Division Director
Training, Learning, & Readiness Division
With more than 15 years of experience in applied research and development, Dr. Perry serves as the division director of the Training, Learning, and Readiness Division, leading Aptima’s advancement pursuits in the field. As a principal scientist, she applies her expertise in unobtrusive measurement, team dynamics, training development and evaluation, adaptive and precision learning, and performance analytics in directing a portfolio of scientific endeavors across a variety of environments spanning traditional classroom training, to virtual reality, to operational settings.
Dr. Perry has supported dozens of projects primarily associated with the Air Force Research Lab and Army Research Institute, serving as principal investigator or project manager on many of those efforts. Currently, she oversees a multi-disciplinary, multi-domain, multi-million-dollar portfolio of projects, integrating scientists, engineers, data analysts, and many others in providing solutions to intelligent analysts, training specialists, and operational personnel and leaders. In these efforts, Dr. Perry is implementing cutting-edge methods of developing, delivering, and evaluating the training of individuals and teams, integrating multiple relevant scientific fields including cognitive science, artificial intelligence, and advanced analytics to provide real-time, adaptive solutions focused on maximizing human performance.
Dr. Perry holds a PhD and MA in organizational psychology from Michigan State University and a BA in psychology from George Mason University. She is also a member of the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychologists and Society for Military Psychologists.
Notable Publications
Rebensky, S., Diemunsch, J., Huggins, J., Frost, T., Perry, S., Oliver, Q., Turk, S., & McGee, S. (accepted, under review). Requirements, challenges, and benefits for integrated and deployable XR training: A use case analysis. IT2EC 2025
Stalker, W., Rebensky, S., Turk, S., Perry, S., & McGee, S., (2024). From lab to battlefield: Exploring the relationship between military and basic science tasks for measuring competencies. Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) Orlando, FL
Stalker, W., Rebensky, S., Knight, R., Perry, S., & Bennett, W. (2024). The power of performance and physiological state: Approaches and considerations in adaptive game-based simulations. HCII International 2024 Adaptive Instructional Systems Conference.
Rebensky, S., Stalker, W., Diemunsch, J., Turk, S., Perry, S., Oliver, Q., & Bennett, W. (2023). Virtual reality provides real data: How data in VR transforms the concept of readiness. In Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) Orlando, FL.
Rebensky, S., Perry, S., & Bennett, W. (2022). How, when, and what to adapt: Effective adaptive training through game-based development technology. 2022 Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference.
Perry, S. K. B. (2015, April). The dynamic process of adaptation examined theoretically, empirically, and analytically. In. S. K. B. Perry & D. K. Jundt (Chairs), Deciphering the Meaning of Adaptation Through the Context of Change. Symposium presented at the 30th Annual Conference for the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Philadelphia, PA.
Kozlowski, S. W. J., Chang, C.-H., Perry, S. K. B., Pearce, M., Dixon, A., & Santoro, J. M. (2015, April). Capturing team process dynamics. In W. B. Vessey (Chair), Teams on ICE: Team research in spaceflight analogs. Symposium presented at the 30th Annual Conference for the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Philadelphia, PA.
Baard, S. K., Rench, T. A., & Kozlowski, S. W. J. (2014). Adaptation: A theoretical review and integration. Journal of Management, 40(1), 48-99.
For more information about Samantha Perry’s publications, please contact aptima_info@aptima.com.