Research Facilities

Macroergonomics and Group Decision Systems Laboratory

Overview:

The Macroergonomics and Group Decision Systems Laboratory, also known as the MGDSL, is dedicated to the analysis and design of work systems (Macroergonomics) with a special emphasis on function allocation in automation and system design, health and safety, performance and project management. The field of Macroergonomics is closely related to Systems Ergonomics and Human Systems Integration (HSI). Group Decision Systems or Computer-supported Collaborative Work research is focused on the design of collaborative and distributed work environments and other facets of group (2 or more people) work.

Featured Recent Graduates and Current Positions

Dr. Enid Montague, Assistant Professor and Anna Julia Cooper Fellow
University of Wisconsin-Madison's Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering

Dr. Greg Fitch, Senior Research Associate at Virginia Tech Transportation Institute

Research:

Current Research is focused on:

1. Team performance in dynamic HSI environments (Krausman)

2. Virtual team performance (Lee)

3. Engineering design teams (Kim)

4. MEAD (Saunders)

5. Lean in Construction Safety (Haro)

6. International Construction Safety (Grove)

Facilities:

The Macroergonomics and Group Decision Systems Lab is equipped with:

1. Networked computer stations
2. AR/VR systems
3. Decision and Design support software
4. Simulated Industrial, Healthcare, Construction tasks

Links:

• Center for Innovation in Construction Safety and Health
• Myers-Lawson School of Construction