Assistant Professor

Phone: (978) 934-3248

Fax: (978) 452-5711

Office: Kitson 200 U

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

Macroergonomics Job and organizational design Quality of work life Job satisfaction and stress Occupational safety and health

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, 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 which are all related to underrepresented ethnic groups and women, especially those from Hispanic origin. Her research initiatives also include investigating the work environment in various Latin American countries.

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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 Job and organizational design Quality of work life Job satisfaction and stress Occupational safety and health 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, 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 which are all related to underrepresented ethnic groups and women, especially those from Hispanic origin. Her research initiatives also include investigating the work environment in various Latin American countries. Curriculum Vitae .pdf format UML Project: New Voices for Health & Environment

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