Audra Krake

Background

About Audra Krake

I have expertise in human factors and human performance with a focused interest in sports, recreation, and fitness equipment and apparel, and wearable technology. I utilize my expertise in human movement and information-processing to evaluate issues related to motor control, attention, perception, and decision-making as they relate to product usage, fitness training and technique, and injuries. I employ my experience as an expert witness to assist clients with the development and evaluation of warnings, instructions, and safety information for consumer products. I have also used large-scale incident and injury databases such as the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)'s National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) and SaferProducts.gov to analyze human behavior with respect to product usage, accident modes, injury patterns, and risk. In addition, I have worked on projects related to ergonomics and workplace safety. I have also been extensively involved in driver behavior research examining advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) in passenger vehicles, including mental models, trust, feedback, and human-machine interface design. I have published papers on driver behavior and ADAS technologies and have over five years of experience with human subjects’ experimental design, data collection, and analysis in driving simulator, test track, and on-road environments.