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Ergonomics in Design

Ergonomics in Design

The Quarterly of Human Factors Applications
Published in Association with Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

ISSN: 10648046 | Current volume: 32 | Current issue: 4 Frequency: Quarterly

Ergonomics in Design: The Quarterly of Human Factors Applications is intended to serve the needs of practicing human factors/ergonomics professionals who are concerned with the usability of products, systems, tools, and environments. It provides up-to-date demonstrations of the importance of HF/E principles in design and implementation. Articles, case studies, anecdotes, debates, and interviews focus on the way in which HF/E research and methods are applied in the design, development, prototyping, test and evaluation, training, and manufacturing processes of a product or system.

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Ergonomics in Design: The Quarterly of Human Factors Applications is intended to serve the needs of practicing human factors/ergonomics professionals who are concerned with the usability of products, systems, tools, and environments. It provides up-to-date demonstrations of the importance of HF/E principles in design and implementation. Articles, case studies, anecdotes, debates, and interviews focus on the way in which HF/E research and methods are applied in the design, development, prototyping, test and evaluation, training, and manufacturing processes of a product or system.

Editor in Chief
Rammohan V. Maikala, Ph.D. National Safety Council, IL, USA
Senior Editors
Stephen Bao, Ph.D. Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, WA, USA
Kristi Bauerly, Ph.D. Apple, Inc, CA, USA
Matthew Bolton University of Virginia, USA
Jay L Brand, Ph.D. Andrews University, MI, USA
Clive D'Souza, Ph.D. University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Eric Geiselman, Ph.D. Air Force Research Laboratory, OH, USA
Ravindra S Goonetilleke, Ph.D. Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Myounghoon "Philart" Jeon, Ph.D. Virginia Tech, VA, USA
Joseph Keebler, Ph.D. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, FL, USA
Jay Kim, Ph.D. Oregon State University, OR, USA
Kenneth Nemire, Ph.D. HFE Consulting, CA, USA
S. Camille Peres, Ph.D. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C., USA
Divya Srinivasan, Ph.D. Clemson University, SC, USA
Neal Wiggermann, Ph.D. Baxter, USA
Katherine Wilson, Ph.D. National Transportation Safety Board, Washington, D.C., USA
Shanqing Yin, Ph.D. KK Women's & Children's Hospital, Singapore
Department Editors
Anthony D. Andre, Ph.D. Interface Analysis Associates, CA, USA
Gerald P Krueger, Ph.D. Krueger Ergonomics Consultants, Alexandria, VA, USA
William F Moroney, Ph.D. University of Dayton, Dayton, OH, USA
Associate Editors
Edie Adams, M.E.Des Microsoft, WA, USA
Myrtede Alfred, Ph.D. University of Toronto, ON, Canada
David Aurelio, Ph.D. Dassault Systemes SA, MA, USA
Roger Ball, MFA, Ph.D. Georgia Institute of Technology, GA, USA
Aaron Bangor AT&T, TX, USA
Rajaram Bhagavathula AbbVie, IL, USA
Douglas J Bobko, Ph.D. Brookdale Community College, NJ, USA
David Brodie Cargill, NC, USA
Chien-Chi Chang, Ph.D. National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
Karen Chen, Ph.D. North Carolina State University, NC, USA
Andy Dattel, Ph.D. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, FL, USA
Tilak Dutta University Health Network, ON, Canada
Awatef Omar Ergai Kennesaw State University, GA, USA
Robert Fox, Ph.D. University of Michigan, MI, USA
Richard Gardner, M.S. The Boeing Company, WA, USA
Jeffrey Hoyle, M.S. The Ergonomics Center of North Carolina, NC, USA
Eric Jones, S.M. Cooper Perkins, MA, USA
Vivek Kant, Ph.D. Indian Institute of Technology, India
Nicholas Kelling, Ph.D. University of Houston Clear Lake, TX, USA
Martin Lavallière, Ph.D. Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, QC, Canada
Peter Le, Ph.D. Naval Medical Research Unit, OH, USA
Joonbum Lee University of Wisconsin, USA
Jia-Hua Lin, Ph.D. Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, WA, USA
Kapil Madathil, Ph.D. Clemson University, SC, USA
Amrita Maguire Dell Technologies, TX, USA
Blake McGowan, M.Sc VelocityEHS, MI, USA
Barbara Millet, Ph.D. University of Miami, FL, USA
Dan Odell, Ph.D. Google Daydream Virtual Reality, USA
Scott Openshaw, Ph.D. Intuitive Surgical, Inc., CA, USA
Madhu Sudan Pal, Ph.D. Defense Institute of Physiology & Allied Sciences, India
Sara Pazell, Ph.D. ViVA health at work, QLD, Australia
Stephane Perrey, Ph.D. Université de Montpellier, France
Leslie Pickett, DPT BETA Healthcare Group, CA, USA
Era Poddar Ergoera Services, Inc., BC, Canada
Lakhwinder Paul Singh National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, India
Marc Snell, Ph.D. BMW Group, Germany
Anand Subramanian, Ph.D. JFAssociates Inc., VA, USA
Namal Thibbotuwawa, Ph.D. Queensland University of Technology, QLD, Australia
Kathryn Tippey, Ph.D Philips, GA, USA
Gina Vahlas, M.Sc. WorkSafeBC, BC, Canada
Vicky Varghese, Ph.D. American International University, Kuwait
James Yang Texas Tech University, TX, USA
Jingyu Zhang, Ph.D. Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Annuska Zolyomi University of Washington, WA, USA
Editors-in-Chief Emeritus
Melody Carswell January 2004 - December 2009
Daryle J. Gardner-Bonneau January 1993 - December 1995
John Kelly July 2001 - December 2003
John Shafer 1995 - 2001
Carol Stuart-Buttle January 2010 - December 2015
Stephen B. Wilcox January 2016 - December 2018
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