Dr. Monifa Vaughn-Cooke

Dr. Monifa Vaughn-Cooke serves as the Director of the UMD Hybrid-Systems Integration and Simulation Laboratory. Dr. Vaughn-Cooke’s interdisciplinary work synthesizes cognitive psychology, systems engineering, and risk assessment. Her research aims to identify the behavioral mechanisms associated with system risk propagation to inform the design of user-centered products and systems. She has worked extensively with federal regulatory agencies on human factors design validation guidance through funded research focused on the integration of human performance empirical data in design decisions.