Benjamin L. Smith

Ben Smith is an undergraduate student research associate for the Human Performance Institute, a Division of the Industrial & Manufacturing Department at Western Michigan University.  He will be graduating with a Bachelors Degree in Industrial Engineering from WMU in 2008.  In the summer of 2006, Mr. Smith assisted in data collection for a project that investigated the relationship between patient acuity, time standards, and productivity. He helped set up for research involving human pressure mapping and postural analysis of chairs.  He was also involved in different research projects analyzing healthcare product designs with a focus on manual material handling activities and the reduction of lower back disorders using postural and biomechanical analyses.

Credentials

Certified with the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Education in the Protection of Human Research Participants (Teams)

Contact Information

If you would like more information or would like to see Mr. Smith's resume, please feel free to contact him @ b4smith@wmich.edu