Human Factors and Behavioral Performance
The Human Factors and Behavioral Performance (HFBP) element of NASA’s Human Research Program (HRP) seeks to better understand astronauts’ behavioral health.
Meet the HFBP Team
Element leaders integrate and coordinate science, as well as handle project costs, schedules, technical work, and resources. Across HRP, all leadership teams work hand-in-hand to ensure that research proposed by the other HRP elements is implemented using the best method possible while maintaining the health of crew members.
Meet the leadership team for NASA’s HFBP element.
HFBP Leadership
Sheikh Ahsan, Element Manager
Ahsan’s career consists of 20 years of human spaceflight research and technology development experience on various NASA programs.
Andrew Beitman, Deputy Element Manager
Beitman manages HFBP projects to minimize risks and allocate resources.
Alexandra (Sandra) Whitmire, Element Scientist
Whitmire helps manage projects that mitigate risks for future spaceflight. Her background focuses on experimental and occupational health psychology.
Brian Gore, Deputy Element Scientist
Gore serves as scientific advisor on research for inclusion across several scientific disciplines applied to system design.
Ajitkumar Mulavara, Associate Element Scientist
Mulavara’s career includes serving as a neuroscientist for the HFBP’s Central Nervous System, Behavioral Medicine, and Sensorimotor Project.
