Rate My Professor Bernadette McCrory

Bernadette McCrory is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Montana State University, where she also serves as the Industrial and Management Systems Engineering Graduate Program Assistant Coordinator. She earned a PhD in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2012, an MPH in Public Health with a concentration in Biostatistics from the University of Nebraska Medical Center in 2017, an MS in Industrial and Management Systems Engineering from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2009, and a BS in Biomedical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in 2006. A licensed Professional Engineer (PE) and Certified Human Factors Professional (CHFP), McCrory has been at Montana State University since 2018. Her prior appointments include Research Assistant Professor and Adjunct Faculty in Mechanical and Materials Engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln from 2012 to 2017, Research Scientist at the Institute for Rehabilitation Science and Engineering at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital from 2012 to 2014, Adjunct Teaching Faculty in the Master of Public Health program at Concordia University from 2013 to 2018, and Adjunct Faculty in the Master of Science in Healthcare Operations Management program at Nebraska Methodist College from 2013 to 2017.

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.