Current Trainee/ Student

Ceasar Chavez

Student Researcher
Human Factors & Ergonomics

Degree Program: Master of Public Health in Environmental Health Sciences

Expected Graduation: May 2027

Area(s) of Interest: Occupational health and safety, migrant farm worker populations, industrial hygiene

Project(s): TBD

Desired Employment: To work in the California Department of Public Health

Eric Chu

Student Researcher
Human Factors & Ergonomics

Degree Program: Master of Public Health in Environmental Health Sciences

Expected Graduation: May 2027

Area(s) of Interest: Occupational Health

Project(s): Poultry Line Speed Evaluation (PULSE) Study, The Center for Construction Research and Training, Exoskeleton (EXO) Project

Desired Employment: Contributing to Occupational Health

Blythe Dumerer

Student Researcher
Targeted Research Training Program
Human Factors & Ergonomics

Degree Program: Ph.D. In Mechanical Engineering

Expected Graduation: May 2028

Area(s) of Interest: Blythe is a Ph.D. student in Mechanical Engineering concentrating on Biomechanics and co-advised in ergonomics and human factors. She is interested in applying mechanical engineering principles to improve the lives of others through biomechanical research.

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Margaret Fan

Student Researcher
Human Factors & Ergonomics

Degree Program: Bachelors of Science in Environmental Health Sciences

Expected Graduation:

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Project(s): TBD

Desired Employment:

Javier Freire

Student Researcher
Human Factors & Ergonomics

Degree Program: Ph.D.

Expected Graduation: May 2027

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 ...

Mae Hirano

Student Researcher
Human Factors & Ergonomics

Degree Program: Bachelors of Science in Public Health

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Project(s): TBD

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Avinia Ismiyati

Student Researcher
Human Factors & Ergonomics

Degree Program: PhD in Environmental Health Sciences

Expected Graduation: May 2028

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.

Projects: Validation of Computer Vision-Based RULA for Ergonomic Risk...

Fisher Lamborn

Student Researcher
Human Factors & Ergonomics

Degree Program: Bachelor of Science in Public Health and Molecular and Cell Biology

Expected Graduation: May 2028

Area(s) of Interest: Medicine, Human Factors & Ergonomics, Life Sciences

Project(s): Computer vision for ergonomic risk assessment, Video analysis for Poultry and Pork Line Speed Evaluation (PULSE)

Desired Employment: Healthcare/Research

Aman Mehrota

Student Researcher
Human Factors & Ergonomics

Degree Program: Environmental Health Sciences Ph.D. Student

Expected Graduation: May 2029

Area(s) of Interest: I am a Ph.D. student, raised in the Bay Area, with a Master’s degree in Information from UC Berkeley and 3 years of Human Factors Engineering experience on consumer wearables. I take an informatics and product design–oriented approach to improving ergonomic risk assessment tools in high-risk industrial settings. My research investigates the use of multimodal sensing technologies—such as computer vision and...

Madeline Melendez

Student Researcher
Human Factors & Ergonomics

Degree Program: Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering

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Project(s): TBD

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