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Erin E. Flynn-Evans
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(2022)  Ames Honor Award, Supervisor/Manager
(2020)  Ames Group Achievement Award, Fatigue Countermeasures Laboratory
(2019)  Ames Honor Award, Scientist or Researcher
(2018)  NASA Honor Award, Fatigue App Development Team
(2016)  NASA Honor Award, NASA Early Career Achievement Medal
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PDF download  C. J. Hilditch, S. K. Pradhan, G. . Costedoat, N. G. Bathurst, Z. L. Glaros, K. B. Gregory, N. L. Shattuck, & E. E. Flynn-Evans (2023) An at-home evaluation of a light intervention to mitigate sleep inertia symptoms, Sleep Health, (online publication ahead of print) Click to read more
PDF download  E. E. Flynn-Evans, Z. L. Glaros, & R. A. Jansen (2023) Comparison Between Continuous and Intermittent Actigraphy Outcomes During Long-Duration Missions, 2023 Human Research Program Investigators' Workshop, Galveston, TX. Click to read more
PDF download  E. E. Flynn-Evans, Z. L. Glaros, & R. A. Jansen (2023) Humans are Capable of Achieving Sufficient Sleep in Microgravity, 2023 Human Research Program Investigators' Workshop (NASA) Click to read more
PDF download  C. J. Hilditch, K. B. Gregory, L. . Arsintescu, N. G. Bathurst, T. E. Nesthus, H. M. Baumgartner, A. . Lamp, L. K. Barger, & E. E. Flynn-Evans (2023) Perspectives on fatigue in short-haul flight operations from US pilots: A focus group study, Transport Policy, 136: 11-20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2023.03.004 Click to read more
L. . Arsintescu, C. J. Hilditch, K. B. Gregory, K. H. Kato, & E. E. Flynn-Evans (2023) Sleep during layovers of different lengths after long-haul flying across multiple time zones in different geographic directions, Proceedings of SLEEP 2022, Charlotte, NV, June 4-8, 2022 Click to read more
E. E. Flynn-Evans, & C. . Drake (2023) Sleepiness and Fatigue in Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders, In the Encyclopedia of Sleep and Circadian Rhythms 2nd edition. Section Ed. Wyatt, M., Ed. Kushida, C. Academic Press. San Diego, CA. pp 657-663. Click to read more
C. L. Kirkley, Z. L. Glaros, N. G. Bathurst, C. J. Hilditch, & E. E. Flynn-Evans (2023) Space Transport and Fatigue, The Handbook of Fatigue Management in Transportation: Waking Up to the Challenge, First Edition (Eds. Rudin-Brown CM & Filtness AJ). CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL, https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003213154 Click to read more
PDF download  S. . Shelat, J. A. Karasinski, E. E. Flynn-Evans, & J. J. Marquez (2022) Evaluation of User Experience of Self-scheduling Software for Astronauts: Defining a Satisfaction Baseline, In Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics: 19th International Conference, EPCE 2022, Held as Part of the 24th HCI International Conference, HCII 2022, Virtual Event, June 26–July 1, 2022, Proceedings (pp. 433-445). Cham: Springer International Publishing Click to read more
PDF download  C. J. Hilditch, & E. E. Flynn-Evans (2022) Fatigue, Schedules, Sleep, and Sleepiness in U.S. Commercial Pilots During COVID-19, Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2022; 93(5):433–441 Click to read more
PDF download  C. J. Hilditch, L. . Wong, N. G. Bathurst, N. H. Feick, S. K. Pradhan, A. . Santamaria, N. L. Shattuck, & E. E. Flynn-Evans (2022) Rise and shine: The use of polychromatic short wavelength-enriched light to mitigate sleep inertia at night following awakening from slow wave sleep, Journal of Sleep Research, e13558 Click to read more
C. J. Hilditch, S. K. Pradhan, G. . Costedoat, N. G. Bathurst, Z. L. Glaros, K. B. Gregory, N. L. Shattuck, & E. E. Flynn-Evans (2022) Sex differences in perceptions of sleep inertia following nighttime awakenings, SLEEP Advances, zpac043; https://doi.org/10.1093/sleepadvances/zpac043 Click to read more
E. E. Flynn-Evans, A. . Lamp, & C. J. Hilditch (2022) Sleep issues in aviation and space, Reference module in Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Psychology. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-822963-7.00315-7 Click to read more
PDF download  D. P. Koller, V. . Kasanin, E. E. Flynn-Evans, J. P. Sullivan, D. . Dijk, & C. A. Czeisler (2021) Altered sleep spindles and slow waves during space shuttle missions, npj Microgravity, 7(1), pp.1-11; https://doi.org/10.1038/s41526-021-00177-1 Click to read more
PDF download  Z. L. Glaros, P. . Cravalho, & E. E. Flynn-Evans (2021) An evaluation of sleepiness, performance, and workload among operators during a real-time reactive telerobotic lunar mission simulation, Human factors, p.00187208211056756 Click to read more
M. B. Sides, S. L. Johnston, A. . Sirek, P. H. Lee, R. S. Blue, E. L. Antonsen, M. . Basner, G. L. Douglas, A. . Epstein, E. E. Flynn-Evans, & M. B. Gallagher (2021) Bellagio II Report: Terrestrial Applications of Space Medicine Research, Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance, 92(8), pp.650-669; https://doi.org/10.3357/amhp.5843.2021 Click to read more
PDF download  K. . Yuen, A. R. Strang, E. E. Flynn-Evans, J. H. Barrantes Perez, M. . Berneking, R. . Bhui, J. Y. Cheng, J. . Dombrowsky, G. . Ganguly, M. A. Rishi, C. . Rosen, R. . Upender, & S. S. Sullivan (2021) Child and teen sleep and pandemic-era school, Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 17(4), pp.613-615 Click to read more
C. J. Hilditch, & E. E. Flynn-Evans (2021) Circadian rhythms and homeostatic mechanisms for sleep regulation, In V Cacho & E Lum (Eds.), Integrative Sleep Medicine. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/med/9780190885403.001.0001 Click to read more
PDF download  T. L. Tyson, N. H. Feick, P. . Cravalho, E. E. Flynn-Evans, & L. S. Stone (2021) Dose‐dependent sensorimotor impairment in human ocular tracking after acute low‐dose alcohol administration, The Journal of Physiology, 599(4), pp.1225-1242 Click to read more
PDF download  L. . Arsintescu, S. K. Pradhan, R. G. Chachad, K. B. Gregory, J. B. Mulligan, & E. E. Flynn-Evans (2021) Early starts and late finishes both reduce alertness and performance among short-haul airline pilots, Journal of sleep research, 31(3), p.e13521 Click to read more
PDF download  K. B. Gregory, R. N. Soriano-Smith, A. . Lamp, C. J. Hilditch, M. J. Rempe, E. E. Flynn-Evans, & G. L. Belenky (2021) Flight Crew Alertness and Sleep Relative to Timing of In-Flight Rest Periods in Long-Haul Flights, Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance, Volume 92, Number 2, February 2021, pp. 83-91(9) Click to read more
PDF download  E. E. Flynn-Evans, L. . Wong, Y. . Kuriyagawa, N. M. Gowda, P. . Cravalho, S. K. Pradhan, N. H. Feick, N. G. Bathurst, Z. L. Glaros, T. . Wilaiprasitporn, K. . Bansal, J. O. Garcia, & C. J. Hilditch (2021) Supervision of a self-driving vehicle unmasks latent sleepiness relative to manually controlled driving, Sci Rep 11, 18530 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-92914-5 Click to read more
PDF download  K. B. Gregory, A. N. Hobbs, B. K. Parke, N. G. Bathurst, S. K. Pradhan, & E. E. Flynn-Evans (2020) An evaluation of fatigue factors in maritime pilot work scheduling, Chronobiology International, 2020 Sep-Oct;37(9-10):1495-1501. Epub 2020 Sep 10, DOI: 10.1080/07420528.2020.1817932 Click to read more
PDF download  E. E. Flynn-Evans, C. L. Kirkley, M. . Young, N. G. Bathurst, K. B. Gregory, V. . Vogelpohl, A. . End, S. R. Hillenius, Y. . Pecena, & J. J. Marquez (2020) Changes in Performance and Bio-mathematical Model Performance Predictions during 45 Days of Sleep Restriction in a Simulated Space Mission, Scientific Reports, 24 Sept 2020, 10(1):1-4 Click to read more
PDF download  M. A. Rishi, O. . Ahmed, J. H. Barrantes Perez, M. . Berneking, J. . Dombrowsky, E. E. Flynn-Evans, V. . Santiago, S. S. Sullivan, R. . Upender, K. . Yuen, & F. . Abbasi-Feinberg (2020) Daylight saving time: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine position statement, Journal of clinical sleep medicine, 16(10), pp.1781-1784 Click to read more
PDF download  C. J. Hilditch, L. . Arsintescu, K. B. Gregory, & E. E. Flynn-Evans (2020) Mitigating fatigue on the flight deck: how is controlled rest used in practice?, Chronobiology International, Selected Proceedings of Shiftwork 2019, 1-9 Click to read more
PDF download  L. . Wong, S. K. Pradhan, J. A. Karasinski, C. R. Hu, G. . Strangman, V. . Ivkovic, L. . Arsintescu, & E. E. Flynn-Evans (2020) Performance on the Robotics On-Board Trainer (ROBoT-r) Spaceflight Simulation During Acute Sleep Deprivation, Frontiers in neuroscience, 14, p.697 Click to read more
PDF download  M. D. Regan, E. E. Flynn-Evans, Y. V. Griko, T. S. Kilduff, J. C. Rittenberger, K. J. Ruskin, & C. L. Buck (2020) Shallow metabolic depression and human spaceflight: a feasible first step, Journal of Applied Physiology, 128(3), pp.637-647 Click to read more
PDF download  L. . Arsintescu, R. G. Chachad, K. B. Gregory, J. B. Mulligan, & E. E. Flynn-Evans (2020) The relationship between workload, performance and fatigue in a short-haul airline, Chronobiology International, 9 Sept 2020, 1-3 Click to read more
PDF download  B. S. Kancherla, R. . Upender, J. F. Collen, M. A. Rishi, S. S. Sullivan, O. . Ahmed, M. . Berneking, E. E. Flynn-Evans, B. R. Peters, & I. . Gurubhagavatula (2020) What is the role of sleep in physician burnout?, Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, pp.jcsm-8412 Click to read more
PDF download  M. A. St Hilaire, C. . Anderson, J. . Anwar, J. P. Sullivan, B. E. Cade, E. E. Flynn-Evans, C. A. Czeisler, & S. W. Lockley (2019) Brief (<4 hour) sleep episodes are insufficient for restoring performance in first-year resident physicians working overnight extended-duration work shifts, Sleep, 2019; 42(5) Click to read more
PDF download  L. . Arsintescu, K. H. Kato, C. J. Hilditch, K. B. Gregory, & E. E. Flynn-Evans (2019) Collecting Sleep, Circadian, Fatigue, and Performance Data in Complex Operational Environments, Journal of Visual Experiments, 150, e59851, DOI:10.3791/59851 Click to read more
PDF download  L. S. Stone, T. L. Tyson, P. . Cravalho, N. H. Feick, & E. E. Flynn-Evans (2019) Distinct Pattern of Oculomotor Impairment Associated with Acute Sleep Loss and Circadian Misalignment, J. Physiology, 2019; 0:1-18 Click to read more
Z. A. Caddick, K. B. Gregory, L. . Arsintescu, & E. E. Flynn-Evans (2018) A review of the environmental parameters necessary for an optimal sleep environment, Building and environment, 132, 11-20 Click to read more
L. . Arsintescu, B. . Matthews, M. S. Feary, J. L. Nowinski, N. C. Oza, & E. E. Flynn-Evans (2018) Aircraft exceedances vary according to time of day and workload, Poster presentation at Aerospace Medical Association 89th Annual Scientific Meeting, Dallas, TX, May 9 Click to read more
E. E. Flynn-Evans, L. . Arsintescu, K. B. Gregory, J. B. Mulligan, J. L. Nowinski, & M. S. Feary (2018) Better Performance on the Psychomotor Vigilance Task is Associated with Longer Sleep Duration and Lower Self-Reported Sleep Need in the Real World, Presentation at Sleep SLEEP, Volume 41, Abstract Supplement, June 02-06, Baltimore Click to read more
C. J. Hilditch, E. E. Flynn-Evans, K. B. Gregory, L. . Arsintescu, & . . et al (2018) Controlled Rest on the Flight Deck: A resource for operators, Alexandria, VA: Flight Safety Foundation. November 2018, https://flightsafety.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Controlled-Rest.pdf Click to read more
L. . Wong, E. E. Flynn-Evans, & K. J. Ruskin (2018) Fatigue Risk Management: The Impact of Anesthesiology Residents' Work Schedules on Job Performance and a Review of Potential Countermeasures, Anesth Analg. 2018; 126(4):1340-8 Click to read more
T. L. Tyson, N. H. Feick, P. . Cravalho, T. . Tran, E. E. Flynn-Evans, & L. S. Stone (2018) Increased dependence on saccades for ocular tracking with low-dose alcohol, In proceedings of Neuroscience 2018 conference, San Diego, November 3-7, 2018. Click to read more
PDF download  A. N. Hobbs, K. B. Gregory, B. K. Parke, S. K. Pradhan, Z. A. Caddick, N. G. Bathurst, & E. E. Flynn-Evans (2018) San Francisco Bar Pilot Fatigue Study, Technical Memorandum NASA/TM-2018-219934. Moffett Field: NASA Ames Research Center Click to read more
PDF download  E. E. Flynn-Evans, L. . Arsintescu, K. B. Gregory, J. B. Mulligan, J. L. Nowinski, & M. S. Feary (2018) Sleep and neurobehavioral performance vary by work start time during non-traditional day shifts, Sleep health, 4(5), 476-484 Click to read more
PDF download  L. . Arsintescu, J. B. Mulligan, & E. E. Flynn-Evans (2017) Evaluation of a Psychomotor Vigilance Task for Touch Screen Devices, Human Factors, 2017; 59(4):661-670 Click to read more
L. . Arsintescu, K. H. Kato, & E. E. Flynn-Evans (2017) Psychomotor Vigilance Task Evaluation for Touchscreen Devices, Oral presentation at 10th International Conference of managing fatigue, San Diego, CA, March 22 Click to read more
L. . Arsintescu, J. B. Mulligan, M. S. Feary, J. L. Nowinski, & E. E. Flynn-Evans (2017) Subjective Fatigue is influenced by Duty Duration among Short-haul Airline Pilots, Poster presentation at Aerospace Medical Association 88th Annual Scientific Meeting, Denver, CO, May 1st Click to read more
L. . Arsintescu, K. H. Kato, P. . Cravalho, N. H. Feick, L. S. Stone, & E. E. Flynn-Evans (2017) Validation of a touchscreen psychomotor vigilance task. Accident Analysis & Prevention, Accid Anal Prev. 2017. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2017.11.041 Click to read more
E. E. Flynn-Evans, R. . Bargar, A. A. Kubey, & C. A. Czeisler (2016) Circadian misalignment affects sleep and medication use before and during spaceflight, npj Microgravity, 2:15019 Click to read more
J. B. Mulligan, L. . Arsintescu, & E. E. Flynn-Evans (2016) Measurement of Visual Reaction Times Using Hand-held Mobile Devices, Journal of Vision, 16(4), 41 Click to read more
PDF download  Z. A. Caddick, K. B. Gregory, & E. E. Flynn-Evans (2016) Sleep Environment Recommendations for Future Spaceflight Vehicles, Advances in Human Aspects of Transportation, 484, 923-933 Click to read more
E. E. Flynn-Evans, & Z. A. Caddick (2016) Sleep Environment Recommendations for Future Spaceflight Vehicles, NASA Human Research Program Meeting. 2016 February. Galveston, TX Click to read more
E. E. Flynn-Evans, K. B. Gregory, L. . Arsintescu, A. . Whitmire, & L. . Leveton (2015) Risk of Performance Decrements and Adverse Health Outcomes Resulting from Sleep Loss, Circadian Desynchronization, and Work Overload, NASA Technical Report JSC. Click to read more
E. E. Flynn-Evans, A. A. Kubey, L. K. Barger, & C. A. Czeisler (2015) Sleep and Circadian Rhythms among 21 ISS astronauts, Oral presentation. NASA Human Research Program Meeting; 2015 February; Houston, TX Click to read more
E. E. Flynn-Evans, M. S. Feary, I. C. Statler, J. L. Nowinski, & L. . Arsintescu (2013) Managing fatigue in aviation operations, Oral Presentation. Human Factors and Engineering Society Meeting; 2013 October, San Diego, CA, USA Click to read more
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Last Updated: August 15, 2019