Current Trainee/ Student

Sravya Bandla

Student Researcher
Human Factors & Ergonomics

Name: Sravya Bandla

Degree Program: Mechanical Engineering

Expected Graduation: 2026

Areas of Interest: Sravya is a Mechanical Engineering student at UC Berkeley specializing in Product Design Engineering and Human-Centered Design, with a background in Human Factors and Ergonomics. She is deeply passionate about developing products that integrate technology in meaningful ways, with a particular focus on the consumer electronics and consumer goods...

Ceasar Chavez

Research Assistant
Human Factors & Ergonomics

Degree Program: Master of Public Health

Expected Graduation: 2027

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

Degree Program: Master of Public Health

Expected Graduation: 2027

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

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

Desired Employment: TBD

Blythe Dumerer

Student Researcher
Targeted Research Training Program
Human Factors & Ergonomics

Name: Blythe Dumerer

Degree Program: Ph.D. In Mechanical Engineering

Expected Graduation: 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.

Javier Freire

Student Researcher
Human Factors & Ergonomics

Degree Program: Ph.D.

Graduated: 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 researching...

Avinia Ismiyati

Student Researcher
Human Factors & Ergonomics

Degree Program: Environmental Health Sciences PhD Student

Expected Graduation: 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.

Desired Employment:Government Institution

Fisher Lamborn

Human Factors & Ergonomics

Degree Program: Bachelor of Science

Expected Graduation: 2028

Area(s) of Interest: TBD

Project(s): TBD

Desired Employment: TBD

Aman Mehrota

Student Researcher
Human Factors & Ergonomics

Degree Program: Environmental Health Sciences Ph.D. Student

Expected Graduation: 2029

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...

Aryssa Muhammad

Research Intern
Human Factors & Ergonomics

Degree Program: Bachelors of Science in Engineering Mathematics and Statistics

Expected Graduation: 2026 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 limited...

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