Alexxa Bessey

Affiliation

Aptima, Inc.

Biography

Dr. Alexxa Bessey is Scientist in the Training, Learning, and Readiness Division at Aptima, Inc. She has over 6 years of experience conducting research within military environments, including her time spent as an operational research psychologist in the field. Dr. Bessey offers an expertise in simulator assessment, unobtrusive measurements, training, and teams. In addition, she is well-versed in data collection and sampling methodologies in military settings, to include both subjective and objective approaches. At Aptima, Dr. Bessey is involved in several projects including the assessment of proficiency-based training, the evaluation of simulator fidelity, and the examination of unobtrusive measures in teams. As part of her work at Aptima, in addition to her doctoral work, Dr. Bessey’s research examines validating unobtrusive data measurements. Dr. Bessey has a master’s degree in both Clinical Psychological Science and Industrial-Organizational Psychology and a PhD in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from Clemson University.