Associate Professor Albert J. BOQUET 

Dr. Albert Boquet  is an Associate Professor, Human Factors & Systems,  Daytona College of Arts and Sciences,  Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, USA.
Prior to joining Embry-Riddle, Dr Boquet was a principal investigator for the Federal Aviation Administration where he conducted research on the effects of stress, shift work and fatigue on both the air traffic and flight deck divisions.  Dr Boquet’s research focus is on using the Human Factors Analysis and Classification System (HFACS) to better understand the physiological mechanisms of stress and fatigue; and the resultant outcomes.

Dr. Boquet has presented and published numerous papers on the relationship between stress and the cardiovascular and neuroendocrine systems, performance in high demand environments, sleep/fatigue, and fatigue countermeasures, as well as the  human factors associated with aviation accidents, and more recently, in the operating theatres.

Dr. Boquet received a B.A. in psychology (1984) from Nicholls State University.; and obtained an M.A. and Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1991. He also completed a NIAAA postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Centre.