DONALD S BLOSWICK portrait
  • Adjunct Professor, Occupational & Recreational Therapies
  • Adjunct Professor, Biomedical Engineering
  • Adjunct Professor, Physical Therapy & Athletic Training
  • Adjunct Professor, Family And Preventive Medicine
  • Professor Emeritus, Mechanical Engineering
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Professional Service

  • USU. Role: Lecturer. Lecture to Industrial Hygiene Students. 12/08/2016 - 12/08/2016
  • Alaska Marine Safety Education Association (AMSEA). Role: Instructor. Train-the-Trainer (ergonomics). 08/24/2016 - 08/25/2016
  • Ergonomics. Role: Reviewed 3 manuscripts. Manuscript Reviewer. 01/01/2016 - 12/31/2016
  • NIOSH (NIH). Role: Reviewer. TECHNICAL REVIEW OF NIOSH RESEARCH PROTOCOL Technical Review of NIOSH Protocol: Project Title: Development of computer algorithms for identifying MSD risk factors . 12/2015 - 12/2015
  • Human Factors and Ergonomics Society: Human factors Journal. Role: Reviewer. Manuscript Review. 07/2015 - 07/2015
  • American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE). Role: member. Grant Review Panel. 04/2015 - present
  • Institute of Industrial Engineers. Role: reviewer. IIE Transactions manuscript review. 04/2015 - 04/2015
  • ASEE. Role: Grant reviewer. American Society of Safety Engineers. ASSE Foundation Grant Review Committee. Scholarly Service. 01/2013 - 06/2014. Hours Served: 10. 07/01/2014 - 06/30/2015
  • NIOSH (NIH). Role: Panel Chair. Chair NIOSH (NIH) Agricultural, Forestry and Fishing (AFF) grant review panel, July, 2014. 07/01/2014 - 02/28/2015
  • Journal of Agromedicine. Role: Reviewer - 1 review in 2014. Reviewer. 01/01/2014 - 12/31/2014
  • UU, RMCOEH, ME, NIOSH. Role: Conference Organizer and Chair. Regional New and Young Investigators Research Symposium. 01/2013 - 12/2014
  • Alaska Marine Safety Education Association (AMSEA). Role: Develop and presenter. Develop and present ergonomics training program for on-deck fishermen an fish processing personnel. Presentations in Jacksonville FL (1), New Bedford MA (1), Seattle WA (3). 01/2013 - 12/2013
  • International Journal of Human Factors Modeling and Simulation. Role: member. Editorial Board. 01/01/2013 - 12/31/2014
  • Work: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment and Rehabilitation. Role: member - 6 reviews in 2014. Editorial Board. 01/01/2013 - 06/30/2014
  • NEUROWORX. Role: Board Member. Advisory. 01/01/2013 - 06/30/2014
  • NIOSH/NIH. Role: Primary, secondary, discussant. Agriculture Center Grant Review Panel - 5 days, 5 grant reviews. 06/06/2011 - 06/10/2011
  • American Society of Safety Engineers - National. Role: Member. ASSE Research Committee. 01/2011 - 12/2011
  • NIOSH Working Group. Role: Sub-Group Chair. Development of Push/Pull Musculoskeletal Guidelines (2 meetings/year). 01/01/2011 - 12/31/2012
  • ANSI. Role: Member. A14 Ladder Committee. 01/01/2011 - 12/31/2012
  • Colorado State University. Role: Member. Ergonomics Program Advisory Committee. 01/01/2011 - 12/31/2011
  • International Journal of Human Factors Modeling and Simulation. Editorial Board. 12/2010 - 12/2010
  • numerous. Role: reviewer. manuscript reviewer for 4-5 different journals, 8-10 reviews total. 01/2010 - 12/2010
  • Workplace Safety and Insurance Board of Ontario. Grant reviewer. 01/2010 - 12/2010
  • NIOSH. Role: member and chair. Site Visits and Research Panels. 01/2010 - 12/2010

Honors & Awards

  • Presenter. Distinguished Lecture UU Department of Mechanical Eng., 08/28/2015
  • Barnett-Uzgiris Product Safety Design Award. ASME, 05/01/2014
  • Named to Fellow grade. ASME, 07/2012
  • Outstanding Teaching Award. College of Engineering, 2009
  • Nominated for Uu Distinguished Teaching Award. UU, 2009

Internal Service

  • MSNT exit exam. Prepare and grade exams, 01/01/2016 - 12/31/2016. Department service.
  • Kuan Chen Post Tenure Review. Chair, 05/2015 - 06/2015. Department service.
  • Industrial Hygiene Search Committee. member, 05/2015 - 06/2015. Other service.
  • UG Admissions Committee. member, 01/2015 - 12/2015. Department service.
  • Several Tours of Ergo Lab (example = Feb MESA; June, East High). guide/presenter, 01/2015 - 12/2015. College service.
  • External reviewer for tenure/promotion Melissa Cheng M.D. 06/01/2014 - 06/29/2014. College service.
  • College of Heath Dean Search Committee. member, 01/2014 - 06/30/2014. University service.
  • UPTAC. member, 01/01/2014 - 12/31/2014. University service.
  • Faculty Search Committee - Design . member, 09/2013 - 12/2013. Department service.
  • College of Engineering Teaching Panel for new faculty. presenter, 08/19/2013 - 08/19/2013. College service.
  • ME Chair, Design, Ergonomics, Manufacturing, Systems Division. 01/2013 - 06/2014. Department service.
  • Disability Studies Advisory Committee. 01/2013 - 12/2013. University service.
  • Kennecott Remodel Committee. member, 01/01/2013 - 06/30/2015. Department service.
  • CoE RPT Committee. 01/01/2013 - 06/01/2013. College service.
  • 2-day Ergonomics short course for Utah PTs. Teacher, 01/01/2013 - 01/02/2013. University service.
  • CoE RPT Committee. Chair, 09/2011 - 05/2012. College service.
  • Kennecott Remodel Committee. Member, 01/2011 - 12/2012. Department service.
  • Chair Design Search Cmmittee. Chair, 10/2010 - 12/2010. Department service.
  • Department Grad Committee. 07/2010 - 12/2011. Department service.
  • Kennecott Building Remodel Committee. member, 06/2010 - 12/2011. College service.
  • NIOSH Work Group on Push/Pull Guideline. Member , 01/2010 - 12/2010. Other service.
  • Several NIOSH site visits and research panels. 01/2010 - 12/2010. Other service.

Community Partnership

  • Continued work with national paragliding associations in the development of the Phoenix 2.0, paragliding system for persons with spinal cord injuries. 01/2012 - 12/2012
  • Advisory Board, NEUROWORX, Local Not-for-profit, spinal cord rehabilitation center. 01/2012 - 12/2012
  • Work with "Able Pilot" and "Neuroworx" on projects for persons with disabilities. 01/2011 - 12/2011
  • AblePilot and Christopher Reeve Foundation. 01/2010 - 12/2010

Outreach

  • Lab Tours for middle school and high school groups. 01/01/2014 - 12/31/2014
  • Presentation to Utah State University Industrial Hygiene Program. 12/05/2013 - 12/05/2013
  • Presentation to Whittier Middle School science class. 05/30/2013 - 05/30/2013
  • Hard to keep track. 6-8 tours of Ergonomics Lab for public school students, MESA, Hi Gear, Engineering Day, etc. 01/2013 - 12/2013
  • Six Tours of Ergonomics Lab for University and College of Engineering Events - Junior high and high school students. 01/2011 - 12/2011

In the Media

  • “Examples: Rehabilitation Ergonomics in Action,” ErgoWeb: The Ergonomics Report. 07/27/2012.
  • U News Writing Stories by student-journalists in COMM 1610, Introduction to News Writing "Specialized Chair Helps Veterans Go Paragliding". 12/05/2011. http://unewswriting.wordpress.com/2011/12/05/speci...