Chief Operations Officer

Frederick J. Diedrich is an expert in training, performance measurement, and perceptual-motor processes. He applies this expertise to the use of novel methods to enhance training effectiveness, as well as systematic approaches to measurement to facilitate learning and system evaluation. Dr. Diedrich provides training needs analyses, training effectiveness evaluations, training design, and performance measurement development services. This work spans a variety of applications ranging from the use of novel training methods such as multimedia applications to enhance boating safety to the development of performance measures to support the assessment of operator contribution to system performance in the context of undersea warfare.

Prior to joining Aptima, Dr. Diedrich was at Exponent–Failure Analysis Associates, where he studied issues concerning the prevention and causes of accidents associated with a wide range of consumer products such as automobiles, video displays, home appliances, and juvenile products.

Dr. Diedrich holds a Ph.D. in Cognitive Science and a M.S. in Experimental Psychology from Brown University, and a B.A. in Psychology from Hamilton College. He is a member of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.

Publications

Pfautz, S., Jones, E., Ganberg, G., Chang, A., Diedrich, F., Scerri, P., Brooks, N., & Steed, R. (2012). Adaptive Decision-making for Distributed Assets (ADDA). In Proceedings of the 21st Behavior Representation in Modeling Simulation Conference (pp. 215-216).

Chester, S., Jones, E., Jackson, C., & Diedrich, F. (2011). Future Naval Capabilities Measures Support: Evolution of Measure Hierarchy. Technical Report, Aptima, Inc., Woburn, MA.

Jones, E., Steed, R., Diedrich, F., Armbruster, R., & Jackson, C. (2011). Performance-based metrics for evaluation submarine command team decision-making. Proceedings of the 6th International Human Computer Interaction Conference, FAC 2011. Orlando, FL, USA, July 9-14, 2011 (pp. 308-317).

Jones, E., Steed, R., Pfautz, S., Armbruster, R., Diedrich, F., & Marquet, D. (2011, September). Resilience Matrix: Improving Warfighter Performance by Assessing Dynamic Decision Making. Paper presented at the National Defense Industrial Organization Joint Undersea Warfare Technology Conference, Groton, CT.

Seibert, M. K., Diedrich, F.J., MacMillan, J., & Riccio, G. E. (2010). Training research in the wild. Proceedings of the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference (I/ITSEC), Orlando, FL.

Artis, S., Diedrich, F., Durkee, K., Horn, Z. N. J., Jefferson, T., Semmens, R., & Riccio, G. (2009). Outcomes-based training and education: Formative assessment. Proceedings of the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference. Arlington, VA: NDIA.

Clearfield, M.W., Dineva, E., Smith, L.B., Diedrich, F.J., & Thelen, E. (2009). Cue salience and infant perseverative reaching: Tests of the dynamic field theory. Developmental Science, 12, 26-40.

Dean, C., Jefferson, T., Horn, Z. N. J., Jones, E., Beltz, B. C., Puglisi, M., & Diedrich, F. J. (2009). Impact on Rifle Marksmanship Training. In G. Riccio and F.J. Diedrich (Eds.), An initiative in outcomes-based training and education (pp. 106-123). Technical Report, U.S. Army Asymmetric Warfare Group, Ft. Meade, MD.

Horn, Z. N. J., Diedrich, F. J., Dean, C., Artis, S., Jefferson, T., & Marceau, R. (2009). Observations of behavior and communication in rifle marksmanship training. In G. Riccio and F. J. Diedrich (Eds.), An Initiative in Outcomes-Based Training and Education (pp. 77-90). Technical Report, U.S. Army Asymmetric Warfare Group, Ft. Meade, MD.

Sidman, J., Riccio, G., Semmens, R., Geyer, A., Dean, C., & Diedrich, F. (2009). Assessment tools for basic Army Noncommissioned Officer Training. Research Report 1899. U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences. DTIC #ADA499492.

Jackson, C., Woods, H., Diedrich, F., O’ Malley, T., Durkee, K., Aten, T., Lawrence, D., & Ayers, J. (2008). Tools for assessment of operator contribution to system performance. Proceedings of the 2008 Undersea Human-Systems Integration Symposium. Arlington, VA: American Society of Naval Engineers.

Riccio, G. E., Diedrich, F. J., Lerario, M., d’Echert, B. C., Sidman, J., Geyer, A., et al. (2007). Tools to help prepare soldiers for the contemporary operating environment. Proceedings of the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference (I/ITSEC). Arlington, VA: NDIA.

Freeman, J., MacMillan, J., Haimson, C., Weil, S., Stacy, W., & Diedrich, F.J. (2006).From gaming to training. Proceedings of the Society for Applied Learning Technologies, Orlando, FL.

Brunyé, T., Riccio, G., Sidman, J., Darowski, A., & Diedrich, F. (2006). Enhancing warrior ethos in initial entry training. Proceedings of the 50th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. Santa Monica, CA: HFES.

Freeman, J., MacMillan, J., Haimson, C., Weil, S., Stacy, W., & Diedrich, F. J. (2006). Strategies and studies in game-based training. Proceedings of the Society for Applied Learning Technologies, Orlando, FL.

Diedrich, F. J., Freeman, J., Entin, E. E., Weil, S. A., & MacMillan, J. (2005). Modeling, measuring, and improving cognition at the team level. Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Augmented Cognition, Las Vegas, NV.

Freeman, J., Haimson, C., Diedrich, F. J., & Paley, M. (2005). Training teamwork with synthetic teams. In C. Bowers, E. Salas, & F. Jentsch (Eds.), Creating high-tech teams: Practical guidance on work performance and technology (pp. 261-282). Washington, DC: APA Press.

MacMillan, J., Diedrich, F. J., Entin, E. E., & Serfaty, D. (2005). How well did it work? Measuring organizational performance in simulation environments. In W. B. Rouse & K. R. Boff (Eds.), Organizational simulation (pp. 253-272). New Jersey: John Wiley.

See, K. E., Weil, S. A., Entin, E. E., Moore, R. A., Pattipati, K., Meirina, C., Kleinman, D., Downes-Martin, S., Hovanec, R. S., Bailey, A., Diedrich, F. J., & Serfaty, D. (2005).Test environment for FORCEnet concepts. Proceedings of the 2005 Command and Control Research and Technology Symposium, Washington, DC.

Weil, S., Hussain, T., Brunyé, T., Diedrich, F.J., Entin, E. E., Ferguson, W., Sidman, J., Spahr, L., MacMillan, J., & Roberts, B. (2005). Assessing the potential of massive multi-player games as tools for military training. Proceedings of the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC). Arlington, VA: NDIA.

Weil, S. A., Levchuk, G., Downes-Martin, S., Diedrich, F. J., Entin, E. E., See, K. E., & Serfaty, D. (2005). Supporting organizational change in command and control: Approaches and metrics. Proceedings of the 2005 Command and Control Research and Technology Symposium, Washington, DC.

Sidman, J., Diedrich, F. J., Garrity, M., & Wiese, E. (2005). Training and tools to promote application of the Military Decision Making Process (MDMP) at the battalion level. Aptima Technical Report AP-R-1305.

Freeman, J., MacMillan, J., Haimson, C., Weil, S. A., & Diedrich, F. J. (2005). Systems, studies, and strategies in game-based training. Paper presented at the Training, Education and Simulation International, Maastricht, The Netherlands.

Diedrich, F. J., Littleton, E. B., & Sidman, J. (2004). Using the play space to enhance parental understanding of early skills. Poster session presented at the International Conference on Infant Studies, Chicago, IL.

Sidman, J., Littleton, E. B., & Diedrich, F. J. (2004). Engineering the play space to support parental understanding of developmental process. Paper presented at the New England Mini-Conference on Infant Studies, Medford, MA.

Weil, S. A., Hussain, T. S., Diedrich, F. J., Ferguson, W., & MacMillan, J. (2004).Assessing distributed team performance in DARWARS training: Challenges and methods. Proceedings of the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC). Arlington, VA: NDIA.

Wiese, E., Diedrich, F. J., Sidman, J., Brunyé, T., & Darowski, A. (2004). Instructional system for enhancing seakeeping cognitive readiness and decision-making skill. Aptima Technical Report AP-R-1256.

Diedrich, F. J., Baker, K., & Carley, K. M. (2003). Visualizing the urban operational environment. Paper presented at the Military Operations Research Society Symposium, Quantico, VA.

Diedrich, F. J., Carley, K. M., MacMillan, J., Baker, K., Schlabach, J. L., & Fink, J. V. (2003). Visualization of threats and attacks in urban environments. Military Intelligence Professional Bulletin, 29(1), 42-45.

Diedrich, F. J., Entin, E. E., Hutchins, S. G., Hocevar, S. P., Rubineau, B., & MacMillan, J. (2003). When do organizations need to change (Part I)? Coping with incongruence. Proceedings of the 2003 Command and Control Research and Technology Symposium, Washington, DC.

Diedrich, F. J. (2003). Multi-agent modeling of the urban operational environment. Proceedings of the ONR Workshop on Collaborative Decision-Support Systems, Quantico, VA.

Entin, E. E., Diedrich, F. J. & Rubineau, B. (2003). Adaptive communication patterns in different organizational structures. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 47th Annual Meeting (pp. 405-409). Santa Monica, CA: HFES.

Entin, E. E., Diedrich, F. J., Kleinman, D. L., Kemple, W. G., Hocevar, S. G., Rubineau, B., & Serfaty, D. (2003). When do organizations need to change (Part II)? Incongruence in action. Proceedings of the 2003 Command and Control Research and Technology Symposium, Washington, DC.

Freeman, J., Diedrich, F. J., Haimson, C., Diller, D.E., & Roberts, B. (2003). Behavioral representations for training tactical communication skills. Proceedings of the 12th Conference on Behavior Representation in Modeling and Simulation, Scottsdale, AZ.

Diedrich, F. J., Hocevar, S. P, Entin, E. E., Hutchins, S. G., Kemple, W. G. & Kleinman, D. L. (2002). Adaptive architectures for command and control: Toward an empirical evaluation of organizational congruence and adaptation. Proceedings of the 2002 Command and Control Research and Technology Symposium, Monterey, CA.

Diedrich, F. J., Roberts, B., Diller, D. E., MacMillan, J., & Deutsch, S. (2002). Hybrid team training testbed for AWACS aircraft controllers. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting (pp. 2030-2034). Santa Monica, CA: HFES.

Entin, E. E., Diedrich, F. J., MacMillan, J., & Serfaty, D. (2002). Awareness and C2 organizational structure. Proceedings of the 2002 Command and Control Research and Technology Symposium, Monterey, CA.

Lintern, G., Diedrich, F. J., & Serfaty, D. (2002). Engineering the community of practice for maintenance of organizational knowledge. Proceedings of the 2002 IEEE 7th Conference on Human Factors and Power Plants, Scottsdale, AZ.

MacMillan, J., Roberts, B., Diller, D. E., Diedrich, F. J., & Deutsch, S. (2002). Training team skills using computer-generated forces. Proceedings of the 11th Conference on Computer-Generated Forces and Behavior Representation, Orlando, FL.

Diedrich, F. J. (2001). Multiple reversals and performance on A-not-B. Poster session presented at the Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Minneapolis, MN.

Diedrich, F. J., Highlands, T. M., Spahr, K. A., Thelen, E., & Smith, L. B. (2001). The role of target distinctiveness in infant perseverative reaching. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 78, 263-290.

Diedrich, F. J., Wood, C. T., & Ayres, T. J. (2001). Trends in federally mandated warning labels for consumer products. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting (pp. 838-842). Santa Monica, CA: HFES.

Diedrich, F. J., Thelen, E., Smith, L. B., & Corbetta, D. (2000). Motor memory is a factor in infant perseverative errors. Developmental Science, 3, 479-494.

Spencer, J. P., Vereijken, B., Diedrich, F. J., & Thelen, E. (2000). Posture and the emergence of manual skills. Developmental Science, 3, 216-233.

Clearfield, M. W., & Diedrich, F. J. (1999). The role of cue salience and motor memory in the A-not-B task. Poster session presented at the Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Albuquerque, NM.

Diedrich, F. J., & Spahr, K. A. (1999). The interaction of target distinctiveness with location in the A-not-B task. Poster session presented at the Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Albuquerque, NM.

Diedrich, F. J., Feng, J. Buchanan, P. A., Reese, M., & Thelen, E. (1999). The Feldenkrais method and the dynamics of change. Poster session presented at the Progress in Motor Control Conference, University Park, PA.

Diedrich, F. J., & Highlands, T. M. (1998). A dynamic theory of perseverative errors: Distinctive targets. Paper presented at the International Conference on Infant Studies, Atlanta, GA.

Diedrich, F. J., & Warren, W. H. (1998). Dynamics of human gait transitions. In D. A. Rosenbaum & C. E. Collyer (Eds.), Timing of Behavior: Neural, Psychological, and Computational Perspectives (pp. 323-343). Cambridge: MIT Press.

Diedrich, F. J., & Warren, W. H. (1998). The dynamics of gait transitions: Effects of grade and load. Journal of Motor Behavior, 30, 60-78.

Diedrich, F. J., Thelen, E., & Smith, L. B. (1998). Motor memory influences performance in the A-not-B task. Paper presented at the International Conference on Infant Studies, Atlanta, GA.

Diedrich, F. J. (1997). Task dynamics of perseverative errors in infancy: Effects of load perturbations. Poster session presented at the Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Washington, DC.

Barlow, S. M., Finan, D. S., Konopacki, R., Biswas, A., Thelen, E., Diedrich, F. J., & Andreatta, R. (1996). Dynamic loading of the lower limb during spontaneous leg kicks in human infants: A new method. Poster session presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Washington, DC.

Diedrich, F. J., Thelen, E., Corbetta, D., & Smith, L. B. (1996). Dynamics of perseverative errors in infancy. Poster session presented at Bernstein’s Traditions in Motor Control, University Park, PA.

Finan, D. S., Barlow, S. M., Diedrich, F. J., Thelen, E., & Andreatta, R. (1996). Dynamic loading of the lower limb during spontaneous leg kicks in human infants: Data. Poster session presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Washington, DC.

Vaughan, J., Rosenbaum, D. A., Diedrich, F. J., & Moore, C. (1996). Cooperative selection of movements: The optimal selection model. Psychological Research, 58, 254-273.

Diedrich, F. J., & Warren, W. H. (1995). The dynamics of human locomotion: Hysteresis at the walk-run transition. Poster session presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA.

Diedrich, F. J., & Warren, W. H. (1995). Why change gaits? Dynamics of the walk-run transition. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 21, 183-202.

Diedrich, F. J., & Warren, W. H. (1994). A dynamic theory of the walk-run transition: The effects of grade. Poster session presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Miami, FL.

Diedrich, F. J., & Warren, W. H. (1993). Dynamics of the walk-run transition in humans. Poster session presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Washington, DC.

Diedrich, F. J., Vaughan, J., & Rosenbaum, D. A. (1990). Planning simple tapping movements: The virtual amplitude hypothesis. Paper presented at the 31st Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, New Orleans, LA.

For more information about Dr. Diedrich’s publications, please contact aptima_info@aptima.com.