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James Shanteau -LRB- born 1943 -RRB- is an American professor and psychologist .. professor. professor. psychologist. psychologist. He is co-developer of the Cochran-Weiss-Shanteau index of performance , which measures expert performance in the absence of an external standard .. Shanteau is a University Distinguished Professor in the Department of Psychology at Kansas State University .. Kansas State University. Kansas State University. He is a recipient of the 2003 Commerce Bank Distinguished Graduate Faculty Award .. Shanteau received his Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology from the University of California , San Diego .. He spent his entire academic career at Kansas State , during which he also held visiting appointments at the Universities of Michigan , Oregon , Colorado , Cornell , Toulouse , and the National Science Foundation .. His research interests include studies of expertise -LRB- especially medical decision making -RRB- and studies of consumer health-care choices -LRB- especially organ donation and transplantation -RRB- .. Professor Shanteau has received over $ 5.9 million from agencies such as National Institute of Mental Health , Division of Organ Transplantation , National Institute of Child Health and Human Development , and National Science Foundation .. His publications include over 65 articles in referred journals , 10 books , 62 book chapters , 6 encyclopedia entries , 7 monographs , 21 proceedings papers , 14 technical reports , and 3 computer programs .. He served on grant-review panels for the National Institute of Health , Environmental Protection Agency , and National Science Foundation .. He served on a National Research Council Committee to redefine mental retardation standards , and on a DHHS Advisory Committee on Organ Transplantation .. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and a Charter Fellow of the American Psychological Society .. A list of publications can be found at Google Scholar , and links to some are also available online .