Work Systems News - June 2024

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Past President's Message

Thanks to all of you that participated in our track activities at the 2024 Annual Conference in Montreal. Many thanks to Denny Yu and Jon Grooms for chairing our track. Great job organizing the sessions and coordinating the competitions. If you did not get a chance to participate or attend, you have one year to prepare. Save the Date – May 31-June 3, 2025, in Atlanta!

Below is a snapshot of what happened at the IISE Annual Conference in Montreal.

Laila Cure

WS Past President, 2024-2025

Congratulations to our Annual Conference

Paper Competition Winners!

First Place:

Patrick Fuller¹, Sara Kennedy¹, Matthew Ball¹, Holden Duffie¹, Qi Luo¹, Dr. Anjali Joseph¹, Dr. Alfredo Carbonell² and Dr. Jackie Cha¹

Understanding the Adoption of Robotic-Assisted Surgery: A Focus on Human-Robot Interactions, Training, and Built Environments

(1) Clemson University, Clemson, SC

(2) Prisma Health-Upstate, Greenville, SC

Second Place:

Jenna Ercolani¹, Laila Cure, Ph.D.¹ and Paul Misasi²

Relationship Between Conventional Workload Surrogates and VACP Assessments in Emergency Medical Services

(1) Wichita State University, Wichita, KS

(2) Sedgwick County Emergency Medical Services, Wichita, KS

Third Place:

Rumena Begum, Dalton Sparks and Dr. Faisal Aqlan

Exploring Holistic Dimensions of Team Effectiveness in A Multiplayer Virtual Reality Simulation Study

University of Louisville, Louisville, KY

Work Systems Body of Knowledge

We had insightful discussions with colleagues teaching and using the body of knowledge on what is missing and what is, perhaps, outdated.

If you would like to provide input to the next revision of the Work Systems Body of Knowledge, please email laila.cure@wichita.edu.

The current version can be found here.

Work Systems Board Roster 2024-2025

Thanks to the outgoing board for their service in the past year and welcome to the new board. We look forward to working towards next years’ activities, including reaching out to new members, re-envisioning our strategic plan and revamping the body of knowledge.

Laila Cure, Ph.D.

Wichita State University

Immediate Past President

Greg Melroy

West Monroe Partners

President

Dr. Ike Ohu

Gannon University

President-elect

Conrad Mitchell

Boeing

Director (2024-2026)

Jon Grooms

West Monroe Partners

Director (2024-2026)

Dr. Denny Yu

Purdue University

Director (2023-2025)

Dr. Chang Nam

Northern Illinois University

(Effective 7/1/2024)

Director (2023-2025)

Student Board Member Congratulations!

Congratulations to Work Systems Student Board member, Benjamin Hartley, on his graduation from Purdue University and the United States Marine Corps Officer Candidate School.

We wish him the best in his next step in life.

Work Systems Division Board

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Have you considered a corporate membership? If not, why? Companies large and small enjoy the benefits. Include your entire team and receive all the benefits of individual membership, plus lowest rates to attend the Conferences and much more.

Contact Doug Long, IISE Global Director for Strategic Alliances for more details.

IISE Work Systems Division