Joana Santos PhD

Joana Santos has been a professor in the Environmental Health Department of the School of Health of Polytechnic of Porto (ESS | P. PORTO) since 2009. She is integrated at the Center for Translational Health and Medical Biotechnology Research (TBIO) and the Biomechanics and Health Unit of the Institute of Science and Innovation in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (INEGI/LAETA). She holds a PhD in Occupational Safety and Health from the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto with a Thesis about the State of Fatigue in Assembly Work. She has a degree in Environmental Health and an MSc in Occupational Safety and Hygiene Engineering. Her main research interests are related to the implications of job design and task allocation on human health and well-being (study of physical, biomechanical, cognitive, and psychosocial characteristics of work); and the design of human-centered workplaces (industry 4.0 and 5.0). She published papers in the domains of Human Factors and Ergonomics, Safety and Occupational Hygiene, and Environmental and Occupational Health.