Speaker: Ted Scharf, Ph.D., Research Psychologist, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Education:
Ph.D. Social Ecology (emphasis in environmental and community psychology), University of California, Irvine
MA Psychology, Graduate Faculty for Political and Social Science, New School for Social Research, New York
BA Psychology and Political Analysis, Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio
Work Experience:
Since 1992, Ted has worked as a research psychologist at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He completed his Ph.D. in social ecology at the University of California, Irvine, in 1995. He has conducted research and interventions in agriculture and construction, and has collaborated with colleagues in mining and emergency response. Operations in hazardous work environments place a dual-attention demand on workers: 1) they must be vigilant regarding the constantly changing hazards in their workplace, and 2) they must successfully and safely complete the tasks to which they have been assigned. Therefore, topics such as hazard recognition, and safe work practices and procedures can require moment-by-moment attention. From this viewpoint, a change in safety climate may be the first indicator of an incipient problem. His primary focus at present is to strengthen the connection between safety climate and occupational safety and health management systems in hazardous work environments. In addition to research on these topics, Ted has also worked in intervention evaluation methodology.
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