ABOUT THE CENTER: Personnel

FACULTY/PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS:

	Dr. John A. Miles, Professor Biological & Agricultural Engineering, UC Davis Dr. Miles has focused throughout his career on the design of hardware and systems to improve the ergonomics of work practices in agriculture and forestry. He has been the leading Co-Principle Investigator in recent agricultural ergonomics work based at UC Davis.
	Dr. James M. Meyers, Cooperative Extension Specialist Biological & Agricultural Engineering, UC Davis Dr. Meyers has focused on issues in technology development and transfer in agriculture. In addition to working in leadership roles in a number of related organizations, he established the statewide AgSafe Coalition. He has worked consistently on the prevention of injury in agricultural settings.
	Dr. Julia A. Faucett, Associate Professor Occupational Health Nursing, UC San Francisco Dr. Faucett has expertise in worksite assessment of acute and chronic pain disorders in working age adults from multiple cultural groups. Her research has focused on the contribution of ergonomic, organizational, and psychosocial factors to musculoskeletal pain and disability.
	Mr. Ira L. Janowitz, Certified Professional Ergonomist UCSF/UCB Ergonomics Program Mr. Janowitz has a background in industrial engineering, management, and physical therapy. He has special expertise in the prevention of back injuries and cumulative trauma disorders, and in the field uses of ergonomic job analysis techniques and instrumentation.
	Dr. Fadi Fathallah, Assistant Professor Biological & Agricultural Engineering, UC Davis Dr.Fathallah just recently joined UCDavis as a faculty member and is currently establishing an occupational biomechanics laboratory to address musculoskeletal disorders of the lower back and upper extremities in agricultural and other occupational environments. Please click on Dr. Fathallah's "home" button to learn more about his background.

STAFF:

	Ms. Diana G. Tejeda, Project Coordinator Biological & Agricultural Engineering, UC Davis Ms. Tejeda has a degree in Industrial Engineering with coursework in ergonomics, is bilingual, and coordinates major projects for the Center working directly with numerous industry cooperators.
	Ms. Sally Suriano, Lab Assistant Biological & Agricultural Engineering at UC Davis Ms. Suriano assists with field data-gathering such as filming existing work practices and conducting pain and symptom surveys of workers their native language of Spanish.
	Mr. Victor Duraj, Associate Development Engineer Biological & Agricultural Engineering at UC Davis Mr. Duraj designs and tests alternative tools for potential ergonomic interventions.
	Dr. Sayedahmad "Mir" Shafii, Design Engineer Biological & Agricultural Engineering, UC Davis Dr. Shafii designs and fabricates alternative tools for improving the work environment of labor intensive agricultural jobs.

CONSULTANTS:

	Dr. Michael Tarter Biostatistics, UC Berkeley Dr. Tarter has been a professor of biostatistics at UC Berkeley since 1971, before which he was a professor of mathematics and medicine at UC Irvine and a professor of biostatistics at the University of Michigan.
	Mr. John Kabashima, Nursery Farm Advisor UC Cooperative Extension, Orange County
	Dr. Larry Chapman, Associate Scientist
	Mr. Ed Weber, Viticulture Farm Advisor UC Cooperative Extension, Napa County
	Ms. Rhonda Smith, Viticulture Farm Advisor UC Cooperative Extension, Sonoma County
	Ms. Linda Garcia, Associate County Director UC Cooperative Extension, Sonoma County Ms. Garcia has served in the county for 21 years, currently as Nutrition, Family, and Consumer Science Advisor. Her recent work has focused on hunger in low income families, nutrition education, and bilingual radio education.
	Ms. R.J. Banks, Ergonomist State Compensation Insurance Fund

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