Position:
Scientist at Exponent Failure Analysis Associates
Work:
Exponent Failure Analysis Associates
since Jan 2011
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Scientist
George Mason University
Aug 2005 - May 2011
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Doctoral Candidate, Graduate Research Assistant
Lighthouse International
Dec 2003 - Jul 2005
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Research Assistant
The Robotics Academy
Sep 2002 - May 2003
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Primary Researcher
American Institutes for Research
May 2002 - May 2003
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Usability Engineering Intern
Ergonomics in Remote Environments Lab
Mar 2002 - Mar 2003
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Primary Researcher
Electronic Ink
May 2001 - Aug 2001
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Human Factors Intern
Verizon Laboratories
Oct 2000 - Jul 2001
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Human Factors Intern
Education:
George Mason University 2005 - 2011
Ph.D., M.A., Human Factors and Applied Cognition, Psychology
Tufts University 1999 - 2003
B.S; Ph.D, Human Factors 2003
Skills:
Usability Testing, Task Analysis, User Scenarios, Rapid Prototyping, SPSS, Simulations, Human Factors, Usability Engineering, Usability, Technical Writing, Human Computer Interaction, Research Design, Heuristic Evaluation, Statistics, User Experience
Honor & Awards:
NASA Graduate Student Researchers Program grant $90,000 (2008-2011)
North American Finalist for Enhanced Safety of Vehicles Automotive Design Competition (2009)
Student Member with Honors, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (2007)
ACT-R Cognitive Modeling Architecture Summer School (2007)
High Honors for Senior Thesis in Medical Robotics (2003)
Recipient of the Deflorez Prize in Human Engineering (2003)
Golden Key International Honour Society (top 15% of class) (2003)
Undergraduate Research Fellowship Award (2002-2003)