HFIG Talks... Situational Awareness in Human Factors with Dr. Endsley

In this episode, we spoke with Dr. Endsley, the President of SA Technologies with a Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering specializing in Human Factors from the University of Southern California and both Bachelors and Masters degrees in Industrial Engineering from Texas Tech University and Purdue University respectively. Dr. Endsley speaks on her educational background and career path thus far, projects she’s worked on, the importance of situational awareness (SA) in human factors design, challenges she faced while founding SA Technologies, her experience being the first female Chief Scientist of the U.S. Air Force, and more. Finally, she finishes by encouraging students to “find interesting problems around you and look for solutions”.