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Department of Work Environment

Brunette
Maria Brunette, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Phone: (978) 934-3248
Fax: (978) 452-5711
Office: Kitson 200 U
Email: Maria_Brunette@uml.edu

Educational Background

Ph.D. Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2002
M.Sc. Industrial Engineering, University of of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez, 1999
B.Sc. Industrial Engineering, University of Lima (Peru), 1992

Scholarly Interests

Macroergonomics and job and organizational design
Quality of work life, job satisfaction and occupational stress
Occupational safety and health
Working conditions in industrially developing countries

Bio Sketch

Dr. Brunette's work focuses in applying human factors and systems engineering to the design of work systems.  Her interests include methods for measuring the role of job, organizational, and socio-cultural factors in the quality of work life (QWL). Physical and mental health, occupational safety, job satisfaction, and psychosocial stress represent some of the QWL outcomes under her ongoing studies that are all related to under-represented ethnic groups and women, especially those from Hispanic origin. Her research initiatives also include investigating the ergonomics, safety and health conditions in various Latin American industrial environments.

Related Projects:

  • Proteccion en Construccion
  • Intergenerational Voices on Women in Science and Engineering
  • New Voices for Health & Environment
  • HispanicsWorkSafe www.HispanicsWorkSafe.org

Curriculum Vitae .pdf format

New Voices for Health & Environment
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