Broadening Diversity and Inclusivity in Human Factors and Ergonomics

2021 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 541-545
Author(s):  
Mia Spiwak ◽  
Abigail R. Wooldridge ◽  
Rory Lusebrink
Keyword(s):  
Human Factors ◽  
Annual Meeting ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Breakout Session ◽  
Diversity And Inclusion ◽  
Human Factors And Ergonomics ◽  
Broadening Participation ◽  
Creativity And Innovation

Diversity and inclusivity are important, with demonstrated impact on numerous outcomes, including breadth, creativity, and innovation of work as well as satisfaction and commitment to organizations. The Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) Diversity and Inclusion Committee is charged with increasing diversity and inclusiveness within the society and, by extension, within the Human Factors and Ergonomics (HF/E) profession. We conducted a thematic analysis of an alternative format session at the HFES 2019 Annual Meeting, focusing on a breakout session where attendees discussed “Broadening Participation in HF/E.” Participants reported current levels of diversity and inclusion in the HF/E profession are lacking due to a limited early knowledge about the field compounded by resource barriers, which ultimately prevents involvement in outreach activities intended to increase participation. Thoughtfully designed outreach activities and partnerships with relevant organizations and individuals could mitigate these factors, provided outreach activities are designed to be accessible to all.

Assessing Authentic Diversity in the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society: Part 1

2021 ◽  
pp. 106480462110157
Author(s):  
Erin K. Chiou ◽  
Rod D. Roscoe
Keyword(s):  
Human Factors ◽  
Growth Potential ◽  
Organizational Diversity ◽  
Diversity And Inclusion ◽  
Human Factors And Ergonomics ◽  
Professional Home

This article is Part 1 of a two-part series reflecting on diversity within the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) and how the pursuit of “authentic” diversity is essential to HFES’s overarching goals for inclusion and equity. In Part 1, authentic diversity is discussed – what it means and what it might look like. Through this lens of authentic diversity, recent member demographics are reported. Part 1 concludes with a discussion about HFES’s growth potential, as a professional home for future scholars and practitioners, and the importance of measuring, documenting, and tracking organizational diversity and inclusion efforts across time.

Human Factors Engineering: Designing for Diversity and Accessibility

2021 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 1137-1140
Author(s):  
Jacklin Stonewall ◽  
Rod Roscoe ◽  
Claudia Mont’Alvão ◽  
Elizabeth Lerner Papautsky ◽  
Jon Sanford ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Factors ◽  
Annual Meeting ◽  
Universal Design ◽  
Human Factors Engineering ◽  
Human Factors And Ergonomics ◽  
Lead Users ◽  
Society Annual ◽  
Equity And Inclusion ◽  
By Products

As the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee enters its fifth year, it continues to encourage the society, annual meeting attendees, and human factors professionals to improve diversity and equity within the field. At the center of this field are humans and their widely varying needs and abilities. While HFE professionals devote themselves to these needs, their details are often overlooked in order to design for what is assumed to be a majority of users. These assumptions can then lead users to be rejected by products, systems, or objects. This rejection indicates a lack of accessibility, which affects millions worldwide. In this panel, experts in the areas of universal design, healthcare, and accessible design will discuss how to “do” accessibility while demonstrating that accessibility should be considered a required component of usability.

Advancing Equitable and Just Practices in Human Factors and Ergonomics

2021 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 530-534
Author(s):  
Rory Lusebrink ◽  
Abigail R. Wooldridge ◽  
Mia Spiwak
Keyword(s):  
Human Factors ◽  
Annual Meeting ◽  
Vulnerable Populations ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Learning Methods ◽  
Human Factors And Ergonomics ◽  
Social Inequities ◽  
Do So

Marginalized people are disproportionately harmed by systemic social inequities; human factors and ergonomics (HF/E) professionals can address these systemic issues by developing and implementing equitable and just practices. To identify practical steps to transform ergonomic practice, we thematically analyzed two group discussions from a session focused on diversity, inclusion, and justice at the 2019 Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES). We identified 36 recommendations to advance equitable and just practices in HF/E, for both practitioners and academics. HF/E professionals should be particularly mindful about historical harm when engaging with vulnerable populations and take appropriate steps to ensure the safety and well-being of all people. HF/E professionals can do so by building relations with and empowering community members as well as learning methods of engagement from other fields.

scholarly journals Corrigendum

2017 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 2120-2120
Keyword(s):  
Human Factors ◽  
Annual Meeting ◽  
Article Title ◽  
Security Screening ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Human Factors And Ergonomics

Sellers, B., Rivera, J. A., Fiore, S. M., Schuster, D., & Jentsch, F. (2010). Assessing x-ray security screening detection following training with and without threat-item overlap. Proceedings of the 54th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, vol. 54, 19: pp. 1645-1649. First published September 1, 2010. (Original DOI: 10.1177/154193121005401960) Please note that the title of this article published with an error. It originally appeared as “Como vaAssessing X-ray Security Screening Detection following Training with and without Threat-item Overlap.” The correct article title is “Assessing X-ray Security Screening Detection following Training with and without Threat-item Overlap.”

Hfe's Place in the Parade: Should We Be Drum Majors or Toot Our Own Horns?

2002 ◽  
Vol 46 (18) ◽  
pp. 1693-1696
Author(s):  
Robert A. North ◽  
Christopher Miller ◽  
Valerie Gawron ◽  
Anna Wichansky ◽  
Barry Beith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Factors ◽  
Product Design ◽  
Annual Meeting ◽  
Panel Discussion ◽  
Human Factors And Ergonomics

A debate among the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society's membership concerns the best method for increasing the disciplines prominence and influence in the design of human-centered systems. At last year's Annual Meeting in Minneapolis, President William Howell gave a perspective on the two schools of thought—(1) the Unique Discipline model and (2) the Shared Philosophy model. In this panel discussion, several members of the management community that lead groups practicing HFE were asked to share their experiences on their successes and barriers in moving HFE to positions of influence in product design.

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