Current Paid Study Opportunities at IAA

Dr. Anthony Andre is elected as Fellow of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. Recognition of this honor will be made on Tuesday, October 23, at the Opening Plenary Session of the 2012 HFES Annual Meeting in Boston, MA...
Dr. Andre quoted in recent San Jose Mercury News article, Pedal pusher: Desk-bike marketer hopes to get more workers into shape, with his take on a new desk-bike...
Dr. Andre to host and chair the 2013 HFES Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care! The Symposium, titled "Advancing the Cause" will be held March 11-13, 2013, at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel in Baltimore, Maryland....
Dr. Andre to give podium presentation entitled "The Human Factors Top 10 List: Answers to the 10 Most Important Human Factors Questions for Obtaining FDA Approval for your Drug Delivery Device" at the 2012 PDA Universe of Pre-Filled Syringes and Injection Devices Conference, October 15-17, Las Vegas, NV....
Dr. Andre presents invited talk on incorporating human factors inputs into early device design and selection activities and moderates FDA human factors panel at the 2012 Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care...
Dr. Andre presents opening plenary address at the 2012 Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care. The symposium was created, organized and chaired by Dr. Andre, in coordination with the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society of which he is the Immediate Past President. The symposium, held March 12-14 in Baltimore, was attended by 450 human factors professionals, health care industry representatives, health care provides and regulatory personnel...
IAA/Usernomics has moved our offices and research facility a short distance to the prestigious city of Saratoga, CA. We have built a new custom usability testing facility and welcome the change of venue after 19 years in Cupertino, CA. Click here for pictures of Dr. Andre during the construction of our new lab!...
IAA conducts comprehensive AED/CPR study in France. Read the recent whitepaper to find out which AEDs passed and which failed!...
Dr. Anthony Andre to Chair the HFES 2012 Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care (June 2011)...
Dr. Andre gives webinar presentation on "What Makes a Pre-Filled Syringe Usable and Ergonomic? Critical Human Factors Design Attributes and Interacting Factors, sponsored by the Parental Drug Association (PDA), July 14, 2011...
IAA leads Human Factors program that results in EU and FDA approval for the new Asante "Pearl" Insulin Pump. Details are found at: http://www.asantesolutions.com (June 2011)...
IAA wins contract with Price Waterhouse Coopers (PwC), the world's largest professional services firm (May 2011)...
Dr. Andre presents "Put Down that Workstation! How Software Usability and Expertise IS Office Ergonomics" as an Invited Speaker of the Bay Area Ergonomics Roundtable, held at the "We've Got your Back!" store in Los Gatos, CA May 18, 2011...
IAA conducted human factors/ergonomics analyses toward optimizing the design and user experience of the Peregrine Wearable Computer Interface ...
IAA helped incorporate ergonomics properties into the new Meglio handle/holder for the iPad. The design serves several common use cases and provides a flexible number of ways to hold, manipulate or stand the device...
Dr. Andre is quoted in recent blog discussing the user experience challenges associated with the recent trend of more complex applications used on mobile devices...
Dr. Andre featured on Dan Mulhern's radio show, "Everyday Leadership", discussing ergonomics in the workplace. (December 2010)...
Dr. Andre starts term as President of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (Sept 2010)...
Dr. Andre serves as the Host Chair for the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 54th Annual Meeting in San Francisco (Sept 2010)...
Dr. Andre organized and chaired a recent discussion panel titled "Blasphemy or Pragmatics? When NOT to Follow User-Centered Design Techniques" (Sept 2010)...
Dr. Andre speaks on medical device human factors at the "Universe of pre-filled syringes and injection devices" conference in Las Vegas (October 2010)...
Dr. Andre gives invited presentation "How software usability, expertise and workload impact ergonomics" to the UC Berkeley Ergonomics Summer Institute Course (July 2010)...
Dr. Andre gives invited presentation "To Err is Human, To Foresee is Human Factors: Improving Patient Safety Through Usability Engineering" to the Bay Area Biomedical Device Conference (March 2010)...
Dr. Andre is elected next President of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society HFES (August 2009)...
IAA wins the prestigious 2009 User Centered Design Award from the HFES Product Design Technical Group for their design of the Cardiac Science AED PowerHeart G3 Plus (August 2009)...
Dr. Andre is recipient of the San Jose State University, 2009 Davidson College of Engineering Oustanding Lecturer Award (2009)...

	Human Factors & Ergonomics Society
	Usability Professionals Association
	BayCHI
	Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation
	Board of Certification in Professional Ergonomics

Current Study Opportunities

Interface Analysis is currently looking for participants for the consumer research opportunities listed below.

All sessions take place at our research facility located in Saratoga (unless otherwise noted). Our studies are non-invasive, fun and you will be compensated in cash for your time!

If you are interested in participating but do not qualify for any current study opportunites, please feel free to contact us and we can let you know when we have new studies that you may be interested in.

If you pre-qualify for a study and are interested in participating, please contact Interface Analysis at (408) 834-8443, or email us at iaa_research@yahoo.com, and refer to the name of the study you are interested in. If you reach our voicemail, please clearly state the study name, your name, and your daytime phone number.

Oncology Study

To pre-qualify, you must:

Be between 18-75 years old
Have been diagnosed with some form of cancer
It is preferred if you have had chemotherapy in the past 2 years, currently in chemotherapy, or expect to undergo chemotherapy in the next 6 months.

Study Duration: 2 short sessions (30 minutes and 15 minutes)
Compensation: $140
Scheduled Dates: February 29, March 1-2nd
Study Details: You will be interacting with a new drug delivery device and providing your feedback. You will not perform any real injections in our study! All injections are given into an injection pad.

Heart Study

To pre-qualify, you must:

Be between 18 and 85 years old
Have current or past heart problems (This includes but is not limited to bypass surgery, heart attack, cariogram, angioplasty, stent, diagnosed heart disease, hypertension, etc.)

Study Duration: 2 sessions in 2 days(75 minutes total)
Compensation: $120
Scheduled Dates: March 2012 (Exact dates TBD)
Study Details: The study involves a new electrocardiography (ECG) device used to externally measure the rate and regularity of heartbeats and we want your feedback on the design and usability!

Lovenox Injection Study

To pre-qualify, you must:

Be a healthcare professional who routinely inject patients with Lovenox or Enoxaparin
Have a good memory of the safety syringe injection procedure for Lovenox
Be between 18- 75 years of age

Study Duration: 30 minutes
Compensation: $100
Scheduled Dates: March 2012