Biological Systems Engineering

Senior Scientist: Healthy Farmers Healthy Profits
Agricultural Engineering Building
Room 125
460 Henry Mall
Madison, WI 53706
Tel: (608) 262-1054
Fax: (608) 262-1228
E-mail: ljchapma@wisc.edu

Teaching

• Two courses taught each spring and fall semester for the College of Engineering, Engineering Professional Development Department entitled: “Fundamentals of Ergonomic Job Design, Work Methods, & Equipment” and “Advanced Ergonomics.”

Research

• Neurotoxicology
• Ergonomics
• Work design
• Labor efficiency in agricultural production systems
• Intervention evaluation effectiveness in occupational health
• Technology transfer and diffusion of innovations
• Occupational stress
• Fresh market vegetable production methods
• Dairy production methods
• Childhood and adult injury prevention

Other Appointments

• Senior Scientist in the UW Medical School’s Neurology Department

Selected Publications

• Chapman LJ, Taveira AD, Newenhouse AC, Meyer RH, Josefsson KG. Casual factors in production agriculture injuries: working children and youth versus adults. In S Kumar (Ed.) Advances in Occupational Ergonomics and Safety 1998:73-76.
• Scharf T, Kidd P, Cole H, Bean T, Chapman LJ, Donham K, Baker D. Intervention tools for farmers: safe and productive work practices in a safer work enviroment. Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health 1998:193-203.
• Champan LJ. Ginseng, mint, and other herbs. In J Stellman (Ed.) ILO Encyclopaedia of Occupational Safety and Health Chapter 64 Agriculture and Natural Resource Based Industries. Geneva: International Labor Office, 1997: 64.52-64.53.

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