Work Factors

Welcome to another episode of Work Factors. Today, our hosts, Dr. Adam Pickens, Instructional Associate Professor, and Martha Parker, Project Manager, Texas A&M Ergo Center, are joined by Bob Locke, Senior Director of Development of Ducks Unlimited. In this episode Bob Locke shares his journey from undergrad to graduate school at Texas A&M and what came after graduation. Bob shared how he...

Welcome to another episode of Work Factors. Today, our hosts, Dr. Adam Pickens, Instructional Associate Professor, and Martha Parker, Project Manager, Texas A&M Ergo Center, are joined by Hannah Payne, Class of 2024, Caroline Cordova, Class of 2025, and Grant Bergeron, Class of 2024. These students represent the few selected to be NIOSH Trainees and were allowed to attend the Applied Ergonomic...

Welcome to another episode of Work Factors. Today, our hosts, Dr. Adam Pickens, Instructional Associate Professor, and Martha Parker, Project Manager, Texas A&M Ergo Center, are joined by Dr. Eva Shipp, Associate Professor at the Texas A&M School of Public Health. Dr. Shipp shares her pathway to where she is now and her experience in working on occupational health and safety, specifically...

Welcome to another episode of Work Factors. Today, our hosts, Dr. Adam Pickens, Instructional Associate Professor, and Martha Parker, Project Manager, Texas A&M Ergo Center, are joined by Dr. David Douphrate, Associate Professor at Texas A&M. Dr. Douphrate shares his experience in the agriculture and safety ergonomics industry. He shares his insights on what precautions are taken, how they...

Welcome to another episode of Work Factors. Today, our hosts, Dr. Adam Pickens, Instructional Associate Professor, and Martha Parker, Project Manager, Texas A&M Ergo Center, are joined by Dr. Aurora Le, Associate Professor in the Public Health Department. Dr. Le shares with us her journey, and what brought her to Texas A&M. She shares current research and projects she is working on, such a...

Join us as we introduce Dr. Adam Pickens, one of the hosts of the Work Factors podcast, brought to you by the Texas A&M Center for Worker Health. Dr. Pickens brings a wealth of expertise in worker health and safety, along with a passion for improving workplace environments. In this video, you'll get to know Dr. Pickens, his background, and what drives him to help students gain experiences...

Meet Martha Parker, host of the Work Factors podcast from the Texas A&M Center for Worker Health. With a deep commitment to enhancing worker well-being, Martha brings her experience and insights to every episode, exploring the critical issues that affect health and safety in the workplace. Martha shares how her wealth of experience allows her to work effectively as a project manager in the Erg...

Welcome to another episode of Work Factors. Today, our hosts, Dr. Adam Pickens, Instructional Associate Professor, and Martha Parker, Project Manager, Texas A&M Ergo Center, are joined by Dr. Farzan Sasangohar, Associate Professor, Industrial & Systems Engineering. Listen in on a conversation between friends as they dive into the large amount of research that Dr. Farzan is a part of right...

Welcome to the first episode of Work Factors. Today, our hosts, Dr. Adam Pickens, Instructional Associate Professor, and Martha Parker, Project Manager, Texas A&M Center for Worker Health, are joined by Dr. Mark Benden, Director of the Center for Worker Health at Texas A&M. In this episode, the three talk about the growth of the Center over the years, how they are having a significant impa...

What is safety leadership in the workplace? How are leadership and management different? Find out these answers and more as three experts discuss these topics and try to fill awkward silences in this episode of Work Factors.

Work procedures: what are they? Learn what's important about writing and following work procedures and effects on worker health and safety in this episode of Work Factors.

What does ergonomics actually mean? And what does it have to do with your keyboard? Find out on this first episode of Work Factors.