Dr. Robert David Fass, Assistant Professor of Systems Integration and Cost Analysis
Lt Col, USAF, Ret
Assistant Professor of Systems Integration and Cost Analysis, Department of Systems Engineering and Management, AFIT Civilian Appointment Date: 2015 (AFIT/ENV); BA Economics, University of New Mexico, 1989; MBA, University of New Mexico, 1993, PhD, Business Administration and Management, New Mexico State University, 2008; Dr. Fass’s research interests include: cost analysis, decision analysis, risk analysis, operations research, behavioral economics, organizational behavior, organizational change, and government acquisition policy. Tel. 937-255-3636 x4388, email: robert.fass@afit.edu
Education
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Business Administration and Management, New Mexico State University, 2008
Concentrations: Business Strategy & Research Methods
Advisors: Dr. Janice A. Black, Dr. James W. Bishop, Dr. Michael R. Manning, Dr. Robert Steiner
Dissertation: “Predicting Organizational Field Level Trends in Structure and Strategy among Competing Alliance Constellations”
M.B.A., Business Administration, University of New Mexico, 1993
B.A., Economics, English (Minor), University of New Mexico, 1989, (with distinction)
Awards
Teacher of the Year, 2011, Department of Systems and Engineering Management
Publications
PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS IN PRINT
Kline, S.A., Ritschel, J.D., Fass, R.D. (2022) “Social Media, Public Opinion, And Resource
Implications for The United States Air Force,” Journal of Defense Resources Management 13:2(2022):
35-54.
Erneston, C. G., Fass, R. D., Ritschel, J. D., & Cox, A. M. (2022). A Preliminary Analysis of the
Costs and Benefits of Physical Therapy and Strength Training for Fighter Pilots.
Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance, 93(8), 637-642. https://doi.org/10.3357/AMHP.6055.2022
Miller, K.M., White, E.D., Ritschel, J.D., Fass, R.D., and Drylie S.T. (2022). “Empirical
Investigation of Economic Change Order Percentages in Defense Contracts,” Journal of Cost Analysis
and Parametrics, 10(2): 76-90.
Myers, M. A., White, E. D., Ritschel, J. D., & Fass, R. D. (2021). Quantifying the effects of
aircraft engine upgrades on operating and support costs. Defense Acquisition Research Journal,
28(3), 320–343. https://doi.org/10.22594/10.22594/dau.20-862.28.03
Brown, M. J., Fass, R.D., and Ritschel, J. D. (2019). “A Case for Open Mission Systems in DoD
Aircraft Avionics,” Air and Space Power Journal, Volume 33, Issue 4, pp. 83-93.
https://www.airuniversity.af.edu
Rosson, J. P., Rice, M., Lopez, Jr., J., Fass, R. D. (2019). Incentivizing Cyber Security
Investment in the Power Sector Using An Extended Cyber Insurance Framework. Homeland Security
Affairs, 15, Article 2 (May 2019). https://www.hsaj.org/articles/15082.
Griffith, J. R., White, E. D., Fass, R. D., & Lucas, B. M. (2018). Comparison of Body Composition
Metrics for United States Air Force Airmen. Military medicine, 183(3-4), e201-e207.
https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usx053
Elshaw, J. J., Fass, R. D., Mauntel, B. R. (2018). Cognitive Mentorship: Protégé Behavior as a
Mediator to Performance. Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning.
https://doi.org/10.1080/13611267.2018.1530088
McGowin, A. L., Ritschel, J. D., Fass, R. D., & Boehmke, B. C. (2018). A text mining analysis of
acquisition reforms and expert views. Defense Acquisition Research Journal, 25(3),
288–323. https://doi.org/10.22594/dau.18-802.25.03