Maria Brunette, Work Environment
Maria Brunette, Work Environment
Associate Professor
Research Interest
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
Related Projects
Educational Background
B.Sc. Industrial Engineering, University of Lima (Peru), 1992
M.Sc. Industrial Engineering, University of of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez, 1999
Ph.D. Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2002
Biosketch
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.