Rate My Professor Bernadette McCrory

McCrory's research centers on healthcare engineering, human factors, ergonomics, biomechanics, usability, product design, and systems improvement, with emphasis on rural healthcare innovation, biomedical engineering, and inclusive design. She is Principal Investigator for the Biomedical Innovation for Research and Development Hub (BioReD Hub) at Montana State University, funded by the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust from 2023 to 2026, and Co-Principal Investigator on Achieving Opportunity Equity and Expanded Clinical Trial Access in Rural Communities with PowerTrials from 2023 to 2026. Her publications, cited over 500 times, include "Rural implementation of the perioperative surgical home: A case-control study" in World Journal of Orthopedics (2023), "Trait emotional intelligence in American pilots" in Scientific Reports (2022), "Predicting Length of Stay using machine learning for total joint replacements performed at a rural community hospital" in PLOS ONE (2022), and "Occupational injuries and patient lift usage among physical rehabilitation therapists" in Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation (2022). She teaches courses such as Ergonomics and Human Factors Engineering, Usability and Inclusive Design, Work Design and Analysis, and Introduction to Systems Engineering. McCrory received a 2021 Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Seed Grant targeting the intersections of human factors/ergonomics and anti-racism/anti-bias. She contributes to public engagement through the podcast "Engineering the Next Rural Innovation Renaissance" (2023) and K-12 STEAM outreach initiatives.