Research Associate Professor, Director of the HumanFIRST Laboratory
Research Associate Professor, Director of the HumanFIRST Laboratory
Nichole Morris is interested in human-centered engineering, with an emphasis on inclusive and equitable design, infrastructure, and human-machine interfaces, to improve transportation and occupational safety. Her research examines human behavior and performance and applies human factors design principles to help achieve safe and usable technologies and systems.
Lab
Human Factors Interdisciplinary Research in Safety and Transportation (HumanFIRST) Laboratory
ME Research Areas
Biosystems & Bioengineering
Sensing & Controls
ME Impact Areas
Robotics & Mobility
Human Health
Ph.D. 2011, Human Factors Psychology, Wichita State University
M.A. 2009, Psychology, Wichita State University
B.A. 2006, Psychology, Wichita State University
Research Associate Professor, Department Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, 2022– Present
Director, HumanFIRST Laboratory, Department Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, 2017 – Present
Associate Graduate Faculty, Infrastructure and Environmental Systems, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2020 – Present
Graduate Faculty, Human Factors and Ergonomics, College of Design, University of Minnesota, 2020 – Present
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering, University of Minnesota, 2017 – Present
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Division of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, 2016 – Present
Research Associate, HumanFIRST Laboratory, Department Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, 2011– 2017