Education

Degree	Institution	Major
B.S.	University of Connecticut	Biomedical Engineering
Ph.D.	Harvard School of Public Health	Ergonomics and Safety

Awards

Name of Award/Honor	Awarding Organization
Pre-K Scholar Career Development Award Program	Connecticut Convergence Institute
Nominated, PREMUS 2013 Best Paper Award	PREMUS
Certificate of Distinction in Teaching	Derek Bok Center
Fellowship	American Society for Safety Engineers
Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Fraternity	Tau Beta Pi
Mortar Board Honor Society	Mortar Board Honor Society
New England Scholar (2005, 2006)	University of Connecticut

Name & Description	Category	Role	Type	Scope	Start Year	End Year
American Journal of Industrial Medicine	Professional/Scientific Journal	Reviewer	External	National
Applied Ergonomics	Professional/Scientific Journal	Reviewer	External	National

Journal Articles

Book Chapters

Reviews

Title or Abstract	Type	Sponsor/Event	Date/Year	Location
An improved physical testing protocol for measuring muscle strength, fatigue, and cardiorespiratory fitness in UConn-SAM	Talk	Sturbridge Symposium	2019	Sturbridge, MA
Ergonomics in Ultrasound	Lecture		2019	UConn Health
Trends in Occupational Health - Crowdsourcing	Talk	Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine	2019	UConn Health
Office Ergonomics	Talk	Massachusetts Department of Public Health	2019	Webinar
Examination of protocols used to assess musculoskeletal health among workers	Poster	American Public Health Association	2019	Philadelpha, PA
Differences in observed physical exposures among female and male manufacturing workers.	Poster	American Public Health Association	2019	Philadelpha, PA
Go Green Cleaning! A Training Intervention for Custodians	Talk	National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) Services Sector Council	2019	Webinar
Evaluating the feasibility of using a Fitbit to assess work activity	Talk	Connecticut Convergence Institute	2019	Farmington, CT
Occupational activity, job exposures, health, and musculoskeletal pain in a cohort of manufacturing workers (Garza JL, UConn-SAM Team)	Talk	Sturbridge Symposium	2019	Sturbridge, MA
Sex differences in the prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms among custodians	Talk	CT Valley Chapter of ASSE/AIHA Regional Meeting	2017	Meriden CT
An update on the use of sit-stand workstations and other interventions	Talk	CT Valley Chapter of ASSE/AIHA Regional Meeting	2017	Meriden CT
Variation in torso, head, neck, and shoulder postures during computer vs. non-computer interactions during office work. (Garza JL, Dennerlein JT, PROOF Team)	Talk	PREMUS	2016	Toronto, Canada
Musculoskeletal symptoms and physical exposures of dental hygiene students during transition into practice: a 2 year prospective cohort study. (Garza JL, Dussetschleger J, Cherniack M.)	Talk	PREMUS	2016	Toronto, Canada
Reliability of using observations when assessing different posture variables. (Garza JL, Mathiassen SE, Heiden M.)	Talk	PREMUS	2016	Toronto, Canada
Informing interventions to protect and promote the health of custodians	Talk	CPH-NEW Research to Practice Forum	2016	Storrs CT
Research on biomechanics and musculoskeletal disorders	Talk	University of Connecticut Physical Therapy Program Guest Lecture	2015	Storrs CT
Factors associated with change in body mass index and body fat percentage in manufacturing workers across different ages.	Poster	The Obesity Society Conference	2015	Los Angeles, CA
Motivators and Barriers to the Use of Personal Protective Equipment Among Custodians	Poster	APHA	2015	Chicago, IL
Demographic, Health-Related, and Work-Related Factors Associated with Body Mass Index Among Manufacturing Workers in Different Age Groups	Poster	APHA	2015	Chicago, IL
Exposure prediction modeling – challenges and opportunities for occupational health.	Talk	Sturbridge Symposium	2015	Sturbridge, MA
Time course of heart rate variability response to PM2.5 exposure from secondhand smoke.	Talk	Flight Attendant’s Medical Research Institute Symposium	2015	Miami FL
Factors associated with body mass index among manufacturing workers across different ages.	Talk	Sturbridge Symposium	2015	Sturbridge, MA
New tools for the assessment of office workers’ muscle activity, posture, and force exposures during computer use, and their applications	Talk	University of Gavle Dept. of Occupational and Public Health Guest Lecture	2014	Gavle Sweden
The effect of workplace psychosocial factors on heart rate variability decreases over a workday	Talk	UConn Dept. of Industrial and Occupational Psychology Guest Lecture	2014	Storrs CT
New tools for the assessment of workplace physical exposures, and their applications	Talk	UConn Health Div. of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Seminar Series	2014	Farmington CT
Investigating pathways between environmental exposures and health outcomes	Talk	Yale Occupational and Environmental Medicine Seminar Series	2014	New Haven, CT