Sociocultural Data to Accomplish Department of Defense Missions
TOWARD A UNIFIED SOCIAL FRAMEWORK
WORKSHOP SUMMARY
Robert Pool, Rapporteur
NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL
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Cover credits: The top photo is of U.S. Army Maj. Bobbie Mayes, a resident of Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, and the Women’s Empowerment coordinator with the Kentucky Agribusiness Development team. She is handing off supplies to one of the graduates at the Director’s of Agriculture Livestock and Irrigation Compound, Kapisa province, Afghanistan, January 6, 2011. Courtesy photo. U.S. Army by Spc. Kristina Gupton/Released. The bottom photo is of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul, Shinkay Detachment Team Lead Maj. Trever Nehls, who was given a turban by new Shinkay District Gov. Barat Khan during a shura, or meeting, in Shinkay District, Zabul province, Afghanistan, January 6, 2011. Photo by Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson. Both photo images are from the Defense Video & Imagery Distribution System.
Suggested citation: National Research Council. (2011). Sociocultural Data to Accomplish Department of Defense Missions: Toward a Unified Social Framework: Workshop Summary. Robert Pool, Rapporteur. Planning Committee on Unifying Social Frameworks. Board on Human-Systems Integration, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
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PLANNING COMMITTEE ON UNIFYING SOCIAL FRAMEWORKS
Judee Burgoon (Chair),
Center for Identification Technology Research and Eller College of Management, University of Arizona
Robert Albro,
School of International Service, American University
Randy Borum,
College of Behavioral and Community Sciences, University of South Florida
Andrew S. Imada,
A.S. Imada & Associates, Carmichael, CA
David Laitin,
Department of Political Science, Stanford University
Michael W. Morris,
Columbia Business School and Department of Psychology, Columbia University
Catherine H. Tinsley,
McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University
George Tita,
Department of Criminology, Law and Society, University of California, Irvine
Cherie Chauvin, Study Director
Robert Pool, Rapporteur
Renée L. Wilson Gaines, Senior Program Assistant
BOARD ON HUMAN-SYSTEMS INTEGRATION
William S. Marras (Chair),
Integrated Systems Engineering Department, Ohio State University
Pascale Carayon,
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Center for Quality and Productivity Improvement, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Don Chaffin,
Industrial and Operations Engineering and Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan (Emeritus)
Nancy J. Cooke,
Cognitive Science and Engineering, Arizona State University
Mary (Missy) Cummings,
Aeronautics and Astronautics and Engineering Systems Division, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Sara J. Czaja,
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Center on Aging, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Andrew S. Imada,
A.S. Imada and Associates
Waldemar Karwowski,
Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Systems, University of Central Florida
David Rempel,
Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
Matthew Rizzo,
Department of Neurology, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, and the Public Policy Center, University of Iowa
Thomas B. Sheridan,
Departments of Mechanical Engineering and of Aeronautics-Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Emeritus)
David H. Wegman,
University of Massachusetts, Lowell (Emeritus)
Howard M. Weiss,
Department of Psychological Sciences, Purdue University
Barbara A. Wanchisen, Director
Mary Ellen O’Connell, Deputy Director
Christie R. Jones, Program Associate
Acknowledgments
This workshop summary is based on the discussions at a workshop convened by the Board on Human-Systems Integration on August 16-17, 2010, and organized by the Planning Committee on Unifying Social Frameworks. The planning committee members identified presenters, organized the agenda, selected paper authors, and facilitated the discussion, although they did not participate in the writing of this report. This summary reflects their diligent efforts, the excellent presentations by other experts at the workshop, and the insightful comments of the many workshop participants.
This study was sponsored by the Office of Naval Research, and the committee is grateful for the interest and support of two of its program officers: Captain Dylan Schmorrow, Medical Service Corps, U.S. Navy, and acting director, Human Performance, Training, and BioSystems Directorate, Research Directorate, Office of the Director, Defense Research and Engineering, Office of the Secretary of Defense; and Ivy Estabrooke, program officer, Human Social Cultural and Behavioral Sciences, Office of Naval Research, and assistant director, Human Social, Culture, Behavior Technologies Human Performance, Training, and BioSystems Directorate, Office of the Director, Defense Research and Engineering, Office of the Secretary of Defense. The committee is grateful for their support throughout the study as well as their assistance in locating critical information in support of the committee’s planning efforts.
This summary has been reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise, in accordance with
procedures approved by the National Research Council’s Report Review Committee. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the institution in making its published summary as sound as possible and to ensure that the summary meets institutional standards for objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the study charge. The review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the process. We wish to thank the following individuals for their review of this summary: Noshir Contractor, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences, McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, Northwestern University; Waldemar Karwowksi, Department of Industrial and Management Systems, University of Central Florida; and Carol Mathews, Behavioral Sciences, Sociology, Century College, White Bear Lake, MN.
Although the reviewers listed above provided many constructive comments and suggestions, they were not asked to endorse the content of the summary, nor did they see the final draft before its release. The review of this summary was overseen by William C. Howell, Department of Psychology, Arizona State University and Rice University. Appointed by the National Research Council, he was responsible for making certain that an independent examination of this summary was carried out in accordance with institutional procedures and that all review comments were carefully considered. Responsibility for the final content of this summary rests entirely with the author and the institution.
Prior to the publication of this report, one distinguished workshop presenter, Brant Burleson of Purdue University, passed away. His expertise and eloquent presentation on social support and influence were valuable and appreciated contributions to the workshop. On behalf of the workshop participants, the National Research Council staff wishes to express their gratitude to Dr. Burleson for his support of the workshop and its objectives despite his own personal battles.