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This episode is the final part of our 3-episode series on Early Career Experiences in UX. We interviewed various UX professionals to hear about their educational background, paths to UX, career experience, and more. In this episode, HFIG talks to Diba Kaya, a former UofT student who has worked at Google and Amazon and is now a Senior Lead Researcher at Ithaka.

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This episode is the second in our 3-part series on Early Career Experiences in UX. We’ll be interviewing various UX professionals to hear about their educational background, paths to UX, career experience, and more. In this episode, HFIG talks to Dr. Anthony Soung Yee, a Senior Healthcare Risk Management Specialist at the Healthcare Insurance Reciprocal of Canada (HIROC). Our guest host for this episode is Professor Deborah Tihanyi from the University of Toronto’s Engineering Communication Program.

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This episode is the first in a series of episodes on Early Career Experiences in UX. We’ll be interviewing various UX professionals to hear about their educational background, paths to UX, career experience, and more. In this episode, HFIG talks to Dandi Feng, a UX Researcher at Thomson Reuters.

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In this episode, HFIG talks to Dr. John Flach, Senior Cognitive Systems Engineer at Mile Two in Ohio, and Dr. Alex Kirlik, Professor of Computer Science and Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Flach and Dr. Kirlik share insights into the past, present, and future of HF, the subjects of ecological psychology and control theory, and many other topics!

In this episode, HFIG talks to Dr. Caroline Cao, a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at IMT Atlantique in France and a Professor of Biomedical, Industrial and Human Factors Engineering at Wright State University, and Dr. Barrett Caldwell, a Professor of Industrial Engineering at Purdue University. We talked about the role of human factors in the design process, how we can educate engineering students and industry professionals about the importance of human factors, and how we should raise awareness among the public about the value of human factors in their everyday lives.

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In this episode, HFIG talks to Dr. Myrtede Alfred, Assistant Professor in the department of Industrial Engineering at University of Toronto. Dr. Alfred shares her academic journey to becoming a human factors professor, the academic hiring process during the pandemic, her research plans at UofT, and her insights into future trends in human factors research. 

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In this episode, HFIG talks to Dr. Ian Noy, Human Factors and Ergonomics forensic expert and Chair of IEA2021, and Dr. Peter Hancock, Provost Distinguished Research Professor at the University of Central Florida and current president of HFES. Dr. Noy and Dr. Hancock share insights from their experiences being involved in HF/E societies and associations and discuss the future challenges and changes in store.

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In this episode, HFIG talks to Dr. Haydee M. Cuevas, an Associate Professor in the College of Aviation School of Graduate Studies at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Dr. Cuevas shares her tips for student professional development, including finding mentors, getting involved in the HFES community, and how to get the most out of the HFES annual meeting.

See this link for a list of articles and resources mentioned in the episode.

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The Happiest Side Of Science by MusicLFiles

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In this episode, HFIG talks to Professor Ilona Posner, User Experience Consultant and Educator from Toronto, and Dr. Paul Eisen, User Experience Consultant and Instructor at the University of Toronto. Professor Posner and Dr. Eisen share insights from their vast experience in the field of UX Consulting and discuss the current and future state of UX.

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In this episode, HFIG talks to Dr. Sarah Coppola, an Assistant Teaching Professor at the Department of Human-Centered Design & Engineering at the University of Washington, and Dr. Tara Cohen from Cedars-Sinai, who is the Director of Surgical Safety and Human Factors Research, and a research scientist and assistant professor in the Department of Surgery. Dr. Coppola and Dr. Cohen share their experiences as women in human factors and discuss how we could work towards making Human Factors a more equitable and inclusive field for women.

See this link for a list of articles and resources mentioned in the podcast, as well as additional resources shared by our guests.

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