Dr. Steven Lavender
Associate Professor
Contact Information
Office: 246 Baker Systems Engineering
Phone: (614) 292-9980
Fax: (614) 292-7852
Email: lavender .1 at osu.edu
Education
University of Montana : B.A., Psychology, 1981
University of Montana : M.A., Experimental Psychology, 1985 The Ohio State University: PhD, 1990
Areas of Interest
Occupational biomechanics
Development and evaluation of workplace ergonomic interventions
Developing risk models predictive of work-related musculoskeletal disorders
Ergonomics in product design
Courses Taught at OSU
Undergraduate and Graduate Courses: ISE 665, ISE 769, ISE 761.01, ISE 869.01, ISE 869.02, ISE 871
Steven Lavender has been with the Industrial, Welding, and Systems Engineering Department since 2002. Prior to joining OSU, Dr. Lavender worked as a research scientist at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago for 12 years. There he pursued both laboratory based and field projects focused on spine biomechanics and workplace ergonomics. H e is a member of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES), American Industrial Hygiene Association, Orthopaedic Research Society, the International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine, American Society of Biomechanics,
He is a Certified Professional Ergonomist (CPE) by the Board of Certification in Professional Ergonomics (BCPE).
Additional Information
Dr. Lavender's website
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