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- NC State ISE/NIOSH "Training Program" Grant
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- Initiated in 1999 by G. Mirka and C. Sommerich.
- Purpose was to provide graduate students with research and practical training in occupational safety and ergonomics.
- Focused on support of MS students.
- Motivated by need to reduce occupational injuries and illnesses in industry in North Carolina.
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| Current Program |
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- NC State ISE Ergonomics Area became component of NC Occupational Safety and Health Education & Research Center (ERC) in 2003. (see http://osherc.sph.unc.edu/index.htm)
- One of fice component programs among: industrial hygiene (UNC), health nursing (UNC), epidemiology (UNC), occupational medicine (DUKE).
- Receive approx. $120K/year for student training and faculty support.
- Expanded focus on PhD student support for study of human cognitive and physical capabiligties to accommodate complex system designs.
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| Current Faculty |
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- Nelson Couch (Ph.D.) - Adjunct Associate Professor
Teaching Interests: Occupational safety, systems safety engineering.
- Nancy Currie (Ph.D.) - Adjunct Associate Professor
Research Interests: Human-robot interaction, space human factors.
- Simon Hsiang (Ph.D., Texas Tech) -Associate Professor
Research/Teaching Interests: Human motor control, optimization of manual control, human-machine system stability.
- David B. Kaber (Ph.D., Texas Tech) - Professor
Research/Teaching Interest: Cognitive ergonomics, human-automation interaction, interface design, pccupational safety.
- Regina Stoll (M.D.) Adjunct Associate Professor
Research Interest: Work physiology, exercise science, human-automation interaction.
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| Program Structure |
- Admission criteria:
- 3.0 undergrad./grad. GPA
- GRE scores of V>=450, Q>=680
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- NIOSH Support:
- 9-month stipend - currently $1500/mon.
- 3-months summer research support or internship.
- Tuition support and state health insurance during degree.
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- MS Program:
- Follows ISE MS requirements and must include
- ISE540, 541, 544, 741, 744 or 745, 794 or 796 (see Courses)
- Students also take PUBH 785 and ENVR 423 (offered by UNC ERC components).
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- PhD Program:
- Follows ISE PhD requirements and must also include courses identified above.
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| Current Ergonomics Courses through NC State ISE & Psychology |
(see "Courses" page for more detailed information)
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- ISE/PSY 540 - Human factors in Systems Design
- ISE 541 - Occupational Safety Engineering
- ISE 544 - Occupational Biomechanics
- ISE 712 - Bayesian Decision Analysis in Human Performance
- ISE/PSY 740 - Engineering Psychology of HCI
- ISE 741 - Systems Safety Engineering
- ISE/PSY 743 - Ergonomic Performance Assessment
- ISE/PSY 744 - Human Information Processing
- ISE/PSY 745 - Human Performance
- ISE 794B/PSY 710U - Cognitive Engineering
- ISE 794C - Human Reliability Analysis
- ISE 796 - Research Practicum (safety or ergonomics)
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| Recent Publications Prepared by NIOSH Trainees |
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- Lee, L. & Kaber, D. B. (2008). Assessing interactive system effectiveness with usability heuristics and markov models of user behavior. Proc. of the 52nd Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (CD-ROM), Santa Monica, CA: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
- Zhang, Y., Jin, S., Garner, M., Mosaly, P. & Kaber, D. B. (in press) The effects of aging and cognitive stress disposition on driver situation awareness and performance in hazardous conditions. To appear in Proc. of the IEA2009 – 17th World Congress on Ergonomics. Beijing, China (August 9-14): Elsevier.
- Zhang, T., Zhu, B., Lee, L., Swangnetr, M., Mosaly, P. & Kaber, D. (in press). Service robot anthropomorphism and interface design for emotion in human-robot interaction. To appear in Proc. of the IEA2009 – 17th World Congress on Ergonomics. Beijing, China (August 9-14): Elsevier.
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| Recent NIOSH Program Graduates and Employers |
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- Allison Anderson - Ergonomics Center of NC
- David Brandenburg - UCLA
- Elizabeth Covalla - Zenith Insurance
- Jonathan Drum - U.S. Army
- Jacklyn Freeman - Milliken
- Kristen Meador - Caterpillar
- Karen Noack - Kohler, Inc.
- Stephanie Reid - Deloitte
- Carrie Shivers - Honda of America
- Stephanie Southard - SunTech Medical, Inc.
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