Jason J. Saleem is an Associate Professor with the Department of Industrial Engineering at the J.B. Speed School of Engineering at the University of Louisville.  Dr. Saleem received his Ph.D. from the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Virginia Tech in 2003, specializing in human factors engineering and ergonomics.  Prior to joining the University of Louisville in 2015, Dr. Saleem spent several years with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) as a research investigator.  He is a former VA Research Career Development Awardee.  Dr. Saleem’s research interests focus on the integration of human factors engineering with the development of health information technology (HIT).  His research also focuses on provider-patient interaction with respect to exam room computing, as well as virtual care tools and applications.  Dr. Saleem also maintains an engineering education research portfolio and in 2024 was awarded a grant by the National Science Foundation (NSF) entitled, ‘Introducing a Mixed-Methods Approach to Engineering Students through Human-Centered Design’.