Dr. David M. Cades has over 12 years of experience in Human Factors and Ergonomics. He earned his BS in Human Factors from Tufts University and his MA and his Ph.D. in Psychology and Human Factors and Applied Cognitive Psychology from George Mason University. Formerly, this expert served as a User Experience Consultant at User-Centric. He also worked as a Scientist, Senior Scientist, Managing Scientist, and Senior Managing Scientist at Exponent, Inc. Currently, he serves ...
Mr. Steven M. Hall has over 24 years of experience in the field of Human Factors and Product Liability and Safety. He earned his BSE in Engineering Physics and his MSE in Industrial and Operations Engineering from the University of Michigan. Today, this expert is a Certified Product Safety Manager by the International Board for Certification Services and Management. Formerly, he served as an Instructional Assistant for Product and Occupational Safety Management courses ...
Ms. Joellen Gill has over 40 years of experience in the fields of Human Factors and Ergonomics. She earned her BS in Human Factors Engineering from Wright State University, her MBA from the University of Northern Colorado, and her MS in Environmental Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines. Today, this expert is a Certified Safety Professional by the Board of Certified Safety Professionals, a Certified Human Factors Professional by the Board of Certification in ...
Dr. Joseph B. Sala has 16 years of experience in Human Factors and Ergonomics. He earned his BA in Psychology and his BS in Administration of Justice from Rutgers University. He also earned his MA in Psychological and Brain Sciences, as well as, his Ph.D. in Psychology from Johns Hopkins University. Formerly, this expert served as a Lecturer at Drexel University. Currently, this expert is the Corporate Vice President, Principal Scientist, and Practice Director of Human ...
Mr. John W. Spencer has more than 35 years of experience as an Industrial Hygienist. He earned his BS in Biological Sciences from the University of Maryland College Park. Today, he is a Certified Safety Professional by the Board of Certified Safety Professionals and a Certified Industrial Hygienist by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene. Formerly, this expert served as an Industrial Hygienist at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, as the ...
Ms. Anne C. Mathias has 17 years of experience in Engineering and Mechanics. She earned her BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame, her MSE in Mechanical Engineering, and her MS in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Michigan. Today, this expert is certified as an Ergonomics Assessment Specialist by The Back School of Atlanta and licensed as a Professional Engineer in the state of Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, and Michigan. Formerly, this ...
Dr. David A. Krauss has 19 years of experience in the field of Human Factors and Ergonomics and Accident Reconstruction. He earned his BS in Biopsychology and Cognitive Science from the University of Michigan, and his MA and Ph.D. in Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience from the University of California Los Angeles. Formerly, he served as an Instructor and Lecturer of Psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles. Currently, he serves as a Principal Scientist of ...
This expert has over 40 years experience in communication messages and interpretation. He currently conducts research concerned with the interpersonal tactics and message strategies that individuals use in the context of problematic social interactions. He also specializes in communicative intention and the adequacy/inadequacy of messages. This includes the question of how people are most likely to interpret messages in particular warning labels, advertising, contracts, ...
This human factors and ergonomics expert has 20+ years of experience analyzing human performance and behavior. He specializes in warnings and risk perception, product safety, vehicle collisions, pedestrian falls, and related areas. The expert earned his Master's and his Ph.D. in Psychology and Ergonomics from North Carolina State University. He is Board Certified in Professional Ergonomics and is a member of several industry associations, including the American Society ...
This expert researches how people access and respond to safety and health risk information, examining the effectiveness of consumer product and industrial equipment warnings. He earned his Bachelor's degree in Mass Communication from Kansas State University and both his Master's and doctoral degrees in Communication Studies from the University of Kansas. He has published his scholarly findings on the effectiveness of product warning labels and the communication of risk. ...
This case involves a slip and fall accident in an airport terminal, which resulted in serious injuries for the Plaintiff. On the date of the incident in question, the Plaintiff was awaiting her flight in an airport terminal when she…
This case involves warning lables that were affixed to a popular antipsychotic medicataion and its generic counterparts. The drug in question was used to treat schizophrenia, as well as a number of other psychiatric disorders, under an established brand name for…
These cases take place in Maine and involves members of an industrial cleaning crew who claim that they were exposed to a range of dangerous and carcinogenic products over the course of their employment without their knowledge. Over a period…
This case takes place in New York and involves the owner of a flatbed truck equipped with a material handling system. The material handling system was added after the chassis of the truck was sold to plaintiff. The manufacturer of the…
This case takes place in Florida and involves the labeling protocols for a name-brand prescription drug and its generic equivalents. The original drug, developed and marketed over a decade ago, was designed to treat acute episodes of gastrointestinal distress. For…
This case takes place in New York and involves a child who was shopping at a big box retail store with his mother. The child picked up a large bottle of cleaning solution off the shelf and began to play with…
This case takes place in New York and involves a farmer who was injured while testing a portable irrigation pump. During pressure testing, the pipe was attached to the pumping apparatus and was filled to a few hundred pounds of…
This case takes place in Illinois and involves single use detergent pods. The pods in question are brightly colored and packaged in a way that resembles an edible item. Additionally, The liquid in the pods is under so much pressure that…
This case takes place in Kansas and involves an elderly female who was assisting in cleaning an above ground swimming pool at his son’s home. She stood on the ledge of the above ground pool, which bent off of the…