Co-PI Dr. Tahira Probst Inducted to Washington State Academy of Sciences

Dr. Tahira Probst, Associate Director of the NRT-LEAD program, has been inducted into the Washington State Academy of Sciences for her pioneering research on effects of precarious work on employee health, safety, and well-being. As part of her NRT-LEAD efforts, she will be working with NRT trainees to evaluate the effects of increasing automation and incorporation of robots into the workplace on employee attitudes, safety, and health-related outcomes. She also has ongoing research with Dr. Ming Luo’s research lab to evaluate psychosocial reactions to NextGen soft robots.