HUMAN FACTORS AND ERGONOMICS SOCIETY VOTING INSTRUCTIONS AND CANDIDATE BIOGRAPHIES • Only Full Members and Fellows in good standing are entitled to vote. Associates, Affiliates, Student Affiliates, and corporate Sustaining Members are not entitled to vote. • Note that the order of candidates within each slate is alphabetical, as required by the HFES Bylaws. • For President-Elect and Secretary-Treasurer-Elect, vote for ONLY ONE of the three nominees for each office. • For at-large members of the Executive Council, vote for NO MORE THAN TWO of the six nominees. • If you vote for more than the specified number of candidates for any office, your votes for that office will not be counted. • If voting by postal mail, be sure to validate your ballot by signing where indicated on the back of the envelope. Ballots received without such validation will not be counted. How to Submit Your Ballot EITHER: Vote online using instructions submitted via email. If you have not received instructions by July 7, 2014, please contact HFES at 310-394-1811 or send an email to Executive Director Lynn Strother, [email protected]. OR For members who opted out of online balloting --Put your ballot in the preaddressed envelope that accompanied your ballot and sign the back of the envelope. Mailed ballots received in unsigned envelopes are not valid and will not be counted. Affix postage, and send it to: Nominations and Elections Committee Human Factors and Ergonomics Society P.O. Box 1369 Santa Monica, CA 90406-1369 USA Mail or online ballots received after 12:00 noon, Pacific Daylight Time on August 8, 2014, WILL NOT BE COUNTED. If voting by mail, please allow time for delivery so that your ballot arrives at HFES by this date. Biographical summaries and statements of goals and directions for the Society have been received from the candidates in a format prescribed by the HFES Executive Council. They appear on the following pages. Regarding campaigning, HFES Operating Rule 10.2 states: Individual members of the Society are entitled to express support for nominees or candidates through direct contact, telephone, letter, or other means of communication. If a member holding any Society office engages in advocacy for nominations and elections, that person shall emphasize that recommendations are not official endorsements. Technical Groups shall not recommend slates of candidates in their newsletters nor publish letters advocating the election of a particular candidate or candidates. No Society resources (e.g., funds, mailing lists, list serves) shall be used by any group or individual to campaign for a nominee or candidate. PRESIDENT-ELECT WILLIAM S. MARRAS SCOTT A. SHAPPELL JOEL S. WARM WILLIAM S. MARRAS Present positions The Ohio State U. (OSU) Honda Chair Professor, Department of Integrated Systems Engineering Director, Spine Research Institute & Biodynamics Laboratory Executive director, Institute for Ergonomics Work experience The Ohio State U. (OSU) 2012-present Director, Spine Research Institute 2007-present Director, Center for Occupational Health in Auto Manufacturing 1998-present Honda Chair Professor, Department of Integrated Systems Engineering, Joint professorship appointments in Neurosurgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation) 1992-98 Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering 1992-present Executive director, Institute for Ergonomics 1987-92 Associate professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering Joint appointment, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 1982-87 Assistant professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering, 1982-present Director, Biodynamics Laboratory Education Ph.D. Bioengineering and ergonomics, Wayne State U., Detroit, MI, 1982 M.S.I.E. Industrial engineering, Wayne State U., Detroit, MI, 1978 B.S. Systems engineering/human factors engineering, Wright State U., Dayton, OH 1976 Current HFES activities Track editor, Human Factors Chair, Human Factors Prize Committee HFES delegate to the International Ergonomics Association (IEA) and member, IEA Representatives Committee Current activities in other professional organizations Deputy editor, Spine Senior editor, Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science Editorial board member, Clinical Biomechanics, The Spine Journal, Occupational Ergonomics, Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, European Spine Journal, and Human Factors and Manufacturing Member, National Panel on Ballistics Science and the Army Research Laboratory, National Research Council, National Academies, Washington, D.C. Advisory board member, National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council, National Academies, Washington, D.C. Accomplishments and contributions to the profession HFES Editor-in-chief, Human Factors, 2010-13 Associate editor, Human Factors, 2001-10 Member, editorial board, Human Factors, 1986-93; 1995-present Member, Scientific Publications Committee, 2010-13 Secretary-treasurer, 2007 Executive Council, 2006-08 HFES delegate to IEA (IEA Representatives Committee chair), 2006-09 Chair, Industrial Ergonomics TG (IETG) (now Occupational Ergonomics), 1989-90 Program chair, IETG, 1996-97 International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine (ISSLS) Member, Executive Committee, 2001-04 Cochair, Surgical Course Committee, 2006-12 Chair, Scientific Research, 2004-12 National Research Council (The National Academies) Steering Committee member, Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders, 1998-99 Member, Committee on Human Factors, 1999-2012 Member, Musculoskeletal Disorders Committee, National Research Council/Institute of Medicine, 1999-2001 Chair, Committee on Human Factors, 2006-08 Member, Recruitment of Youth in the Military Committee, 2004-06 Chair, Committee on Human-Systems Integration, 2009-10 Chair, Board on Human-Systems Integration, 2010-11 Member, Soldier Systems Panel, 2009-present Member, The National Academies (National Research Council), Advisory Committee Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, 2012-present Member, National Academies (National Academy of Engineering), peer review committee, 2011-14 Chair, Essential Components of Self-Escape in Mining Committee, 2011-13 Member, National Academies Panel on Ballistics Science and Engineering at the Army Research Laboratory, 2013-14 National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Proposal reviewer, Safety and Occupational Health Study Section, 1991-98 North American Research Agenda (NORA) Musculoskeletal Committee, 1997-2003 North American Research Agenda (NORA II) Manufacturing Sector Committee, 2010-11 Publications More than 210 refereed journal publications Eight books, including the Occupational Ergonomics Handbook (2 editions) and The Working Back: A Systems View Notable presentations (selected) TEDx Talk: Back Pain and Your Brain, 2013 Commencement address, U. of Waterloo, 2004 Honors and Awards (selected) National Academy of Engineering (NAE), elected 2009 Jack A. Kraft Innovator Award, HFES, 1999 Paul M. Fitts Education Award, HFES, 2009 Dr. David F. Baker Distinguished Research Award, Institute of Industrial Engineers, 1992 Alice Hamilton Science Award (Outstanding Scientific Publication), NIOSH, 2003 Liberty Mutual Prize, 2003 Volvo Award for Low Back Pain Research, 1993; 2002 Dr. Sci. (honoris causa), University of Waterloo, 2004 Fellow, HFES, 1995 Fellow, Ergonomics Society, 1999 Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, 1999 Fellow, International Ergonomics Association, 2007 Fellow, American Industrial Hygiene Association, 2010 Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2013 Certifications CPE (Certified Professional Ergonomist), BCPE F. Erg. S. (Professional Ergonomics Registration), The Ergonomics Society, United Kingdom Statement of goals/directions for HFES My overarching goal for HFES is to ensure that we remain a relevant society in a rapidly changing world. In order to do this we need to make sure that HFES provides value to both the academic and applied membership as well as provide a welcoming environment to those interested in learning about our profession. I believe this can be accomplished through several efforts: • Facilitate and disseminate high-quality multidisciplinary research through modern, varied media mechanisms • Encourage many more practitioners to interact with HFES • Focus on translation of research to those who can use it and encourage interaction between researchers and practitioners • Reach out to young potential members to get involved in HFES and encourage newer members to take on leadership roles in the Society • Ensure that HFES remains relevant on the national and international stages SCOTT A. SHAPPELL Current position Professor and chair, Department of Human Factors and Systems, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical U., Daytona Beach, FL Work experience 2012-present Professor and chair, Department of Human Factors and Systems, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical U. 2005-12 Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering, Clemson U. 2003-09 Captain, U.S. Navy Reserve, U.S. Naval Safety Center, assigned as special assistant to Commander, Naval Safety Center 1998-2005 Manager, Human Factors Research Branch, FAA Civil Aerospace Medical Institute 1998-2003 Commander, U.S. Navy Reserve, U.S. Naval Safety Center, assigned as Reserve Chief, Human Factors Branch 1997-98 Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy, U.S. Naval Safety Ctr, assigned as Chief, Human Factors Branch 1993-97 Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy, Commander, Naval Air Forces Atlantic Fleet assigned as Force Aerospace Psychologist/Aeromedical Safety Officer 1989-92 Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, Naval Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory assigned as Aerospace Experimental Psychologist 1988-89 Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, Naval Aerospace Medical Institute, Flight Surgeon/Aerospace Psychologist training Education Ph.D., neuroscience, U. of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, 1990 B.S., psychology, Wright State U., Dayton, OH, 1983 Current HFES activities Member, Jerome Ely Human Factors Article Award Subcommittee, 2008-present Member, Aerospace Systems and Safety Technical Groups Significant contributions to the profession HFES offices and positions Chair, Outreach Division, 2011-13 Secretary-treasurer-elect, 2009 Secretary-treasurer, 2010 Immediate past secretary-treasurer, 2011 Member, Jerome Ely Human Factors Article Award Subcommittee, 2007-present Member, Alphonse Chapanis Best Student Paper Award Subcommittee, 2008 Colloquium chair 1997-2000 Workshops chair 2000-02 Scholarship Published more than 65 manuscripts, co-authored one best-selling book, and gave more than 150 presentations, invited papers, and keynote addresses in the field of human factors. Honors and awards 1996 Society of U.S. Naval Flight Surgeons, Sonny Carter Memorial Award for excellence in aviation safety 1999 Naval Operational Medical Institute Golden Apple Award for Teaching Excellence (awarded twice) 2002 Aerospace Human Factors Association, Williams E. Collins Award for the outstanding publication in the field of human factors 2002 Flight Safety Foundation, International, Admiral Louis de Florez Award for significant contributions to aviation safety and accident prevention 2003 Aerospace Medical Association, Harry G. Moseley Award for significant contributions to human factors and aerospace safety 2010 Aerospace Medical Association, Henry L. Taylor Founder’s Award for outstanding contributions in the field of aerospace human factors 2011 Aerospace Medical Association, Raymond F. Longacre Award for outstanding accomplishment in the psychological and psychiatric aspects of aerospace medicine Academic journal activities Consulting editor, The International Journal of Aviation Psychology Associate editor, Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine Ad hoc reviewer, Human Factors, Military Psychology, Air Traffic Review Quarterly, and International Journal of Aviation Studies Book reviewer, American Scientist Military awards as U.S. Navy Aerospace Psychologist Navy Meritorious Service Medal (2 awards); Navy Commendation Medal (2 awards); Navy Achievement Medal Activities in other professional societies American Psychological Association Elected Fellow 2009 2008 past president, Division 21 – Applied Engineering and Experimental Psychology Secretary/treasurer, Division 21, 2003-07; 2010-13 Member, Division 19 – Military Psychology Aerospace Medical Association Fellow, elected 2001 Scientific program chair, 2004 Professional member, Association of System Safety Engineers Member, International Society of Air Safety Investigators Member, Institute of Industrial Engineers Goals/direction for HFES Having served HFES in many positions, most recently as the secretary-treasurer and as chair of the Outreach Division, I am excited to be running for president at a time when HFES is doing so well. As a past secretary-treasurer, I’m proud to report that our membership has remained stable, finances are solid, and annual and regional meetings have been a huge success! However, having been the president of two other organizations, I realize that prosperity can be fleeting. Unless an organization continues to attract the best and brightest in the field, it runs the risk of becoming stale, leading to decreases in membership and effectiveness within the community it serves. Therefore, if elected, the cornerstone of my time in office will be to increase HFES membership, strengthen international outreach, and continue student advocacy. Indeed, there is very little that we do that is not tied to these three goals. One way to positively affect these goals is to leverage technology to improve our member services and dissemination of our science to the rest of the world. Over the last few years, HFES has used technology to "push" relevant information and resources to our membership, in the form of digital access to publications and free webinars. I hope to expand on these initiatives and explore new ways to disseminate information, not only between members but also between our membership and the outside world of designers, lawmakers, regulatory agencies, and end-users. Social networking, apps, etc., are opening up a whole new world for our community to interact with each other and the world. So why vote for me when there are two other excellent candidates for president? Good question. What makes me unique is my diverse background. Although a neuroscientist by training, I have always been a staunch advocate of applied human factors. For example, I have published in a variety of areas of human factors, including fatigue, performance, human error, and accident investigation. I also have experience across a broad range of occupations, including the military, federal government, legal consulting, and academia. As you might expect, my publications and presentations reflect my diverse interest in human factors and ergonomics, as does my active participation in many organizations within our field (e.g., HFES, Aerospace Medical Association, Aerospace Human Factors Association; American Psychological Association, and Association of System Safety Engineers). Within these organizations I have been a vocal advocate of human factors and have consistently sought and held leadership positions, which have provided me the opportunity to make a difference within our field. However, what I am most proud of is that within all of those organizations I have always focused on membership, students, and international outreach. Frankly, if we don’t attract the best students and members from around the world we are destined to be a niche group with little power to move our field to the forefront. I’m very honored to be nominated and running for president of HFES and look forward to serving HFES and the community for many years to come. JOEL S. WARM Present position Senior scientist (ST), Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH Distinguished Researcher, U. of Dayton, Research Inst. (UDRI), Human Factors Group Work experience 2013-present Distinguished Researcher, Human Factors Group, UDRI 2008-present Professor emeritus of Psychology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 1975-2008 Professor, Dept. of Psychology, U. of Cincinnati 1972-75 Associate professor, Dept. of Psychology, U. of Cincinnati 1967-72 Assistant professor, Dept. of Psychology, U. of Cincinnati 1965-67 Postdoctoral Fellow in human factors, U. of Louisville 1958-60 Research associate, U.S. Army Medical Research Laboratory, Fort Knox, KY Education Ph.D., experimental psychology, U. of Alabama, 1966 M.S., psychology, City College of New York, 1958 B.S., psychology, City College of New York, 1956 Current HFES Offices/Committees/Activities Associate editor, Human Factors, 2010-present Current offices other professional organizations Member, editorial board, Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science Most Significant Contributions to the Profession Offices held President, Division 21 Applied Experimental and Engineering Psychology, American Psychological Association, 2011-12 Director, Doctoral Program Specialization in Human Factors, Dept. of Psychology, U. of Cincinnati, 19802005; program founder, 1980 Director of Graduate Studies, Basic Science, Dept. of Psychology, U. of Cincinnati, 1999-2005 Member, National Academy, National Research Council, Committee on Human Systems Integration, 2003-09 Member, National Academy, National Research Council, Committee on Soldier Systems, 2007-09 Member, Annual Meeting Proposal Review Committee, HFES Perception and Performance TG (2000-08) Chair, HFES Accreditation Review Panel, 2006 Member, Jerome Ely Human Factors Article Award Subcommittee, 2005-08 Chair, HFES Visual Performance TG 1998-99 President, HFES Tri-State Chapter, 1988-89 Secretary, HFES Tri-State Chapter, 1983-87; chapter cofounder 1983 Cochair, Third Mid-Central/Human Factors Conference, Miami U., 1986 Awards Distinguished Mentoring Award, 711th Human Performance Wing, Human Effectiveness Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, 2012 Franklin V. Taylor Award for lifetime distinguished contributions to Applied Experimental and Engineering Psychology, American Psychological Association Division 21, 2010 Admiral Leland S. Kollmorgan Spirit of Innovation Award for outstanding contributions made in the field of augmented cognition, HFES Augmented Cognition Technical Group, 2010 HFES Jerome Ely Human Factors Article Award, 2006 HFES Paul M. Fitts Education Award, 2005 Excellence in Doctoral Mentoring Award, U. of Cincinnati, 2001 Faculty Achievement Award for Excellence in Research, U. of Cincinnati, 1995 Hewett Award for distinguished contributions to undergraduate students, Department of Psychology, U. of Cincinnati, 1986, 2008 Distinguished Faculty Award – Outstanding Scientist – University of Cincinnati Chapter, Psi Chi National Honorary Society, 1984 Best Paper Award, Society of Cosmetic Chemists, 1992 Distinguished Scientist of the Year Award, Technical Societies Council of Cincinnati, 1989 Honors Receipt of an IHO (in honor of) on the Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences Web site (FABBS) honoring eminent senior scientists who have made important and lasting contributions to the sciences of mind, brain, and behavior, 2014 Membership in the FABBS gallery of scientists Current appointment in the Air Force Research Laboratory as senior scientist at the ST level (civilian equivalent of Brigadier General), one of the few such appointment in the Air Force Current appointment as Distinguished Researcher, Human Factors Group, U. of Dayton Research Institute Festschrift for Joel S. Warm, U. of Cincinnati 2008, sponsored by the American Psychological Assn., the Air Force Research Laboratory, and the U. of Cincinnati Honorary Life Member for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology, Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology, 2007 Invited speaker, APA Division of Applied Experimental Psychology (Division 21), 2006 Fellow, HFES, 1997 Fellow, American Psychological Society, 1990 Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1986 Fellow, American Psychological Association Divisions, 1, and 3, 1982 Fellow, American Psychological Association Division 21, 2012 Chair, Fellows of the Graduate School, U. of Cincinnati, 1998-99 President, U. of Cincinnati Chapter, Sigma Xi, 1993 President, Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology, 1991-92 Member, Panel on Workload Transition, National Academy, National Research Council, Committee on Human Factors, 1989-90 Member, Fellows of the Graduate School, U. of Cincinnati 1984-present Distinguished Summer Faculty Fellow, Naval Air Warfare Center, Human Factors Technology Branch, Warminster, PA, 1992-93 Senior Postdoctoral Fellow, National Research Council, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, W.H. Taft Laboratory, Cincinnati, OH, 1986-87 Other Established the largest laboratory for research on vigilance (sustained attention) in the U.S. Secured 1.5 million dollars in funding, including support from NASA, U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command, U.S. Army Multi-University Research Program, Army Institute of Research, U.S. Naval Air Warfare Center, and the Department of Defense Military Operational Research Program. Scholarly production 4 books (Psychology of Perception with W. N. Dember; Sustained Attention in Human Performance, J. S. Warm, editor; Ergonomics and Human Factors: Recent Research, co-edited with L.S. Mark, & R.L. Huston; and Viewing Psychology as a Whole: The Integrative Science of William N. Dember, co-edited with R.R. Hoffman & M.F. Sherrick) 40 book chapters 120 articles in refereed journals 65 invited addresses 276 meeting presentations Special issue of Human Factors (co-edited with R. Parasuraman) Invited article on vigilance, Human Factors, 50th Anniversary special issue, 2008 Article on stress with Peter Hancock rated among the top ten articles in the history of the Human Factors, in N. J. Cooke & E. Salas (eds.), Best of Human Factors, HFES, 2008 Referee for 18 journals, including Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied; Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance; Attention, Perception and Psychophysics; Psychological Bulletin; Science; Ergonomics; Applied Ergonomics; Kronoscope; Canadian Acoustics Journal; American Journal of Psychology, Applied; Cognitive PsychologyCognition and Consciousness; Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology; and Military Psychology Chair of 46 doctoral dissertation committees and 56 master’s thesis committees Many of my students have gone on to very successful careers in the human factors field. They have positions in eminent academic institutions featuring strong human factors programs including, the U.S. Air Force Academy, University of Canterbury, University of Central Florida, George Mason University, Old Dominion University, and Texas Tech. Others have important positions in industrial organizations such as IBM, Honeywell, and Microsoft, and government and military operations, including the Air Force Research Laboratory, The Institute for Defense Analysis, The Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, The National Institute of Occupational Health, the Naval Medical Research Unit-Dayton, and Sandia National Laboratories. Four of my former students are currently members of the editorial board of Human Factors and a fifth former student has just completed a long tour on that editorial board. Statement of goals/directions for HFES • A primary goal of my presidency will be to enhance the viability of HFES in an increasingly competitive world in which the term human factors is often poorly understood, and individuals from other disciplines offer services that we would normally provide. One way would be to work with the Federation of Associations in Brain and Behavioral Sciences, an organization that seeks human factors solutions to a variety of problems from many disciplines. Based on talks with colleagues and my own direct observations, I believe that the number of undergraduate psychology programs that offer courses in human factors and the number of psychology graduate training programs in human factors is shrinking. This is a serious threat to the viability of our profession because future generations of students will not be aware of our field. My own experience as a teacher and invited lecturer indicates that the human factors field can excite undergraduate students in terms of content and in terms of the choice of a profession. Accordingly, I would focus on promoting human factors education at the undergraduate and graduate levels and, where possible, even at the K-12 levels, to ensure recognition of our profession in future generations. • A related goal concerns the employment of our graduates. The majority of them find positions in industry or in government. Few young professionals seek positions in academia, and many currently active faculty are aging. This is a terribly serious concern for our discipline because if there are no faculty to provide instruction/mentoring there will be no training programs, and our discipline will eventually wither away. Consequently, a key goal for my presidency will be to replace human factors programs that have been discontinued and to find ways to encourage young Ph.D.s to pursue academic careers in the human factors field. • Scholarly organizations often have either a basic-science or an applied-science focus. HFES is unique because it represents one of the rare scholarly endeavors in which basic science and professional application are closely entwined. It is this mutual interaction that gives HFES its power and strength but also can lead to conflict. Another goal for my presidency would be to bring the two major components of HFES still closer together by emphasizing the view “Human Factors and Ergonomics One Theme One Enterprise.” I believe that I am well qualified to accomplish that goal. I have an extensive background in basic science, and my major contribution to research in HF/E is in vigilance or sustained attention, an area that necessarily integrates basic science and applied concerns. In addition, I have had wide-ranging experience in working with diverse interest groups in medicine and engineering, and I have functioned effectively with a variety of military, federal, and industrial research organizations, including the Taft Laboratory of the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Proctor and Gamble, AT&T, and JXT Applications, Inc. My current positions in the Air Force Research Laboratory and UDRI provide ideal opportunities to blend human factors activities in the military, industrial, and academic worlds. SECRETARY-TREASURER-ELECT BRUCE BRADTMILLER CHRISTOPHER B. MAYHORN ROBERT G. RADWIN BRUCE BRADTMILLER Present position President, Anthrotech, Inc., Yellow Springs, OH Work experience 1992-present Anthrotech, Inc.* President 1987-92 Anthrotech, Inc. Research principal 1984-87 Anthrotech, Inc. Research associate 1983-84 Anthrotech, Inc. Research assistant 1982-83 U. of Tennessee Visiting assistant professor 1980-81 U. of Wisconsin Lecturer 1976-82 Northwestern U. Lecturer *Until 1999, Anthrotech was known as Anthropology Research Project, Inc. Education Ph.D., 1984, physical anthropology, Northwestern U., Evanston, IL M.A., 1976, physical anthropology, Northwestern U., Evanston, IL B.A., 1975, anthropology and French, Indiana U., Bloomington, IN Current HFES activities Division Chair, Technical Standards Division, 2008–present Chair, HFES Institute Board of Supervisors, 2008–present U.S. expert appointed to ISO Technical Committee 159, Ergonomics, Subcommittee 3, Anthropometry and Biomechanics, 1998–present Liaison from ISO TC159/SC3 to ISO TC133, 2012–present Member, U.S. Technical Advisory Group to ISO TC159/SC3, 1999–present Contributor to HFES Bulletin Reviewer for Ergonomics in Design Reviewer for Human Factors Current activities in other professional organizations Member, American Association of Physical Anthropologists Reviewer, Applied Ergonomics Reviewer, Ergonomics Member, SAFE Association Contributions to the profession Research areas Applied anthropometry, anthropometry of people with disabilities, digital human modeling, anthropometric methods, 3D body-scanning methods, application of anthropometric data to design Papers, conference proceedings, contract reports, book chapters Approximately 120; list available upon request Awards International Ergonomics Association - Liberty Mutual Prize in Occupational Safety and Ergonomics, 2002 NIOSH – Bullard-Sherwood Award for Research2Practice, 2006 NIOSH – Alice Hamilton Award for Excellence in Occupational Safety and Health, 2006 Best Paper Award – 9th International Congress on Physiological Anthropology, Delft, Netherlands, 2008 Volunteer professional positions Member, Society of Automotive Engineers International G-13 Committee on Digital Human Modeling, 1994-2003 Program Chair, Society of Automotive Engineers International – Digital Human Modeling Conference, 2005 Session Chair, 1st International Digital Human Modeling Symposium, Lyon, France, 2011 Session Chair, 2nd International Digital Human Modeling Symposium, Ann Arbor, MI, 2013 Session Chair, 3rd International Digital Human Modeling Symposium, Tokyo, Japan, 2014 Invited lectures Seoul National U., Seoul South Korea Korean Clothing and Textile Society Korean Agency for Technology and Standards Cornell U. U. of Michigan Indiana U. The Ohio State U. U. of Windsor Goals/direction for HFES The secretary-treasurer of HFES (for which the “–elect” position is an understudy) is charged with “chairing the Finance and Budget Committee” and overseeing the executive director in “managing the finances of the Society,” and therefore should have a strong competence in financial oversight. For more than 20 years I have owned and run a successful business, where financial management is key to survival. In addition, for 8 years I was president of the Yellow Springs Community Foundation (a nonprofit, assets $10M), where oversight of investments was one of my responsibilities. As a result of these experiences, I have the background in both day-to-day financial management and long-term strategic investing. Sound financial management and strategic investments – not only in financial products, but investments in innovative programs and outreach efforts – are key to the Society’s long-term success, especially in an era of shrinking travel budgets. I believe I can be useful in shaping the changes that will inevitably occur in the next decade. Second, I’d like to help the Society explore ways to transition our high-quality science into practice in the workplace. The creation of standards, both national and international, is one way to do this, and this is the area in which I’ve been most heavily involved. Our excellent publication, Ergonomics in Design, is another way we can get the science out of the laboratory and into the world. Increasing the number and quality of workshops and training opportunities at the Annual Meeting will also help to address this need, and will have a positive impact on the budget as well. The practical utility of the work our researchers do sets apart human factors from other professions. We should be maximizing our impact in this area. Finally, I would like to be a part of the Executive Council as it increases engagement with the membership. The current Council is committed to engaging the membership on a deeper level, and I’d like to be a part of that process. For the first five years of my association with HFES, I was that unengaged member who attended meetings and read the journal, but didn’t do much else. Since I’ve become more involved, I’ve seen how much richer the experience can be. An engaged membership will ensure that the Society stays as strong as the science. CHRISTOPHER B. MAYHORN Present position Full professor, Psychology Department, North Carolina State U. (NCSU), Raleigh, NC Work experience 2013-present Full professor, Psychology Department, NCSU 2007-present Graduate program coordinator for HF/E, Department of Psychology, NCSU 2007-13 Associate professor, Psychology Department, NCSU 2002-07 Assistant professor, Psychology Department, NCSU 2000-02 Postdoctoral fellow in Human Factors & Aging, School of Psychology, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA 1999-2000 Lead research specialist, Dept. of Geriatric Medicine, Emory U., Atlanta, GA 1996-98 Research associate, Center for Cognitive Aging Research, U. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 1992-99 Graduate research assistant, Department of Psychology and The Gerontology Center, U. of Georgia, Athens, GA Education Ph.D., cognitive/experimental psychology, U. of Georgia, 1999 M.S., cognitive/experimental psychology, U. of Georgia, 1995 Graduate Certificate in Gerontology, U. of Georgia, 1995 B.A., psychology, The Citadel, 1992 Current HFES activities Since 2011 I have served as the Technical Program Chair for the Annual Meeting. Presently, I am the incoming president of the Carolinas Chapter. I also currently serve as the secretary-treasurer of the Safety TG and locally, I am the faculty adviser for the NCSU Student Chapter. Recently, I was selected to serve on the editorial board of Human Factors. Current activities in other professional associations Member, External Advisory Committee for the PhD Program, UNIDCOM/IADE, IADE-- Instituto de Arte, Design e Empresa - Universitário, Lisbon, Portugal, 2013-present Member, Board of Thesis Examiners at Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, Assam, India, 2013-present Member, Program Committee of HotSoS (First Annual Symposium and Bootcamp on the Science of Security), 2013-present Member, National Membership Committee of Sigma Xi, 2010-present Judge of student posters, Sigma Xi Annual Meeting, 2010-present Contributions to the profession Member, Scientific Committee of the UNIDCOM / IADE’s 7th International Conference’s – Senses & Sensibility in Florianópolis: Design, Marketing, Advertising, Photography and Visual Culture held at UFSC Florianópolis, Santa Catarina Brazil, Northern Fall/Southern Spring, 2013 President, HFES Carolinas Chapter, 2008-10 Chair, HFES Council of Technical Groups (COTG), 2007-08 Chair, HFES Student Forum, 2009-11 Member-at-Large, Executive Committee, COTG, 2007-08 Member, HFES Chapter Affairs Committee, 2009-13 Member, HFES Government Relations Committee, 2008-13 Member, HFES Local Chapter Award Subcommittee, 2005-13 Director, HFES Carolina Chapter, 2005-07, 2011-13 HFES Technical Group on Aging: Chair, 2005-07 Secretary-treasurer, 2004-05 Program chair, 2005 Co-editor of newsletter, 2002-03 Web site development team Interactionary judge for 2005 World Usability Day, Usability Professionals Assn. Goals/directions for HFES In my opinion, HFES is a unique organization because it has facilitated the interaction between researchers and practitioners interested in improving human performance. By bringing together interested parties such as industry leaders, academics, and government agencies over the past 50+ years, HFES has served as a venue for promoting safety, improving work productivity, and increasing device usability. Our members have been actively involved in promoting HFES engagement in a variety of contexts such as health care, transportation, and technology. In short, HFES has worked hard to improve the quality of life inside and outside of the workplace. To maintain this upward trajectory by matching (and, hopefully, exceeding) these phenomenal activities and achievements during the next 50 years, HFES has to maintain its activities in promoting the profession. Unfortunately, as a result of the recent economic downturn, all organizations, including HFES, are now facing significant hurdles in achieving their long-term strategic goals. We are all faced with professional needs that are best summarized with the now all-too-familiar phrase, “doing more with less.” In deciding how to accomplish its mission, the leadership of HFES will be asked to make some difficult decisions in terms of resource allocation and strategic planning. The next secretary-treasurer (and others that will follow) will be thrust into a complex and multifaceted budgetary situation that will call for flexibility, creativity, and patience. Given my previous experience within HFES and other organizations, such as IEA and UPA, I believe that I can serve our organization well in the capacity of secretary-treasurer. Having served at the national and local level in a variety of offices within HFES, I believe that I can offer an informed perspective that will represent the value and goals of the membership when resource-related decisions are discussed within the Executive Council. If elected, my goals include bringing needed transparency to the office by soliciting general membership feedback to supplement the reports from the Finance and Budget Committee. Having already established a working relationship with HFES Central Office staff members during my current and previous elected posts within HFES, I should be able to “hit the ground running” when tasked with monitoring the financial health of our organization and meeting budgetary goals that involve developing innovative solutions. I am honored to accept the nomination to run for office and, if elected, I look forward to serving you. ROBERT G. RADWIN Present position Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, U. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI Work experience U. of Wisconsin 1987–91 Assistant professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering 1991–95 Associate professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering 1995–present Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering 1996–99 Program director, Biomedical Engineering 1999–present Professor of Biomedical Engineering 1999–2010 Founding chair, Department of Biomedical Engineering 2004–present Professor of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, Faculty Fellow, 2011-present Education Ph.D., industrial and operations engineering, U. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 1986 M.S., bioengineering, U. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 1979 M.S.E., electrical and computer engineering, U. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 1979 B.S., electrical engineering, NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering, Brooklyn, NY, 1975 Current HFES activities Associate editor for reviews, Human Factors Member, Scientific Publications Committee Member, Occupational Ergonomics, Health Care, and Education Technical Groups Current activities in other professional organizations Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation Human Factors Engineering Committee, ANSI HE75 Standard for Human Factors Design of Medical Devices Contributions to the profession Certification Board Certification in Ergonomics, CPE No. 145 Honors Fellow, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Fellow, American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineers Fellow, Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors Fellow, Biomedical Engineering Society Fellow, American Industrial Hygiene Association Senior member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Senior member, Institute of Industrial Engineers Awards Presidential Young Investigator Award, National Science Foundation Engineering Alumni Society Merit Award in Biomedical Engineering, U. of Michigan Ragnar E. Onstad Service to Society Award Professional activities National Research Council and Institute of Medicine, Panel on Musculoskeletal Disorders and the Workplace, 1999-2000 Safety and Occupational Health Study Section, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2007-12 National Research Council, Committee on Human Factors, 2001-06 National Research Council Committee on the External Evaluation of NIDRR and Its Grantees, 2010-12 Previous HFES offices Chair, Industrial Ergonomics Technical Group, 1994 Annual Meeting reviewer, 1990-96, 2010-14 Annual Meeting session chair, 1991-2013 Goals/direction for HFES The opportunity for HF/E to profoundly impact the world stands before us, yet the mission of HF/E remains relatively obscure to many of those who can benefit the most. Today, technology and humans interact in unprecedented ways that the founders of HF(E)S could have never imagined. These new types of interactions will undeniably revolutionize humanity and affect how we interact with our world, our work, and each other. Yet the HF/E discipline is relatively unknown beyond the boundaries of our own professional circles. As the premier professional society, HFES holds the key. Recent disasters involving ferries, trains, health-care Web sites, cruise ships, misprogrammmed medical instruments, and nuclear reactor responses to a tsunami, all emphasize the point. Although some fields have fully embraced HF/E, many that need to have not. The ways that HFES promotes and advocates HF/E has to be reassessed. Recently, HFES has made some very positive advances, but there is much more for us to do. Our role as members of HFES is critical, and the potential solutions we bring to promoting the field are imperative. Advocacy, outreach, and education should continue to play a prominent part of the role of HFES in promoting HF/E. We need to better reach out to higher education about the importance of HF/E to students in engineering, medicine, computer science, the sciences, and all technological disciplines, about studying HF/E as part of their educational foundation. We need to better reach out to entrepreneurs, innovators, and industry leaders about the importance of our discipline in technology and design. We must better reach out to young students in K-12 about HF/E in our technological world and about opportunities our field holds for them as they start to think about their future careers. Finally, we must reach out to policy makers in Washington and government about the importance of advancing the field of HF/E. HFES is the organization that can best represent the field, and we must work to help move our field to more prominence. EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AT-LARGE MEMBERS ANN M. BISANTZ SARA J. CZAJA KERMIT G. DAVIS WALDEMAR KARWOWSKI RAJA PARASURAMAN JAMES L. SZALMA ANN M. BISANTZ Present position Professor and chair, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State U.. of New York, Buffalo, NY Work experience U. at Buffalo, The State U. of New York, 1997-present Chair, 2012-present Professor, 2011-present Associate professor, 2003-10 Undergraduate program director, 2003-08 Assistant professor, 1997-2003 Education Ph.D., industrial and systems engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1997 M.S., industrial engineering, U. at Buffalo, 1991 B.S., industrial engineering, U. at Buffalo, 1989 Current HFES offices, committees, activities Associate editor, Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making Member, editorial board, Human Factors Current activities in other professional organizations IE Research Conference Doctoral Colloquium cochair/chair, 2014-15, Council of IE Academic Department Heads (CIEDAH) Significant contributions to the profession HFES Fellow, elected in 2013 Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making Technical Group 2003-12 Technical Group chair Program chair, program chair-elect Secretary-treasurer 2003-12 Associate editor, IIE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics Associate editor, Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making Advising more than 25 Ph.D. and M.S. students in HF Goals/directions for HFES I am interested in the at-large Executive Council position in order to continue to advance HFES as both a society and a discipline. Throughout the past 10 years, I’ve made substantive contributions to the Society through my editorial contributions, and as chair and program chair of a large technical group. This position will provide a new opportunity for me to contribute to the human factors field. In this role, my goals and directions for the Society would derive from experience as an educator of new human factors professionals and academics as well as my position as a university department chair. In particular, I am interested in ensuring strong and continuing academic programs that incorporate both in-depth human factors principles and method and applications, regardless of academic home. This is crucial in order to continue to produce both practitioners and researchers who can address growing challenges regarding the design of safe and effective systems and workplaces. There are specific challenges regarding human factors as an academic discipline: its multidisciplinary nature means that it does not have a single home across universities, and it may be difficult to have a critical mass of faculty and students to maintain program continuity. Untenured faculty members must be able to make a strong case for their research impact, often to senior faculty with different academic backgrounds and expectations. HFES should be a leader in addressing these issues by making stronger and more formal connections with academic structures. For instance, within industrial engineering, several other professional societies have institutionalized support for Ph.D. students and new faculty, through events such as colloquia for new faculty and doctoral students and poster competitions at annual conferences. They hold meetings of academic department or program heads in conjunction with the research conferences. They regularly host sessions by funding-agency program managers to provide either general funding overviews or specific proposal-writing guidance, for both new and more-senior faculty. I hope to move HFES towards this level of engagement through participation on the Executive Council. SARA J. CZAJA Present position Leonard M. Miller Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, U. of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL Scientific director, Center on Aging, U. of Miami School of Medicine Secondary appointments in Department of Industrial Engineering, Department of Psychology, U. of Miami Work experience 2011- present Leonard M. Miller Professor (with tenure), Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science 2011- present Scientific director, Center on Aging, U. of Miami Miller School of Medicine 1999- present Director, Center on Research and Education for Aging and Technology (CREATE) 2002-11 Co-director, Center on Aging, and professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences 2007 Visiting scholar, Department of Biomedical Informatics, School of Medicine, Columbia U. 1993-99 Director, Miami Center on Human Factors and Aging Research 1994-present Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering, U. of Miami 1989-94 Associate professor (tenured), Department of Industrial Engineering, U. of Miami 1997-99 Director, Graduate Studies, Department of Industrial Engineering, U. of Miami 1986-91 Associate professor (tenured), Department of Industrial Engineering, State U. of New York at Buffalo 1983-2007 President, Applied Ergonomics Group, Buffalo, NY 1987-93 Research director, Stein Gerontological Institute, Miami, FL 1983-89 Senior research associate, Advanced Automation Concepts, Buffalo, NY 1980-83, Senior research associate, Buffalo Organization for Social and Technological Innovation (BOSTI), Buffalo, NY Education Ph.D., industrial engineering/human factors, State U. of New York at Buffalo, 1980 M.S., industrial engineering, State U. of New York at Buffalo, 1976 B.S., psychology, State U. of New York at Buffalo, 1975 Current HFES offices/committees/activities Chair, Fellows Selection Committee Member, editorial board, Human Factors Member, Jerome Ely Human Factors Article Award Subcommittee, Awards Committee Current activities in other professional organizations Member, Advisory Board for Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center TechSAge, Georgia Tech Member, IOM Committee on Public Health Dimensions of Cognitive Aging President-elect, Division 20 (Adult Development and Aging), American Psychological Assn. Member, Board on Human-Systems Integration, National Research Council/National Academy of Sciences Fellow, Gerontological Society of America Fellow, American Psychological Society Significant contributions to the profession I have been an extremely active member of the human factors profession over the past several decades and have made significant contributions to the field. In this regard, I feel that one of my main contributions has been applying the concepts and methods of human factors engineering (HF/E) to issues confronting older adults and other special populations. The goal of my research within this area has been to help ensure that older adults and other populations with special needs are able to live independently and enjoy a good quality of life. This work has encompassed work and employment, health care, and everyday-living activities. I have also had an active research portfolio within the area of health care and technology systems within the health-care arena. My research within these areas has resulted in numerous publications, presentations, and other academic products that have had a significant impact on the fields of HF/E, gerontology, and psychology. This impact spans both theory and practice. Importantly this work has also raised the awareness of the importance of human factors within other disciplines such as psychology and medicine and within the National Institute of Health (the primary funder of my research). My faculty positions within the School of Medicine as well as the Departments of Industrial Engineering further compliment these efforts. In this sense I have been a true champion of the field of HF/E and bring a unique perspective to the field. In addition to being an active researcher, I have also been very active in teaching and mentoring students and junior faculty. Of note is my work with medical students, which has also afforded an opportunity to demonstrate the importance of human factors issues within the medical community. I also have a very active presence within other professional and government organizations. In addition, I have remained very active within the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society and assumed numerous roles and leadership positions within the organization. Goals/directions for HFES I would be pleased to serve as an at-large member of the Executive Council of HFES. I am a Fellow of the Society and have been an active member of HFES for more than 20 years. I have served on many committees in varying capacities and thus feel that I have a strong sense of the workings of the Society. For example, I have served as chair of the Fellows Selection Committee on two occasions and as a member of the Ely Award Committee for the past several years. I have also been very active in the Technical Group on Aging and served as the chair of the Council of Technical Groups. In addition, I have served as an associate editor of Human Factors and am currently a member of its editorial board. Because of my diverse background, I feel I would bring a unique perspective to the Council and would foster the ability of the Society to focus on current societal challenges. I am currently Leonard M. Miller Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, the scientific director of the Center on Aging, and director of the Center for Research and Education on Aging and Technology Enhancement (CREATE). CREATE is a multi-site center, funded by the National Institute on Aging, that focuses on the interface between older adults and technology systems. I also hold faculty appointments in the departments of Industrial Engineering and Psychology; thus I am exposed to many multi-disciplinary perspectives in research, teaching, and practice. In addition, I have long-established relationships with business/industry and with community and government agencies, as well as active, collaborative relationships with faculty at numerous universities. I also serve in several leadership positions within my university and other professional organizations and have led large multidisciplinary teams. I am president-elect of Division 20 of the American Psychological Association (APA), a member of the NAS Board on Human-Systems Integration, and a Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America as well as APA. My involvement in these organizations would enable me to bring broad exposure to the Society and represent the HFES perspective within these organizations. At the same time it would enable me to share my knowledge of cutting-edge issues being discussed within these organizations with the membership of HFES. The increased complexity and diversity of systems and populations requires a broad multidisciplinary perspective and new conceptualizations of issues and approaches within the HFES community. I feel that my service as a member-at-large would help foster the ability of HFES to meet the current societal and system challenges that are confronting the discipline of HF/E and to enable the field to continue to grow and expand. I have a strong commitment to fostering the application of HF/E within broad domains and other disciplines. My goal is to help ensure that the voice of the human factors community is broadly represented. It would be a great honor for me to serve the Society in this capacity. KERMIT G. DAVIS Present position Associate professor, Environmental Health, U. of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH Work experience U. of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 2007-present Associate professor, Environmental Health 2006-present Secondary appointment, Rehabilitation Science 2001-07 Secondary appointment, Mechanical, Industrial, and Nuclear Engineering 2001-07 Assistant professor, Environmental Health Education Ph.D., industrial and systems engineering, The Ohio State U. (OSU), Columbus, OH, 2001 M.S., industrial and systems engineering, OSU, 1996 B.S., industrial engineering, U. of Toledo, Toledo, OH, 1992 Current HFES activities Immediate past secretary-treasurer Associate editor, Human Factors Member of the Jerome Ely Human Factors Article Award Committee Member of the William C. Howell Young Investigator Award Committee Reviewer for IETG abstracts Current activities in other professional organizations Active member of the Ergonomics Committee, American Industrial Hygiene Assn. Significant contributions to the profession HFES Awards Alphonse Chapanis Best Student Paper Award, 1996 Annual Meeting Finalist, Alphonse Chapanis Best Student Paper Award, 2001 Annual Meeting Fellow (2013) Offices Chair, Host Committee, 2011 Annual Meeting Chair, Host Relations, 2010 Annual Meeting Member, Policy and Planning Committee, 2009-12 Member, Professional Standards Committee, 2010-12 Chair, Student Fund Task Force, 2011-14 Chair, Finance and Budget Committee, 2012-13 Member, Finance and Budget Committee, 2011-14 Secretary-treasurer-elect, 2011-12 Secretary-treasurer, 2012-13 Immediate past secretary-treasurer, 2013-14 Program chair, Industrial Ergonomics Technical Group, 2007-09 Division chair, Scientific Publications Division, 2007-11 Member, Alphonse Chapanis Best Student Paper Award Committee, 2003 Chair, Alphonse Chapanis Best Student Paper Award Committee, 2004-07 Chair, IETG Student Paper Award Committee, 2003-05 President-elect, president, and past president of Tri-State Chapter, 2004-06 Treasurer, Tri-state Chapter of HFES, 2003 Co-chair of Ergo-X Conference, 2014-present Other Member, editorial board, Human Factors, 2007-present OTHER PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS Awards Volvo Award for Low Back Pain Research in Biomechanical Studies, International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine, 2002 Liberty Mutual Prize, International Ergonomics Assn., 2003 Offices Secretary, vice chair, chair, and past chair, Ergonomics Committee, American Industrial Hygiene Assn., 200609 President, vice president, auction director, Madeira Schools Foundation Other Member, National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) Council for the Wholesale and Retail Trade Sector, 2006-present Honorary Scientist at the Rural Development Administration in Suwon, Korea, 2004-12 Member, editorial boards of: Gait & Posture, 2009-14 Occupational Ergonomics, 2005-present Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 2007-present Work, 2008-14 Associate editor, Journal of Agromedicine, 2013-present Ad hoc reviewer for 20 journals Published 67 manuscripts and 102 conference papers, including 28 HFES-related proceedings Certified Professional Ergonomist, BCPE Goals/direction for HFES Over the last three years, I have served on Executive Council as secretary-treasurer, during which many positive changes occurred in HFES. Although HFES has had a few bumps in the road, such as a small budget deficit last year, the Society has been able to deliver additional benefits to the members. A few examples of some of the initiatives that I was directly involved in over the last several years were 1) Future Leaders and Volunteers Reception that allowed the next generation of HFES professionals to become active in HFES; 2) First-Year Student Fund that supported incoming students at HF/E programs to attend the annual meeting; 3) Scavenger Hunt at the annual meeting that provided a unique networking experience; and 4) Ergo-X, a new ergonomics conference designed for practitioners to debut in June 2015. As a volunteer for HFES for the last 10+ years, I continue to be energized and amazed by the leadership and staff, and thus want to continue 3 more years as an at-large member of the Executive Council. My goal is to make HFES the premier society, one that is the leader in science and dissemination of the science to the people who actually use it—practitioners. Three years ago when I ran for secretary-treasurer, I proposed three goals for my term: 1) continued financial stability, 2) increased networking opportunities at the annual meeting, and 3) maintained HFES as “the” place for HF/E science. Whereas many initiatives have been undertaken to meet these goals, I feel more can be done. Specifically, I think we need to strengthen four areas: 1) greater visibility of our journals, 2) increased involvement and integration of students and young professionals in our Society, 3) more offerings for practitioners, and 4) expanding our reach beyond the North America. These objectives will not be easy to accomplish. We must start thinking outside the box in all of these areas to remain the leader in the profession. If I am elected as an at-large member of the Executive Council, I will bring energy and enthusiasm to the Society leadership as we strive to be the premier society in the HF/E profession. The bottom line is that I will strive to get you more out of your membership, for all our members: full, student, international, practitioner, and future members. WALDEMAR KARWOWSKI Present position Professor and chair, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Systems, U. of Central Florida Work experience 2000-07 Professor and director, Center for Industrial Ergonomics, Dept. of Industrial Engineering, U. of Louisville 2003-06 Alumni Scholar for Research, J. B. Speed School of Engineering U. of Louisville 1993-2000 Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering, U. of Louisville 1987-2007 Director, Center for Industrial Ergonomics, U. of Louisville 1998 Distinguished Visiting Scholar and Assistant Director for International Cooperation, Central Institute of Labor Protection 1987-93 Associate professor, Dept. of Industrial Engineering, U. of Louisville 1990-91 Fulbright Scholar and visiting professor, Occupational Safety Engineering, Tampere U. of Technology 1983-87 Assistant professor, Dept. of Industrial Engineering, J. B. Speed School of Engineering, U of Louisville 1982-83 Visiting assistant professor, Department of Industrial Engineering, Iowa State U. Education Doctor of Science (dr hab.), management science, Institute for Organization and Management in Industry, Warsaw, Poland, 2004 Ph.D., industrial engineering, Texas Tech U., 1982 M.Sc., production management, Technical U. of Wroclaw, 1978 Current HFES offices/committees/activities Chair, Blue-Ribbon Task Force on the Future of the Society and the Discipline, 2013-present Current affiliations and activities in other professional organizations Past chair, Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) Fellows Council, 2014 Chair, Awards Committee, International Ergonomics Assn., (IEA), 2003-06 Fellow, IEA Fellow, IIE Fellow, The Ergonomics Society (United Kingdom), F.Erg.S Full Academic Member, The Academy of Management (USA) Member, American Psychological Association (APA) Member, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Member, IEEE/Systems, Man & Cybernetics Society Professional Member, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Member, Society for Chaos Theory in Psychology & Life Sciences CPE, Certified Professional Ergonomist, Certificate No 341, BCPE P.E., Registered Professional Engineer (State of Texas, License No 61616) Contributions to the profession President, HFES, 2007 Chair, HFES Fellows Selection Committee, 2012 Chair, HFES Subcommittee for Distinguished International Colleague Award, 1996–2005 Member, editorial board, Human Factors, 1997–2014 Fellow, HFES Member, board of directors, Board of Certification in Professional Ergonomics (BCPE), 2003-06 President, IEA, 2003 Secretary-general, IEA, 1997-2000. Chair, Promotion and Publication Committee, IEA, 1994-97 Council member and HFES voting representative to IEA, 1991-97 Chair, HFES Industrial Ergonomics Technical Group, 1987-89 Member, HFES Council of Technical Groups, 1987-89 Chair, HFES Council of Technical Groups, 1996-97 Member, HFES Distinguished Foreign Colleague Award Subcommittee, 1991-94 Chair and member, U.S. TAG to International Standards Organization Technical Committee 159/SC3, Anthropometry and Biomechanics, 1994-96 President, International Foundation for Industrial Ergonomics and Safety Research, 1992-93 Editor-in-chief, Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science, 2000-present Editor, Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing and Service Industries, 1997-present Consulting editor, Ergonomics, 1996-2005 Goals/directions for HFES HFES is a large and complex professional organization. We are a vibrant Society that is involved in a wide variety of internal and external activities. But the current level of diversity of our strategic and operational activities may not be enough. To be increasingly relevant in the context of rapid technological and social changes both nationally and internationally, HFES must continue to broaden the scope of its efforts. I believe that the discipline of human factors/ergonomics (HF/E) has the potential to be one of the most important scientific endeavors of the 21st century. Our profession should have a large impact on the directions of society at-large, today and in the future. Rapid developments in e-based technology and services stimulate the growth of knowledge-based economy, and create a strong need for HF/E expertise. Yet, HF/E enjoys limited recognition among policy decision-makers, the general public, and others regarding the value it can bring to a global society. HF/E experiences continuing evolution of its human-centered design criteria and has been rapidly expanding into new areas of theory and practice. At the same time, however, the discipline and profession have been growing outside the institutional framework of HFES. I see these phenomena not only as challenges but also as opportunities for us to grow and become better in what we do. To prosper in the long term, HFES needs to be an innovative and agile organization. One of our main challenges today is to define a long-term vision for our Society that reflects our common aspirations and will guide development of HFES, the human factors and ergonomics discipline worldwide, and the HF/E profession in the next 25 years. Such a vision should consider ramifications of the profound technological, economic, social, and cultural transformations that impact the HF/E profession, in the context of a long-term perspective for leading the development of our Society, and the HF/E profession and discipline. As a member of Executive Council, I will focus my attention on addressing these challenges, and on making our Society more relevant to the needs of our diverse membership. RAJA PARASURAMAN Present position University Professor, Department of Psychology, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA Work experience 2010-present 2006-present 2004-07 1995-2005 1986-2004 1982-86 1978-82 Director, Center of Excellence in Neuroergonomics, Technology, and Cognition (CENTEC), George Mason U. Director, Graduate Program in Human Factors and Applied Cognition, George Mason U. Professor, Department of Psychology, George Mason U. Visiting scientist, Laboratory of Brain and Cognition, and Section on Geriatric Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD Professor, Department of Psychology, The Catholic U. of America, Washington, DC Associate professor, Department of Psychology, The Catholic U. of America Research fellow, Department of Psychology, University of California-Los Angeles Education Ph.D., psychology, Aston U., Birmingham, U.K., 1976 M.Sc. applied psychology, Aston U., Birmingham, U.K., 1973 B.Sc., electrical engineering, Imperial College of Science and Technology, U. of London, U.K., 1972 Current HFES activities Member, Scientific Publications Committee Member, editorial board, Human Factors Member, Potomac Chapter Faculty adviser, George Mason University Student Chapter Current activities in other professional organizations Member, editorial boards of Ergonomics, IIE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics and Human Factors, and Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science Consultant to the Federal Railroad Administration and scientific adviser to Veolia Inc. and the Volpe Transportation Institute on the evaluation of and mitigation of distraction in commercial rail engineers Contributions to the profession I have graduated 29 Ph.D. students since 1984, of which 20 are currently engaged in human factors/ergonomics activities in academia, industry, or government, as well as countless more masters’ students. HFES member, 1980 – present Member, HFES Fellows Selection Committee, 2007-09 Chair, HFES Awards Committee, 2007-08 Member (2005-07) and chair (2001-05), Committee on Human Factors (now Board of Human-Systems Integration), National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences Expert member, European Space Foundation (ESF) Working Group, 2010-11 Chair, Technology Working Group, National Summit on Runway Safety, Federal Aviation Administration, Washington DC, 2000 Goals/direction for HFES I have been continuously engaged in human factors/ergonomics (HF/E) research and education for the past 30 years. I have served HFES in a number of modest capacities over this period, but as I reach the last period of my career in HF/E, and as a way of “giving back” to the Society, I am seeking somewhat greater involvement as a member of the HFES Executive Council. If elected, I would be honored to work with other Council members in identifying and working on the important needs and challenges facing our profession. I would be happy to work in any area, but there are a few pressing issues that I would particularly like to discuss. The first concerns the aging of academics in HF/E (myself included!), the closure of some HF/E programs, and the relative decrease in young HF/E graduates going into academic positions. At the same time, industry has a strong need for graduate students trained in HF/E. But if these trends continue, there may not be a sufficient number of academics that can train the next generation of HF/E students. This will ultimately have an effect on the profession in industry and government. I have had discussions with HFES President Frank Durso on this issue and he shares my concern and has suggested some possibilities for mitigating the problem. A second issue that I would like to work with the Council on is to increase the impact of HFES and of HF/E in general. I would like to discuss efforts to increase the number of ways HFES can increase awareness of HF/E in the public at large and among policy makers. JAMES L. SZALMA Present position Associate professor, Department of Psychology, U. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL Work experience 2012-present Associate professor, Department of Psychology, U. of Central Florida 2006-12 Assistant professor, Department of Psychology, U. of Central Florida 2002-06 Research associate, Institute for Simulation and Training, U. of Central Florida 1999-2002 Assistant professor, Psychology Department, State U. of New York at Farmingdale 1998-89 Statistical consultant, Institute for Data Sciences, U. of Cincinnati 1991-95 Research associate, The Procter & Gamble Company Education Ph.D., human factors/experimental psychology, U. of Cincinnati, 1999 M.A., psychology, U. of Cincinnati, 1997 B.S., chemistry, U. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1990 Current HFES activities Member, editorial board, Human Factors Current activities in other professional organizations None provided. Contributions to the profession Elected member-at-large of APA Division 21 (Applied Experimental and Engineering Psychology) Executive Committee, 2010-12 Technical program chair, HFES Individual Differences in Performance Technical Group, 2006-12 Member, NASA/NSBRI Crew Health NRA: Teamwork, Behavior, and Sleep Proposal Review Panel, March 2014 Member, editorial board (consulting editor), Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied. 2013-present Member, Conference Committee: 10th International Conference on Naturalistic Decision Making, 2011 Program chair, Division 21 (Applied Experimental and Engineering Psychology), APA Annual Convention, 2010 Newsletter editor, HFES Individual Differences in Performance Technical Group, 2003-06 Chair, HFES Perception and Performance Technical Group, 2002-03 Member, HFES Technical Program Committee Goals/direction for HFES One of the strategic goals of HFES is to increase the impact of our Society and our profession. Given the ubiquitous presence of technology, the science of human factors should be center stage in public discourse on technology and its economic, social, and political implications. HF/E professionals are usually a minority in broader organizations in psychology and engineering. This can have an adverse effect on the magnitude of our influence. (For instance, almost no introductory psychology textbooks include a chapter on HF/E or engineering psychology.) Our Society should take the lead in increasing awareness of our work among media outlets and policy makers. I believe we should work to increase our advocacy efforts on behalf of our profession. A second issue is the growth and maintenance of academic training programs for future generations of HF/E professionals. Although HFES membership remains strong, there has been growing concern among academic members regarding the future of academic programs in HF/E. The majority of students who graduate with a Ph.D. in HF/E or applied experimental psychology obtain employment in the private sector or work for government organizations. This is as it should be. As a Society, we should support such growth as part of our efforts to promote the practice of HF/E and to advocate for its application across a wide range of domains. However, the researchers and practitioners of tomorrow need to be trained, and the future of academic HF/E programs faces some uncertainty, in part because too few young professionals in our field seek academic positions. Our Society should therefore advocate and, where possible, assist in the development of academic HF programs to replace those that have been discontinued, and find ways to provide guidance for young professionals considering an academic career. Such efforts would ensure 1) that the infrastructure exists to train the next generation of HF/E professionals, and 2) that our field continues to grow in prominence within psychology and engineering.
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