John P. Young is a Professor in the School of Aviation and Transportation Technology at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana.

Prof. Young served as President of the Board of Directors for the University Aviation Association (UAA).  He continues to serve on the Flight Education, Simulation, Graduate Education, and Professional Development (chair) Committees of UAA. This national/international professional organization represents over 100 accredited colleges and universities engaged in aviation education and research.

His teaching/scholarly interests include: aviation human factors, crew resource management, and design and delivery of aviation education/training.