TY - JOUR
T1 - Bridging psychology and engineering to make technology work for people
AU - Roscoe, Rod
AU - Becker, D. Vaughn
AU - Branaghan, Russell
AU - Chiou, Erin
AU - Gray, Robert
AU - Craig, Scotty
AU - Gutzwiller, Robert S.
AU - Cooke, Nancy
N1 - Funding Information:
The National Academy of Engineering’s (NAE’s) Grand Challenges (National Academy of Engineering [NAE], 2017) and the National Science Foundation’s (NSF’s) Big Ideas (National Science Foundation, 2016) exemplify a rising trend toward use-inspired research and problem-driven science. Problem-solving and innovation at this scale demand cooperation between many fields, and scientists and engineers are increasingly collaborating and publishing across disciplines
Funding Information:
This work was in part supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF 1712328). The authors are grateful to the contributions of diverse stakeholders, organizations, and students involved in the reported work. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this work are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of NSF.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 American Psychological Association.
PY - 2019/4
Y1 - 2019/4
N2 - Engineering grand challenges and big ideas not only demand innovative engineering solutions, but also typically involve and affect human thought, behavior, and quality of life. To solve these types of complex problems, multidisciplinary teams must bring together experts in engineering and psychological science, yet fusing these distinct areas can be difficult. This article describes how Human Systems Engineering (HSE) researchers have confronted such challenges at the interface of humans and technological systems. Two narrative cases are reported-computer game-based cognitive assessments and medical device reprocessing- and lessons learned are shared. The article then discusses 2 strategies currently being explored to enact such lessons and enhance these kinds of multidisciplinary engineering teams: a "top-down" administrative approach that supports team formation and productivity through a university research center, and a "bottom-up" engineering education approach that prepares students to work at the intersection of psychology and engineering.
AB - Engineering grand challenges and big ideas not only demand innovative engineering solutions, but also typically involve and affect human thought, behavior, and quality of life. To solve these types of complex problems, multidisciplinary teams must bring together experts in engineering and psychological science, yet fusing these distinct areas can be difficult. This article describes how Human Systems Engineering (HSE) researchers have confronted such challenges at the interface of humans and technological systems. Two narrative cases are reported-computer game-based cognitive assessments and medical device reprocessing- and lessons learned are shared. The article then discusses 2 strategies currently being explored to enact such lessons and enhance these kinds of multidisciplinary engineering teams: a "top-down" administrative approach that supports team formation and productivity through a university research center, and a "bottom-up" engineering education approach that prepares students to work at the intersection of psychology and engineering.
KW - Cognitive assessment
KW - Engineering education
KW - Human Systems Engineering
KW - Medical device reprocessing
KW - University research centers
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U2 - 10.1037/amp0000444
DO - 10.1037/amp0000444
M3 - Article
C2 - 30945900
AN - SCOPUS:85063946333
SN - 0003-066X
VL - 74
SP - 394
EP - 406
JO - American Psychologist
JF - American Psychologist
IS - 3
ER -