Professional Summary of Dwight Holland
MALS, MS, MSE, MD, PhD
Dwight Holland, MALS, MS, MSE, MD, PhD is an award-winning former USAF Officer, Faculty member, Antarctic Field Geophysicist, Home Office Investor/Consultant, Higher Education advocate, coach of skiing and avid tennis player/coach/regional Hall of Fame member. He is the co-author of the acclaimed NASA book "Breaking the Mishap Chain" -- relating to Human Systems Integration (HSI)/Allied Medical challenges and similar problems in the testing of complex aerospace systems. That book was a finalist for the International Airbus Safety Award and recommended as a “book to buy” by the Smithsonian Air and Space Magazine. He has lecturedand published in geophysics, allied psychology, aerospace medicine, leadership/group dynamics, systems engineering and enhancing human performance. He has been recognized as an Academician in the International Academy of Aviation & Space Medicine, is a Fellow of the Aerospace Medical Association (AsMA) and Royal Aeronautical Society, among others. He has over 130 abstracts, proceedings, papers, book chapters and other academic works to his credit. He is a subject matter expert that utilizes allied medicine and organizational science to improve HSI within a systems perspective to reduce injuries and enhance human performance in many areas from sports to workplaces using allied medicine, aerospace/space medicine and human performance. His expertise also involves consideration of leadership and group dynamics to aid in improved decision-making, situation awareness and resilience in a variety of systems. Through the years, he has been selected as a Fellow in multiple professional organizations and been awarded entry into 8 academic honorary societies.He has a courtesy Professor of Medical Education position at a large university in Florida to help advise a new program in Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance.
An oft-invited speaker and scientific panels Moderator, Dr. Holland has chaired or moderated65+ academic panels at various national and international professional meetings with many more on the docket and served as the Technical Co-Chair/Leadership Track Chair for the largest-to-date international Systems Engineering Scientific Conference. He was personally selected by the Office of the Secretary of the USAF/AQ to lead a national team of systems engineering experts to recommend improvements to the Systems Engineering Process of the USAF Acquisitions system and was personally sponsored after 9/11 by the Secretary of the USAF for being in a “dual-hatted role” at the Navy Test Pilot School (USN TPS) and International Office of the USAF Office for Scientific Research as an IMA (Individual Mobilization Augmentee) on and off active duty for specialized assignments, and Officer of the Quarter or Year several times.