Paul A. Craig

Title
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Email
Department
Department of Graduate Studies
College
College of Aviation


Dr. Paul A. Craig

NASA – Principal Investigator

Dr. Paul A. Craig is a researcher in the field of scenario-based training in aviation. His work in the field began in the 1990s when he published “Pilot in Command” a book based on his research with pilots placed in real-world scenarios. Dr. Craig became the principal investigator of four NASA research projects that began with teaching pilots using scenarios in glass cockpit aircraft. Recently his work has brought the gains and discoveries made in the field of scenario-based pilot training to the entire aerospace curriculum. This project brings together students from all the aerospace concentrations (professional pilot, maintenance management, technology, flight dispatch, administration and air traffic control) and allows them to learn in a scenario-based environment. Dr. Craig is an FAA Airline Transport Pilot and a Gold Seal Flight Instructor – having won the FAA’s district Flight Instructor of the Year award twice. He won the 2004 Wheatley Award from the University Aviation Association. The Wheatley Award is given to the nation’s most outstanding aviation educator. For his work in scenario-based flight training projects, Craig won the “Turning Goals into Reality” award from NASA in 2005. In 2014, Dr. Craig won the Sorenson Award – presented annually to the nation’s outstanding aviation researcher.  



  • Ed.D. - Doctor of Education in Curriculum and Instruction, Tennessee State University
  • M.Ed. - Master of Education in Aerospace Education: Aerospace, Middle Tennessee State University
  • B.S. - Bachelor of Science in Aerospace: Administration: Economics and Finance, Middle Tennessee State University