Sarah Henrickson Parker BA, MA, PhD

Dr. Sarah Parker is the Director of Human Factors Research at Carilion Clinic, an Assistant Professor in the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute, and the Department of Biomedical Science in the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine. She has over 10 years of experience applying human factors and industrial/organizational psychology principles to healthcare. Sarah Parker received her BA in psychology from Wittenberg University in Springfield OH and her MA in human factors and applied cognition from George Mason University in Fairfax VA. Prior to pursuing her PhD, she worked at Mayo Clinic applying human factors principles to various inpatient quality and safety challenges.