Sara Cohen, PhD
Director of Surgical Safety and Human Factors Research | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center 

Dr. Cohen is a human factors researcher specializing in surgical safety, systems engineering and simulation research. Her work focuses on improving workflow, teamwork, technology integration and clinician well-being in complex health care environments, particularly surgery and procedural care. She leads federally and institutionally funded research supported by AHRQ, the Department of Defense and industry partners and serves in national leadership and editorial roles within the human factors and surgical communities.

Sarah Fouquet, PhD
Director of the Human Factors Collaborative, Human Factors Scientist | Children’s Mercy Hospital

Dr. Fouquet attained her doctorate degree in human factors psychology at Wichita State University in 2016. Sarah’s research interests include usability testing, workflow analysis, teamwork, physical space design and root cause analysis.

 

Richard Simonson, PhD
Human Factors Scientist | Children's Mercy Hospital

Dr. Richard Simonson is a human factors scientist embedded in operational environments, specializing in the design and evaluation of complex sociotechnical work systems to optimize outcomes for consumers, frontline teams, leadership and organizations. His applied research spans healthcare, military and commercial aviation and industrial refinery domains, where he integrates human factors principles into real-world operations. Dr. Simonson’s expertise lies in experimental and quasi-experimental methodologies and advanced statistical techniques, with a particular focus on training, team performance and patient and system safety.

James Won, PhD
Director of Human Factors and Systems Design, Associate Professor | Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania

James Won is the director of human factors and systems design for the Center for Healthcare Quality and Analytics (CHQA) at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), associate professor for the Perelman School of Medicine and the School of Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania, and a senior fellow at the Center for Injury Research and Prevention. His previous work with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) contributed to the development of a safe and efficient national airspace system. He is passionate about preaching the message of empathy by keeping the human at the center of every system and bridging the gap between work as imagined and work as done.

Shanqing Yin, PhD
Assistant Professor of Academic Medicine Systems Planning | Duke-NUS Medical School

Affectionately referred to by his initials "SQ", Dr. Shanqing Yin is a human factors specialist and an assistant professor at Duke-NUS Medical School. Dr. Yin has spearheaded the integration of human factors science into Singapore’s public health systems for over thirteen years. He routinely serves on independent review committees for serious patient safety incidents nationwide, and his human factors initiatives have been adopted globally. He has a B.Sc. in psychology and a PhD in systems engineering. He used to fly as a pilot but now satisfies his need for speed through go-karting.