Laura Punnett, ScD

University of Massachusetts Lowell
Department of Work Environment
One University Avenue
Lowell, MA
USA 01854

Biographical Sketch: I am an occupational epidemiologist and ergonomist, and P.I. of a NIOSH-funded Center for Excellence to Promote a Healthier Workforce, the "Center for the Promotion of Health in the New England Workplace (CPH-NEW)." We are deeply committed to an employee-centered, participatory approach to health promotion that borrows heavily from the literature on participatory ergonomics and that examines the organizational conditions of work affecting individuals’ health behaviors. Our research examines the intersection of occupational ergonomic risk factors with personal health risks in the development of musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, and mental health problems.

Papers:
3057.0 Work-family conflict and health among caregivers in skilled nursing facilities: The role of sleep 3058.0 Impact of safe resident handling programs in nursing homes on outcomes after work injury 3059.1 Integration of OSH and whp requires meaningful worker participation 4138.0 Risks of occupational safety and health hazards among home care aides 5127.1 Back pain among nursing home workers: Persistence within individuals