Positions and Honors
Academic Positions
- Professor with tenure, Chair, Graduate Program Coordinator, Department of Industrial
& Management Systems Engineering, West Virginia University, June 2022 - Present.
- Professor with tenure, Interim Chair, Graduate Program Coordinator, Department
of Industrial & Management Systems Engineering, West Virginia University,
August 2021 - June 2022.
- Professor with tenure, Graduate Program Coordinator, Department of Industrial &
Management Systems Engineering, West Virginia University, May 2021 - August 2021.
- Associate Professor with tenure, Graduate Program Coordinator, Department of Industrial
and Management Systems Engineering, West Virginia University, May 2015 -
May 2021.
- Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering,
West Virginia University, Aug 2009 - May 2015
- Graduate Research Assistant, Human Factors Engineering and Biomechanics Lab, Department
of Construction Management and Industrial Engineering, Louisiana State University,
Aug 2006 - June 2009
- Research Assistant, Hand Research Lab, Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Bioengineering,
University of Pittsburgh, Aug 2005 - Aug 2006.
- Graduate Research Assistant, Motor Behavior Lab, Department of Kinesiology, Louisiana
State University, Aug 2004 - May 2005
- Graduate Assistant, Occupational Biomechanics Lab, Department of Industrial and
Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Louisiana State University, Aug 2001 - May
2004
Honors
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Recipient of the 2021 WVU Value Coin for representing the core Mountaineer Values of Service, Curiosity, Respect, Accountability and Appreciation.
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Educator of the Year award, Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, West Virginia University, 2021
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Outstanding Researcher of the Year/Senior Level Award, Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, West Virginia University, 2019-2020.
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Outstanding Teacher Award, Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, West Virginia University, 2014
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Best Paper Award: Institute of Industrial Engineers Annual Conference, for the conference paper “Evaluation of neck disorders among the construction workers: a laboratory study using electromyography” (Presented at 2008 Conference, Vancouver, Canada), 2008
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Graduate Dissertation Fellowship: 2008-2009, by Louisiana State University Graduate School, Aug 2008 - May 2009
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Watumull Foundation Scholar: Award by Watumull Foundation and International Services Office, Louisiana State University, 2008.
Other Professional Experience/Memberships
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Senior Editor, Ergonomics in Design, Sept 2020 – Present
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Associate Editor, Ergonomics in Design, Jan 2019 - present
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Contractor, NIOSH, Jan 2016 - present
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President, International Society for Occupational Ergonomics and Safety (ISOES), June 2017 - June 2018
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President, Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) – Construction Division, June 2016 - June 2017
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Editorial Board Member, Applied Ergonomics, Dec 2015 - present
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Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, April 2015 - present
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Editorial Board Member, IIE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics and Human Factors, Jan 2015 - present
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Editor, Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering Review, Jan 2015 - present
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Editorial Board Member, WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment and Rehabilitation, Jan 2015 - 2018
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Co-chair, Institute of Industrial Engineers Construction Division’s Research track, Aug 2014 - May 2015
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Technical Editor, International Journal of Occupational Safety and Health, May 2014 - Dec 2014
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Executive Committee Member, International Society for Occupational Ergonomics and Safety, Aug 2012 - 2018
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Newsletter Editor, International Society for Occupational Ergonomics and Safety, Aug 2012 - 2016
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Member, Residency Advisory Committee, Institute of Occupational and Environmental Health, School Of Medicine, West Virginia University, Aug 2011 - 2018
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Member, Alpha Pi Mu (Industrial Engineering Honor Society), Aug 2007 - present.