Supporting employee sleep results in greater workplace safety
Researchers test the efficacy of a Total Worker Health® intervention designed to support employee sleep on workplace safety outcomes. New research finds that a Total Worker Health®...
Tag: applied research
Development and Validation of a Respectful Workplace Climate Scale
A partnership between Dr. Huang's Safety Climate Lab and state agencies supports the development of a new tool to measure respectful climates in construction workplaces. In 2007, the Oregon...
Staff Spotlight: Dr. Sean Rice
Each month, we feature an Institute Staff member and share with the community a behind-the-scenes through a question and answer session to learn more about their research areas, career path and...
New Workplace Mental Health Resources from American Psychological Association
Our colleagues at the American Psychological Association (APA) represent the largest scientific and professional organization of psychologists in the United States, with a variety of focus areas,...
OccHealthSci research areas
The Institute is dedicated to the health and safety of the workforce. Our mission is to improve the lives of workers through biomedical and occupational research. We promote health and prevent...
Dr. Leslie Hammer receives OHSU Distinguished Faculty Award
The Senate’s annual Distinguished Faculty Awards recognize faculty members for exceptional work promoting OHSU’s mission. Last week, Dr. Leslie Hammer was awarded the Distinguished Faculty...
Dr. Kent Anger receives ICOH Honorary Member Award
Dr. Kent Anger was elected an Honorary Member of the International Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH) on February 6, an organization he joined in 1986. ICOH is the world's leading...
Staff Spotlight: Ivanna De Anda
For our final “Staff Spotlight” of 2021, we interviewed Ivanna De Anda. Ivanna joined the Olson Lab at the Institute this Summer as a Research Assistant for the Tech4Rest and SHIFT...
2021 Summer interns virtual poster presentation
We wanted to send our appreciation to each of our 2021 Summer Interns as they finish the final week of their internship. Their hard work and contributions to science have not gone unnoticed. We also...
Women’s History Month: Celebrating our scientists
In honor of Women’s History Month, we wanted to highlight our Institute scientists and their research areas. We appreciate their hard work and dedication to help improve the lives of workers...