EPIMC Study: Epidemiologic Pilot Investigating Mental Health among Construction Workers
EPIMC Study: Epidemiologic Pilot Investigating Mental Health among Construction Workers
- Description: Working with New England construction contractors we are documenting the type and distribution of mental health problems in a sample of construction workers, as well as individual and workplace factors that may be associated with the occurrence of mental health conditions.
- Study Period: 2012-2013
- Funding: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) grant U19 OH008861 (PI: Sorensen) to the Harvard School of Public Health Center for Work, Health and Well-Being and from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) grant T32 AR055885 (PI: Katz) to the Clinical Orthopedic and Musculoskeletal Education and Training (COMET) Program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Public Health (Trainee: Caban-Martinez).
EPIMC Study Personnel
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| Silje E. Reme | Principal Investigator | Silje is a native of Norway and currently a research fellow and instructor in the Department of Environmental Health at the Harvard School of Public Health. She is a clinical psychologist with a doctorate in health psychology, and her research focuses on chronic pain conditions and mental health problems in working life. Dr. Reme is the Principal Investigator of the EPIMC study and will oversee the data collection and analysis as well as supervise the PhD-candidate and research assistant involved in the project. | sreme@hsph.harvard.edu |
| Alberto Caban-Martinez | Co-Principal Investigator | Alberto is a native of Puerto Rico, and grew up in Miami, Florida. He is currently a research fellow and instructor in the Department of Environmental Health at the Harvard School of Public Health. He is also a board certified occupational health researcher with primary research interest in musculoskeletal disorders in the working population. For the EPMIC study, Alberto will serve as Co-Principal investigator and assist Dr Reme in the administration of the study and data collection as well as supervise data entry and data analysis. He will focus on examining the relationship between self-reported musculoskeletal disorders (i.e. arthritis and joint pain) and report of mental health conditions. He brings a wealth of research experience in conducting workplace health assessments among construction workers. | acaban@hsph.harvard.edu |
| Henrik Børsting | Co-Investigator | Henrik is a visiting research fellow from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). He is a Norwegian national with a background in clinical psychology. He is currently a PhD-Candidate in public health at NTNU where his research focuses on the effects stress, pain and mental disorders have on worker health and the potential for rehabilitation. Henrik will work as a co-investigator and participate in the data collection, entry and analysis. He will look at the occurrence of mental disorders in the study participants and how this relates to the prevalence in the general population. | henrik.borsting@gmail.com |
| Lynn C. Onyebeke | Research Assistant | Lynn C. Onyebeke graduated in 2012 from the Harvard School of Public Health with a Master of Science in Environmental Health, specializing in occupational hygiene. She also has a master of arts in applied physiology from Columbia University Teachers College. Over the past year, she conducted a biomechanics research project looking at the effect of upper extremity supports during computer mouse use. Lynn is interested in both physical and psychological factors that contribute to worker health. | lonyebeke@gmail.com |
| Jack Dennerlein | Faculty Advisor | Adjunct Professor of Ergonomics and Safety at the Harvard School of Public Health and Professor of Physical Therapy at Northeastern University. | j.dennerlein@neu.edu |
Last Updated: Friday, May 17, 2013