Gloria R. Leon Professor N420 Elliott, (612) 625-9324 leonx003@umn.edu Education Ph.D., 1967, University of Maryland

Statement of Interests

Gloria R. Leon, Ph.D., is Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota as of June 2006. She participated in both the clinical and personality doctoral training areas of the Department, and was Adjunct Professor, Institute of Child Development. She received her doctorate in mental health psychology from the University of Maryland; her first academic appointment was in the Department of Psychology at Rutgers University. She was appointed Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Minnesota in 1974, and in addition to her teaching and research activities, served as Assistant, Associate, and for ten years, Director of the Clinical Psychology graduate program. She has conducted extensive research on the assessment of personality and behavioral functioning after traumatic situations including Vietnam combat, disasters, living in the Chernobyl area, and polar expeditions with teams composed of single gender, mixed gender, and cross-national members. A second area of research has been the study of personality and the development of eating disorders in clinical populations as well as adolescents at risk for the later development of an eating disorder. Professor Leon also participated in the development and standardization of the revised Russian language Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-2) and other personality measures. Professor Leon continues to be active in research and national and international activities in space and disaster areas. She is Board member and Chair of the World Association for Disaster Medicine's international psychosocial task force to develop guidelines for responding to and managing disasters. Dr. Leon is co-principal investigator on a fourth NASA-funded study assessing human performance in extreme temperature conditions, with implications for better monitoring the status of astronauts during extended extravehicular activities. She is also a member of several NASA committees, the External Advisory Council of the National Space Biomedical Research Institute, and the International Astronautics Association psychosocial committee.

Laboratory link: http://education.umn.edu/KLS/research/extreme/default.html

Selected Publications

Leon, G.R., Fulkerson, J.A., Perry, C.L., Keel, P.K., & Klump, K.L. (1999). Three to four year prospective evaluation of personality and behavioral risk factors for later disordered eating in adolescent girls and boys. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 28, 181-196.

Leon, G.R. (1999). Select-in and countermeasure considerations for long duration crews. Proceedings of the 29th International Conference on Environmental Systems. SAE Technical Paper Series 1999-01-2095. Warrendale, PA: SAE International.

Leon, G.R. (2002). Conscientiousness and work performance while suffering from acute mountain sickness: Case Report. Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine, 73, 388-391.

Leon, G.R., Atlis, M.M., Ones, D., & Magor, G. (2002). A one-year three couple expedition as a crew analog for a Mars mission. Environment and Behavior, 34, 672-700.

Koscheyev, V.S., Coca, A., Leon, G.R., & Dancisak, M.J. (2002). Individual thermal profiles as a basis for comfort improvement in space and other environments. Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine, 73, 1195-1202.

Leon, G.R. & Sandal, G. M. (2003). Women and couples in isolated extreme environments: Applications for long-duration missions. Acta Astronautica, 53, 259-267.

Leon, G.R., List, N., & Magor, G. (2004). Personal experiences and team effectiveness during a commemorative trek in the High Arctic. Environment and Behavior, 36, 386-401.

Atlis, M.M., Leon, G.R., Sandal, G.M., & Infante, M. (2004). Decision processes and interactions during a two woman traverse of Antarctica. Environment and Behavior, 36, 402-423.

Leon, G.R., Koscheyev, V.S., Coca, A., & List, N. (2004). Comparison of different cooling regimes within a shortened liquid cooling/warming garment on physiological and psychological comfort during exercise. Habitation, 10, 61-67.

Leon, G.R., & Polusny, M.A. (Eds.) (2004). Special issue: Psychosocial themes. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, 19, 1-127.

Leon, G.R. (2004). Overview of the psychosocial impact of disasters. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, 19, 5-10.

Koscheyev, V.S., Leon, G.R., Coca, A. & List, N. (2004). Enhancing blood circulation to lower limbs during head-down tilt by warming upper body and thighs. Aviation, Space and Environmental Medicine, 75, 596-602.

Leon, G.R. (2005). Men and women in space. Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine, 76, Suppl:B84-88.

Koscheyev, V.S., Leon, G.R., Coca, A., & Treviño, R.C. (2005). Redirection of biological heat from head to fingers during a body cooling event. Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine, 76, 828-832.

Koscheyev, V.S., Leon, G.R., & Coca, A. (2005). Finger heat flux/temperature as an indicator of thermal imbalance with application for extravehicular activity. Acta Astronautica, 57, 713-721.

Koscheyev, V.S., Leon, G.R., Coca, A., & Treviño, R.C. (in press). Physiological design of a space suit cooling/warming garment and thermal control as keys to improve astronaut comfort, performance and safety. Habitation.