OccHealthSci June 2026 Newsletter
- Shaun McGillis
- 33 minutes ago
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The latest news, updates, and events from OccHealthSci
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Working Well webinar series
This summer, the Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences’ free Working Well webinar series is focusing on AI in the workplace with a pair of webinars designed for anyone invested in the future of workplace health and safety. Co-sponsored by the Portland State University Department of Psychology. Get your free tickets today.
Automating mental tasks: how AI is changing work activities, employee skills and well-being risks
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
12:00 - 1:30 PM PT
Join Steven Hunt and Cassandra Kerr for an examination of how AI affects job design and employe health, safety, and well-being, as well as why it’s important to keep “humans in the loop” in an AI-saturated workplace.
Speakers:
Steven T. Hunt, author of Talent Tectonics: Navigating Global Workforce Shifts, Building Resilient Organizations and Reimagining the Employee Experience
Cassandra Kerr, Senior Vice President, Program Director, Model Risk Management at US Bank
Pro-Worker AI: Designing AI That Works for Workers
Tuesday, July 14, 2026
12:00–1:30 PM PT
Join Tahira Probst and David A. Dorr for an introduction to a framework for evaluating whether a given AI system is likely to support or undermine workers. Participants will leave with concrete questions and strategies they can use to assess AI systems in their own organizations and to advocate for worker-centered implementation.
Speakers:
Tahira Probst, Professor, Department of Psychology, Washington State University, Vancouver
David A. Dorr, Professor of Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology, OHSU School of Medicine and Chief Research Information Officer, OHSU
Professional development
Total Worker Health® (TWH): Train-the Trainer virtual workshop
Four-part course with classes taking place on:
July 6, July 13, July 20, and July 27, 2026
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Prepare to become a TWH facilitator through our Train-the-Trainer Virtual Workshop Series! In this 8-hour workshop series, you will learn how to effectively deliver the Total Worker Health® (TWH) 101: The Basics course offered by the Oregon TWH Alliance in your organization or in your network. This interactive and engaging professional development course covers how to communicate about TWH core concepts, principles, and the initial plan for implementing this approach in any organization or work setting.
During this workshop series, participants can expect to:
Learn to effectively explain TWH related concepts and defining elements.
Develop strategies to engage workers and gain support across your organization or workplace.
Contextualize the TWH basic training for a variety of audiences.
Become part of the TWH learning community.
Workshop series requirements:
Previous completion of the TWH 101: The Basics course offered by the Oregon TWH Alliance.
Commitment to attending all four virtual sessions.
Completion of a practical assignment.
If you are unable to complete one of the 4 sessions, advanced special arrangements need to be made with the instructor. Contact Instructor: costabla@ohsu.edu
Accreditation: A certificate of completion from the Oregon TWH Alliance will be awarded following course completion. Additional professional development credit available upon request: Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), Certified Public Health Professionals (CPH), Certified Safety Professionals (CSP).
OccHealthSci Sponsored Programs
Oregon Healthy Workforce Center
Oregon Healthy Workforce Center’s director Dr. Leslie Hammer and center manager Dr. Anjali Rameshbabu are presenting at the European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology in Helsinki, Finland in June. Dr. Hammer will be giving two presentations: Mental health supportive supervisor behaviors: Measurement development and validation and Cultivating well-being: A community based participatory study of Latino farmworkers’ mental health during the implementation of farmworker overtime pay policy. Dr. Rameshbabu is presenting: Promoting social connection and wellbeing in the Finnish workplace: Employer and employee perspectives and Applying the Total Worker Health approach in Finland. Employer and employee perspectives.
Learn more about the Oregon Health Workforce Center, including interventions to improve worker health and other resources, current and past research projects, and other resources.
Occupational Public Health & OR-FACE Programs
Learn more about OR-FACE, including our fatality investigations and toolbox talks, by visiting our website. To download and receive new publications including investigative reports and other OR-FACE publications, please join our mailing list.
OccHealthSci Research, Blog and Events
Stay up to date on the latest basic, clinical, and applied research at OccHealthSci, and learn about our partnerships and community engagement at the Oregon and the Workplace blog.
Research and News Briefs
OccHealthSci faculty named inaugural fellows of the Society for Occupational Health Psychology
In an exciting new milestone in the field of Occupational Health Psychology, Drs. Leslie Hammer, Robert Sinclair, and Ryan Olson were honored as inaugural Fellows of the Society for Occupational Health Psychology. Read more.
The body clock and the bedside: A nurse scientist investigates shiftwork
Doctoral candidate Kathryn McAuliffe studies how shift work disrupts the body's internal clock and whether specific factors related to shiftwork drive new nurses to leave the profession. Read more.
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