Patricia Cowings
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EDUCATION
State University of New York Stony Brook Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, 1970
University of California at Davis Master of Arts in Psychology, 1973
University of California at Davis PhD in Psychology, 1973
RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Graduate Research Science Program, at the University of California at Davis, conducted at NASA/Ames Research Center 1971-1973
National Research Council Post-doctoral Associate, NASA Ames Research Center 1973-1975
Research Specialist, San Jose State University Foundation 1975-1977
Research Psychologist GS-14, Principal Investigator, Psychophysiological Laboratory 1978
Principal Investigator on Cooperative Agreement between NASA Ames Research Center and University of San Francisco, NCC2-115: Psychophysiological Investigations of the Biomedical Problems of Manned Space Flight. 1984-1993
Principal Investigator for Life Sciences Shuttle Flight Experiment: Autogenic-Feedback Training: A Method for Adaptation Syndrome. Launched on STS 51-B, January, and STS 51 C, May, 1985 1984-1987
Principal Investigator for Spacelab-J experiment: Autogenic-Feedback Training: A Preventive Method for Space Motion Sickness. Launched September 1992 1990-1993
Research Scientist GS14.9, Gravitational Research Branch, Life Science Division NASA, Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California 1977-Present
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, UC Los Angeles 1991-2001
Acting Assistant Chief, Gravitational Research Branch, Life Sciences Division, NASA, ARC 1995
Adjunct Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering, University of Akron, Ohio 1997-Present
Adjunct Asstistant Professor of Medical/Clinical Psychology, F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland 1998-Present
MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Aerospace Human Factors Association (AsHFA), Charter Fellow
Aerospace Medical Association (AsMA), Associate Fellow
American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Autonomic Society
American Psychological Society
Biofeedback Society of California
New York Academy of Sciences
Society for Psychophysiological Research
HONORS AND SPECIAL RECOGNITION
1976- Best aerospace medicine paper by a young investigator, 47th Annual Meeting of the Aerospace Medical Association, Space Medicine Branch
1977- NASA Individual Achievement Award, Spacelab Mission Development-III; First American woman to receive scientist astronaut training
1985- Ames Honors Award for Excellence in the category of Scientist
1988- Mid-Peninsula YWCA, Outstanding Black Woman of 1988
1989- Federal Women?s Program Award, presented by the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Command
1989- Candace Award for Science and Technology, presented by the National Coalition of 100 Black Women
1990- Innovative Research Award, Biofeedback Society of California
1991- Black United Fund of Texas Award: Achieving Against the Odds
1993- NASA Individual Achievement award, Principal Investigator of Flight experiment for Spacelab J
1993- NASA Incentive Award for Contributions to the development of biomedical flight hardware
1994- African-American Pioneer in Space Technologies Award. For contributions to aerospace technology and science, Maryland Space Grant Consortium
1994- Eleventh Annual Lectureship of the Society of Nuclear Medicine. ?Neurophysiologic change occuring in astronauts and how they are measured?. June 5, 1994, Orlando, FL
1994- First Place, Society for Women Engineers/Ames Council for Women Award for best paper. ?Autogenic-Feedback Training: Applications For Man in Space
1997- Black Engineer Of the Year Award. For outstanding technical contribution
1997- Technical Achievement Award for Advancements in Psychophysiology, National Society of Black Engineers, Alumni Extension, Silicon Valley Chapter
1997- U.S. Patent #5,964,939: Autogenic Feedback Training Exercise: Methods and System
1999- Ames Honor Award for Technology Development
2001- NASA Tech Brief Contributory Award: A Lightweight Ambulatory Physiological Monitoring System. NASA Tech Briefs 25 (1):48-49
2001- NASA Tech Brief Contributory Award: A Personal-Computer-Based Physiological Training System. NASA Tech Briefs 25 (2):34-35
2002- NASA Space Act Award for invention
C. . Casey, P. S. Cowings, M. . Hufnagel, A. E. Timbers, & W. B. Toscano (2005) Autogenic Feedback Training Exercise: A Treatment for Airsickness in Military Pilots. 
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P. S. Cowings, W. B. Toscano, & C. W. DeRoshia (2003) Development of an Index of Habitability Using Converging Indicators: Physiology, Performance and Subjective Reports, Paper presented at the Bioastronautics Investigators’ Workshop, Galveston, TX, Jan 13-15, 2003
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W. B. Toscano, P. S. Cowings, C. W. DeRoshia, B. . Taylor, & A. S. Hines (2003) Individual differences in adaptational capacity during sustained hypergravity, In: 14th IAA Humans in Space Symposium Living in Space: Scientific Medical and Cultural Implications, Banff, Alberta, Canada, May 18-22, 2003 (abstract).
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P. S. Cowings, W. B. Toscano, B. . Taylor, C. W. DeRoshia, L. . Kornilova, I. . Kozlovskya, & N. E. Miller (2003) Psychophysiology of Spaceflight, Paper presented at 14th IAA Humans In Space Symposium Living in Space: Scientific, Medical and Cultural Implications, Banff, Alberta, Canada, May 18-22, 2003.
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P. S. Cowings, W. B. Toscano, C. W. DeRoshia, & S. . Hines (2002) Development of an index of habitability using converging indicators: Physiology, performance and subjective reports, Paper presented to Second Biennial Space Human Factors Workshop, Houston, TX, Jan 23-24, 2002
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P. S. Cowings, & W. B. Toscano (2001) Autogenic Feedback Training Exercise is Superior to Promethazine for the Treatment of Motion Sickness, Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2000;40:1-12:
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P. S. Cowings, W. B. Toscano, C. W. DeRoshia, & R. A. Tauson (2001) Effects of Command and Control Vehicle (C2V) operational environment on soldier health and performance, Hum Perf Extrem Environ. 2001 Jun;5(2):66-91
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C. W. DeRoshia, P. S. Cowings, & W. B. Toscano (2000) Effects of U.S. Army Command and Control Vehicle (C2v) Operational Environment upon Human Performance, Purpose - This study was designed to assess cognitive and neuromotor performance in personnel during field exercises in the in the U.S. Army Command and Control Vehicle (C2V). This vehicle contains four computer workstations where crew members are expected to perform command decisions in the field under combat conditions.
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P. S. Cowings, W. B. Toscano, C. W. DeRoshia, & N. E. Miller (2000) Promethazine as a motion sickness treatment: impact on human performance and mood states, Aviat Space Environ Med. 2000 Oct;71(10):1013-22
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G. S. Garfinkel, P. S. Cowings, C. W. DeRoshia, R. A. Tauson, & W. B. Toscano (1999) Effects of motion on operations within the Command and Control Vehicle (C2V), Paper presented to Army Operations Research Symposium (AORS) Annual Meeting, Ft. Lee, VA, Oct. 1999.
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P. S. Cowings, W. B. Toscano, C. W. DeRoshia, & R. A. Tauson (1999) Effects of the Command and Control Vehicle (C2V) Operational Environment on Soldier Health and Performance, Report Number: ARL-MR-468 , Nov 1999 , 61p
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P. S. Cowings, W. B. Toscano, B. . Taylor, C. W. DeRoshia, L. . Kornilova, L. . Koslovskaya, & N. E. Miller (1999) Monitoring and Correcting Autonomic Function Aboard Mir: NASA Technology used in Space and on Earth to Facilitate Adaptation, First Biennial Space Biomedical Investigators’ Workshop, League City, TX, Jan 11-13, pp. 117-119, 1999
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P. S. Cowings, C. . Stout, W. B. Toscano, S. . Reynoso, C. W. DeRoshia, & N. E. Miller (1995) The Effects of Promethazine on Human Performance, Autonomic Responses, and Motion Sickness Tolerance, Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine, 66: 466, 1995.
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