Active Research

Worker Health and Well-being in Emerging Work Contexts ⟩

This multifaceted research area seeks to inform tailored approaches to support worker health, well-being, performance, and flourishing by understanding human-context-occupation interactions in rapidly changing work contexts driven by technological advances, shifting workforce characteristics, and new modes of work participation, with ongoing projects in the construction industry, office-based settings, and the gig economy.

Office Worker Health, Well-being, and Performance ⟩

Our transdisciplinary team is examining artificial intelligence and other innovative sensor-based technologies to support health, well-being, and performance of office workers, currently focused on the management of work-related stress.

Work-Related Injuries and Burnout in Sonographers ⟩

For over a decade, we have collaborated with colleagues at The Ohio State University to explore risk factors, develop preventive strategies, and engage in training, advocacy, and guideline development efforts to reduce the prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders, injuries, and burnout in sonographers.

Musculoskeletal Disorder Risk Assessment in Dental Hygienists ⟩

We are identifying factors associated with the development of work-related musculoskeletal disorders in dental hygienists, primarily through the adaptation and development of various ergonomic observation analysis techniques.