TY - JOUR
T1 - Advancing Equitable and Just Practices in Human Factors and Ergonomics
AU - Lusebrink, Rory
AU - Wooldridge, Abigail R.
AU - Spiwak, Mia
N1 - Pragmatics of projects refers to the logistics of conducting each phase of a study or project. One breakout group discussed the specifics of funding ESJ work and suggested seeking funding from Health and Human Services or foundations (i.e., Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Ford Foundation). Participants also discussed the logistics of communicating with CMs during a project. “Having like those really…iterative processes, feeding back, understanding more, feeding back, understanding more” (Participant 15). By iterating between data collection, analysis, and member checking, HF/E professionals will promote better shared understanding with CMs.
We thank the participants and the HFES Diversity Committee and Annual Meeting organizers for supporting these important discussions. We thank the original caretakers of the land where we conducted this study: the Patwin, Miwok, Duwamish, Peoria, Kaskaskia, Piankashaw, Wea, Miami, Mascoutin, Odawa, Sauk, Mesquaki, Kickapoo, Potawatomi, Ojibwe, and Chickasaw tribes and nations.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Marginalized people are disproportionately harmed by systemic social inequities; human factors and ergonomics (HF/E) professionals can address these systemic issues by developing and implementing equitable and just practices. To identify practical steps to transform ergonomic practice, we thematically analyzed two group discussions from a session focused on diversity, inclusion, and justice at the 2019 Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES). We identified 36 recommendations to advance equitable and just practices in HF/E, for both practitioners and academics. HF/E professionals should be particularly mindful about historical harm when engaging with vulnerable populations and take appropriate steps to ensure the safety and well-being of all people. HF/E professionals can do so by building relations with and empowering community members as well as learning methods of engagement from other fields.
AB - Marginalized people are disproportionately harmed by systemic social inequities; human factors and ergonomics (HF/E) professionals can address these systemic issues by developing and implementing equitable and just practices. To identify practical steps to transform ergonomic practice, we thematically analyzed two group discussions from a session focused on diversity, inclusion, and justice at the 2019 Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES). We identified 36 recommendations to advance equitable and just practices in HF/E, for both practitioners and academics. HF/E professionals should be particularly mindful about historical harm when engaging with vulnerable populations and take appropriate steps to ensure the safety and well-being of all people. HF/E professionals can do so by building relations with and empowering community members as well as learning methods of engagement from other fields.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85171271391&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=85171271391&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/1071181321651074
DO - 10.1177/1071181321651074
M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:85171271391
SN - 1071-1813
VL - 65
SP - 530
EP - 533
JO - Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
JF - Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
IS - 1
T2 - 65th Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, HFES 2021
Y2 - 3 October 2021 through 8 October 2021
ER -