Curriculum Vitae of Stephen S. Bao, Ph.D, CPE, CCPE.

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1 Curriculum Vitae of Stephen S. Bao, Ph.D, CPE, CCPE Education Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China, B.Sc. in mechanical engineering, 1982 Shanghai Second Medical University, Shanghai, China, M.Sc. in medicine science, 1985 Luleå University of Technology, Luluå, Sweden, Licentiate in industrial ergonomics, 1992 Luleå University of Technology, Luluå, Sweden, Ph.D. in industrial ergonomics, 1995 Professional Certifications Canadian Certified Professional Ergonomist (CCPE), Canadian College for the Certification of Professional Ergonomists, Canada, present Certified Professional Ergonomist (CPE), Board of Certification in Professional Ergonomics, USA, present Professional Positions Research assistant, Dept. of Orthopedics, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai, China 09, ,1985 Lecturer/Associate Professor, Dept. of Industrial Hygiene, Tongji Medical University, China 10, ,1987 Researcher, Department of Human Work Sciences, Luleå University, Sweden 10, ,1990 Researcher, National Institute of Occupational Health, Solna, Sweden 11, ,1995 Ergonomics engineer, Atlas Copco Tools, Stockholm, Sweden 11, ,1996 Mechanical designer, GWS Ergonomics Inc., Thornhill, ON, Canada 05, ,1996 Ergonomics consultant, Ergonomics Plus Inc. Toronto, ONT, Canada 10, ,1997 Ergonomics adviser, Advanced Ergonomics Inc. Vancouver, BC, Canada 09, ,2001 Research associate, Dept. of Kinesiology, Univ. of Waterloo, ON, Canada 12, ,1997 Senior Epidemiologist/Senior Research Ergonomist, Washington State Dept. of Labor and Industries, Olympia, WA 11,1997 present Affiliate assistant/associate professor, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University. of Washington, WA 10,1998 present Adjunct professor, Master of Engineering Management (MEM) program, Saint Martin s University, Lacey, USA 09, 2004 present 1

2 Adjunct professor, Safety and Health program, Edmond Community College, WA, USA 07, 2007 present Senior ergonomist, The Boeing Company (final assembly of Boeing 737 program), Renton, WA, USA 08, , 2013 Honors, Awards, Scholarships Scholarships from the Swedish Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, October, 1987 September 1990 SHARP Over the Top Award, by Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, Olympia, WA, USA, 2002 SHARP Over the Top Award, Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, Olympia, WA, USA, 2006 SHARP Bridge to the Future Award, Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, Olympia, WA, USA, 2008 Ergonomics Professional of the Year Award, by the Puget Sound Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, USA, 2009 Professional Activities Associated Editor, Ergonomics in Design (Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, USA), 2008 present Editor, Ergonomics (Taylor and Francis), 2010 present Board member of Washington State Institutional Review Board 2011 present Member of Association of Canadian Ergonomists, Canada, 1996 present Member of Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, USA, 1986 present Reviewer for Applied Ergonomics (frequent) Reviewer for International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics (frequent) Reviewer for Ergonomics (frequent) Reviewer for Human Factors (occasional) Reviewer for Ergonomics in Design (frequent) Reviewer for Journal of Occupational & Environmental Hygiene (occasional) Reviewer for Occupational and Environmental Medicine (occasional) Reviewer for BMJ (occasional) Reviewer for International Journal of Workplace Health Management (occasional) Reviewer for Annals of Epidemiology (occasional) Technical committee member for annual meeting of Association of Canadian Ergonomists (frequent) External reviewer for some NIOSH documents (occasional) Reviewer for annual conference of Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (occasional) Grant application reviewer, for Work Safe BC, Canada (frequent) Grant proposal reviewer for NWCOHS (occasional) 2

3 Bibliography Refereed research articles Bao, S., Wang, Y.G. (1984) A review on the mechanical properties of human bones (in Chinese). Journal of Shanghai Biomedical Engineering, 5. Bao, S., Zhang, G., et al. (1990) Occupational Musculoskeletal Disorders in Hubei Province (in Chinese). Acta Medicinae Universitatis Scientiae et Technologiae Huazhong (Journal of Tongji Medical University), S1. Cai, R., Yang, L., Bao, S. (1990) Work physiological stress study among garment workers (in Chinese), Acta Medicinae Universitatis Scientiae et Technologiae Huazhong (Journal of Tongji Medical University), S1. Bao, S., Mathiassen, S.E., Winkel, J. (1995) Normalizing upper trapezius EMG amplitude: comparison of different procedures. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 5, Bao, S., Mathiassen, S.E., Winkel, J. (1996) Ergonomic effects of a management-based rationalization in assembly work -- a case study. Applied Ergonomics, 27, Bao, S., Winkel, J., Mathiassen, S.E., Shahnavaz, H. (1997) Interactive effect of ergonomics and production engineering on shoulder-neck exposure - a case study of assembly work in China and Sweden, International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics 20, Bao S, Winkel J, Shahnavaz H. (2000) Prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders in Chinese workplaces, International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics, 6, Spielholz, P., Bao, S., Howard, N. (2001) A practical method for ergonomic and usability evaluation of hand tools: a comparison of three random orbital sander configurations, Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene. Bao, S., Silverstein, B., Cohen, M. (2001) An electromyography study in three high risk poultry processing jobs, International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 27, Bao, S. (2004) Hand-intensive jobs: effectively evaluating risk levels, Professional Safety, January 2004, Fan, ZJ, Silverstein, BA, Viikari-Juntura, E, Bonauto, DK, Bao, S, Smith, C: (2005) Epidemiological criteria of work related shoulder disorders, Annals of Epidemiology, 15 (8) Bao, S., Silverstein, B. (2005) Estimation of hand force in ergonomic job evaluations, Ergonomics, 48(3):

4 Bao, S. Spielholz, P. Howard, N. Silverstein, B. (2006) Quantifying repetitive hand activity for epidemiological research on musculoskeletal disorders Part I: individual exposure assessment, Ergonomics, 49(4), Bao, S., Spielholz, P., Howard, N., Silverstein, B. (2006) Quantifying repetitive hand activity for epidemiological research on musculoskeletal disorders Part II: comparison of different methods, Ergonomics, 49(4) Silverstein BA, Viikari-Juntura E, Fan ZJ, Bonauto DK, Bao S, Smith C: (2006) Natural course of non-traumatic rotator cuff tendinitis and other shoulder problems in a working population. Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health 32(2): Bao, S. Spielholz, P. Howard, N. Silverstein, B. (2007) Two posture analysis approaches and their application in a modified RULA evaluation, Ergonomics 50: Spielholz, P., Bao, S., Howard, N., et al. (2008) Reliability and validity assessment of the hand activity level threshold limit value and strain index using expert ratings of mono-task jobs. J. Occup. Environ. Hyg. 5: Silverstein, B.A., Bao, S., et al. (2008) Rotator cuff syndrome: personal, work-related psychosocial and physical load factors, Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 50: Smith, C.K., Silverstrein, B.A., Fan, Z.J., Bao, S., Johnson, P.W. (2009) Job strain and shoulder symptoms among workers, American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 52: Howard, N., Spielholz, P., Bao, S., Silverstein, B. (2009) Reliability of an observational tool to assess the organization of work, International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 39: Bao, S., Spielholz, P., Howard, N., Silverstein, B. (2009) Force measurement in field ergonomics research and application, International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 39: Bao, S., Howard, N., Spielholz, P., Silverstein, B. (2009) Inter-rater reliability of posture observation, Human Factors 51, Bao, S. Spielholz, P. Howard, N. Silverstein, B. (2009) Application of the Strain Index in multiple task jobs, Applied Ergonomics, 40: Silverstein, B, Fan, ZJ, Smith, CK, Bao, S, Howard, N, Spielholz, P, Bonauto, D, Viikari- Juntura, E: (2009) Gender adjustment or stratification in discerning upper extremity musculoskeletal disorder risk? Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health 35(2)

5 Fan, ZJ., Silverstein, BA, Bao, S., et al. (2009) Quantitative exposure-responses between physical workload and prevalence of lateral epicondylitis in a working population. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 52 (6) Smith, C.K., Silverstein, B.A., Fan, Z.J., Bao, S., Johnson, P.W. (2009) Psychosocial factors and shoulder symptom development among workers, Am J Ind Med, 52 (1): Bao, S., Howard, N., Spielholz, P., Silverstein, B. (2010) Inter-observer reliability of forceful exertion analysis based on video-recordings, Ergonomics, 53 (9): Silverstein, B.A., Fan, Z.J., Bonauto, D.K., Bao, S., Smith, C.K., Howard, N., Viikari-Juntura, E. (2010) The natural course of carpal tunnel syndrome in a working population, Scand J work Environ Health, 36 (5): Bao, S., Howard, N., Spielholz, P., Silverstein, B., and Polissar, N. (2011) Comparison of two different methods for performing combination analysis of force and posture risk factors in an epidemiological study. Scand J Work Environ Health, 37(6): Silverstein B., Bao, S. et al. (2012) Water and coffee: a systems approach to improving coffee harvesting work in Nicaragua, Human Factors, 54(6): Bao, S., Silverstein, B., Stewart, K. (2013) Evaluation of an ergonomics intervention among Nicaraguan coffee harvesting workers, Ergonomics, 56(2) Harris-Adamson, C., Eisen, E.A., Dale, A.M., Evanoff, B. Hegmann, K.T., Thiese, M.S., Kapellusch, J.M., Garg, A., Burt, S., Bao, S., Silverstein, B., Gerr, F., Merlino, L., Rempel, D. (2013) Personal and workplace psychosocial risk factors for carpal tunnel syndrome: a pooled study cohort, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 70(8) Kapellusch, J.M., Garg, A., Bao, S.S., et al. (2013) Pooling job physical exposure data from multiple independent studies in a consortium study of carpal tunnel syndrome, Ergonomics 56(6) Mansfield, N., Haslam, R., Young, M., Hignett, S., So, R., Lockhart, T., Bao, S., Stanton, N., Chang, W.R. (2013) Ergonomic vs. Ergonomics: acknowledging the etymology, Ergonomics 56(12) Fan, Z.J., Silverstein, B. A., Bao, S., et al. (2014) The association between combination of hand force and forearm posture and incidence of lateral epicondylitis in a working population, Human Factors, 56(1) Books and book chapters Bao. S., Silverstein, B., Howard, N., Spielholz, P. (2006) The Washington State SHARP Approach to Exposure Assessment Methods in Epidemiological Studies of Upper Extremity Musculoskeletal Disorders, In: The Occupational Ergonomics Handbook: Fundamentals and 5

6 Assessment Tools for Occupational Ergonomics, eds: W.S. Marras and W. Karwowski, CRC Press, Chapter 44, pp. 1 to 22. Bao, S. (1997) Evaluation of power tools, in Lindqvist, B. Power Tool Ergonomics Atlas Copco Tools, Sweden. Other non-refereed published scholarly publications and refereed conference proceedings Bao, S. (1985) Stress analysis of the knee joint - an application of the finite element method (FEM) on the knee joint (in Chinese), M.Sc. thesis. Shanghai Medical University II, Shanghai. Bao, S. (1986) Stress analysis of the knee joint with FEM. In: Proceedings of the First Sino- Japan Conference on Biomedical Engineering, October Shanghai. Cai, R.T., Yang, L., Bao, S. (1988) An investigation of physiological load of the workers on assembly lines in a cloth-making factory. In: Proceedings of the International Conference on Ergonomics, Occupational Safety and Health and the Environment, October Beijing. Bao, H., Shahnavaz, S. (1989) Occupational musculoskeletal disorders in Chinese Workplaces. In: The First World Conference on Accident and Injury Prevention. Stockholm, Sweden, September, Bao, S., Wu, L., Shahnavaz, H. (1990) The influence of ethnic factors on the wrist-twisting strength. In: Proceedings of the Biomech Seminars, Göteborg, Shahnavaz, H., Bao, S., Chavalitsakulshai, P. (1990) Occupational stress at workplaces in industrially developing countries -- a case study in China and Thailand. In: Proceedings of the 10th UOEH international Symposium and the 1st Pan-Pacific Conference on Occupational Ergonomics. Kitakyushu, Japan, July, Bao, S., Shahnavaz, H., Winkel, J. (1991) Application of a job analysis method (AET) in some Chinese workplaces. In: Y. Quéinnec and F. Daniellou (ed) the 11th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association. Taylor & Francis, Paris, Bao, S., Winkel, J., Shahnavaz, H. (1991) Physical work load on Chinese assembly line workers. In: the 11th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, poster presentation. Taylor & Francis, Paris. Winkel J, Bao S, Mathiassen SE, Parenmark G, Malmkvist AK. Nacke-skuldra belastning vid löpande band arbete beror på såväl ergonomin som produktionsteknikerns skicklighet. 41 Nordiska Arbetsmiljömötet, 2-4 September Reykjavik, Island. Abstract bok, pp

7 Bao S, Winkel J, Mathiassen S E, Malmkvist A K, Parenmark G. EMG activity of the upper trapezius as a function of organization of assembly line work. 9th International Congress of ISEK (International Society of Electrophysiological Kinesiology). Florence, 28th June-2nd July Abstract Book, P 80. Bao, S. (1992) Physical work load and musculoskeletal disorders among Chinese assembly workers; Licentiate Thesis. Luleå University of Technology, Luleå. Winkel, J., Bao, S., Mathiassen, S.E., Malmkvist, A-K., Parenmark, G. (1993) Production engineering and shoulder/neck load in assembly line work. In: Proceedings of the Work & Health International Conference. Copenhagen - Denmark, Malmkvist, A-K., Bao, S., Mathiassen, S.E., Parenmark, G., Winkel, J. (1993) EMG activity of the upper trapezius as a function of organization of assembly line work. In: A. Pedotti (ed) Electrophysiological Kinesiology -- Proceedings of the ISEK'92 Congress, Florence, June 29- July 2, IOS Press, Amsterdam, 186. Winkel J., Bao S., Mathiassen S. E. Malmkvist A.-K., Parenmark G. Production engineering and shoulder/neck load in assembly line work. International Conference: Work & Health, Abstracts, pp 72-73, February 22-25, 1993, Copenhagen, Denmark. Bao S, Winkel J, Mathiassen S E, Malmkvist A-K, Parenmark G. Some effects of a "natural intervention on physical work load in assembly work. Nordiska Arbetsmiljömötet, Visby/Sweden (Arbetsmiljöinstitutet), pp 94, Bao, S., Winkel, J., Mathiassen, S.E., Malmkvist, A-K., Parenmark, G. (1993) Some effects of a 'natural' intervention on physical work load in assembly work. In: 42:a Nordiska Arbetsmiljömötet. Visby, 94. Winkel J, Mathiassen SE, Bao S, Liukkonen P, Parenmark G, Malmkvist A-K. A natural intervention in manufacturing industry: ergonomic and economic consequences. Proceedings of the 12th Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, Toronto, Canada, August 15-19, vol. 6, pp 38-40, Winkel, J., Westgaard, R., Mathiassen, S.E., Bao, S., Liukkonen, P., Petersson, N. (1994) A model for solving work related musculoskeletal problems in a profitable way. In: Proceedings of the International Ergonomics Association 12th Triennial Congress. Toronto, Canada. Mathiassen, S.E., Bao, S., Attebrant, M., Winkel, J. (1994) Calibration of trapezius EMG by reference contractions. In: Research Report No. 1. National Institute of Occupational Health, Stockholm, 5. 7

8 Bao, S., Mathiassen, S.E., Winkel, J., Björing, G. (1994) Ergonomic implications of two normalization procedures for upper trapezius EMG. In: Research Report No1. National Institute of Occupational Health, Stockholm, 12. Bao S, Winkel J, Mathiassen SE, Liukkonen P, Parenmark G, Malmkvist A-K (1994) Ergonomic and economic evaluations of rationalization of assembly work. In: Proceedings of the Third Pan- Pacific Conference on Occupational Ergonomics. Seoul, Korea: Mathiassen S E, Winkel J, Liukkonen P, Bao S, Björing G. Belastningsergonomi och rationalisering - en fallstudie. Arbete och Hälsa 1996:12 Mathiassen S E, Bao S, Björing G, Winkel J. Rationalisering av monteringsarbete - en belastningsergonomisk fallstudie. I: Mathiassen S E et al. Belastningsergonomi och rationalisering - en fallstudie. Arbete och Hälsa 1996:12, kap. 2, pp Bao, S. (1995) Shoulder-neck exposure of assembly work and the significance of rationalization, Ph. D. thesis. National Institute for Working Life, Stockholm. Wells, R., Woo, H., Norma, R., Code, D., Shannon, H., Bao, S. (1997) EMG of the forearm and hand as an exposure method for epidemiologic studies of WMSD in office environments, Proceedings of the 13 th Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, Tampere, Finland. Wells, R. Lee, I.H., Bao, S. (1997) Investigations of upper limb support conditions for mouse use, Proceedings of the 29 th Annual Conference of the Human Factors Association of Canada, Winnipeg, Canada. Wells, R., Norman, R., Shannon, H., Cole, D.C., Woo, H., Bao, S. (1998) Exposure measurement in the upper limbs of VDT operators using electromyography: responsiveness to different tasks, in Proceedings of 3r d International Scientific Conference on Prevention of Work- Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (PREMUS), September 1998, p49. Bao, S., Silverstein, B., Cohen, M. (1999) Ergonomics evaluation report on a trimmer operator s job, Research Report, January 1999, Safety & Health Assessment & Research for Prevention (SHARP) program, Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, Olympia, WA. Bao, S., Silverstein, B., Cohen, M. (1999) Upper extremity exposures among wood processing operators, Proceeding of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 43rd Annual Meeting, September 27-October 1, 1999, Houston, Texas. Bao, S., Silverstein, B., Cohen, M, Cotey, M., Drozdowsky, S., Beagle, M. (1999) Physical Stressors in Poultry Processing Operators A case study, Research Report, Safety & Health 8

9 Assessment & Research for Prevention (SHARP) program, Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, Olympia, WA. Bao, S., Spielholz, P., Silverstein, B. (2000) Ergonomics evaluation of scan index operators, Technical Report No: , SHARP program, Department of Labor and Industries, Olympia, WA, USA. Bao, S. (2000) Grip strength and hand force estimation, Technical Report No: , SHARP program, Department of Labor and Industries, Olympia, WA, USA. Howard, N.L., Spielholz, P., Bao, S. (2000) A comparative evaluation of job techniques in the tree nursery industry, Proceedings of the IEA 2000/HFES 2000 Congress, July 29 August 4, 2000, San Diego, California, USA, 5, Bao, S., Silverstein, B., Cohen, M., Beagle, M., Cotey, M. Drozdowsky, S., Spielholz, P. (2000) Upper extremity exposure among poultry processing operators, Proceedings of the IEA 2000/HFES 2000 Congress, July 29 August 4, 2000, San Diego, California, USA, 5, 615. Bao, S., Silverstein, B., Spielholz, P. (2000) Detailed physical exposure assessments in ergonomics field studies, Proceedings of the IEA 2000/HFES 2000 Congress, July 29 August 4, 2000, San Diego, California, USA, 5, Bao, S., Wilcox, D., Wright, A., Kessler, W. (2001) A sawmill industry-wide musculoskeletal ergonomics intervention program in Washington State, Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 45 th Annual Meeting, October 8-12, 2001, Minneapolis. Silverstein, B., Bao, S., et al (2002) Prospective study of upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders in hospital and manufacturing industries, Proceedings of the 16 th Congress on Epidemiology in Occupational Health, September 11-14, 2002, Barcelona, Spain. Bao, S., Spielholz, P., Howard, N. et al. (2002) Physical exposure assessment in a large prospective upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders study, Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 46th Annual Meeting, , September 30-October 4, 2002 Baltimore, Maryland. Spielhoz, P., Bao, S., Howard, N., Silverstein, B. (2003) Baseline exposure assessment results from a prospective study of upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders, Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 47 th Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado, Oct , Silverstein, B., Viikari-Juntura, E., Fan, Z.J., Bonauto, D., Bao, S., Smith, C. (2004) Natural course of shoulder tendonitis in a working population, Proceedings of the Fifth International Scientific Conference on Prevention of Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders (PREMUS), July 11-15, 2004, Zurich, Switzerland,

10 Viikari-Juntura, E., Silverstein, B., Fan, Z.J., Bonauto, D., Bao, S., Smith, C. (2004) Incidence and persistence of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) and symptoms suggesting CTS in active workers, Proceedings of the Fifth International Scientific Conference on Prevention of Workrelated Musculoskeletal Disorders (PREMUS), July 11-15, 2004, Zurich, Switzerland, Bao, S. (2004) Physical exposure assessment of hand activities, Proceedings of the Fifth International Scientific Conference on Prevention of Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders (PREMUS), July 11-15, 2004, Zurich, Switzerland, 621. Bao, S., Spielholz, P. Howard, N., Silverstein, B. (2004) A detailed force exposure quantification method for prospective epidemiological studies, Proceedings of the Fifth International Scientific Conference on Prevention of Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders (PREMUS), July 11-15, 2004, Zurich, Switzerland, Silverstein, S., Bao, S. et al. (2004) Mini symposium: methodological issues in prospective studies NIOSH WMSD research consortium, Proceedings of the Fifth International Scientific Conference on Prevention of Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders (PREMUS), July 11-15, 2004, Zurich, Switzerland, Fan ZJ, Silverstein BA, Viikari-Juntura E, Bonauto DK, Bao S, Smith C: (2005) Epidemiological criteria of work related shoulder disorders. Proc of American College of Epidemiology annual meeting, Epidemiology and Advocacy in the Real World, New Orleans, Louisiana, September. Bao, S. et al. (2005) Ergonomic intervention in a Washington State sawmill, proceeding of the 8 th Annual Applied Ergonomics Conference, March 21-24, 2005, New Orleans, Louisiana. Bao S, Spielholz P, Howard N, Silverstein B: (2006) Application of two exposure quantification methods in multiple task jobs. Proc of 2006 IEA 16 th World Conference on Ergonomics, Maastricht, the Netherlands, , July Silverstein B, Fan J, Bao S, Howard N, Spielholz P, Smith C, Bonauto D, Viikari-Juntura E: (2006) How well does the Strain Index predict carpal tunnel syndrome? Proc of 2006 IEA 16 th World Conference on Ergonomics, Maastricht, the Netherlands, , July Bao, S.; Howard, N.; Spielholz, P.; Silverstein, B. (2007) Consequences of different methods used for the Strain Index parameters, Proceedings of the PREMUS conference, August 27-30, Boston, USA. Smith, C., Silverstein, B., et al (2007) Job strain and incidence of shoulder symptoms among service and manufacturing employees in Washington State, Proceedings of the PREMUS conference, August 27-30, Boston, USA. 10

11 Silverstein, B., Fan, J., Bao, S., et al (2007) Gender differences: upper extremity disorders in health care and manufacturing industries: differences between men and women, Proceedings of the PREMUS conference, August 27-30, Boston, USA. Fan, J., Silverstein, B., Bao, S., et al (2007) Work-related lateral epicondylitis: quantitative exposure-response relations with force and posture, Proceedings of the PREMUS conference, August 27-30, Boston, USA. Silverstein, B., Bao, S., (2007) Work-related rotator cuff and carpal tunnel syndromes: quantitative exposure-response relationships, Proceedings of the PREMUS conference, August 27-30, Boston, USA. Fan, J., Smith, C., Silverstein, B. (2007) An evaluation of QuickDASH in measuring disability among workers with upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders, Proceedings of the PREMUS conference, August 27-30, Boston, USA. Bao, S., Kim, H., Silverstein, B. Rauser, E. (2009) Ergonomic Evaluation at Bill Processing, Insurance Services a detailed office ergonomics case study, Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, Olympia, WA, USA, Technical report number: Bao, S., Kim, H., Silverstein, B., Howard, N., Johnson, P. Studhalter, M., Blood, R. (2009) Ergonomics Intervention Evaluations at an Aluminum Mill, Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, Olympia, WA, USA. Technical report number Bao, S., Howard, N., Spielholz, P., Silverstein, B., Fan, J. (2009) Development and application of a Composite Strain Index method, Proceedings of the 17 th World Congress on Ergonomics, IEA Beijing, China August 9-14, Bao, S., Silverstein, B. (2012) Categorizing job physical exposures using simple methods, Proceedings of the 18 th World Congress on Ergonomics, International Ergonomics Association, Recife, Brazil, February Silverstein, B. Fan, ZJ., Bao, S. et al. (2012) Prospective study of carpal tunnel syndrome and physical workload in Washington State workers, Proceedings of the 18 th World Congress on Ergonomics, International Ergonomics Association, Recife, Brazil, February Bao, S., Silverstein, B. (2012) A job exposure profile obtained through observation: posture and force, Proceedings of the 18 th World Congress on Ergonomics, International Ergonomics Association, Recife, Brazil, February Bao, S. (2012) Top five work-related injuries in agriculture industry, Washington Governor s Safety Conference, Wenatchee, February 22,

12 Bao, S. et al. (2012) An electromyography evaluation on three types equipment used in coffee harvesting, Annual Conference of Association of Canadian Ergonomists, Halifax, Canada, August 14, Bao, S. (2013) Ergonomic risk assessment tools: what is currently available? AIHce 2013 Conference, Montreal, Canada, May 20, Bao, S. (2013) Pooling physical exposure data from multiple research sites, PREMUS Conference, Busan, Korea, July 9, Bao, S. (2013) Finding causes of musculoskeletal disorders and identifying best practices among industries, Annual Symposium of Puget Sound Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, September 18, Bao, S. et al. (2013) An application of a job exposure profile in work-related shoulder disorders study, Annual Conference of Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, San Diego, USA, October Bao, S. et al. (2013) Challenges of pooling physical exposure data from multiple research sites, Annual Conference of Associate of Canadian Ergonomists, Whistler, Canada, October 9, Bao, S. (2013) Breadth and depth trade-offs in tackling musculoskeletal disorders in the workplaces (keynote speech), Annual Conference of Associate of Canadian Ergonomists, Whistler, Canada, October 9, Bao, S., et al. (2013) Work related musculoskeletal disorders prevention where do we go from here? (Panel discussion), Annual Conference of Associate of Canadian Ergonomists, Whistler, Canada, October 9, Mansfield, N., Haslam, R., Young, M., Hignett, S., So, R., Lockhart, T., Bao, S., Stanton, N. & Chang, W.R., Ergonomic vs. Ergonomics: Acknowledging the etymology. Ergonomics, 56 (12), Kapellusch, J.M., Garg, A., Bao, S.S., Silverstein, B.A., Burt, S.E.D., A. M., Evanoff, B.A., Gerr, F.E., Harris-Adamson, C., Hegmann, K.T., Merlino, L.A. & Rempel, D.M., Pooling job physical exposure data from multiple independent studies in a consortium study of carpal tunnel syndrome. Ergonomics, 56 (6), Harris-Adamson, C., Eisen, E.A., Dale, A.M., Evanoff, B., Hegmann, K.T., Thiese, M.S., Kapellusch, J.M., Garg, A., Burt, S., Bao, S., Silverstein, B., Gerr, F., Merlino, L. & Rempel, D., 12

13 2013. Personal and workplace psychosocial risk factors for carpal tunnel syndrome: A pooled study cohort. Occup Environ Med, 70 (8), Available from: Bao, S., Silverstein, B. & Stewart, K., Evaluation of an ergonomics intervention among Nicaraguan coffee harvesting workers. Ergonomics, 56 (2), Available from: Thiese, M.S., Gerr, F., Hegmann, K.T., Harris-Adamson, C., Dale, A.M., Evanoff, B., Eisen, E.A., Kapellusch, J., Garg, A., Burt, S., Bao, S., Silverstein, B., Merlino, L. & Rempel, D., Effects of varying case definition on carpal tunnel syndrome prevalence estimates in a pooled cohort. Arch Phys Med Rehabil, Available from: Spector, J.T., Lieblich, M., Bao, S., Mcquade, K. & Hughes, M., Automation of workplace lifting hazard assessment for musculoskeletal injury prevention. Ann Occup Environ Med, 26, 15 Available from: Marie Dale, A., Zeringue, A., Harris-Adamson, C., Thiese, M., Bao, S., Burt, S., Merlino, L., Garg, A., Eisen, E., Gerr, F., Hegmann, K., Kapellusch, J., Rempel, D., Silverstein, B. & Evanoff, B., Use of an o*net based job exposure matrix to predict prevalence of carpal tunnel syndrome in a large pooled cohort. Occup Environ Med, 71 Suppl 1, A48-9 Available from: Kapellusch Jm, J.M., Gerr, F.E., Malloy, E.J., Garg, A., Harris-Adamson, C., Bao, S.S., Burt, S.E., Dale, A.M., Eisen, E.A., Evanoff, B.A., Hegmann, K.T., Silverstein, B.A., Theise, M.S. & Rempel, D.M., Exposure-response relationships for the acgih threshold limit value for hand-activity level: Results from a pooled data study of carpal tunnel syndrome. Scand J Work Environ Health, 40 (6), Available from: Harris-Adamson, C., Eisen, E.C., Dale, A.M., Evanoff, B., Hegmann, K.T., Thiese, M.S., Kapellusch, J., Garg, A., Burt, S., Silverstein, B., Bao, S., Merlino, L., Gerr, F. & Rempel, D., Personal and workplace psychosocial risk factors for carpal tunnel syndrome: A pooled 13

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