Human factors psychology has evolved as a field to include research that reaches across many disciplines, including engineering, medicine, and education. This interdisciplinary work can be accompanied by barriers to communication between human factors psychologists and other professionals. This paper addresses challenges in communication between human factors psychologists and engineers as they work together on interdisciplinary projects. The primary purpose of this paper is therefore to examine these challenges and propose possible solutions that may aid in communication. This paper secondarily serves as a call for dialogue and research examining interdisciplinary communication in human factors.
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