People
Co-Directors:
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Kari Babski-Reeves Office: 260I McCain Engineering Building |
Kari Babski-Reeves received her PhD, MS, and BS degrees in Industrial Engineering from Mississippi State University in 2000, 1998, and 1995 respectively. She joined the Industrial and Systems Engineering Faculty in June 2006. Prior to joining MSU, Dr. Babski-Reeves was an assistant professor in the Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Virginia Tech.
Dr. Babski-Reeves’ research efforts are focused in the areas of human factors, ergonomics, and safety. Specifically, her research interests include industrial ergonomics, work related musculoskeletal disorder prevention and control, occupational biomechanics, psychosocial risk factors, work physiology, occupational safety and health, total body fatigue, localized muscle fatigue, and thermography applications in ergonomics. Her research has been funded by entities such as NIOSH, Honda, Hyundai, UPS, ClimaTech Safety Inc., Revealed Knowledge Inc., John’s Hopkins Public School of Health, and the Virginia Institute for Critical Technologies.
Dr. Babski-Reeves’ research has been published in journals including Ergonomics; IEEE Transactions: Man, Systems, and Cybernetics; Human Ecological Risk Assessment, and the International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics. She is a member of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Society of Automotive Engineers, and the Institute of Industrial Engineers.
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Lesley Strawderman Office: 260H McCain Building |
Lesley Strawderman received her Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Pennsylvania State University in 2005. She has also received a M.S.I.E. from Pennsylvania State University and a B.S.I.E. from Kansas State University. She joined the Industrial and Systems Engineering faculty in August 2006.
Dr. Strawderman’s research interests center around human factors and ergonomics. She is particularly interested in the use of usability metrics in service quality improvement. Her research has also included topics such as health care process improvement, consumer product design, cognitive processing, safety, engineering education, and transportation systems. Dr. Strawderman has taught courses in the areas of human factors, safety systems, work measurement, engineering statistics, and project management.
Dr. Strawderman's publications have appeared in journals such as International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, IIE Transactions on Human Factors and Ergonomics, Computers and Industrial Engineering, in addition to numerous conference proceedings. She is a registered Professional Engineer (PE) in Mississippi and an active member of IIE, HFES, and ASEE.
Graduate Students:
Hohyun Lee, Michael Hamilton, Kylie Nash, Yunchen Huang, Han Zhang, Laura Ruff, Robin Littlejohn, Keerthi Govindu, Abby Werth, Shaheen Ahmed
Undergraduate Students:
~7 undergraduate student researchers per semester
