Presenter

Dr. Rose Figueroa is a Principal Consultant at Rimkus, where she provides cognitive, perceptual, and physical human factors/ergonomics consulting to assist clients in the investigation and prevention of accidents and injuries, as well as in the evaluation of accidents in a wide range of settings/topics, such as accessibility, safety, product design, risk communication & hazards, operator training, perceptual capabilities and limitations, behavior/decision making, anthropometrics, and strength capabilities. Dr. Figueroa also serves as a speaker and workshop facilitator at belongIN, as Vice-President of the Board of Directors for the Board of Professional Ergonomists (BCPE), in the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES)’s Executive Council with the national position of Secretary-Treasurer; as a voting member in multiple ASTM Committees; and as an Adjunct Professor at Clemson University. Dr. Rose Figueroa is a Board-Certified Human Factors Professional. She holds a B.S.E. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Puerto Rico–Mayagüez and an M.S.E. (with a specialization in Occupational Safety Engineering & Human Factors/Ergonomics- HF/E) and Ph.D. (HF/E and Hand Biomechanics) in Industrial and Operations Engineering from the University of Michigan–Ann Arbor and a National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Traineeship.