Tara Cohen

Director, Surgical Safety and Human Factors Research

Tara Cohen, PhD, is the Director of Surgical Safety and Human Factors Research in the Department of Surgery, Director of Simulation Research in the Department of Simulation and Interprofessional Education, and a research scientist and associate professor in the Department of Surgery. In 2017, she earned her doctorate in human factors from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida. Her research interests involve proactive approaches to patient safety through potential threat identification. Dr. Cohen has published her work in a number of peer-reviewed journals including Anaesthesia, the American Journal for Medical Quality, the Journal for Patient Safety, the Journal for Medical Systems and the Journal for Healthcare Quality. She has also given a number of presentations at both national and international meetings. She currently serves as the Secretary for the Society of Surgical Ergonomics and is the Co-Chair for the International Symposium on Human Factors in Health Care.