Publications and Conference Presentations

Conference Presentations 

Yeazitzis, T., Weger, K., Mesmer, B., Thomas, L.D. (November 2023). Affordability Culture in Organizations. Society of Reliability Engineers RAM XV 2023 Training Summit, Huntsville, AL.

Moore, N., Yeazitzis, T., Weger, K., & Mesmer., B. (November 2023) Stakeholder Elicitation for Autonomous Robotic Systems Design for Mission Critical Environments. Society of Reliability Engineers RAM XV 2023 Training Summit, Huntsville, AL.

Symasek, L. & Weger, K. (November 2023). Individual Differences in the Adoption of Technology. Society of Reliability Engineers RAM XV 2023 Training Summit, Huntsville Al.

Yeazitzis, T., Nguyen, D., May, L., Weger, K., Mesmer, B., & Thomas, L.D. (October 2023). Student Perspectives of Affordability for Workforce Onboarding. RCIO Psychology Conference, Chattanooga, TN. 

Weger, K., & Yeazitzis, T. (October 2023). Conceptualizing a Socio-technical Model for Evaluating AI-driven Technology. In Annual Meeting of HFES, Washington, DC 

Yeazitzis, T., & Weger., K (2023). Biases in Stakeholder Elicitation as a Precursor to the Architecting Process. UAH Graduate Poster Session, Huntsville, AL. 

Leder, S., Weger. K., & Mesmer (2023). Examining Undergraduate Student Interdisciplinary Capstone Research Experiences. UAH Graduate Poster Session, Huntsville, AL. 

Moore, N., & Weger, K. (2023). Stakeholder Preference for an Autonomous Robot by Context. UAH Research Horizons, Huntsville, AL. 

Wiersig, F., Wilkerson, C., Zimmerman, R., Bright, A., Manges, C., Fry, J., Mesmer, B., Weger, K., & Leder, S. (2023), INCLUDE: Robot Capture the Flag, UAH E-Week Engineering Showcase 2023, Huntsville, AL. 

Easley, T., Weger, K., Branham N., & Wilson, E. (2022) Individual Differences in the Acceptance and Adoption of Highly Automated Systems, SEPA, Hilton Head Island, SC.

Weger, K., Leder, S., Casey, E., Bhatia, G., and Mesmer, B. (2022). Illustrating Preferences in Multi-stakeholder System Development Projects. ASEM 2022 International Annual Conference.

Cotter, J.E, Barr., H.M, Atchley, J., Weger, K., Menon, V., Mesmer, B., Gholston, S., & Tenhundfeld, N.L. (2022). Assessment of Reliability in Autonomous Systems from Multiple Disciplines. Society of Reliability Engineers RAM XIV 2022 Training Summit, Huntsville, AL.

Yeazitzis, T., Weger, K. & Mesmer, B. (2022). Biases in Stakeholder Elicitation as a Precursor to the Architecting Process. Society of Reliability Engineers RAM XIV 2022 Training Summit, Huntsville, AL.

Leder, S., Weger, K. & Mesmer, B. (2022). Requirements Formation in Interdisciplinary Teams. Society of Reliability Engineers RAM XIV 2022 Training Summit, Huntsville, AL.


Leder, S., Weger, K., & Mesmer, B. (2021) Identifying and Analyzing Astronomers' Preferences for the Next Decade of NASA. RCIO Psychology Conference, Chattanooga, TN.


Yeazitzis, T. Falcon, A.K., & Weger, K. (2021). Non-Financial Aspects of Perceived Affordability Improvement. RCIO Psychology Conference, Chattanooga, TN.


Falcon, A.K., Yeazitzis, T., White, C., Weger, K., Mesmer, B., & Thomas, L. D. (2021). Improving Affordability Through the Eyes of Industry. 14th Von Braun Memorial Symposium


Leder, S., & Weger, K. (2021). The Benefits of Team Reflexivity in Diverse Remote Teams. UAH Research Horizons, Virtual. 


Cortelli, R., Weger, K., & Mesmer, B. (2021). Psychological Attributes in Future Spaceport Concepts. UAH Research Horizons, Virtual. 


Nguyen, D., & Weger, K. (2021). Leadership emergence and communication. UAH Research Horizons, Virtual.


Zimmerman, R., Matsuyama, L., Weger, K., & Mesmer, B. (2021). Insight into the Acceptance and Adoption of Autonomous Systems by Military Personnel.  UAH Research Horizons, Virtual.


Shipman, A., Cortelli, R., Flint, A., Simon, H., Bass, H., Berhow, E., Atchley, A., Travis, M., Mesmer, B., Weger, K., Argentina, V., Jones, N., Hsu, L. (2021). Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Experience (INCLUDE): Conceptualizing a Space Ecosystem, UAH Research Horizons, Virtual. 


Matsuyama, L., Weger, K., Mesmer, B., Tenhundfeld, N.L., Van Bossuyt, D., &

Semmens, R. (2020). Autonomous Systems Adoption Challenges and Requirements Management Solutions. Presentation given at JIFX 20-4 Technology Expo, Online.

 

White, C., Weger, K., Mesmer, B., (2020). Examining Subcultures in Engineering Organizations, IISE Annual Conference and Expo 2020, Online.

Martin, C. & Weger, K. (2019). Preference and Decision Making in Large Scale Communities. RCIO Psychology Conference (Chattanooga, TN, October 2019)

Nguyen, D., Weger, K., Jones, R., Matsuyama, L., Stough, S., & Porter, R. (2019).  The Role of Personality, Coaching, and Group Preference in Relation to Leadership Effectiveness. RCIO Psychology Conference (Chattanooga, TN, October 2019)

Theut, J., Jones, R., & Weger, K. (2019). Growing and Sustaining Effective Leadership. RCIO Psychology Conference (Chattanooga, TN, October 2019)

Matsuyama, L., & Weger, K. (2019). Ups and Downs of Applied Psychology in the Elevator Industry. RCIO Psychology Conference (Chattanooga, TN, October 2019)

Stough, R., & Weger, K. (2019). Communication Style and Effectiveness on Leadership Development and Coaching. Research Horizon Day (Huntsville, Al. March 2019)

Martin, C., & Weger, K. (2019). Preferences and Decision Making in Multi-agency Projects. Research Horizon Day (Huntsville, Al., March 2019)

Weger, K., Jones, R., Matsuyama, L., Buford, M., Prince, J., & Stough, R. (2018). Organizational alignment through leadership proficiency and human system interventions. Poster presented at the annual RCIO Psychology Conference (Chattanooga, TN, October 2018)

Mesmer, B., & Weger, K. (2018). Identifying and analyzing preferences for the next decade of astrophysics. I-Poster presented at the AAS Conference (Denver, CO, June 2018)

Vinay-Bhatia, G., Mesmer, B. & Weger, K. (2018). Mathematical Representation of Stakeholder Preferences for the SPORT Small Satellite Project. Paper presentation at the Proceeding of the AIAA SciTech Forum Jan. 2018, Kissimmee, Fl.


Publications

Weger, K. & Yeazitzis, T. (October 2023). Conceptualizing a Socio-Technical Model for Evaluating AI-driven Technology. In Proceedings of the Annual Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Meeting 2023.

Moore, N., Yeazitzis, T., Weger, K., & Mesmer, B. (October 2023). Stakeholder Elicitation for Robot Design. Proceedings of ASEM International Annual Conference, October 2023.

Yeazitzis, T., Weger, K., Mesmer, B., Clerkin, J., & Van Bossuyt, D. (2023). Biases in Stakeholder Elicitation as a Precursor to the Systems Architecting Process. Journal of Systems, 11(10), 499. IF: 1.9

Weger, K., Matsuyama, L., Zimmerman R., Mesmer, B., Van Bossuyt, D., Semmens, R., & Eaton, C. (2023). Insight into User Acceptance and Adoption of Autonomous Systems in Mission Critical Environments. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, 39(7), 1423-1437. 

Weger, K., Leder, S., & Mesmer, B. (2023). Eliciting and Exploring Large-Scale Group Preferences to Gain Insight into Group Representation and Convergence. Int. Journal of Project Organisation and Management.

Yeazitzis, T., White, C., Eaton, C., Weger, K., Mesmer, B. & Thomas, L. D. (October 2023). Student Employee Perspectives of Affordability Based on Organization Size. In Proceedings of ASEM conference 2023.

Yeazitzis, T., White, C., Eaton, C., Weger, K., & Mesmer, B. (2023). Affordability: Comparing Perspectives of NASA MSFC to Industry. In Proceedings of the AIAA SciTech Forum.

Weger, K., Leder, S., Eaton, C., Bathia, S. & Mesmer, B. (2022). Illustrating the Importance of Understanding Preferences in Multi-stakeholder System Development Projects through Vignettes. In Proceedings of the Annual Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Meeting.

Weger, K., Easley, T., Branham, N., Tenhundfeld, N. & Mesmer, B. (2022). Individual Differences in the Acceptance and Adoption of AI-enabled Autonomous Systems. In Proceedings of the Annual Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Meeting.

Cortelli, R. & Weger, K. (2022). Psychological Attributes in Future Spaceport Concepts. In Proceedings of the Annual Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Meeting.

Falcon, A., Yeazitzis, T., White, C., Weger, K., Mesmer, B. (2022). What Does It Mean to Be Affordable? Preliminary Results From a Survey of NASA MSFC Personnel, Proceedings of the AIAA SciTech Forum.


Weger, K., Martin, C., Leder, S., & Mesmer, B., (2021). Identifying and Analyzing Astronomers’ Preferences for the Next Decade of NASA, Bulletin of the AAS.


Palma, G., Mesmer, B., Guerin, A., & Weger, K. (2021). Identifying Multidisciplinary Metrics to Analyze NASA Case Studies, IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication. 


Flynn, M., Smitherman, H.M., Weger, K., Mesmer, B., Semmens, R., Van Bossuyt, D.,& Tenhundfeld, N.L. (2021). Incentive Mechanisms for Acceptance and Adoption of Automated Systems. In Proceedings of the annual Systems and Information Engineering Design Symposium (SIEDS) Conference.


Matsuyama, L., Zimmerman, R., Eaton, C., Weger, K., Mesmer, B., Tenhundfeld,

N.L., Van Bossuyt, D., & Semmens, R. (2021). Determinants that are Believed to Influence the Acceptance and Adoption of Mission Critical Autonomous Systems. In Proceedings of the AIAA SciTech Forum.


Banks, A., Matsuyama, L., Eaton, C., Palma, G., Guerin, A., Mesmer, B., Weger, K., & Friedrich, D. (2021). The Truth is Out There: Insights from Improv with NASA. In Proceedings of the AIAA SciTech 2021 Forum.

Palma, G., Mesmer, B., Guerin, A., & Weger, K. (2019). Developing the “Trading Places” boot camp: Sharing knowledge between theatre and engineering. 2019 AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, AIAA SciTech Forum. DOI: 10.2514/6.2019-1033

Weger, K. (2018). A classification system of behavior indicators exhibited in team communication: The intricate role of team reflexivity on team cognition, regulatory processes, and performance. Bamberg, GE: OPUS.

Bhatia, G., Mesmer. B, & Weger, K. (2018). Mathematical representation of stakeholder preferences for the SPORT small satellite project. 2018 AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, AIAA SciTech Forum, 2018-0708. doi/10.2514/6.2018-0708