The Canfield Lab designs, tests, and models human-centered approaches for big data, artificial intelligence, automation, and other black box systems. We aim to improve individual and organizational decision making for complex systems such as energy, infrastructure, and healthcare.


Current Canfield Lab Students

Alex Price, PhD Systems Engineering (expected 5/2024)

Alex Price, PhD Systems Engineering (expected 12/2023)

Ankit Agarwal, PhD Engineering Management (expected 5/2024)

Ankit Agarwal, PhD Engineering Management (expected 5/2024)

Hari Subramanian, PhD Engineering Management (expected 5/2024)

Hari Subramanian, PhD Engineering Management (expected 12/2024)

Victoria Kraemer, PhD Engineering Management (expected 12/2025)

Eyuel Getahun, MS Engineering Management (expected 5/2024)

Amaneh Babaee, MS Industrial-Organizational Psychology (expected 12/2024)


Former Canfield Lab Students

Graduate Students

  • Javier Valentín-Sívico, PhD Engineering Management, Aug 2019 to Jul 2022 - Assistant Teaching Professor, Missouri S&T

  • Eric Hanson, MS Systems Engineering, Sept 2020 to May 2022 - Systems Engineer, Boeing

  • Julia Morgan, PhD Systems Engineering, Aug 2020 to May 2021 - Postdoc Research Associate, Weatherization Assistance Program, Oak Ridge National Lab

  • Ankit Agarwal, MS Engineering Management, Jun 2020 to May 2021 - PhD Student, Missouri S&T

  • Hari Subramanian, MS Engineering Management, Jan 2020 to Jul 2021 - PhD Student, Missouri S&T

  • Matthew Heatherly, MS Engineering Management, Mar 2020 - Jul 2021 - Project Engineer, TRC Companies

Visiting Students

  • Hannah Elder, Visiting Scholar, MS Human Factors, Technische Universität Berlin, Aug 2020 to Mar 2021 - MOST Data Management and Policy Fellow, Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations

Undergraduate Students

  • Chase Johnson, BS Engineering Management, Jan 2023 - May 2023

  • Maria Galbraith, BS Engineering Management, Jun 2020 - May 2021

  • Casey Hines, BS Engineering Management, Sept 2020 to Aug 2021 - MS Student, University of Virginia

  • Luke Andrews, BS Engineering Management, Jan 2019 to Dec 2020

  • Mirzad Kablic, BS Engineering Management, Jan 2020 to May 2020

  • Zac Rawls, BS Economics, May 2019 to May 2020

  • Madison Oostendorp, BS Engineering Management, Jan 2019 to May 2020 - Project Analyst, Digital Cyber Security, Ameren


Please contact me if you are interested in using social science methods to solve complex technical problems. Send me an email at canfieldci at mst dot edu with your CV and a description of the type of research you are interested in pursuing.