Ergonomics: How to Design for Ease and Efficiency

Author:   Katrin Kroemer Elbert (Economics Researcher) ,  Henrike B. Kroemer (Chartered Psychologist) ,  Anne D. Kroemer Hoffman (Freelance marketing, communications, and social media consultant)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Edition:   3rd edition
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9780128132968


Pages:   756
Publication Date:   05 October 2018
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Katrin Kroemer Elbert (Economics Researcher) ,  Henrike B. Kroemer (Chartered Psychologist) ,  Anne D. Kroemer Hoffman (Freelance marketing, communications, and social media consultant)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Academic Press Inc
Edition:   3rd edition
Weight:   1.560kg
ISBN:  

9780128132968


ISBN 10:   0128132965
Pages:   756
Publication Date:   05 October 2018
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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I. The Ergonomic Knowledge Base 1. Size and Mobility of the Human Body 2. Bones, Muscles, and Strength of the Human Body 3. How the Body Does its Work 4. How the Mind Works 5. Human Senses 6. How the Body Interacts with the Environment 7. Body Rhythms, Work Schedules, and Effects of Alcohol II. Design Applications 8. Ergonomic Models, Methods, and Measurements 9. Designing to Fit the Moving Body 10. The Computer (Office) Work Place 11. The Individual within an Organization 12. Design and Arrangement of Displays and Controls 13. Handling Loads 14. Designing for Special Populations 15. Why and How to Do Ergonomics III. Further Information

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Dr. Elbert has worked in research and development in the medical device industry as a mechanical engineer for over two decades. Her focus has been on design and development of surgical implants and associated instrumentation with Stryker-Howmedica orthopedics and Johnson & Johnson’s Ethicon. She holds an undergraduate engineering degree from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) and master’s and PhD degrees from Cornell University in mechanical engineering, as well as additional certification in engineering management from Stevens University, project leadership and Six Sigma methodology. She has patents and publications in the surgical and orthopedic literature. Dr. Kroemer has worked in various clinical settings as a clinical psychologist for 25+ years, focusing on health psychology and clinical psychology in private practice and as a consultant. She holds a PhD in Clinical Psychology from Temple University in Philadelphia PA and completed her postdoctoral fellowship in Health Psychology and Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit MI. She specializes in consultative evaluations for the Veterans Association, the Department of Health and Human Services, and bariatric and spinal surgeries while focusing her clinical practice on the evaluation and treatment of mood, adjustment, and eating disorders. Anne Kroemer Hoffman received her MBA from the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business. She has worked in client service and advertising with Leo Burnett and J Walter Thompson, in a large Chicago-based social service agency as Director of Marketing and Development, and in a community-based organization as Director of Outreach and Marketing. She is currently a free-lance marketing, communications, and social media consultant in Chicago specializing in proposal development, social media, influencer marketing, and other writing projects.

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