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| Alan Hedge PhD, CPE |
| Alan Hedge is a Professor in the Department of
Design and Environmental Analysis, Cornell University and a Research
Professor in the Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering
at Syracuse University. He joined Cornell in 1987 and since then he
has directed the Human Factors and Ergonomics teaching and research
programs and he also is co-director of the Design Concepts
Laboratory in the department. Prior to joining Cornell, for over 10
years he ran the Graduate Program in Applied Psychology and
Ergonomics at Aston University, Birmingham, U.K. From 1990-1993 he
was also an Honorary Research Fellow at the Institute of
Occupational Health, University of Birmingham, U.K. In 2003 he
received the Alexander J. Williams Jr. Design Award from the Human
Factors and Ergonomics Society for " outstanding human factors
contributions to the design of a major operational system".
His research and teaching focus on issues of design and workplace ergonomics as these affect the health, comfort and productivity of workers. His research themes include workstation and product design for carpal tunnel syndrome risks, alternative keyboard and input system designs, the performance and health effects of postural strain, and the health and comfort impacts of various environmental stressors, including indoor air quality, sick building syndrome, office lighting and eyestrain. He has co-authored Healthy Buildings, co-edited the Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomics Methods, and published 30 chapters and over 160 articles on these topics in the ergonomics and related journals. His professional activities are extensive. He is a Fellow of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, of the Ergonomics Society, of the International Ergonomics Association, and a Certified Professional Ergonomist. He is also an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society; an a member of the American Psychological Association, the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America and a founding member of the International Society for Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ). He is on the editorial board of the journals Ergonomics, Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics, Journal of Environmental Psychology, Journal of Human Environment Systems, and the Journal of Architectural and Planning Research. |