21st Annual HFES Student Research Conference

The 21st Annual CSULB HFES Student Conference is held on Saturday, March 14th, 2026 at the Psychology Building. Our conference features keynote speakers, alumni panels, student research and it serves as an amazing event for people passionate about human factors in various sectors of academia, industry, etc. We extend our thanks to the students, faculty, alumni, and anyone interested in human factors that make this conference possible!

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Dress Attire

Business professional or business casual is preferred

Conference Schedule

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Directions and Parking

Address: 6049 E 7th St, Long Beach, CA 90840

The address will take you to the Amazon Locker on campus which is also located on Lot E10.

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Lots E10 and E11 are located near the Psychology building but parking may be limited. We also recommend General lots G1, G3, G4, and G5. Please remember that paid parking is required at all times when parking on CSULB campus.

CSULB uses the License Plate Recognition (LPR), a paperless permitting system. Your license plate number is needed when you purchase parking, which costs $10 for the whole day. Please have your license plate information with you prior to leaving your vehicle. You are only able to park in the lot you have paid for.

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Student Poster Presentations

2026 Student Poster Presentations

• Animal Conversation Attitudes and Behaviors: Effects of Morphology and Perceived Risk
• Are Drivers Better at Detecting Expected Than Unexpected Road Events?
• Assistive Technologies: User Performance and Well-being Across Modalities
• Effects of Differential Weather Conditions and Interface Contrast on Driving Performance and Perceptions of Usability
• Examining the Influence of Rear Turn Signal Color, Time of Day, and Expectancy in Lane Change Events
• Giving Educational Chatbots a Voice: Effects on Learning and User Experience
• "Just Following Orders": An Ergonomic Analysis of a Fatal Experimental Oncology Malpractice Case
• Literature Review: Advancing Medical Technology Through Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare
• Netflix and Drive: Multimodal Takeover Requests for Distracted Semiautonomous Driving
• Nighttime Pedestrian Visibility: Forensic & Commercial Applications
• Perceived and Actual Evacuation Performance: Comparing 2D Floor Plans and Immersive VR Navigation
• Pilot Feedback and Perceptions of Text and Voice Communications in Simulated Urban Air Mobility Operations
• Safety & Risk in Retreat Mining Practices: An Analytical Case Study of the Crandall Canyon Mine Collapse
• Safety Failures & Psychosocial Impacts of Chemical Transport Systems: An Analytical Case Study of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
• The Radium Girls: A Historical Ergonomic Analysis of Radiation Risk and Workplace Safety
• The Titan Submersible: A Historical Case Study Analysis of Ergonomic Issues in the Safety and Operation of Submersible Vehicles
• Trends in Research Concerning Electroencephalographic Methods for the Assessment of Cognitive Workload

Thank You to Our Previous Sponsors

We’d like to thank our sponsors for supporting CSULB’s Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Student Chapter. Our sponsors have made it possible to support our needs to organize a large student conference to showcase our HFES community. Thank you to our sponsors:

• CSULB Associated Students Inc, ASI
• Center for Human Factors in Advanced Aeronautics Technologies (CHAAT)
• Center for Usability in Design and Accessibility (CUDA)
• Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) National Chapter
• Aperture LLC

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