Lucia Arsintescu

Affiliation– NASA Ames Research Center

Division– Human Systems Integration Division (TH)

Phone– 650-604-4653

Email– lucia.arsintescu-1@nasa.gov

Awards

(2020)  Ames Group Achievement Award, Fatigue Countermeasures Laboratory

(2018)  NASA Honor Award, Fatigue App Development Team

(2004)  Technology Turning Goals Into Reality (TGIR) Awards, Human Factors contributors to The AMES MER Infusion Team

Publications

C. J. Hilditch, L. . Arsintescu, S. K. Pradhan, K. B. Gregory, & E. E. Flynn-Evans (2024) Investigating the Causes and Consequences of Controlled Rest on the Flight Deck, Frontiers in Environmental Health (Occupational Safety and Health Interventions special edition), 3, e1368628. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvh.2024.1368628 

C. J. Hilditch, K. B. Gregory, L. Arsintescu, N. G. Bathurst, T. E. Nesthus, H. M. Baumgartner, A. Lamp, L. K. Barger, & E. E. Flynn-Evans (2023) Perspectives on fatigue in short-haul flight operations from US pilots: A focus group study, Transport Policy, 136: 11-20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2023.03.004

L. Arsintescu, C. J. Hilditch, K. B. Gregory, K. H. Kato, & E. E. Flynn-Evans (2023) Sleep during layovers of different lengths after long-haul flying across multiple time zones in different geographic directions, Proceedings of SLEEP 2022, Charlotte, NV, June 4-8, 2022 

L. Arsintescu, S. K. Pradhan, R. G. Chachad, K. B. Gregory, J. B. Mulligan, & E. E. Flynn-Evans (2021) Early starts and late finishes both reduce alertness and performance among short-haul airline pilots, Journal of sleep research, 31(3), p.e13521 

C. J. Hilditch, L. Arsintescu, K. B. Gregory, & E. E. Flynn-Evans (2020) Mitigating fatigue on the flight deck: how is controlled rest used in practice?, Chronobiology International, Selected Proceedings of Shiftwork 2019, 1-9 

L. Wong, S. K. Pradhan, J. A. Karasinski, C. R. Hu, G. Strangman, V. . Ivkovic, L. Arsintescu, & E. E. Flynn-Evans (2020) Performance on the Robotics On-Board Trainer (ROBoT-r) Spaceflight Simulation During Acute Sleep Deprivation, Frontiers in neuroscience, 14, p.697 

L. Arsintescu, R. G. Chachad, K. B. Gregory, J. B. Mulligan, & E. E. Flynn-Evans (2020) The relationship between workload, performance and fatigue in a short-haul airline, Chronobiology International, 9 Sept 2020, 1-3 

L. Arsintescu, K. H. Kato, C. J. Hilditch, K. B. Gregory, & E. E. Flynn-Evans (2019) Collecting Sleep, Circadian, Fatigue, and Performance Data in Complex Operational Environments, Journal of Visual Experiments, 150, e59851, DOI:10.3791/59851 

Z. A. Caddick, K. B. Gregory, L. Arsintescu, & E. E. Flynn-Evans (2018) A review of the environmental parameters necessary for an optimal sleep environment, Building and environment, 132, 11-20 

L. Arsintescu, B. . Matthews, M. S. Feary, J. L. Nowinski, N. C. Oza, & E. E. Flynn-Evans (2018) Aircraft exceedances vary according to time of day and workload, Poster presentation at Aerospace Medical Association 89th Annual Scientific Meeting, Dallas, TX, May 9 

E. E. Flynn-Evans, L. Arsintescu, K. B. Gregory, J. B. Mulligan, J. L. Nowinski, & M. S. Feary (2018) Better Performance on the Psychomotor Vigilance Task is Associated with Longer Sleep Duration and Lower Self-Reported Sleep Need in the Real World, Presentation at Sleep SLEEP, Volume 41, Abstract Supplement, June 02-06, Baltimore 

C. J. Hilditch, E. E. Flynn-Evans, K. B. Gregory, L. Arsintescu, & et al (2018) Controlled Rest on the Flight Deck: A resource for operators, Alexandria, VA: Flight Safety Foundation. November 2018, https://flightsafety.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Controlled-Rest.pdf 

E. E. Flynn-Evans, L. Arsintescu, K. B. Gregory, J. B. Mulligan, J. L. Nowinski, & M. S. Feary (2018) Sleep and neurobehavioral performance vary by work start time during non-traditional day shifts, Sleep health, 4(5), 476-484 

L. Arsintescu, J. B. Mulligan, & E. E. Flynn-Evans (2017) Evaluation of a Psychomotor Vigilance Task for Touch Screen Devices, Human Factors, 2017; 59(4):661-670 

L. Arsintescu, K. H. Kato, & E. E. Flynn-Evans (2017) Psychomotor Vigilance Task Evaluation for Touchscreen Devices, Oral presentation at 10th International Conference of managing fatigue, San Diego, CA, March 22 

L. Arsintescu, J. B. Mulligan, M. S. Feary, J. L. Nowinski, & E. E. Flynn-Evans (2017) Subjective Fatigue is influenced by Duty Duration among Short-haul Airline Pilots, Poster presentation at Aerospace Medical Association 88th Annual Scientific Meeting, Denver, CO, May 1st 

L. Arsintescu, K. H. Kato, P. . Cravalho, N. H. Feick, L. S. Stone, & E. E. Flynn-Evans (2017) Validation of a touchscreen psychomotor vigilance task. Accident Analysis & Prevention, Accid Anal Prev. 2017. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2017.11.041 

J. B. Mulligan, L. Arsintescu, & E. E. Flynn-Evans (2016) Measurement of Visual Reaction Times Using Hand-held Mobile Devices, Journal of Vision, 16(4), 41 

D. Billman, L. Arsintescu, M. S. Feary, J. C. Lee, & R. Tiwary (2015) Needs Analysis and Technology Evaluation: Evaluation Case Study of Alternative Software for Controller Planning Work, Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making 

D. Billman, L. Arsintescu, M. S. Feary, J. C. Lee, & R. Tiwary (2015) Needs Analysis and Technology Evaluation: Evaluation Case Study of Alternative Software for Controller Planning Work, Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making, 9(2), 186-207 

E. E. Flynn-Evans, K. B. Gregory, L. Arsintescu, A. Whitmire, & L. Leveton (2015) Risk of Performance Decrements and Adverse Health Outcomes Resulting from Sleep Loss, Circadian Desynchronization, and Work Overload, NASA Technical Report JSC. 

E. E. Flynn-Evans, M. S. Feary, I. C. Statler, J. L. Nowinski, & L. Arsintescu (2013) Managing fatigue in aviation operations, Oral Presentation. Human Factors and Engineering Society Meeting; 2013 October, San Diego, CA, USA 

D. Billman, L. Arsintescu, M. S. Feary, J. C. Lee, A. Smith, & R. Tiwary (2011) Benefits of Matching Domain Structure for Planning Software: The Right Stuff, Proceedings of the 29th Annual ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2010); May, 2011 Vancouver, BC. P. 2521-2530 

L. M. Colletti, L. Arsintescu, J. A. Caldwell, & M. M. Mallis (2006) Identifying operational measures sensitive to fatigue in ultra long range operations, Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine, 77(3) 

J. A. Caldwell, M. M. Mallis, L. M. Colletti, R. L. Oyung, S. L. Brandt, L. Arsintescu, C. W. DeRoshia, D. D. Reduta, & P. M. Chapman (2006) The effects of ultra-long-range flights on the alertness and performance in aviators, NASA/TM-2006-213484 

L. Arsintescu, T. T. Nguyen, L. M. Colletti, A. R. Pritchett, & M. M. Mallis (2005) Impact of Fatigue related scheduling factors on sleepiness in aviators, Sleep (Suppl. 28), A352 

L. Arsintescu, T. T. Nguyen, L. M. Colletti, M. E. Jewett, & M. M. Mallis (2005) Predicting total sleep time obtained during layovers, Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine, 76(3), 239