Dr. Katherine A. Wilson – NESC Academy Biography

Dr. Katherine A. Wilson is a Senior Human Performance Investigator in the Office of Aviation Safety at the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).  She has been with the Board since 2008 and is a member of the Safety Board’s Fatigue Safety Advocacy Team.  Some of her notable NTSB accident investigations include Scaled Composites SpaceShipTwo in Mojave, California, UPS Flight 1354 in Birmingham, Alabama, US Airways flight 1549 in Hudson River, New York, New York, Empire Airlines flight 8284 in Lubbock, Texas, the Global Exec Aviation Learjet 60 in Columbia, South Carolina, UPS flight 6 in Dubai, UAE, American Airlines flight 2253 in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and SWA flight 345 in LaGuardia International Airport, Flushing, New York.

Dr. Wilson holds a Ph.D. in Applied Experimental and Human Factors Psychology from the University of Central Florida, an M.S. in Modeling and Simulation the University of Central Florida, and a B.S. in Aerospace Studies from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. She also holds a private pilot certificate.