Current Trainee/ Student

Ceasar Chavez

Research Assistant
Human Factors & Ergonomics

Area(s) of Interest: Human factors and ergonomics, occupational health, injury prevention

Project(s): Poultry Line Speed Evaluation (PULSE) Study

Desired Employment: Research

Eric Chu

Research Assistant
Human Factors & Ergonomics

Area(s) of Interest:Health equity, community health, and occupational health & safety

Project(s): Poultry Line Speed Evaluation (PULSE) Study

Desired Employment: TBD

Javier Freire

Student Researcher
Human Factors & Ergonomics

Degree Program: Ph.D.

Graduated: 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 researching...

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

Kayla Le

Student Researcher
Human Factors & Ergonomics

Degree Program: Bachelor of Science

Expected Graduation: 2025

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Aman Mehrota

Student Researcher
Human Factors & Ergonomics

Degree Program: Environmental Health Sciences Ph.D. Student

Expected Graduation: 2028

Bio/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 wearables...

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

Aryssa Muhammad

Research Intern
Human Factors & Ergonomics

Degree Program: Bachelors of Science in Engineering Mathematics and Statistics

Expected Graduation: December 2025 Area(s) of interest: Ergonomics, Engineering design, Occupational Health Research Project(s): Computer vision validation for ergonomics risk assessment, Redesign of janitorial mopping equipment to reduce the risk of musculoskeletal disorders, Development of a user-friendly magnetic wallet for those with...

Elizabeth Perez-Lopez

Student Researcher
Human Factors & Ergonomics

Degree Program: Industrial Engineering and Operations Research

Expected Graduation: May 2027

Area(s) of Interest: Ergonomics, Economics, Society & Service

Project(s): Formulating an online Exoskeleton guide for construction workers

Desired Employment: TBD

Jovanny Ramirez

Student Researcher
Human Factors & Ergonomics

Degree Program: Bachelor of Science

Expected Graduation: 2026

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