Dr. Rose Figueroa is a Board-Certified Human Factors Professional. She holds a Ph.D. in Industrial and Operations Engineering and has expertise in cognitive, perceptual, and physical human factors relating to accidents, injuries, and usability. Dr. Figueroa has experience in a wide range of human factors/ergonomics topics, including product safety and warnings, risk communication, operator training […]

Dr. Jeffrey Hickman has a B.S. in Psychology from the University of Florida and a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. His Ph.D. research focused on occupational safety using goal-setting and feedback techniques to increase safe work behaviors. After completing his Ph.D., Dr. Hickman was employed at the Virginia […]

Dr. Zendler holds a B.S in Biomedical Engineering, M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, M.S. in Kinesiology, and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and Kinesiology. She has extensive experience in injury biomechanics and human performance. She investigates human movement as it relates to the cause and prevention of injury, its effect on physical and sport performance, and […]

J. Jay Todd, Ph.D. Dr. Todd holds a Ph.D. in Psychology with an emphasis in Neuroscience from Vanderbilt University. His Ph.D. research investigated how our brain keeps track of information stored in memory for short periods of time. He also researched the development of awareness over brief periods of time. This included investigating how being […]

Farheen S. Khan, Ph.D. Dr. Khan holds a B.S. in Industrial Engineering and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering. Her Masters and Doctoral work focused on the study of human behavior and risk perception and their effect on accident causation. She has extensive experience with assisting clients in understanding risk perception, human […]

Anne C. Ward, Ph.D. Dr. Ward holds a B.S. and M.S. in Psychology and a Ph.D. in Brain, Behavior, & Cognition (Psychology). Dr. Ward’s doctoral research focused on witness memory, credibility assessment, and psychophysiological (the interrelationship between brain signals and the body’s physical responses) and behavioral methods for detecting concealed information. Specifically, her work investigated […]

Kuba J. Glazek, Ph.D. Dr. Glazek has a B.A. in Psychology and a Ph.D. in Brain and Cognitive Sciences. In his doctoral research, he investigated how our visual system collects information from the environment, how our brain forms memories about what is seen, and how we use this information in our response to a given […]

Judith J. Isaacson, M.S., C.P.S.M. Ms. Isaacson is a Managing Consultant and the Director of Usability. Her professional activities include developing and evaluating safety communications in a variety of forms and media (e.g., instructions, symbols and graphics, labels, manuals, videos, web), developing and conducting usability studies, analyzing standards and regulations, and general human factors engineering […]

Timothy P. Rhoades, Ph.D., P.E., CPE Dr. Rhoades is a Senior Consultant and co-founder of Applied Safety and Ergonomics, Inc. His research, design, and consulting interests include occupational and consumer safety, product use behaviors, warnings, vehicle visibility, and human movement. For more than 20 years, he served as an adjunct professor at the University of […]

Steven M. Hall, M.S.E., C.P.S.M. Mr. Hall is a Senior Consultant who also serves as Director of Hazard Communication Consultations and Director of Research and Development. His professional activities include design and evaluation of hazard communications, analyzing and reconstructing product and occupational accidents, analysis of standards and regulations, and providing general safety and human factors […]

Stephen L. Young, Ph.D., CPE Dr. Young is a Senior Consultant whose professional experience includes warnings design and evaluation, product and occupational safety assessment, visual perception, and driver performance. He is a member of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) and has served as the Chair of its Safety Technical Group. Dr. Young has […]

Raina J. Shah, M.S.E., C.P.S.M., CPE Ms. Shah is a Senior Consultant and directs chemical risk communication activities. She has extensive experience in litigation matters related to chemical hazard communication, automotive human factors, and consumer product safety and warnings. Ms. Shah’s recent research and consulting activities include driver performance related to traffic safety, and human factors […]

J. Paul Frantz, Ph.D., C.P.S.M., CPE Dr. Frantz is a Senior Consultant and co-founder of Applied Safety and Ergonomics, Inc. His consulting activities, research, and teaching address a wide variety of issues and applications in the areas of human factors/ergonomics, product and occupational safety, and warnings and instructions. For more than 20 years, he served […]

Charles G. Burhans, M.S.E. Mr. Burhans is a Senior Consultant. His recent professional activities include development and evaluation of warnings and instructions and product literature, analysis of standards, accident investigation, and the development of safety training materials and product safety/integrity documentation. While at the University of Michigan, he was an Instructional Assistant for Product and Occupational […]

Brian C. Grieser, P.E., C.P.S.M., CSP, CPE Mr. Grieser is a Senior Consultant and Director of Technology and Instrumentation. He holds master’s and bachelor’s degrees from the University of Michigan in Industrial and Operations Engineering and Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering, respectively. He is a licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.), a Certified Product Safety Manager (C.P.S.M.), […]