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Tanya Bulleigh

Affiliate Faculty

Aviation & Aerospace Science

Bio

Tanya Bulleigh is a current affiliate professor and a former assistant professor in the Aviation and Aerospace Science Department at Metropolitan State University of Denver. She was the former faculty advisor and head coach of the universities precision flight team which competes in the National Intercollegiate Flying Association (NIFA) organization against more than 80 other university aviation programs across the nation. She currently lives in Houston, Texas and flies as a pilot for United Airlines.

Degree

PhD in Aviation Safety

Embry Riddle Aeronautical University

MS in Physics

University of Houston

BS in Aviation Management

Metropolitan State College of Denver

Published Works

  • Gatlin, K. T., Kinn, D. D., Maris, M. J., Maxson, W. R. (2017). Validation of Decision Tree Methods in Predictive Analysis of Airborne Icing Incidents . Journal of Aerospace Information Systems , https://doi.org/10.2514/1.I010542
  • Bulleigh, K. T., Bagwell, L. B., Forrest, S. J. (2014, April (2nd Quarter/Spring)). Implications of Cognitive Behavior Psychology as Applied to Simulator Training for Pilots. 13th Annual Oklahoma Aerospace Education Research Symposium.
  • De Cino, T., Duburguet, P. D., Bulleigh, K. T., Ansburg, P., Forrest, S. J., King, G. G., Jennings, T. C. (2013). STEM: Introducing Students to Aviation Psychology through Flight Simulation. Symposium on Aviation Psychology,
  • Bulleigh, K. T. (1998). Advanced Human Factors Concepts - Chapter One. Jeppesen,
  • Bulleigh, K. T. (1997). Applying Human Factors Principles - chapter 10 . Jeppesen,

Research Interests

Crew Resource Management, Human Factors, Cockpit Management. Her PH.D. is from Embry Riddle and the dissertation topic was "Predictive Factors of Depression and Suicide in Commercial Airline Pilots".

Teaching Interests

Aviation Safety, Aviation human factors related topics. I believe that teaching should involve a level of interest and enthusiasm for the students as well as a variety of teaching methods.