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Alvaro Taveira, Ph.D., CSP, CPE

Title	Professor; Chair
Office	Hyland Hall 3305B
Phone	(262) 472-5427
Email	taveiraa@uww.edu

About

Alvaro Taveira is a Professor and the Chair of the Department of Occupational & Environmental Safety & Health at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. He is a Certified Safety Professional (CSP) by the Board of Certified Safety Professionals, and a Certified Professional Ergonomist (CPE) by the Board of Certification in Professional Ergonomics. Professor Taveira holds a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering with an emphasis on Human Factors from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He holds a MS degree in Industrial Engineering, with an emphasis in Ergonomics/Product Design, and a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering. He has over twenty years of professional practice in the fields of Safety and Human Factors/Ergonomics as a college professor, researcher, and consultant. His experience includes projects in the consumer products area, and in multiple work environments including agriculture, steel production, mining, railroading, retailing and office settings. Professor Taveira has over 60 peer reviewed publications and has made multiple presentations at national and international conferences. His academic experience comprises teaching graduate and undergraduate courses in Product Safety, Human Factors/Ergonomics, Behavioral Aspects of Accident Prevention, and in a number of safety related courses. He is a member of the American Society of Safety Engineers, and of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.

Education Ph.D. Industrial Engineering, 1996 Area: Human Factors/Sociotechnical Systems University of Wisconsin - Madison Minor in research methods M.S. Industrial Engineering, 1987 Area: Human Factors/Product Design Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - Brazil B.S. Mechanical Engineering, 1984 Universidade Federal de Uberlandia - Brazil	Courses SAFETY 450/650: Behavioral Aspects of Accident Prevention SAFETY 487/687: Product Safety SAFETY 488/688: Ergonomics
Certifications/Licenses Certified Professional Ergonomist (CPE) Board of Certification in Professional Ergonomics - Certificate No. 1436 Certified Safety Professional (CSP) Board of Certified Safety Professionals - Certificate No. 22049	Professional Interests Industrial ergonomics Office ergonomics Product safety Warnings Workplace and workstation analysis and design Musculoskeletal disorders Occupational safety and health Job analysis and design Organizational design and management (macroergonomics)

Selected Publications

• Taveira, A.D. and Smith, M.J. (2011). Social and Organizational Foundations of Ergonomics. In G. Salvendy (Ed.) Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomics. 4th Edition. John Wiley and Sons. (in press)
• Smith, M.J. and Taveira, A.D. (2011). Physical Ergonomics and the Web. In R. W. Proctor and K.P.L. Vu (Eds.) Handbook of Human Factors in Web Design. 2nd Edition. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
• Jacob, L. and Taveira, A.D. (2011). The Effectiveness of a Web Based Office Ergonomics Training Intervention in Jamaica. International Journal of Computer Information Systems and Industrial Management Applications; 3, 886-893, available at http://www.mirlabs.org/ijcisim/volume1.html.
• Chapman L.J., Brunette C.M., Karsh B., Taveira A.D., Josefsson K.G. (2011). A four year intervention to increase adoption of safer dairy farming work practices. American Journal of Industrial Medicine (published online 18 Nov, 2010).
• Smith, M.J. and Taveira, A.D. (2011). Physical Ergonomics and the Web. In R. W. Proctor and K.P.L. Vu (Eds.) Handbook of Human Factors in Web Design. 2nd Edition. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. (in press)
• Jacob, L. and Taveira, A.D. (2010). Office ergonomics: effects of a training based intervention in Jamaica. Proceedings of IADIS Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems.
• Taveira, A.D. and Choi, S.D. (2009). Review study of computer input devices and older users. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, 25(5), 455-474.
• Chapman, L.J., Taveira, A.D., Karsh, B.T., Josefsson, K.G., Newenhouse, A.C., Meyer, R.H. (2009). Work Exposures, Injuries and Musculoskeletal Discomfort among Children and Adolescents in Dairy Farming. Journal of Agromedicine, 14(1), 9-21.
• Chapman L.J., Karsh B.T., Taveira A.D., Josefsson K.G., Brunette C., and Pereira, K.M. (2009). An intervention to increase adoption of safer dairy farming practices. Public Health Reports, 124, supplement 1, 125-133.
• Chapman, L.J., Newenhouse, A.C., Karsh, B.T., Taveira, A.D. (2009). The use and value of information systems as evaluated by dairy and specialty crop farm mangers. Journal of Agromedicine, 14, 324-335.
• Jatczak, M., Choi, S.D., and Taveira, A.D. (2009). Key Factors in Successful Participatory Ergonomics Programs. Proceedings of the 14th Annual International Conference on Industrial Engineering Theory, Applications & Practice. (CD).
• Taveira, A.D. (2008).  Team achievement: A retrospective analysis.  Applied Ergonomics, 39(4), 509-518.
• Taveira, A.D. and Choi, S.D. (2008). Computer input devices for an aging workforce.  Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Applied Human Factors & Ergonomics. (CD).
• Taveira, A.D. and Nicks, M.P. (2006). Ergonomic assessment of large capacity mining shovels. Proceedings of the 16th World Conference in Ergonomics (CD). International Ergonomics Association.
• Taveira, A.D. and Smith, M.J. (2006). Social and Organizational Foundations of Ergonomics. In G. Salvendy (ed.) Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomics. 3rd Edition. John Wiley and Sons.
• Greenleaf, T., Taveira, A.D., Choi, S., and Kapp, E.A. (2005). Comparative Evaluation of Keyboarding Speed, Accuracy, and Comfort: Fixed-Angle Split Versus QWERTY. Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (CD).
• Taveira, A.D., and Smith, M.J. (2005). Social Perspectives in Ergonomics. In Carayon P., Roberton M., Kleiner B., and Hoonaker P.L.T. (Eds.) Human Factors in Organizational Design and Management VIII. IEA Press.
• Smith, M.J. and Taveira, A.D. (2004). Physical Ergonomics and the Web. In R. W. Proctor and K.P.L. Vu (Eds.) Handbook of Human Factors in Web Design. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
• Chapman, L.J., Newenhouse, A.C., Meyer, R.H., Taveira, A.D., Karsh, B.K., Ehlers, J.J., Palermo, T. (2004). Evaluation of an Intervention to Reduce Musculoskeletal Hazards Among Fresh Market Vegetable Growers. Applied Ergonomics, 35, 57-66.
• Taveira, A.D., James, C.A., Karsh, B.K. and Sainfort, F. (2003). Quality Management and the Work Environment: An Empirical Investigation in a Public Sector Organization. Applied Ergonomics, 34, 281-291.
• Chapman, L.J., Taveira, A.D., Karsh, B.T., and Josefson, K.G. (2003) Evaluation of an Occupational Injury Intervention Among Wisconsin Dairy Farmers. Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health, 9(3), 197-209.
• Chapman, A.D., Newenhouse, A.C., Meyer, R.H., Karsh B.T., Taveira, A.D., and Miquelon, M. (2003). Musculoskeletal Discomfort, Injuries, and Tasks Accomplished Among Children and Adolescents in Wisconsin Fresh Market Vegetable Production. Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health. 9(2), 91-105.
• Hable, P., Taveira, A.D. and Karsh, B.T. (2002). Investigation of the Impact of Workers' Perceptions on Compliance with Standard Safety Precautions in a Rural Hospital. Proceedings of the 46th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.
• Taveira, AD, Karsh, BK, Josefson, KG, and Chapman LJ (2001). Perceptions of Safety and Profitability as Predictors of Farmers' Intention to Adopt an Alternative Feed Storage Technology. In S. Kumar (Ed.) Advances in Occupational Ergonomics and Safety IV. IOS Press.
• Sainfort, F., Taveira, A.D. Arora, N.K. and Smith, M.J. (2001). Teams and team management and leadership. In G. Salvendy (Ed.) Handbook of Industrial Engineering. John Wiley & Sons.
• Fedde, K. and Taveira, A.D. (2001). Usability Methodology in the Development of an Online Community Network. In Smith M.J. and Salvendy G. (Eds.) Systems, Social and Internationalization Design Aspects of Human-Computer Interaction. Lawrence Elrbaum Associates.
• Josefson, K.G., Chapman, L.C., Taveira, A.D., Holmes, B.J., and Hard, D. (2001). A Hazard Analysis of Three Silage Storage Methods for Dairy Cattle. Journal Human and Ecological Risk Assessment. 7(7), 1895-1907.
• Josefson, K.G., Chapman, L.J., Taveira, A.D., and Holmes, B.J. (2001) A Hazard Analysis of Silage Storage Methods on Dairy Farms. Proceedings of the Nordic Meeting on Agricultural Occupational Health. Alnarp, Sweden.
• James, C.A., Taveira, A.D., Lund, J. and Sainfort, F. (2000). Worker Involvement in a Quality Program and Perceived Impacts on Job Characteristics: Results from a Study in the Public Sector. Proceedings of the 14th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association and 43rd Annual Congress of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.
• Sainfort, F., Carayon, P., Smith, M.J., Ying-Jung Yeh, Y.J., Lund J., Taveira, A.D., James C.A., Hoonakker, P. and Korunka C. (2000). The Development and Application of an Instrument for Measurement of Quality Institutionalization. Proceedings of the 14th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association and 43rd Annual Congress of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.
• Chapman, L.J., Taveira, A.D., Josefsson, K.G., Meyer, R.H., Newenhouse, A.C. (1999). Influence of Risk Perception on Injury Control Measure Adoption by Dairy Farmers. Work, Stress, and Health '99: Organization of Work in a Global Economy. Proceedings of the IV Interdisciplinary Conference on Occupational Stress & Health. APA/NIOSH.
• Taveira, A.D., James, C.A., Karsh B., and Sainfort F. (1998). Impact of Total Quality Management on Work Environment Dimensions: An Empirical Study in the Public Sector. Proceedings of the 42nd Annual Congress of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.
• Chapman, L.J., Taveira, A.D., Josefsson, K.G., Meyer, R.H., Newenhouse, A.C., and Hard D.L. (1998). An Evaluation of a Social Marketing Intervention to Reduce Injuries on Wisconsin Dairy Farms. IV International Symposium Rural Health and Safety in a Changing World. Saskatoon, Canada.
• Chapman, L.J., Taveira, A.D., Newenhouse, A.C., Meyer R.H., Josefsson K.G. (1998). Causal Factors in Production Agriculture Injuries: Working Children and Youth Versus Adults. In S. Kumar (Ed.) Advances in Occupational Ergonomics and Safety III. IOS Press.
• Chapman LJ, Meyer RH, Newenhouse AC, Taveira AD, Josefsson KG, and Purschwitz MA. (1998). Healthier Profits and Healthier Fresh Market Vegetable Growers in Wisconsin: An Intervention Project Description. IV International Symposium Rural Health and Safety in a Changing World. Saskatoon, Canada.
• Taveira, A.D., and Hajnal, C.A. (1997) The Bondage and Heritage of Common Sense for the Field of Ergonomics. Proceedings of the 13th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association. Tampere, Finland.
• Hajnal, C.A., and Taveira, A.D. (1997). The Use of Retrospective Evidence in Organizational Design and Management. Proceedings of the 13th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association. Tampere, Finland.
• Carayon, P., Sainfort, F., Lund, J., Smith, M.J., Bisgaard S., James, C.A., and Taveira, A.D. (1997). Quality Management in the Public Sector: The Employees Viewpoint. Proceedings of the 8th European Congress on Work and Organizational Psychology. Verona, Italy.
• Chapman, L.J., Purschwitz, M.A., Meyer, R.B., Taveira, A.D., Josefsson, K.G., Newenhouse, A.B. (1997). Coupling Safety and Profitability Among Small Wisconsin Growers: A Program Description. III Conference of the National Institute for Farm Safety.
• Chapman, L.J., Purschwitz, M.A., Josefsson, K.G., Arndt, R., Taveira, A.D., and Meyer, R.B. (1997). Coupling Safety and Profitability among Wisconsin Dairy Producers: A Program Description. III Conference of the National Institute for Farm Safety.
• Chapman, L.J., Josefsson, K.G., Taveira, A.D., Purschwitz, M.A., Schuller R, and Hard D. (1997). Higher Profitability and a Better Place to Work in Wisconsin Dairy Farms. NIOSH Agricultural Health and Safety Conference.
• Karsh, B., James, C.A., Taveira, A.D., Smith, M.J., Cohen, W.J., and Schmitz, B.E. (1997). On the Importance of Recognizing Environmental, Organizational, Job, and Task Influences on Ergonomic Workstation Design. Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction.
• Taveira, A.D. Chapman L.J. Josefsson, K.J. (1997). More lights for brighter profits; a guide for free-stall barns. Biological Systems Engineering Department: University of Wisconsin-Madison.
• Taveira, A.D., Chapman, L.J. Josefsson, K.J. (1997). More lights for brighter profits; a guide for tie-stall barns. Biological Systems Engineering Department: University of Wisconsin-Madison.
• Josefsson, K.J., Chapman, L.J. Taveira, A.D. Newenhouse, A.C. Meyer, R.H. (1997). Bagged Silage or Bunkers: Option for the Expanding Dairy Farm. Biological Systems Engineering Department: University of Wisconsin-Madison.
• Josefsson, K.J., Chapman, L.J. Taveira, A.D. Newenhouse, A.C. Meyer, R.H. (1997). Bagged Silage or Tower Silos: Options for the Non-expanding Dairy Farm. Biological Systems Engineering Department: University of Wisconsin-Madison.
• Arndt, A., Josefsson, K.J, Taveira, A.D., Newenhouse, A.C., Chapman, L.J, Meyer, R.H. (1997). Improving the Profitability and Safety of Calf Care. Biological Systems Engineering Department: University of Wisconsin-Madison.
• Taveira, A.D., Smith, M.J. (1996). The Design of a Qualitative Inquiry: Procedures for the Development of a Grounded Theory. In O. Brown and H. Hendrick (Eds.) Human Factors in Organizational Design and Management V. Amsterdam: Elsevier Science Publishers.
• James, C.A., Taveira, A.D., Smith, M.J. (1996). The Use of Survey and Qualitative Approaches in Assessing Quality Management in the Public Sector. In O. Brown and H. Hendrick (Eds.) Human Factors in Organizational Design and Management V. Amsterdam: Elsevier Science Publishers.
• James, C.A., Taveira, A.D., Sainfort, F., Carayon, P., Smith, M.J. (1996) Developing a Comprehensive Quality Management Assessment Instrument for the Public Sector: Results of a Pilot Study. In O. Brown and H. Hendrick (Eds.) Human Factors in Organizational Design and Management V. Amsterdam: Elsevier Science Publishers.
• Taveira, A.D. (1996). A Successful Quality Improvement Team Project in the Public Sector: A Retrospective Investigation. Doctoral Dissertation. University of Wisconsin-Madison.
• Taveira, A.D., James, C.A., Kapp, E.A. and Zehel, D. (1995). Perception of Risk as Communicated by ANSI-Standardized Signal Words. Proceedings of the 39th Annual Congress of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.
• Cohen, W.J., James, C.A., Taveira, A.D., Karsh, B., Scholz, J. and Smith, M.J. (1995). Analysis and Design Recommendations for Workstations: A Case Study in an Insurance Company. Proceedings of the 39th Annual Congress of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.
• Taveira, A.D. (1993). Participatory Ergonomics: An Effective Approach in Macroergonomics. Production: Journal of the Brazilian Association of Industrial Engineering. 3(2), 87-95.
• Taveira, A.D. and Xavier, G.G. (1993). Standardization as a Tool for Total Quality Management. Proceedings of the 13th Annual Congress of the Brazilian Association of Industrial Engineering.
• Taveira, A.D., Xavier, G.G. and Godoy, J.M. (1991). The Experience of the Christiano Ottoni Foundation with the Implementation of Total Quality Management in Brazilian Companies. Production: Journal of the Brazilian Association of Industrial Engineering. 2(1), 45-54.
• Lyra, J.C. and Taveira, A.D. (1991). Layout Analysis Linked to the Implementation of TQM in a Foundry Workshop. Proceedings of the 10th Congress of Undergraduate Research in Science & Technology. Brazil.
• Taveira, A.D. and Reis, C.L. (1990). Ergonomic Analysis of Workstations in a Steel Plant. Proceedings of the 10th Annual Congress of the Brazilian Association of Industrial Engineering.
• Santos, N. and Taveira, A.D. (1990). Ergonomics and Management: Case Study at the Brazilian Railway System. Proceedings of the 21st Annual Conference of the Association of Canadian Ergonomists.
• Santos, N. and Taveira, A.D. (1989). Analysis of Shiftwork at the Operational Division of Tubarao - Brazilian Railway System. Proceedings of the 9th Annual Congress of the Brazilian Association of Industrial Engineering.
• Taveira, A.D. and Santos, N. (1989). Analysis of the Work Conditions on the Operation of Locomotives. Proceedings of the 4th Congress of the Brazilian Ergonomics Association.
• Taveira, A.D. (1987). Operation of Locomotives in South Brazil: Ergonomic Work Analysis. Masters Thesis. Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina.
• Taveira, A.D. (1984). Labor Movement in Brazil. Proceedings of the 3rd Congress of Undergraduate Research in Science & Technology. Brazil.
• Cybis, W.A., Mascia, F.L., Taveira, A.D. and Yuki, M.S. (1984). Influence of Physical and Mental Fatigue on Work Performance. Proceedings of the 2nd Congress of the Brazilian Ergonomics Association.