Catherine Trask

Catherine's professional training is in Occupational Hygiene at the University of British Columbia and before that Kinesiology at Simon Fraser University, both in Canada.  After a tour as a Guest Researcher at the Centrum för belastningsskadeforskning (CBF) at the University of Gävle, she spent a decade at the Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture at the University of Saskatchewan as a Professor and Canada Research Chair in Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Health.

Her research experience includes occupational exposure assessment, injury epidemiology, and intervention evaluation.  Current research interests include the health effects of workplace discrimination, and adapting interventions to make ergonomics 'best practices' accessible to vulnerable or marginalized groups.

Primary teaching contributions include:

• Introduction to Technology, Work and Health, 
• Evaluation and Measures of the Acoustic Work Environment and Vibrations, 
• Ergonomics for the Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders, 
• Theory and Methodology of Science with Applications,  and  
• Planning and Design of Physical Work Environments.  

She also serves as the incoming Program Director for the Masters in Technology, Work and Health.