Professor Emeritus
Cornell University
Alan Hedge is an Emeritus Professor in the Department of Human Centered Design (formerly Design and Environmental Analysis), Cornell University. His research and teaching activities focused on issues of design and workplace ergonomics as these affect the health, comfort and productivity of workers. His research themes included workstation design, computer ergonomics and carpal tunnel syndrome risk factors for workers, alternative keyboard and input system designs, the performance and health effects of postural strain, and the health and comfort impacts of various environmental stressors, such as the effects of indoor air quality effects on sick building syndrome complaints among office workers, and the effects of office lighting on eyestrain problems among computer workers. He has edited a book on Ergonomic Workplace Design for Health, Wellness, and Productivity, co-authored a book on Healthy Buildings, co-edited Advances in Ergonomics Modeling and Usability and also the Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomics Methods, published 41 book chapters, 82 peer-review journal articles and 170 refereed proceedings articles, 43 other conference proceedings, 15 technical reports, 13 legislative reports, 15 technical reports, and 159 additional conference presentations on ergonomics and related topics. He received the 2009 Oliver K. Hansen Outreach Award and the 2003 Alexander J. Williams Jr. Design Award from the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society for "outstanding human factors contributions to the design of a major operational system".