Curriculum Vitae - Applied Health Sciences - University of Waterloo

Curriculum Vitae: Richard WellsRichard WellsDepartment of Kinesiology, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, University of WaterlooRichard Wells is a Professor in the Department of Kinesiology, Faculty of Applied HealthSciences, University of Waterloo. He was educated as a Mechanical Engineer at the University ofManchester, England and McMaster University, Canada where he specialized in Applied Mechanicswith application to human function and injury; head injury in boxing and description of human gaitusing assistive devices. Since joining the Department of Kinesiology, University of Waterloo,Richard has pursued similar work concerning seat belt loads and neck injury in head-first impacts.For the last decade his main research and teaching interests have been work related musculoskeletaldisorders of the upper extremity and low back in industrial and office settings.His interests are in work-related musculoskeletal disorders of the back and upper limbs; theircauses, pathophysiology and prevention. He address these issues using anatomical and functionalanatomical studies in cadavers and volunteer, by biomechanical modeling of the structures affected,by development of measurement, recording and processing approaches to document exposure atwork, by participating in epidemiological studies to assess the work-relatedness of variousworkplace exposures and by the development of workplace processes to implement changes toprevent musculoskeletal disorders and monitor their health effects.He is Director of the Centre of Research Expertise for Prevention of MusculoskeletalDisorders, a multi-university Centre hosted at the University of Waterloo, He is also an AdjunctScientist at the Institute for Work and Health.. He is a past member of the Board of Directors ofOccupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers (OHCOW). He has been involved in ergonomicsstandards and regulations with ACGIH and OSHA in the USA and in the Ontario Strategy for thePrevention of MSD and CSA. He also acts as a consultant and speaker on ergonomic issues.Richard Wells 37 12 June 2008