Expert Details
Safety, Ergonomics and Human Factors
ID: 723829
California, USA
Has investigated hundreds of product liability and personal injury accident cases in the area of human factors, safety, and industrial-organizational psychology.
Issues include slip, trips, missteps, and falls; the effectiveness of warnings; product/equipment design; visibility, conspicuity, and lighting; reasonableness of conduct; human error; perception/reaction times; adequacy of supervision and training; employee discrimination and harassment and behavioral expectations. Has consulted on hundred of cases and has qualified as an expert in San Diego and Orange County Superior courts.
Is a Board Certified Disability Analyst and consults to organizations regarding ADA compliance. Investigates ADA related injury cases.
Is a Board Certiifed Professional Ergonomist.Consulted in areas of workplace safety and injury prevention, including ergonomic evaluations, preventative employee training and management training. Developed programs and wrote reports aimed at reducing workplace injuries. Conducted safety training seminars.
Consults in industrial-organizational areas including OSHA compliance (Occupational Safety and Health Administration), ADA compliance (Americans with Disabilities Act), ergonomics, job design, job and task analysis, hazard analysis, risk management, and organizational development. Conducts and presents original research.
Serves as a forensic consultant for product liability and personal injury accident cases in the areas of safety, human factors, and industrial-organizational psychology. Collects and reviews case material, inspects accident sites and equipment, and performs testing. Has investigated hundreds of product liability and personal injury accident cases in the area of human factors, safety, and industrial-organizational psychology.
Issues include slip, trips, missteps, and falls; the effectiveness of warnings; product/equipment design; visibility, conspicuity, and lighting; reasonableness of conduct; human error; perception/reaction times; adequacy of supervision and training; employee discrimination and harassment and behavioral expectations. Has consulted on hundred of cases and has qualified as an expert in San Diego and Orange County Superior courts
Array
Extensive American's with Disabilities Act consultingOSHA compliance consultingInjury Reduction and Prevention Consulting for industry and hospitalsHazard analysis consulting
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year: 2000 | Degree: Ph.D. | Subject: Industrial Organizational Psychology | Institution: CA School of Professional Psych |
| Year: 1995 | Degree: MS | Subject: Industrial Organizational Psychology | Institution: CSPP |
| Year: 1993 | Degree: BS | Subject: Psychology | Institution: U of Florida |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 1996 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Senior Consultant | Department: |
Responsibilities:Consults in industrial-organizational areas including OSHA compliance (Occupational Safety and Health Administration), ADA compliance (Americans with Disabilities Act), ergonomics, job design, job and task analysis, hazard analysis, risk management, and organizational development. Conducts and presents original research.Serves as a forensic consultant for product liability and personal injury accident cases in the areas of safety, human factors, and industrial-organizational psychology. Collects and reviews case material, inspects accident sites and equipment, and performs testing. Has investigated hundreds of product liability and personal injury accident cases in the area of human factors, safety, and industrial-organizational psychology. Issues include slip, trips, missteps, and falls; the effectiveness of warnings; product/equipment design; visibility, conspicuity, and lighting; reasonableness of conduct; human error; perception/reaction times; adequacy of supervision and training; employee discrimination and harassment and behavioral expectations. Has consulted on hundred of cases and has qualified as an expert in San Diego and Orange County Superior courts. |
|||
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1993 to 1996 | Employer: Error Analysis | Title: Safety Associates | Department: |
Responsibilities:Collected and reviewed case material, inspects accident sites and equipment, and performed testing. Investigated hundreds of product liability and personal injury accident cases in the area of human factors, safety, and industrial-organizational psychology. Conducted, published, and presented original research studies in the areas of safety, human factors, and industrial-organizational psychology |
|||
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
|---|
| Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) |
| Licenses / Certifications |
|---|
| Certified Ergonomics Professional (CPE); Board Certified Disability Analyst |
| Professional Appointments |
|---|
| Special Education Community Advisory Committee member; Officer of Forensic Professional Group of the HFES |
| Medical / Professional |
|---|
| Post doctorate appointment at VA hospital center for patient safety |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
|---|
| She has 28 publications and has been invited to speak 5 times. She has presented 8 lectures. |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
|---|
| She has testified in over 30 depositions and about 10 superior court cases. |
| Training / Seminars |
|---|
| She has developed an office ergonomic training program and has trained hundreds of people in ergonomic principles. She has trained hospital employees in safe work practices. |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| English |
Fields of Expertise
A Workplace Accident and Injury Reduction Program, safety, accident investigation, Americans with Disabilities Act, ergonomics, human factors, human factors engineering, patient risk management, workplace design, employee safety, case investigation, Americans with Disabilities Act compliance, Americans with Disabilities Act discrimination, slip, harassment, accident reduction, industrial psychology, injury law, employee training, workplace accident injury, workplace injury, hospital safety, discrimination, accident causation, consumer product ergonomics, OSHA 29 CFR 1910.146, office ergonomics, environmental safety, OSHA 29CFR 1910.1030, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, accident analysis, safety management, accident reconstruction, occupational safety, workplace environment engineering, safety engineering, safety code, environmental exposure assessment