Human Factors
Dr. Grugle is a human factors expert who specializes in cases involving motor vehicle collisions, product design, and premises safety. Her areas of specialization include fatigue, sleep deprivation, and drowsy driving, as well as distracted driving, looming, visibility/conspicuity, and driver actions. Dr. Grugle has conducted hundreds of forensic investigations on cases involving these issues as well as cases involving roadway design (expectancy and positive guidance), driver assistance technologies (forward collision warning, lane departure warning), and work zone safety.
Dr. Grugle is a Board-Certified Human Factors Professional (CHFP) with over 20 years of academic, research, industry and forensic experience in human factors engineering. She was awarded competitive human factors research grants from the National Science Foundation, the Ohio Department of Transportation, and the Cleveland State University Transportation Center and her research has been published in national and international peer-reviewed journals.
Dr. Grugle conducts investigations for both plaintiff and defense counsel and has testified in both state and federal courts.
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Expertise
- Driver Actions
- Looming
- Drowsy Driving
- Distracted Driving
- Fatigue
- Sleep Deprivation and Shift Work
- Visibility and Conspicuity
- Perception-Reaction Time
- Expectancy and Positive Guidance
- Decision-Making
- Autonomous Vehicles and Driver Assistance Technologies
- Work Zone Safety
- Product User-Interface Design
- Premises Safety
Education & Certifications
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Certified Human Factors Professional (CHFP)
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Ph.D., Industrial and Systems Engineering (Human Factors)
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M.S., Industrial and Systems Engineering (Human Factors)
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B.S., Industrial and Systems Engineering
Publications and Presentations
Dr. Grugle has authored numerous articles and given extensive presentations on various human factors related specialties, including distracted driving, looming, sleep deprivation, and their relevance to legal cases, particularly those involving commercial trucking. For a comprehensive list of publications and presentations, please download her CV above.
