CFCI - University of Massachusetts Lowell

Danish Hjerteforeningen (October 1, 2007,
Arbejdsmiljøforsknings Fond (September 1, 2007); and to Forskningsråd for Sundhed og
Sygdom (September, 2007). In each of these cases, we would apply for roughly 4,000,
000 DKR ($720,000) - for a core project with two sub-areas - and would expect to
support PhD students with this including Kerr actvity.
A parallel application for funding in the US for monitoring of Boston area
medical professionals would be made to US NIH NHLBI this winter (through Kerr at
UML).
b. Knee Disorders and Occupational Biomechanical Risks. Principal Investigator: Bryan
Buchholz. NIOSH (9/06-8/09). Awarded July, 2006.
c. Analysis of musculoskeletal symptoms in operating engineers. Principal Investigator:
Laura Punnett. National Institute for Occupational Health-Spokane Research Laboratory
(8/06-3/2007). Awarded July, 2006.
d. Development of an ergonomic job exposure matrix for the healthcare sector. Principal
Investigator: Laura Punnett. Harvard School of Public Health / Pilot Projects Research
Training, 9/1/2006 – 6/30/07. (Dr. Punnett served as P.I. on behalf of Mr. Jon Boyer,
doctoral student, pursuant to UML rules.) Awarded July, 2006.
e. Center for the Promotion of Health in the New England Workplace (CPH-NEW).
Principal Investigator: Laura Punnett. National Institute for Occupational Health (7/06 –
6/11). Awarded July, 2006.
In addition to these grant applications, a major funding strategy for KEI's
psychosocial/work organization initiative has been to use the JCQ international platform
to increase the visibility and influence of the JCQ and its related models. This has been
done by creating a new website (www.jcqcenter.org) with a new web-based payment
system. For providing prospective JCQ users with exact information (also easy access) on
the non-English versions of the JCQ, the JCQ translation files at the JCQ Center have
been reviewed, arranged, and updated by contacting the JCQ translators of the respective
countries. This work has greatly enhanced the value of the JCQ User Network and
permitted the JCQ Center to become partially self-sustaining through user fees.
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