engineering, (NASA/TM-2006-214535). Washington, DC; NASA. 
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S. . Herwitz, & A. N. Hobbs (2006) Human Challenges in the Maintenance of Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Report prepared in accord with inter-agency agreement DTFA01-01-X-02045 between Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Human Factors Research and Engineering Division and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Aeronautical Safety and Human Factors. 
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A. N. Hobbs, & Y. . Tada (2006) The development and validation of the Maintenance Environment Questionnaire, Proceedings of 7th International Symposium of the Australian Aviation Psychology Association, Sydney, Australia, November 9-12. 
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A. N. Hobbs, & S. . Herwitz (2005) Human Factors in the Maintenance of Unmanned Aircraft, In W. K. Krebs (Ed.). Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Human Factors Program Review, pp 3-8, Federal Aviation Administration: Washington, DC 
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A. N. Hobbs (2005) Latent Failures in the Hangar, ISASI Forum 38, 1, 11-13,30 
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A. N. Hobbs (2004) Error 'molecules' and their implications for system safety, Human Factors and Aerospace Safety, 4, 307-320 
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A. N. Hobbs (2004) Human factors, the last frontier of aviation safety?, International Journal of Aviation Psychology, 14, 335-341 
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A. N. Hobbs, & B. G. Kanki (2003) A correspondence analysis of ASRS maintenance incident reports, Proceedings of 12th International Symposium on Aviation Psychology 
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A. N. Hobbs, & A. . Williamson (2003) Associations between errors and contributing factors in aircraft maintenance, Human Factors, 45, 186-201 
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A. N. Hobbs (2003) Blame and responsibility, Kai Talk, Cathay Pacific Flight Safety Journal, 1, 12 
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J. . Reason, & A. N. Hobbs (2003) Managing maintenance error: A practical guide, Ashgate: Aldershot 
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A. N. Hobbs, & A. . Williamson (2002) Human factor determinants of worker safety and work quality outcomes, Australian Journal of Psychology, 54, 157-161 
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A. N. Hobbs, & A. . Williamson (2002) Skills, rules and knowledge in aircraft maintenance, Ergonomics. 45, 290-308 
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A. N. Hobbs, & A. . Williamson (2002) Unsafe acts and unsafe outcomes in aircraft maintenance, Ergonomics, 45, 866-882 
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A. N. Hobbs (2000) Maintenance "error", lessons from the BASI survey, Flight Safety Australia, Vol 4, 36-37 
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A. N. Hobbs (2000) Maintenance mistakes and system solutions, Asia Pacific Air Safety, 21, 2-7 
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A. N. Hobbs (1997) Decision making for helicopter pilots, Asia Pacific Air Safety, 15, 8-12 
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A. N. Hobbs, & A. . Williamson (1996) Human factors in airline maintenance, In Hayward W and Lowe A.R. (Eds), Applied Aviation Psychology (pp 384-393). Aldershot: Avebury 
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A. N. Hobbs (1996) Human factors in airline maintenance, In R. Broughton (Ed.) Australian Transport Review. Sydney, Chartered Institute of Transport 
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A. N. Hobbs (1995) Human Factors in Airline Maintenance, Asia Pacific Air Safety, 8, 2-6 
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A. N. Hobbs, & A. . Williamson (1995) Human factors in airline maintenance: A preliminary study, In R. S Jensen and L. A. Rakovan (Eds), Proceedings of the Eighth International Symposium on Aviation Psychology (pp.461-465). Columbus, Ohio 
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