Director
Dr. Enid Montague
Associate Professor
Industrial Engineering
enid.montague@utoronto.ca
Enid Montague is a human factors engineer with expertise in human-centered automation in health care. She researches appropriate automation between physicians, patients and technologies and designing systems for health equity, and patient safety. She uses mixed methods in naturalistic settings to model human technology interaction and develop guidelines for human-automation that is efficient, effective and safe for patients and health care providers.
Post-Doctoral Fellows
Dr. Fatima (Shehnaz) Lakha
Ph.D., Medical Sciences, University of Toronto, 2016
Research Interests: My research interests lie at the intersection of digital health technologies, chronic disease management, patient safety, and health equity, with a particular focus on developing innovative, culturally relevant digital tools to improve healthcare delivery for marginalized populations. Additionally, I am passionate about the subsequent course of chronic diseases, such as chronic pain treatments, addressing factors like pain disability and failure to return to work, while using a Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) approach to design inclusive systems that empower patients and enhance care outcomes in under-served communities.
Awards: Sara Al Badr Award from the University of Toronto Institute of Medical Sciences, 2015.
Graduate Students
Chryselle Rego
PhD Student
Research Interests: Human centered design
LaShawn Murray
PhD Student
Research Interests: Automation in primary care settings
Awards: Indigenous and Black Engineering and Technology (IBET) Momentum Fellowship, 2023–2027
Myesha Senior
PhD Student
Research Interests: Systems design, health equity, digital mental health interventions
Awards: Peri Family Graduate Scholarship in Healthcare Engineering, 2024
Tselot Tessema
PhD Student
Research Interests: Digital tools for self-management of heart failure
Awards: 6T6 Industrial Engineering 50th Anniversary Award, 2024
Koren Hu
MASc Student
Research Interests: Cognitive burden in primary care; interaction between physician processes, people, and technology
Selena Lombardi
MASc Student
Research Interests: Digital innovation and service design in global health settings, equity in human factors and usability methodologies
Awards: University of Toronto Engineering Grad to Watch, 2024; NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award, 2020
Ruben Tjhie
MASc Student
Research Interests: Equity in human factors/usability methodologies; privacy and surveillance
Xingyou Zhou
MEng Student
Research Interests: Machine learning and automation in human factors
Undergraduate Students
Ethan (RoSean) Gibson
Undergraduate Student
Research Interests: Improving patient healthcare outcomes through mental health interventions, cultural factors in treatment
Awards: NSERC (CIHR) Undergraduate Student Research, 2024
Hosannah Hailye
Undegraduate Student
Research Interests: I am interested in bridging my engineering background with my passion for improving people's lives (i.e. finding ways to enhance healthcare delivery).
Awards: CIHR Undergraduate Student Research Award, 2024
Tarandeep Lubana
Undergraduate Student
Research Interests: Health equity, automation in healthcare, and systems design.
Lisa Wang
Undergraduate Student
Research Interests: My research interests revolve around investigating healthcare disparities and economic inequalities, driven by a commitment to advancing understanding in these critical areas and contributing to public health research and related fields.
Awards: Fourth Annual Tech Econference Best Presentation Award, 2024
Isabella Tang
Undergraduate Student
Research Interests: Harnessing data analytics, simulation, human-centered design, and UX principles to optimize healthcare systems. Bridging healthcare engineering and operations research to improve patient flow, resource allocation, and medication adherence, with an emphasis on creating intuitive, user-friendly solutions to enhance both care delivery and the overall patient experience.
Awards:
Som Seif Scholarship, 2024
C. William Daniel Leadership Award, 2024
RBC Awards for Diversity and Innovation in Technology, 2024
5T3 (1953) Engineering Award, 2024
Alumni
(Since 2022)
Preeti Kumari, MEng
Youqing (Rudy) Mu, MEng
Angel Rajotia, BASc
Gabrielle Jean-Pierre, BASc
Koren Hu, BASc
Selena Lombardi, BASc
Sophie Li, BASc