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Julia Faucett, RN, PhD, FAAN
Professor and Chair
Department of Community Health Systems
UCSF Box 0608
2 Koret Way, #N-505
San Francisco, CA 94143-0608
Telephone: (415) 476-3221 Fax: 415-476-6042
Email: julia.faucett@nursing.ucsf.edu
My program of research focuses on modifications in the workplace that may prevent or reduce the pain and fatigue of musculoskeletal disorders. My studies have investigated biomechanical, psychosocial and organizational work factors for their influence on musculoskeletal disorders, primarily of occupational origin, in agricultural, office, health care, and manufacturing settings. An additional line of study investigates factors influencing workplace accommodation and the return to productive work for workers who have sustained musculoskeletal injuries such as back strain.
My colleagues from the UC Agricultural Ergonomics Research Center and I have implemented and tested a series of engineering and administrative interventions that have proven effective in reducing farm workers' back and upper extremity symptoms and related ergonomic risk factors. Before any of these interventions could be implemented, we developed and tested linguistically and culturally appropriate strategies for symptom measurement, data collection, and worker participation. Our work has also provided much needed data on the symptoms and disorders of Latino farm workers. We continue to work with growers and workers in wine grape, commercial nursery, fruit tree, and field crop industries.
In the health care arena, Dr. Marion Gillen and I am investigating biomechanical and work organizational factors that influence musculoskeletal disorders among nursing staff in long term care. I am also collaborating with the State Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Worker Compensation, Managed Care Program, to identify ways to improve the quality of health care provided for injured workers.
Occupational health and safety; prevention and accommodation of painful musculoskeletal disorders in the workplace; behavioral theory and theory development
National Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (DOL, DHHS)
American Association of Occupational Health Nurses, Human Factors Society, American Pain Society, International Commission for Occupational Health, International Association for the Study of Pain
2000 Fellow, American Academy of Nursing
2000 Distinguished Service Award for Outstanding and Creative Teamwork
(UC Division of Agricultural and Natural Resources)
2003 Farm Safety Research Award (National Institute of Farm Safety)
PhD Nursing (University of California, San Francisco)
MS Nursing (University of California, San Francisco)
BS Nursing (Winona State University, Minnesota)
BA Psychology (Stanford University)
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(2001) Faucett, J., Meyers, J., Tejeda, D., Janowitz, I., Miles, J., Kabashima, J. An instrument to measure musculoskeletal symptoms among immigrant Hispanic farm workers: Validation in the nursery industry. Journal of Agricultural Safety & Health, 7(3), 185-198.
(2001) Sum, J. & Frank, J., with Faucett, J. and Stock, L (consultants). Return-to-Work in California: Listening to Stakeholders' Voices. Research report for the Commission on Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation (State Department of Industrial Relations).
(2002) Faucett, J., Garry, M., Nadler, D., Ettare, D. A test of two training interventions to prevent work related musculoskeletal disorders of the upper extremity. Applied Ergonomics, 33, 337-347.
(2002) Meyers, J., Miles, J., Faucett, J., Janowitz, I., Tejeda, D., Weber, E., Smith, R., Garcia, L. Priority Risk Factors for Back Injury in Agricultural Field Work: Vineyard Ergonomics. Journal of Agromedicine, 8, 37-52.
(2003) Faucett, J., & McCarthy, D. Chronic pain in the workplace. Nursing Clinics of North America., 38, 509-523.
(In Press) Faucett, J. Integrating "psychological" factors into a theoretical model for work-related musculoskeletal disorders. Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science.
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