Michael W. Boyce, PhD

Shelton, Connecticut
Michael W. Boyce, PhD Expert Witness
Curriculum Vitae

Human Factors, Usability & Accessibility Expert

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Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

General Specialties:

Human Factors and Ergonomics

Keywords/Search Terms:

usability, accessibility, ADA, assistive technology, wheelchairs, mobility devices, augmented reality, virtual reality, simulation training, human-computer interaction, medical devices, patient safety, electronic health records, instructions, evacuation, human performance, cognitive workload, disability, aging in place

Education:

PhD, Applied/Experimental Human Factors Psychology, University of Central Florida; MS, Human-Computer Interaction, Georgia Institute of Technology; BS, Science, Technology & Culture, Georgia Institute of Technology; Certificate, Applied AI & Data Science, MIT Professional Education

Years in Practice:

12

Additional Information

Michael Boyce, PhD, is a human factors expert specializing in usability, accessibility, and assistive technology. He is Principal of Boyce Human Performance, LLC, and has spent 12+ years applying human factors methods in healthcare and defense settings. His expertise covers usability evaluation (formative and summative) of medical and consumer systems; task analysis and use-related risk analysis; accessibility, ADA, and Section 508; assistive technology and mobility devices, including wheelchairs; design of instructions for emergency evacuation of adults with disabilities (published in Applied Ergonomics); augmented and virtual reality; simulation-based training; and human performance measurement, including wearable physiological data (heart rate variability, electrodermal activity). Dr. Boyce led human factors research programs for the U.S. Army on simulation-based training, human-machine interaction, and augmented reality (Best S&T Program award, 2021). His healthcare work includes CDC-funded research on hand hygiene quality, formative evaluation of emergency department clinical decision support, and multi-site behavioral health assessment research. He serves as statistician and usability subject-matter expert to the NIDILRR-funded RERC TechSAge, supporting research on technologies for people aging with long-term disabilities. Credentials: PhD, Applied/Experimental Human Factors Psychology (University of Central Florida); MS, Human-Computer Interaction (Georgia Tech); UX Master Certified (Nielsen Norman Group); GIAC GSEC and GISF security certifications. Author of 60+ peer-reviewed publications with 1,150+ citations (h-index 14) on usability, instruction design, human-automation trust, and accessible technology. A wheelchair user himself, Dr. Boyce brings lived experience to matters involving accessibility, mobility devices, and disability accommodation. Available nationally for consulting and expert witness engagements involving product usability, evacuation and instruction design, assistive technology and wheelchairs, digital accessibility, and human error in complex systems.