Articles by Avi Parush
Avi Parush is an associate professor in the Industrial Management and
Engineering Faculty, The Technion, Israel, and a full professor on leave from Carleton University, Ottawa. He is also an adjunct professor in Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada.
With an academic background in cognitive experimental psychology (PhD, 1984,
McGill University, Montreal, Canada), his areas of expertise are human factors engineering, human computer interaction, and usability engineering.
His research areas have included patient safety, driving safety, human error and spatial cognition.
He has adapted and developed analysis and design techniques and innovative approaches in human factors, HCI and usability.
His current research focuses on teamwork in complex and critical situations, human factors in healthcare, and conventional and simulation-based training with a focus on team training.
He is the emeritus founding Editor in Chief of the Journal of Usability Studies, and is currently on the editorial board of the Human Factors journal.
Introduction to Volume 2, Issue 3
Welcome to the third issue of volume 2 of JUS! Ginny Redish, one of the first in our discipline to co-author a classic book on “mainstream” usability testing, is now drawing our attention to other important areas of usability testing that are off the “mainstream”. In her essay, “Expanding Usability Testing to Evaluate Complex Systems”, […] [Read More]
Introduction to Volume 2, Issue 2
Welcome to the second issue of volume 2 of JUS! Joe Dumas, one of the pioneers in usability testing and a member of our editorial board, is offering an enlightening and personal perspective on the relatively short history of the usability profession. In his invited essay entitled: “A Great Leap Forward: The Birth of the […] [Read More]
Introduction to Volume 2, Issue 1
Welcome to the first issue of volume 2 of JUS! There is one thing about usability professionals: we always ponder, wonder, reflect, and introspect on the state of our own profession. Arnie Lund in his invited essay “Post Modern Usability” suggests that while the usability profession has adopted some post-modernistic principles such as focusing more […] [Read More]
Introduction to Volume 1, Issue 4
Welcome to the fourth issue of the Journal of Usability Studies. In this issue: Most of the articles in this issue have a global flavor addressing issues of international, cross-cultural aspects of usability. The invited essay is written by Elizabeth Rosenzweig who leads the UPA international initiative of the World Usability Day. In her essay […] [Read More]
Introduction to Volume 1, Issue 3
Welcome to the third issue of the Journal of Usability Studies. In this issue: The invited essay and peer-reviewed articles in this issue all address aspects that are not necessarily in the main stream, everyday usability studies. In his invited essay, Charlie Kreitzberg asks “Can collaboration help redefine usability?” whereby collaboration refers to having a […] [Read More]
Introduction to Volume 1, Issue 2
Welcome to the second issue of the Journal of Usability Studies. In this issue: The issue of cultural issues and their impact on product design and usability have been occupying Aaron Marcus’s mind for a while. Here, in his invited essay “Culture: Wanted? Alive or Dead?” he is suggesting that, in spite of the great […] [Read More]
Introduction to Volume 1, Issue 1
Welcome to the inaugural issue of the Journal of Usability Studies. This journal was born in response to a growing need in the community of usability practitioners and researchers. Have you ever you looked for the most recent findings of usability studies that you can learn from or wondered where to publish interesting results from […] [Read More]