Dr. S. Camille Peres is a Certified Human Factors Professional (CHFP) and a Human Factors Specialist with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. She received her PhD and MA in Psychology from Rice University in 2005 and prior to that received her BA and MA from the University of Houston-Clear Lake. Since then, she has been tenured faculty at the University of Houston-Clear Lake and Texas A&M University. There, she conducted collaborative research on Human Factors in high-risk processing industries (e.g., oil and gas industry, chemical processing, and emergency response). Some recent studies focused on Human Robotic Interaction in disaster environments, the use of visualizations for electrical grid management, and she has an extensive body of research investigating performance implications for procedure design and use. She has over 125 peer reviewed journal and conference publications, regularly gives talks to industry groups regarding Human Factors and high-risk industries and is the current president of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.