Background
Dr. Eric Shaver holds a B.S. in Psychology and a M.S. in Human Factors Psychology from the University of Idaho and a Ph.D. in Ergonomics Psychology from North Carolina State University. His graduate work focused on risk perception, risk compensation, and behavioral compliance to safety information in various forms.
Prior to joining Rimkus, Dr. Shaver was employed at Eurofins Human Factors MD as a Senior Technical Director where he oversaw all human factors activities throughout the medical device and combination product development life cycle. This included participating in ideation sessions, understanding users’ needs, creating design requirements, developing use-related risk analyses, providing input on early prototypes, developing device labeling, leading formative studies and human factors validation testing, conducting postmarket surveillance, and performing expert reviews.
Previously, Dr. Shaver was the Human Factors Lead at FUJIFILM Sonosite where he oversaw all human factors efforts across multiple medical device product lines. He has also worked as a consultant to a variety of industries where he specialized in the design and evaluation of safety information, litigation support and expert witness testimony, organizational behavior, and training development and presentation on safety and human factors-related topics.
Education and Certifications
- Ergonomics Psychology, Ph.D.: North Carolina State University (2004)
- Human Factors Psychology, M.S.: University of Idaho (2000)
- Psychology, B.S.: University of Idaho (1997)
Publications
- Reeves, T., Mendat, C., and Shaver, E.F. (2019). Root cause analysis. In M.B. Privitera (Ed.), Applied Human Factors in Medical Device Design. (pp. 219-236). San Diego, CA: Academic Press.
- Wogalter, M.S., Shaver, E.F., and Kalsher, M.J. (2014). Effect of presentation modality in direct-to-consumer (DTC) prescription drug television advertisements. Applied Ergonomics, 45, 1330-1336.
- Shaver, E.F. and Braun, C.C. (2008, September). Assessing devices from the user’s perspective. Materials Management in Health Care, 30-34.
- Shaver, E.F. and Braun, C.C. (2008, June). CAUTION: How to develop an effective product warning. Risk Management, 46-50.
- Shaver, E.F. and Braun, C.C. (2007, Summer). Is your company using a process to develop warning information? In-House Defense Quarterly, 64-67.
- Young, S.L., Shaver, E.F., Grieser, B.C., and Hall, S.M. (2006). Hazard analysis as part of the safety information development process. In M.S. Wogalter (Ed.), Handbook of Warnings. (pp. 431-436). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
- Shaver, E.F., Young, S.L., Frantz, J.P., Rhoades, T.P., Hall, S.M., and Shah, R.S. (2006). Comparison of ANSI and ISO standard formats on people’s response to product warnings. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 50th Annual Meeting, 50, 2197-2201.
- Mayhorn, C.B., Wogalter, M.S., and Shaver, E.F. (2004). What does code red mean? Ergonomics in Design, 12(4), 12.
- Cheatham, D., Shaver, E., and Wogalter, M. (2003, June). Developing effective warnings for the workplace. Occupational Health and Safety, 72 (6), 28-, 30-, 32-, 148.
- Shaver, E.F., and Wogalter, M.S. (2003). Comparison of older vs. newer over-the-counter (OTC) nonprescription drug labels on search time accuracy. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 47, 826-830.
- Smith-Jackson, T.L., Wogalter, M.S., and Shaver, E.F. (2002). Road rage: User-reported antecedents and potential solutions. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 46, 920-924.
- Wogalter, M.S., Murray, L.A., Glover, B.L., and Shaver, E.F. (2002). Comprehension of different types of prohibitive safety symbols with glance exposure. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 46, 1753-1757.
- Wogalter, M.S., Shaver, E.F., and Chan, L.S. (2002). List vs. paragraph formats on time to compare nutrition labels. In P.T. McCabe (Ed.), Contemporary Ergonomics 2002 (pp. 458-462). London: Taylor and Francis.
- Shaver, E.F., and Wogalter, M.S. (2001). Identifying what drivers know about the hazards of air bags to children. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 45, 885-888.
- Wogalter, M.S., and Shaver, E.F. (2001). Evaluation of list vs. paragraph text format on search time for warning symptoms in a product manual. In C. Bittner and P.C. Champney (Eds.), Advances in Occupational Ergonomics and Safety, 4, (pp. 434-438). Amsterdam, The Netherlands: IOS Press.
- Shaver, E.F., and Braun, C.C. (2000). Effects of warning signs and symbol explicitness on behavioral compliance. Proceedings of the International Ergonomics Association & the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Congress, 44 (4), 294-297.
- Braun, C.C., and Shaver, E.F. (1999). Warning sign components and hazard perceptions. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 43, 878-882.
Committees
- Human Factors and Ergonomics Society: Member