Welcome to the Homepage of Dr. William G. Rantz

From this page you will find various links to academic courses, research projects, published papers, aviation psychology, human factors, and other areas of aerospace interest.

WMU-College of Aviation

Course Links

AVS 3220 Navigation and International Flight Planning

AVS 4240 Corporate Flight Management

AVS 4280 International Aviation

AVS 5100 Safety Management Systems in Aviation

PSY 5400 Psychology of Safety

Current Aviation Performance Research

Flight Deck Simulation Research Laboratory

Experiential Information for Professor Rantz

2012 Vitae

Academic & Professional Education

Papers Published by Dr. Rantz

An Early Aviation Influence

Important Aviation Research Links

The links below are of special interest to me and often coincide with or support the research I am pursuing within the College. Many of these links are aviation psychology research, training, performance improvement, and education.

Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

Air Medical Journal

Journal of Aviation/Aerospace Education and Research

Aerospace Medical Association

FAA Human Factors Group

FAA Aerospace Medicine

Aerospace Human Factors Association

The International Journal of Aviation Psychology

Civil Aero Medical Institute

Association for Aviation Psychology

Australian Aviation Psychology Association

Crew Resource Management U-T Austin Team

NSF Fast Lane

WMU-Office of the VP for Research

CRM Book Store

Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies

Behavior Analysis Association of Michigan

Helmreich's Homepage

LOSA Collaborative

Aviation Human Factors - Abstracts

Bad Human Factor Designs

Journal of Air Transportation

Eurocontrol Human Factors

Skybrary

Women in Aviation

Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association

Air Transport Association

Airline Pilots Association

International Aerobatics Club

Organization of Black Airline Pilots

Tuskegee Airmen

National Association of Flight Instructors

Experimental Aircraft Association

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Crew Process Systems

CPS uses the psychology of Applied Behavior Analysis to examine and explain crew performance in a complex environment. This model was developed in collaboration with William Rantz Ph.D., Ryan Olson Ph.D., Sean Laraway Ph.D., Susan Szynerski Ph.D., Jack Michael Ph.D., Dick Malott Ph.D., and Alyce Dickinson Ph.D. College of Aviation and Department of Psychology-WMU.

• View CPS Graph

WMU-College of Aviation Study Abroad Opportunity in Melbourne, Australia!

• Application must be made first to the WMU Study Abroad office. For more details please follow this link, Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne Australia.

• It may be helpful, if you haven't already, to read Swinburne's web site for incoming students on exchange programs, and the Swinburne how to apply page.
  
  Please don't hesitate to contact Dr. Rantz should you have any questions about the exchange program at Swinburne.

Other Important Items an Aviation Professional Might Need to Know!

Flight Safety Foundation

FAA-NTSB Accident-Incident Database

Airliners.net

How Stuff Works-Aviation

DTC DUAT Flight Planning

CSC DUAT Flight Planning

WMU Career & Student Services

Other Areas of Interest!

JPL-NASA

The National Hurricane Center

International Society of Performance Improvement

Space

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