Michelle Hatch Image: Michelle Hatch Empathy in design: Learning human factors for biomedical devices Miranda Buckheit May 03, 2021 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — While working in the medical devices industry as a biomedical engineer, Michelle Hatch began shopping for graduate programs that she could complete in her spare time. She sought something close to home or online that would advance her skills and complement her interests in engineering. During her search, she landed on a page from the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, which listed programs that they endorse as being high quality. A spe...