Jack T. Dennerlein, PhD

Jack Dennerlein, PhD is an Adjunct Professor of Ergonomics and Safety in the Department of Environmental Health at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Dr. Dennerlein is also a Professor in and interim Chair of the Department of Physical Therapy, Movement, and Rehabilitation Sciences at Bouvé College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University. Dr. Dennerlein is Associate Director for the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Center for Work, Health and Wellbeing. His research, which is funded mainly by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, seeks to prevent work-related musculoskeletal disorders through multiple research approaches that are based on a systems approach articulated through the goal of modern ergonomics, which is to optimize system performance and human wellbeing.