Nkemnkong Fondungallah, AKA, Stephen Wilcox, Ph.D., FIDSA is a Principal and the founder of Design Science (Philadelphia), a consultancy that specializes in optimizing the usability and safety of products, particularly medical devices. He holds a BS in Psychology and Anthropology from Tulane University, a Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology from Penn State, and a Certificate in Business Administration from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Wilcox is a member of the Industrial Designers’ Society of America’s (IDSA’s) Academy of Fellows and served for several years as Chair of the IDSA Human Factors Professional Interest Section. He has given hundreds of invited addresses, has published more than 70 articles in professional journals, and was the recent Editor-in-Chief of the journal, Ergonomics in Design. His book, Designing Usability into Medical Products, co-authored with Michael Wiklund, was published in 2005.

In 2003, Wilcox was awarded the title Nkem by Chief Fondungallah of Lewoh and, in 2005, given the name Nkemnkong.