Dr Cynthia Null is the Discipline Expert for Human Factors at the

NASA Engineering Safety Center (NESC). Dr. Null began her career as a psychology professor at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, VA. She began her NASA career at the Ames Research Center in 1991 as a branch chief in the Human Factors Research Division. In 1997, while program manager in the Aeronautics Enterprise, Dr. Null was part of the lead team designing the Aviation Safety Program. Before joining the NESC, she was a scientist in the Human Factors Division and a Deputy Manager of the Space Human Factors Engineering. For the past 6 years, she has taught Human Center Design for Aerospace Engineers at Stanford University.