Philip T. Tucker PhD

Philip is working as a guest researcher at the Stress Research Institute, having been seconded from his position as Senior Lecturer in the Psychology Department of Swansea University in the UK. His secondment is due to run from 2011 to 2014. Philips's research considers the impact work hours have upon the health and safety of the employee. One of his main areas of study is the role of circadian rhythms in relation to the effects of shift work. He has published several papers looking at how various aspects of shift system design impact sleep, alertness on shift, and well-being. He also researches other non-circadian aspects of work schedules, such as the timing and distribution of rest breaks, long work hours, innovative work schedules (i.e. time banks), and the impact of free time activities on recovery from work. Philips's research involves a range of methodological approaches, such as large-scale questionnaire surveys, epidemiological analysis of accident data, and field studies using both objective and subjective measures of sleep, stress, and cognitive performance. Most recently, his research has focused on shiftwork in relation to a number of topics including aging; diet and the development of metabolic syndrome; and doctors' working time arrangements. While at Stress Research Institute he will be working on a number of projects including the Swedish Longitudinal Survey of Occupational Health (SLOSH) and the Longitudinal Analysis of Nursing Education (LANE). The latter will be in collaboration with colleagues at the Karolinska Institute and the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH). Philip is also collaborating with colleagues in France, analyzing data from the VISAT (Aging, health & work) study. Philip is a Consulting Editor of the journals Work & Stress and the Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health. He has been twice commissioned by the International Labour Organization to write reviews on working time arrangements. He has also worked as a consultant advising on work scheduling issues for clients in the leisure industry, the food industry, and the health sector.