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Peer Reviewed Journal Articles |
| O'Connor, P. & Keogh, I. (2011). "Addressing human error within the Irish healthcare system". Irish Medical Journal, 104(1), 5-6. |
| O'Connor, P. (2011). "An evaluation of the effectiveness of bridge resource management training". International Journal of Aviation Psychology, 21(4), 357-374. |
| McClernon, C.K., McCauley, M.E., O'Connor, P. & Warm, J.S. (2011). "Stress training enhances novice pilot performance in a stressful operational flight". Human Factors, 53(3), 207-218. |
| O'Connor, P., Keogh, I., & Ryan. S. (2011) "A comparison of the teamwork attitudes and knowledge of Irish surgeons and U.S. Naval aviators". Surgeon (forthcoming) |
| O'Connor, P. and Walker, P. (2011) "Evaluation of a human factors analysis and classification system as used by simulated mishap boards", Aviation, Space and Environmental Medicine, Vol. 82(1), pp. 1-5. |
| O'Connor, P., O'Dea, A., Kennedy, Q. and Buttrey, S. (2011) "Measuring safety climate in the aviation industry: A review and recommendations for the future". Safety Science, Vol. 49, pp. 128-138. |
| O'Connor, P. & Long, W.M. (2011). "The development of a prototype behavioural marker system for U.S. Navy Officers of the Deck." Safety Science, 49, 1381-1387 |
| Buttrey, S., O’Connor, P., O’Dea, A., & Kennedy, Q. (2011). An assessment of the predictive validity of the Command Safety Assessment Survey (CSAS). CA: Naval Postgraduate School. |
| O'Connor, P., Jones, D., McCauley, M., & Buttrey, S. (2011). "An evaluation of the effectiveness of the U.S Navy’s crew resource management program". International Journal of Human Factors and Ergonomics (forthcoming) |
| O'Connor, P., Buttrey, S, O'Dea, A & Kennedy, Q (2011). "Identifying and addressing the limitations of safety climate surveys." Journal of Safety Research (forthcoming) |
| O'Connor, P., Walliser, J. and Philips, E. (2010). "Evaluation of a human factors analysis and classification system as used by trained raters". Aviation, Space and Environmental Medicine, Vol. 81, pp. 956-960. |
| O'Connor, P., Alton, J., & Cowan, S. (2010). "A comparison of leading and lagging indicators of safety in naval aviation". Aviation, Space and Environmental Medicine. 81, 677-682. |
| O'Connor, P., Hyde, D., & Clarke, J. (2009). "Torso heating of divers in cold water". Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine, 80, 603-609. |
| O'Connor, P., O’Dea, A., & Flin, R. (2008). "Identifying the team skills required by nuclear operations personnel". International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 38, 1028-1037. |
| O'Connor, P., Campbell, J., Newon, J., Melton, J., Salas, E., & Wilson, K. (2008). "Crew resource management training effectiveness: A meta-analysis and some critical needs", International Journal of Aviation Psychology, 18(4), 353-368. |
| O'Connor, P. (2008). "HFACS with an additional level of granularity: validity and utility in accident analysis". Aviation, Space and Environmental Medicine, 79, 599-606. |
| O'Connor, P. (2007) "The nontechnical causes of diving accidents: Can U.S. Navy divers learn from other industries?", Journal of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society. 34(1), 51-59. |
| O'Connor, P., O’Dea, A., & Melton, J. (2007). "A methodology for identifying human error in U.S. Navy diving accidents", Human Factors, 49(2), 214-226. |
| O'Connor, P. & O’Dea, A. (2007). "The U.S. Navy’s aviation safety program: a critical review". International Journal of Applied Aviation Studies, 7(2), 312-328. |
| O'Connor, P. & Flin, R. (2003). "Crew resource management training for offshore teams". Safety Science, 41(7), 591-609. |
| O'Connor, P., Flin, R., & Fletcher, G. (2002) "Methods used to evaluate the effectiveness of CRM training: A literature review". Journal of Human Factors and Aerospace Safety, 2(3), 217-234. |
| Flin, R., O'Connor, P., & Mearns, K. (2002). "Crew resource management: Improving safety in high reliability industries". Team Performance Management, 8(3/4), 68-78. |
| O'Connor, P., Flin, R., Fletcher, G., & Hemsley, P. (2002) "Methods used to evaluate the effectiveness of CRM training: A survey of UK aviation operators". Journal of Human Factors and Aerospace Safety, 2(3), 235-256. |
| O'Connor, P., Hörmann, H.-J., Flin, R., Lodge, M., Goeters, K.M., & the JARTEL group. (2002). "Developing a method for evaluating CRM skills: A European perspective". International Journal of Aviation Psychology, 12(3), 263-286. |
| Mearns, K., Flin, R., & O'Connor, P. (2001). "Sharing worlds of risk: Improving communication with Crew Resource Management". Journal of Risk Research, 4(4), 377-392. |
| Flin, R., Mearns, K., O'Connor, P., & Bryden, R. (2000). "Safety climate: Identifying the common features". Safety Science, 34, 177-192. |
Books |
| O'Connor, P. & Cohn, J. (Eds.) (2010). "Human Performance Enhancements in High-Risk Environments: Insights Developments, and Future Directions from Military Research". Santa Barbara, CA: ABC- Clio. |
| Flin, R., O'Connor, P., & Crichton, M. (2008). "Safety at the Sharp End: Training Non-technical Skills". Aldershot, England: Ashgate Publishing Ltd. |
Book Chapters |
| O'Connor, P., Hahn, R., & Nullemeyer, R. (2010). "The military perspective". In: R.L. Helmreich, B.G. Kanki, & J. Anca (Eds.). Crew Resource Management. (pp. 445-468). San Diego. CA: Elsevier. |
| O'Connor, P., Hahn, R. & Salas, E. (2010) "The U.S. Navy's Crew Resource Management program: the past, present, and recommendations for the future". In: P. O’Connor & J. Cohn (Eds.). Human Performance Enhancements in High-Risk Environments: Insights Developments, and Future Directions from Military Research (pp. 90-105). Santa Barbara, CA: ABC- Clio. |
| O'Connor, P., & Cohn, J. (2010). "Enhancing human performance in high reliability organizations: learning from the military". In: P. O’Connor & J. Cohn (Eds.). Human Performance Enhancements in High-Risk Environments: Insights Developments, and Future Directions from Military Research (pp. 1-8). Santa Barbara, CA: ABC- Clio. |
| Campbell, J. & O'Connor, P. (2010) "Coping with stress in military aviation: A review of the research". In: P. O’Connor & J. Cohn (Eds.). Human Performance Enhancements in High-Risk Environments: Insights Developments, and Future Directions from Military Research (pp.169-188). Santa Barbara, CA: ABC- Clio. |
| O'Connor, P. (2004) "JAR-TEL results: Interrater reliabilities, sensitivity and acceptability of the NOTECHS method". In: K.M. Goeters (Ed.) Aviation Psychology: Practice and Research (pp. 257-271). Aldershot, England: Ashgate Publishing Ltd. |
| Flin, R., & O'Connor, P. (2001). "Applying crew resource management on offshore oil platforms". In: E. Salas & C. A. Bowers & E. Edens (Eds.). Improving Teamwork in Organizations: Applications of Resource Management Training (pp. 217-234). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. |
Research Reports and Policy Documents |
| O’Dea, A., O'Connor, P., Kennedy, Q., & Butterey, S. (2010). "A review of the safety climate literature as it relates to Naval aviation". Monterey, CA: Naval Postgraduate School. |
| Long, W.M., O'Connor, P., McCauley, M. (2010). "Nontechnical skills for Officers of the Deck (NTSOD) rating form: A user's guide." Monterey, CA: Naval Postgraduate School. |
| Butterey, S. O’Dea, A., O'Connor, P., & Kennedy, Q. (2010). "An evaluation of the construct validity of the command safety assessment survey." CA: Naval Postgraduate School. |
| O'Connor, P., Hyde, D., Economos, D., & Beck, R. (2006). "Submerged manned testing of the prototype Hydrotech heating system". Panama City, FL: Navy Experimental Diving Unit, Research Report 05-09. |
| O'Connor, P. (2005). "An investigation of the nontechnical skills required to maximize the safety and productivity of U.S. Navy divers". Panama City, FL: Navy Experimental Diving Unit, Research Report 05-03. |
| O'Connor, P. (2005). "A Navy diving supervisor’s guide to nontechnical skills required for safe and productive diving operations". Panama City, FL: Navy Experimental Diving Unit, Research Report 05-09. |
| Clarke, J., & O'Connor, P. (2005). "Testing of a prototype special operations gas mask". Panama City, FL: Navy Experimental Diving Unit, Research Report 04-27. |
| Hennessey, P., Melton, J., & O'Connor, P. (2004). "Preliminary evaluation of the aqua lung compact oxygen diving equipment (C.O.D.E.) underwater breathing apparatus (UBA)- Phase II: Manned testing in the test pool and ocean simulation facility". Panama City, FL: Navy Experimental Diving Unit, Research Report 04-21. |
| Long, E. T., O'Connor, P., & Liberatore, T.A. (2003). "Development of exposure guidance for warm water diving: Volume 1 — physiology and endurance". Panama City, FL: Navy Experimental Diving Unit, Research Report 03-11. |
| Mearns, K., Whitaker, S., Flin, R., Gordon, R., & O'Connor, P. (2003). "Factoring the human into safety translating research into practice. Volume 1: Benchmarking human and organisational factors in offshore safety". Norwich, England: Her Majesty’s stationary office. |
| Mearns, K., Whitaker, S., Flin, R., Gordon, R., & O'Connor, P. (2003). "Factoring the human into safety translating research into practice Volume 3: Crew resource management training for offshore operations". Norwich, England: Her Majesty’s stationary office. |
| Mearns, K., Whitaker, S., Flin, R., Gordon, R., & O'Connor, P. (2003). "Factoring the human into safety translating research into practice. Volume 2: The development and evaluation of a human factors accident and near miss reporting form for the offshore oil industry". Norwich, England: Her Majesty’s stationary office. |
| Long, E. T., O'Connor, P., & Liberatore, T.A. (2003). "Development of exposure guidance for warm water diving: Volume 1 — physiology and endurance". Panama City, FL: Navy Experimental Diving Unit, Research Report 03-11. |
| O'Connor, P., Flin, R., Fletcher, G. & Hemsley, P. (2003). "Methods used to evaluate the effectiveness of flightcrew CRM training in the UK aviation industry". London: Civil Aviation Authority. |
| Long, E. T., O'Connor, P., & Liberatore, T.A. (2003). "Development of exposure guidance for warm water diving: Volume 2 — System for investigation of divers’ behavior at depth (SINDBAD) and special operations forces (SOF) mission-related performance measures (MRPM)". Panama City, FL: Navy Experimental Diving Unit, Research Report 03-15. |
| O'Connor, P., O’Dea, A., & Flin, R. (2002). "Teamwork skills training for Nuclear Operations Personnel: Results" (IMC project HF/GSNR/5064). Unpublished IMC report. |
| O'Connor, P., O’Dea, A., & Flin, R. (2001). "Literature Review: Team skills training for nuclear operations". (IMC project HF/GSNR/5064). Unpublished IMC report. |
| Mearns, K., O'Connor, P., & Flin, R. (1997). "Determining the relationship between safety climate and performance measures in the mining industry". Unpublished report to HSE Operations Unit. |
Conference Papers |
| O’Connor, P., Butterey, S., O’Dea, A., & Kennedy, Q. (2011). An assessment of safety climate in U.S. Naval aviation. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, September. |
| O’Connor, P., Reader, T., Salas, E., Yule, S., Sundt, T., Musson, D. & Wiegmann, D. (2011). Techniques for improving the performance of health care teams: learning from aviation and other HROs. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, September. |
| O'Connor, P., Buttrey, S., O'Dea, A. & Kennedy, Q. (2011). "Identifying and addressing the limitations of safety climate surveys: Lessons for organisational researchers." In Proceedings of the Irish Academy of Management conference, Dublin, August 2011. |
| Walker, P., O’Connor, P., Phillips, H., Hahn, R., & Dalitsch, W. (2011). Evaluating the utility of DoD HFACS using lifted probabilities. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, September. |
| O'Connor, P. & Campbell. J. (2010). "Stress coping in military aviators". Paper presented at the Stress and Anxiety Research Conference, Galway, Ireland, August. |
| McClernon, C.K., McCauley, M.E., O'Connor, P. and Warm, J.S. (2010) "Stress training enhances pilot performance during a stressful flying task". Paper presented at the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society conference, September, San Francisco, CA. |
| O'Connor, P. & Jones, D. (2009). "The crew resource management attitudes of U.S. Naval aviators". Paper presented at the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society conference. San Antonio, TX. September. |
| O'Connor, P. (2008). "The cognitive and physiological effects of heating the torso of a submerged diver". Paper presented at the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society conference. New York, NY, September. |
| O'Connor, P. & Melton, J. (2008). "The attitudes of U.S Navy divers towards the nontechnical skills required for safe and productive diving operations". In Proceedings of the Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine Annual Conference. Boston, Massachusetts: 288. May. |
| Melton, J & O'Connor, P. (2006). "A meta-analysis of the long-term neurological effects of diving". Paper presented at the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society Meeting, Orlando, Florida, June. |
| O'Connor, P. & Muller, M. (2006). "A novel human factors training curriculum for U.S Navy diving". Paper presented at the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society Meeting, Orlando, Florida, June. |
| Melton, J. & O'Connor, P. (2005). Neuropsychological performance at 4 and 19 ATA during a saturation dive. Paper presented at The Society for Human Performance in Extreme Environments conference, Orlando, Florida, January. |
| O'Connor, P. & Melton, J. (2005). "The human factors causes of Navy diving accidents". Paper presented at Human Performance in Extreme Environments conference, Orlando, Florida. January. |
| O'Connor, P. (2004). "The human factors causes of U.S. Navy diving accidents". Paper presented at the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society Meeting, Sydney, Australia, June. |
| O'Connor, P., Flin, R., & Fletcher, R. (2003). Evaluation the effectiveness of Crew Resource Management training: A survey of UK operators. In R. Jensen (ed.) Proceedings of the Twelfth International Symposium on Aviation Psychology. OH: Ohio State University. April. |
| Yule, S., O'Connor, P., & Flin, R. (2003). "Testing the structure of a generic safety climate survey instrument". Paper presented at the 5th Australian Industrial/Organisational conference, Melbourne, Australia. June. |
| O'Connor, P., Hörmann, H.-J., & The JARTEL consortium (2001). "The evaluation of CRM skills: A European perspective". In R. Jensen (ed.) Proceedings of the Eleventh International Symposium on Aviation Psychology. OH: Ohio State University, March. |
| O'Connor, P. (2001). "Evaluating pilots’ non-technical skills". Paper presented at the British Psychological Society Centenary Conference, Glasgow, Scotland, March. |
| O'Connor, P. (2000). "Inter-rater reliabilities, sensitivity and acceptability of the NOTECHS method". Paper presented at the European Association of Aviation Psychology, Crieff, Scotland, September. |
| O'Connor, P. & Flin, R. (2000). Crew resource management training for offshore operations teams. Paper presented at the SPE International conference on health, safety, and the environment, Stavanger, Norway, June. |
| Miles, R., & O'Connor, P. (2000). "CRM training for UK offshore safety inspectors". Paper presented at the SPE International conference on health, safety, and the environment, Stavanger, Norway, June. |
| Flin, R. & O'Connor, P. (1999). "Crew resource management for offshore operations". Paper presented at the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society conference. Houston, Tx. September. |
| Flin, R., O'Connor, P., Mearns, K., & Gordon, R. (1999). "Crew resource management for offshore production and maintenance". Offshore Europe Conference, Aberdeen, Scotland, September. |
| Bryden, R., O'Connor, P., & Flin, R. (1998). "Developing CRM for offshore oil platforms". Paper presented at the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society conference, Chicago, Il. September. |
| Flin, R., O'Connor, P., Mearns, K., & Gordon, R. (1998). "Crew resource management for offshore teams: Lessons from aviation". Paper presented at the conference on Health, Safety and Environment in Oil and Gas Exploration and Production held in Caracas, Venezuela, June. |
