Healthcare symposium provides clarity for interpretation of FDA guidance documents related to human factors engineering.
5 takeaways for human factors practitioners from the HFES Health Care Symposium FDA workshops
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Janelle Sherman
PhD
Senior UX Researcher
Janelle has over 10 years of experience in research and pulls from her background in belonging and inclusion to improve accessibility for users. Janelle utilizes both quantitative and qualitative research methods to help inform her research conclusions. She is passionate about diversity, equity, and inclusion, and employee experience research. She has a doctorate degree in Psychology from Indiana University, and a Bachelors of Arts in Psychology and English from the University of New England.
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Something unique about you summed up in one sentence:
I have a pop culture reference for nearly everything.
Your favorite city in the world is...and why?
Probably Minneapolis or Boston, but I'd like to travel more before I make my final decision.
In your spare time (or if you had spare time), you would absolutely do this:
Read more books!
Share an interesting fact or a special skill:
I love taking aerial sling and lyra classes on the weekends.
Your ultimate celebrity dinner party guest list would include...
Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Karamo Brown, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
You cannot start the day without doing this:
Drinking coffee- trust me it's for everyone's benefit.
What would be your most valuable zombie apocalypse skill?
I'm a planner and I'd already be prepared for the worst-case scenario.
What fictional universe would you like to live in?
I want to join the town of Gilmore Girls and attend their town halls!
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The future of fan engagement: How do you measure goosebumps?
One of the CES presentations I attended was a panel in the sports technology track called, The Future of Fan Engagement. The panel discussed cutting-edge research in the sports tech market and perspectives on the relationship between emergent media technologies and...
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User research and user-centered design are inseparable. We are quarterbacks. We don’t like to run.