Current Trainee/ Student

Isaiah Barajas-Smith

Student Researcher
Human Factors & Ergonomics

Degree Program: Masters of Public Health

Expected Graduation: 2024

Area(s) of Interest: Isaiah is an MPH candidate in the environmental health sciences division with an emphasis in ergonomics and human factors. Areas of interest include musculoskeletal disorder prevention,
wearable technologies, and equipment design.

Projects: Qualitative surveys for workers using passive exoskeletons in construction

Desired Employment: Industry

Patrick Benda

Student Researcher
Human Factors & Ergonomics
Degree Program: Master of Science in Medical Engineering Expected Graduation: 2024 Area(s) of Interest: Biomechanical design, wearable technology, programming for healthcare innovation Projects: Leveraging EMG and IMU sensors to quantify risk factors for distal upper extremity disorders through a machine learning-based approach Desired Employment: Industry or Research

Giulia Casu

Student Researcher
Human Factors & Ergonomics

Degree Program: Ph.D.

Expected Graduation: 2025

Jiayin Chen

Student Researcher
Human Factors & Ergonomics

Degree Program: Bachelor of Arts

Expected Graduation: 2024

Area(s) of Interest: occupational health, job risk assessment, work measurement, built environment design, cognitive human factors

Projects: Time Motion Study of Janitorial Workers in California

Javier Freire

Student Researcher
Human Factors & Ergonomics

Degree Program: Ph.D.

Expected graduation: 2024

Area(s) of Interest: Javier is a Ph.D. student, visiting from Chile, in the Environmental Health Sciences department with an emphasis in Human Factor/Ergonomics at the School of Public Health. He is ...

Avinia Ismiyati

Student Researcher
Human Factors & Ergonomics

Degree Program: Environmental Health Sciences PhD Student

Expected Graduation: 2027

Area(s) of Interest: Avinia is a Ph.D Student, visiting from Indonesia, in the environmental health sciences division with an emphasis on ergonomics and human factors. Areas of interest include occupational health and safety, musculoskeletal disorder prevention, injury prevention, and hybrid workers.

Desired Employment:Government Institution

Aman Mehrotra

Student Researcher
Human Factors & Ergonomics

Degree Program: Masters of Information Management Systems

Expected Graduation: 2025

Area(s) of Interest: Aman is a MIMS candidate at Berkeley's iSchool focusing on UX Research, emphasizing ergonomics and human factors. Areas of interest include consumer electronics, wearable technologies, and healthcare.

Projects: Sonography design, Pipette design

Desired Employment: Hardware UX

Elina Morishita

Student Researcher
Human Factors & Ergonomics
Degree Program: Bachelor of Science Expected Graduation: 2026 Area(s) of Interest: Biomechanical design/manufacturing, wearable technology Projects: Currently working on wearable exposure measurement components of the poultry line speed evaluation study. Desired employment: Industry

Brandon Phillips

Student Researcher
Human Factors & Ergonomics

Degree Program: Ph.D.

Expected Graduation: 2027

Area(s) of Interest: Biomechanics, Worker Health, Occupational Safety

Project(s): Currently he is studying user experience with exoskeletons including analysis of dynamic posture stability using force plates.

Desired Employment: Academia/Industry

Eileen Thai

Student Researcher
Human Factors & Ergonomics

Degree Program:Masters of Public Health

Expected Graduation: 2025

Area(s) of Interest: Eileen is an MPH candidate in the Environmental Health Sciences department with a concentration in Human Factors & Ergonomics. Her areas of interest include occupational safety and health, prevention of work-related musculoskeletal disorders, and development/design of wearable technologies for healthcare.

Projects: TBD

Desired Employment: Industry