Gita Hoddell

Affiliation– NASA Ames Research Center

Division– Human Systems Integration Division (TH)

Phone– 650-604-4227

Email– gita.s.hodell@nasa.gov

Mail Stop– 262-4

Awards

(2025) NASA Honor Award, Early Career Achievement Medal

(2023)  Best Paper Award, Best Paper of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Operations 2 Session (DASC 2023) – “Airspace Performance Observations of Scalable Autonomous Operations in a High Density Vertiplex Simulation”

(2022)  Best Paper Award, Automation and Teaming session – “Usability Evaluation of Fleet Management Interface for High Density Vertiplex Environments.”

(2022)  NASA Group Achievement Award, UAM Strategic Conflict Management Simulation Team

(2021)  NASA Group Achievement Award, Increasingly Diverse Operations Team

(2018)  Privately Sponsored, Best paper for Simulation and Modeling Session- “Evaluation of Multiple Flow Constrained Area Capacity Setting Methods for Collaborative Trajectory Options Program.”

Publications

G. Costedoat, G. Hodell, & R. E. Larson (2024) Qualitative Data Coding of User Experience with an Urban Air Mobility Fleet Manager Interface, 68th International Annual ASPIRE Meeting, Phoenix, AZ 

G. Hodell, M. Goodyear, F. G. Omar, A. N. Gomez, A. I. Tiwari, & J. R. Homola (2023) Airspace Performance Observations of Scalable Autonomous Operations in a High Density Vertiplex Simulation, 42nd Digital Avionics Systems Conference Proceedings, Barcelona, Spain 

G. Hodell, J. R. Homola, F. G. Omar, A. N. Gomez, Q. Dao, & C. G. Ramirez (2023) Progressive Development of Fleet Management Capabilities for a High Density Vertiplex Environment, 2023 AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition, Orlando, FL 

G. Hodell, Q. Dao, J. R. Homola, M. Goodyear, S. N. Kalush, S. Swaroop, & Y. Jun (2022) Usability Evaluation of Fleet Management Interface for High Density Vertiplex Environments, In 41st IEEE/AIAA Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC) 

G. Hodell, C. L. Brasil, N. J. Buckley, C. V. Gabriel, H. Yoo, S. N. Kalush, N. M. Smith, & P. U. Lee (2020) Demonstrating Early-Adopter Benefits of Submitting Multiple Trajectory Options for Airlines, In AIAA AVIATION Forum and Exposition 

G. Hodell, H. Yoo, C. L. Brasil, N. J. Buckley, C. V. Gabriel, S. N. Kalush, P. U. Lee, & N. M. Smith (2018) Evaluation of Multiple Flow Constrained Area Capacity Setting Methods for Collaborative Trajectory Options Program, In 37th IEEE/AIAA Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC) 

H. Yoo, C. L. Brasil, N. J. Buckley, G. Hodell, S. N. Kalush, P. U. Lee, & N. M. Smith (2018) Impact of Different Trajectory Option Set Participation Levels within an Air Traffic Management Collaborative Trajectory Option Program, In 18th AIAA Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations Conference 

C. P. Mohlenbrink, B. K. Parke, H. Yoo, C. L. Brasil, N. J. Buckley, C. G. Speridakos, F. Muro, G. Hodell, P. U. Lee, & S. R. Smith (2017) Evaluation of Integrated Demand Management looking into Strategic & Tactical Flow Management, Proceedings of the USA & Europe Air Traffic Management Research and Development (ATM2017), Seattle, Washington 

H. Yoo, N. J. Buckley, C. L. Brasil, C. P. Mohlenbrink, C. G. Speridakos, G. Hodell, P. U. Lee, & N. M. Smith (2017) Integrated Demand Management: Minimizing Unanticipated Excessive Departure Delay while Ensuring Fairness from a Traffic Management Initiative, Proceedings of the 17th AIAA Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations Conference. Denver, CO