Dr Gulsum Kubra Kaya

Dr Gulsum Kubra Kaya

Safety and Accident Investigation Centre, School of Aerospace, Transport and Manufacturing, Cranfield University, Cranfield, United Kingdom

Dr. Gulsum Kubra Kaya is a Lecturer at the Safety and Accident Investigation Centre, Cranfield University. She obtained her PhD from the University of Cambridge in Engineering, focusing on risk assessment and patient safety, and she developed a systems-based risk assessment framework to ensure safety in hospitals.

Dr. Gulsum Kubra Kaya has experience in developing, applying and teaching safety engineering methods. She is a chartered Ergonomist and Human Factors Specialist. Her particular areas of interest are system safety, safety culture, human factors/ergonomics, risk assessment and decision-making. Most of her research studies focus on exploring system interactions and applying Safety-II techniques to ensure system safety in complex healthcare processes.

Updated 27 November 2023