M E G A N C A C K E T T
Human Factors Researcher & Designer
I use human-centered principles and research methods to evaluate products, spaces, and processes and create innovative solutions.
W O R K E X P E R I E N C E
R E S E A R C H
I study how design, technology, and people work together in both digital and physical spaces.
Research Affiliations:
EDRA Core Committee Member
Google HWUX Research Team: HF/UX on the Pixel buds (Series A)
Formerly affiliated with:
Fiber Science & Apparel Design Department: Product design of thermoregulated garments
Integrated Workplace Strategies Lab: Evaluating the RAND Corporation workplace strategy
CU Ergo Lab: ergonomic evaluation of products
Cornell Tech Social Technologies Lab: Restoration and conducting experiments in virtual environments
Design User Experience Technology Lab: Evaluating human-response in virtual environments through eye-tracking and facial tracking
P U B L I C A T I O N S
Future Technologies Conference (FTC): Sound as an interface, methods to evaluate voice user interface (VUI) experiences in various contexts
ONEder One Workplace Grant (Gensler): Network of Work: Co-creating Hybrid Teams' Social Dynamics, Collaborative Behavior, and Work Culture
World Wide Web Conference: Web-Based VR Experiments Powered by the Crowd
Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES):
HFESA - Think outside the box: a case study on design of initial wearable interactions through ergonomic affordances
Human-Environment Relations, Organizational Psychology (M.S. Thesis): Cubes to Collaboration: A Generational Divide In the Workplace
L E C T U R E S
Corporate Faculty at Harrisburg University HCID Program, instructor for:
HCID 680-92: Design of Smart Technologies and Ambient Environments
HCID 680-90: Service Design
HCID 504: Qualitative Discovery Research
Cornell University Guest Lectures & Workshops:
Design Thinking Workshop (partnered with Medium + Google)
DEA 1050: Career Explorations, Human-Factors in Industry
DEA 5540 Workplace Strategy Studio: Making the Transition into Industry
ASU (sponsored by HFES Chapter):
Human-Factors Portfolio Workshop
Barcelona Technology School (BTS):
Human-Factors in Industry