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Stephen S. Bao is an affiliate professor in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health at the University of Washington. He is a certified professional ergonomist and a senior research ergonomist at the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries. His work focuses on safe workplaces, occupational health, and risk assessment, where he has led numerous projects involving real workplace studies that examine the relationships between workplace factors and musculoskeletal disorders. Bao has developed job assessment tools and evaluated various workplace ergonomics interventions. With an engineering background, he promotes solutions that integrate industrial processes with machine and product designs to enhance productivity and improve work efficiency. Stephen is also an experienced instructor who has taught ergonomics, health and safety specialists, engineers, production workers, and university students. He serves as an editor for 'Ergonomics' and offers mentorship to new PhD and Master's students. His research interests include ergonomics and biomechanics, with current projects focusing on janitors' workload, office ergonomics, and work-related upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders.
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