About

I am a Senior Lecturer in Ergonomics and Human Factors. My teaching and research practice focuses on local and global problems from a systems perspective. I teach mainly in the master programmes of Behaviour Change and Ergonomics and Human Factors.

Before joining the University of Derby, I was an Associate Professor in Healthcare Ergonomics and the Ergonomics Research Centre director at the Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico. In my role as a researcher, I have conducted independent research into 1) public transport passengers, with a particular view on disabled and older populations; 2) pedestrians' safety in urban contexts; 3) health care service provision and patient safety; and 4) safe use of medication. 

As a research group leader, I promoted the integration of Ergonomics as a discipline for improving transportation and healthcare systems in Mexico and some countries in Latin America. I am a co-founder and president of RELAESA, a Latin American network of Ergonomics in Healthcare, which aims to encourage international collaboration to enhance healthcare systems and constant learning for improvement. As a result of these activities, I received the Kingfar Award for Early Career Researchers 2022 from the International Ergonomics Association (IEA).

My academic background includes a BSc in Psychology, MSc in Higher Education Planning, and my PhD at Loughborough University, looking into applying Ergonomics to design more inclusive services.

Research interests

My research interests include applying ergonomics and human factors to understand complex systems. In particular, I am passionate about researching how ergonomics can improve the user experience of health and transport services, particularly for older adults and people with disabilities. I am also interested in understanding the role of ergonomics and human factors in behaviour change.

Over the last few years, my research commitments have included studying healthcare systems to improve quality, patient safety and the well-being of healthcare workers.

Recent publications

• Aceves-Gonzalez, C., Caro-Rojas, A., Rey-Galindo, J. A., Aristizabal-Ruiz, L., & Hernández-Cruz, K. (2024). Estimating the impact of label design on reducing the risk of medication errors by applying HEART in drug administration. European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 1-14. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00228-024-03619-3
• Aceves-González, C., Rodríguez, Y., Escobar-Galindo, C. M., Pérez, E., Gutiérrez-Moreno, B., Hignett, S., & Lang, A. R. (2021). Frontiers in human factors: integrating human factors and ergonomics to improve safety and quality in Latin American healthcare systems. International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 33(Supplement_1), 45-50. https://doi.org/10.1093/intqhc/mzaa135
• Aceves-González, C., Ekambaram, K., Rey-Galindo, J., & Rizo-Corona, L. (2020). The role of perceived pedestrian safety on designing safer built environments. Traffic injury prevention, 21(sup1), S84-S89. https://doi.org/10.1080/15389588.2020.1812062
• Aceves-González, C., Landa-Avila, I.C., Carvalho, F., Ruiz, B. A. O., & Jun, G. T. (2021). Ergonomía en los sistemas de salud de América Latina: Revisión sistemática de la situación actual, necesidades y desafíos futuros. (Ergonomics in Latin American health systems: Systematic review of the current situation, needs and future challenges) Ergonomía, Investigación y Desarrollo, 3(2), 10-27
• Rey-Galindo, J. A., Rizo-Corona, L., González-Muñoz, E. L., & Aceves-González, C. (2020). Environmental information for people with visual impairment in Mexico -or what they need and how they use it. Applied ergonomics, 85, 103079
• Valenzuela‐Gómez S.A., Rey‐Galindo J.A., Aceves‐González, C. (2020) Analyzing working conditions in classical guitarists: Design guidelines for new supports for guitar positioning. Work: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment and Rehabilitation
• Aceves‐González, C., May, A., & Cook, S. (2016). An observational comparison of the older and younger bus passenger experience in the developing world. Ergonomics 59(6):840‐850. DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2015.1091513
• Aceves‐González, C., Cook, S., & May, A. (2015) Bus use in a developing country: Implications for the health and wellbeing of older passengers. Journal of Transport & Health. doi:10.1016/j.jth.2015.04.001

Peer-reviewed conference papers:

• Aceves-Gonzalez, C., Caro-Rojas, A., Rey-Galindo, J., Aristizabal-Ruíz, A. & Hernandez-Cruz, K. (2024). Qualitative assessment of a new labelling design of injectable generic medicines. In: Healthcare Systems Ergonomics and Patient Safety Conference 2022
• Busciantella-Ricci, D., Aceves-Gonzalez, C., & Rinaldi, A. (2022). Design for Inclusive Attitude: Towards a Theoretical Framework
• Busciantella-Ricci, D., & Aceves-Gonzalez, C. (2021, July). Framing Design for Inclusion Strategies for Service Design. In International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (pp. 371-379). Springer, Cham
• Busciantella-Ricci, D., Rizo-Corona, L., & Aceves-Gonzalez, C. (2020, July). ExploringBoundaries and Synergies Between Inclusive Design and Service Design. In International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (pp. 55-61). Springer, Cham
• De-Leon Zuloaga C.D., Aceves-Gonzalez C., Vallejos E.P., Rosales-Cinco R., Lang A., Hignett S.(2020) Understanding the Challenges to the Safe Delivery of Care in the Mexican Healthcare System. In: Lightner N., Kalra J. (eds) Advances in Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare and Medical Devices. AHFE 2019. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 957. Springer, Cham

Membership of professional bodies

• Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors
• Member of the National Research System, Level 2 – Conahcyt, Mexico
• Co-founder and current president of the Latin American Network of Ergonomics in Health Systems (RELAESA)
• Member of the SIG in Medication Errors of the International Society of Pharmacovigilance - ISoP

Qualifications

• PhD Ergonomics and Human Factors - Loughborough University
• MSc Higher Education Planning – University of Guadalajara, Mexico
• BSc Psychology - University of Guadalajara, Mexico

Recent conferences

• Aceves-González, C. (2023). Human Factors/Ergonomics for quality improvement and patient safety. International Conference of Advances in Medicine, Hospital Civil de Guadalajara. Mexico
• Aceves-González, C., (2022, September). Human-centred design strategies for the safe use of medications. World Patient Safety Day symposium at Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez. Mexico
• Aceves-González, C., (2021, October). Human factors/ergonomics in drug safety. In the panel:Drug safety from a LATAM perspective. World Drug Safety Congress Americas. Boston, USA
• Aceves-González, C., (2021, October). Human Factors/Ergonomics, healthcare systems and patient safety. 27ª Semana de la Salud Ocupacional- Colombia
• Aceves-González, C., (2021, September). "Ergonomics and Inclusion: Designing ourselves future". I Congreso Internacional de Ergonomía. Bolivia
• Aceves-González, C. and Caro-Rojas, A. (2021, June). Importance of Ergonomics and Human Factors for Safety and Quality in Health Systems. ISQUA – International Society of Quality in Healthcare – Latin America
• Aceves-González, C. and Caro-Rojas, A. (2021, January). Medication safety from a systems perspective. Medication Errors training – ISoP Egypt – International Society of Pharmacovigilance. 2020
• Aceves-González, C. (2020, Sept). Analysis of medication errors from an Ergonomics and Human Factors perspective. 16a. Convención Nacional de Responsables Sanitarios de Farmacia y 1° Convención Nacional de Profesionales Farmacéuticos. Mexico
• Aceves-González, C. and Rodriguez, Y. (2019, Oct). Importance of Human Factors for pharmacovigilance. Annual meeting of the International Society of Pharmacovigilance. Colombia
• Aceves-González, C. (2019, May). Application of Ergonomics and Inclusive Service Design in the Mexican Context. Mixed Reality Laboratory, Nottingham University
• Aceves-González, C. (2019, Feb). Human Factors/Ergonomics for patient safety. Congreso Internacional de Avances en Medicina, Hospital Civil de Guadalajara. Mexico

Teaching responsibilities

My teaching responsibilities are based on areas of ergonomics/human factors and behavioural change, including modules such as:

• Systems Ergonomics
• Physical Ergonomics
• Sustaining Behaviour Change