Maryland product design expert witnesses assess whether consumer and industrial products are engineered, tested, and labeled to prevent foreseeable harm. They often draw on backgrounds in mechanical engineering, human factors, materials science, and manufacturing quality, with experience tied to I-95 corridor logistics and Baltimore-area medical device activity. They evaluate design defects, warnings, usability, and failure causation.
Human Factors and Consumer Product Safety Expert Witness
Human Factors and Consumer Product Safety Expert Witness
- Review Fee
- $500/hr
This human factors psychologist has nearly 30 years of experience as a safety analysis professional. She began her career as a Human Factors Psychologist with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), and she currently owns and operates a firm that examines the design, instructions and warnings of consumer products. She conducts training for manufacturers on issues such as anticipating product hazards, consumer behavior, motivation & perceptions, foreseeable interactions with consumer products, etc. She earned her B.A. from George Washington University and her Master's/Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the same institution. Her career has specialized in the safety of products regulated by the CPSC and the Food and Drug Administration. She is the recipient of numerous professional awards including the A.R. Lauer Safety Award from the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, and the Chairman's Commendation Award from CPSC.
CEO and Proprietor, An Independent Safety Analysis Firm
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), George Washington University
Rockville,
Maryland