Steve Villachica, CPT, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Instructional & Performance Technology College of Engineering, ET328 Boise State University 1910 University Dr. Boise, ID 83725-2070 Office: (208) 426-4664 Fax: (208) 426-1970 Email: SteveVillachica@boisestate.edu

Educational/Professional Background:

Dr. Steve Villachica holds a bachelor's degree in English, master's degree in computer technology in education, and Ph.D. in Educational Technology from the University of Northern Colorado. Dr. Villachica has consulted and worked in business, government, and non-profit settings for more than 25 years. As Chief Learning Officer of DLS Group, Inc., of Denver, Colorado, he collaborated with colleagues to create large-scale performance support systems, e-learning, instructor-led training, job aids, and a host of award-winning performance improvement solutions for pharmaceutical companies, law enforcement agencies, securities companies and regulators, the Intelligence Community, and others.

An "expertise junkie," Dr. Villachica's research interests focus on identifying and leveraging expert performance throughout organizations. He is particularly interested in problem solving and decision-making, cognitive task analysis, cognitive apprenticeships, and performance support systems. Other interests include Rapid Application Development (RAD), evaluation , strategic planning, and performance consulting.

Dr. Villachica has used his experience and research interests to collaboratively create a wide variety of performance improvement solutions including:

• Cognitive task analysis specifying the mental model that guides detectives conducting criminal investigations; rapid prototyping depicting potential approaches to improve detective job performance, including custom knowledge bases and training.
• Problem-solving training approaches and distance/blended learning approaches for analysts in the Intelligence Community.
• Evaluations of marketing materials for pharmaceutical sales representatives.
• Cognitive task analysis specifying the mental model that engineers used to troubleshoot software issues with blood collection software and hardware.
• Cognitive task analysis, cognitive apprenticeship, large-scale performance support system for examiners who investigate firms that trade in securities.

Teaching:

Dr. Villachica currently teaches:

• IPT536 Foundations of Instructional & Performance Technology
• IPT537 Instructional Design
• IPT 563 Job Aids and Electronic Performance Support Systems

Advising:

Dr. Villachica's advisees (on-campus and online students) - Please contact him via email or phone, or in person, desirably once a semester or at least once a year to discuss your degree plan and progress.

Scholarly, Creative & Research Activities:

Dr. Villachica's research interests include:

• Workplace learning and job support for knowledge workers
• Cognitively-based task analysis, instruction, assessment, and evaluation
• Rapid application development
• Formative and summative evaluation strategies and their successful implementation in the field
  

For more information about Dr. Villachica's scholarly activities, see his curriculum vita.