Dr Winston “Wink” Bennett, Jr. is a Senior Research Psychologist with the Training Research Laboratory in Mesa AZ.He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association. Wink leads a team that oversees core research programs and has garnered over $65M in outside funding investment for his group. He is actively involved in research related to performance evaluation, personnel assessment, training requirements identification, and quantifying the impact of organizational interventions - such as interactive, high fidelity immersive simulation environments and job redesign/restructuring and training systems impacts on individual, team, and organizational learning and effectiveness. Wink maintains an active presence in the international research community through his work on various professional committees and his contributions in professional journals and forums. He has published over 90 research articles, textbooks, chapters, and technical reports in the Industrial and Organizational Psychology literature. He serves as a contributing editor and/or as a reviewer for several professional journals. His involvement with the larger psychological research community ensures that communication amongst international military, industry and academic researchers remains consistent and of the highest quality. He graduated from the University of Texas – San Antonio with a degree in Psychology in 1982. He received a master’s degree in Industrial Psychology from St Mary’s University in 1985. Wink received his Ph.D. in Industrial Organizational Psychology from Texas A&M University in 1995.Specialties: Research to develop methods and tech for improving performance, research in human learning, training, and performance assessment, competency defintion, training needs assessment, advanced training technology and adpative training and rehearsal technology development, training content development, training evaluation