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I am an engineering psychology specialist with 7+ years of research experience. I can help you understand your product users and make tools more user-centric. I am a mixed-methods user researcher.

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My research interests include understanding user needs and decision-making process, build decision support systems, evaluate ethical AI systems, perform risk analysis, healthcare human factors, and improving patient safety.

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I love spending my free time exploring various cafes and bakeries in the metro Atlanta area, practicing mindfulness meditation, reading books, and cooking new recipes. 

EDUCATION

EDUCATION

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Ph.D., Engineering Psychology
Minor in Advanced Statistical Methods
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2017-2022 (Expected)
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MS, Engineering Psychology
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2017-2020 

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B.Tech., Chemical Engineering 

2012-2016 

EXPERIENCE

EXPERIENCE
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HUMAN FACTORS SUMMER INTERN
Healthcare Human Factors Lab             
May 2021- Aug 2021
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Decision Processes Lab, Aug 2017- Present
Cognitive Ergonomics Lab, May 2019-Aug 2020
GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT
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GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT AND LAB INSTRUCTOR
Aug 2017- Present
"PSYCHOLOGY OF ATTENTION" SUMMER CAMP INSTRUCTOR
May 2019- June 2019
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JUNIOR RESEARCH FELLOW
June 2016- June 2017
UNDERGRADUATE CHEMICAL ENGINEER SUMMER RESEARCH INTERN
May 2014- July 2014
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UNDERGRADUATE CHEMICAL ENGINEER SUMMER RESEARCH INTERN
May 2015- July 2015

SKILLS

SKILLS

Software and Tools

SPSS, SAS, R, Tableau, MATLAB, Python, Adobe Photoshop, Qualtrics, Eye Tracker, EEG, EEGlab, PsychoPy, RedCap, LucidChart, Camtasia, Miro, Trello

Human Factors and Ergonomics Methods

Think-aloud, Task Analysis, Cognitive Walkthroughs, Interviews, Surveys, Focus Groups, Heuristic Evaluation, Card Sorting, RCA, ACA,  Competitive Usability Analysis, Failure Mode and Effects Analysis, Abstraction Hierarchy, Decision Ladder, Qualitative Thematic Analysis and Data Coding

Statistical Methods

ANOVA and Regression Analysis, Outlier detection, Multivariate Statistics, Generalized Linear Models, Path Analysis, Mediation and Moderation Analysis, Time-series analysis

PROJECTS

PROJECTS

Human Factors Approach to Understand Infection Prevention and Control Practices of Nurses in Simulated Patient-Care Environment



 

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Development and Usability Testing of Electronic Apparent Cause Analysis Tool for Prevention of Hospital Acquired Pressure Injuries (HAPI) in 9 Emory Hospitals Across Metro Atlanta Area

 

Understanding Cognitive Behaviour of Process Plant Operators During Abnormal Situations Through EEG and Eye Tracking Measures
 

UAV Display Design for Pilot Navigation and Payload Operator Using FAA and Military HF Guidelines

Human Factors Evaluation and Redesign of World Health Organization’s Hand-Rub Procedure to Prevent Spread of Hospital-Acquired Infections

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Effects of a Probabilistic Risk Situation Awareness Tool (RSAT) on Aeronautical Weather-Related Decision-Making

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Framework to Evaluate Model Blindness Imposed by Large-scale, Opaque, Model-based Decision Support Tools on Decision-maker

Pets

Usability Testing and Multi-User Information Needs Mapping for Online Pet Adoption Websites

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Conducted Food Sample (Coffee, Flour, etc.) Dust Explosion Experiments to Identify Parameters Leading to Food Explosion to Prevent Accidents in Food Processing Industry

PUBLICATIONS

PUBLICATION

Journal Publications

Parmar, S., & Thomas, R. (2020). Effects of Probabilistic Risk Situation Awareness Tool (RSAT) on Aeronautical Weather-Hazard Decision Making. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, 3615. See Publication

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Durso, F. T., Parmar, S., Heidish, R. S., Henckell, S. T., Oncul, O. S., & Jacob, J. T. (2020). Improving the communication of hand hygiene procedures: Controlled observation, redesign, and randomized group comparisons. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 1-9. See Publication



Ullah, M. F., Das, L., Parmar, S., Rengaswamy, R., & Srinivasan, B. (2019). On developing a framework for detection of oscillations in data. ISA Transactions. See Publication

Thesis

Parmar, S. (2020). Effects of Probabilistic Flight-Route Risk Estimates for Enhanced Decisions (FRREED) on Aeronautical Weather-Hazard Decision-Making (Masters Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology). See Publication 

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CONTACT

CONTACT ME

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Engineering Psychologist and Human Factors Specialist

© 2021 By Sweta Parmar.

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