Rachel Jansen
Research Associate, Fatigue Countermeasures Laboratory
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Affiliation– NASA Ames Research Center
Division– Human Systems Integration Division (TH)
Phone– 650-604-5080
Email– rachel.a.jansen@nasa.gov
Professional Bio
Rachel Jansen joined the Fatigue Countermeasures Lab in November 2021 after receiving her Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley. In graduate school, she primarily studied perceptions of mathematics using cognitive modeling and developmental psychology approaches. She now applies her work on modeling metacognition to sleep in astronauts and pilots and brings her skills in data analysis and working with large datasets to the lab’s existing projects. She attended space camp as a kid and hopes to make use of her cognitive science subject matter expertise to improve conditions for sleep in space.
Publications
E. E. Flynn-Evans, Z. L. Glaros, & R. A. Jansen (2023) Comparison Between Continuous and Intermittent Actigraphy Outcomes During Long-Duration Missions, 2023 Human Research Program Investigators’ Workshop, Galveston, TX.
E. E. Flynn-Evans, Z. L. Glaros, & R. A. Jansen (2023) Humans are Capable of Achieving Sufficient Sleep in Microgravity, 2023 Human Research Program Investigators’ Workshop (NASA)