Krista Brockwood, PhD, Project Manager/Senior Researcher

Dr. Brockwood is an Industrial/Organizational Psychologist with a degree from Portland State University in 2002. She was an assistant professor at the School of Professional Psychology at Pacific University from 2003 until 2007. She joined Drs. Hammer and Kossek in 2008 to become project manager for the CWFSSH. While in graduate school, Dr. Brockwood was also a research assistant and then project manager for the study examining dual-earner couples in the Sandwiched Generation.

 

Todd Bodner, PhD , Co-Investigator (PSU)

Todd Bodner is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology, Portland State University. He received his Ph.D. in Social Psychology and a Master's degree in Statistics from Harvard University in 2000. Prior to coming to Portland State, he was an NIMH post-doctoral research fellow in quantitative methods at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His current research involves the evaluation of statistical methods commonly used by practicing researchers, including the general linear model, structural equation models, meta-analytic methods, and methods for handling missing data. In addition, Dr. Bodner is currently a statistical consultant on a NIOSH grant.

Kent Anger, PhD , Co-Investigator (OHSU)

Dr. Anger is an Experimental Psychologist with extensive experience developing (Anger, Rohlman, Kirkpatrick, Reed, Lundeen, Eckerman, 2001), systematizing, and applying neurobehavioral and psychological tests to identify and characterize neurotoxic exposures and training to minimize hazards (Eckerman et al., 2004). He has also participated in studies that changed workplace behavior to reduce hazards to health (Hopkins, 1997) and safety, and he has led large-scale field studies (between 100 and 2500 subjects) to assess new methods (Anger et al., 1993). Recently, he has led the development of a new computer-based training system to fill a perceived void in effective training systems (Anger et al., 2001), conducted research on computer-based training methods (Anger et al., 2004; Eckerman et al., 2004), and is currently conducting research on training in a community-based research projects to teach skills and safety and health to vineyard workers (see biosketch). http://www.ohsu.edu/xd/research/centers-institutes/croet/faculty/profiles.cfm?facultyID=10

Ryan Olson, PhD , Co-Investigator (OHSU)

Dr. Olson earned his bachelors degree in Psychology at Utah State University and advanced degrees in Industrial and Organizational Psychology and Applied Behavior Analysis at Western Michigan University. Dr. Olson joined the CROET faculty in July of 2005.

Dr. Olson is dedicated to developing and understanding effective occupational safety and health interventions. He is particularly interested in self-management methods and interventions for isolated workers. Dr. Olson has extensive experience with transportation industries and two of his current research programs are focused in commercial trucking. Dr. Olson is a member of the editorial board for the Journal of Organizational Behavior Management and a research committee member for the Society of Occupational Health Psychology.