Associate Professor Margaret Cook
Associate Professor

Margaret Cook

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Background

Associate Professor Margaret Cook is currently employed as the Program Leader for Occupational Health and Safety Education, within the University of Queensland, Australia. Margaret initially qualified as an Occupational Therapist and completed higher degrees in Occupational Health and Safety and Ergonomics. She is a Certified Professional Ergonomist and a Chartered Generalist OHS Professional. She holds a range of Ministerial Appointments, acting as an expert on Government Panels and Committees, and is currently Immediate Past President of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society of Australia, and a Director of the Occupational Therapy Council of Australia.

Availability

Associate Professor Margaret Cook is:
Not available for supervision

Fields of research

Biomedical and Clinical Sciences Health Sciences

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Occupational Therapy, The University of Queensland
  • Masters (Coursework), Queensland University of Technology
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Queensland University of Technology

Research interests

  • Current Research Interests

    My research interests lie in the area of musculoskeletal health in the workplace. Past research has focused on the manufacturing sector, in particular food manufacturing. My currently interests lie in office ergonomics and the impact of new office environments on musculoskeletal injuries.

Search Professor Margaret Cook’s works on UQ eSpace

21 works between 2011 and 2025
All (21) Journal Article (18) Book Chapter (1) Conference Publication (2)

21 - 21 of 21 works

2011

Journal Article

Nghieân cöùu thaêm doø tính khaû thi cuûa chöông trình can thieäp "treû em noùi khoâng vôùi huùt thuoác thuï ñoäng"

Huong, Le Thi Thanh, Vu Anh, Le, Capra, Mike and Cook, Margaret (2011). Nghieân cöùu thaêm doø tính khaû thi cuûa chöông trình can thieäp "treû em noùi khoâng vôùi huùt thuoác thuï ñoäng". Taïp chí Y teá Coâng coäng, 21 (25), 1-8.

Nghieân cöùu thaêm doø tính khaû thi cuûa chöông trình can thieäp "treû em noùi khoâng vôùi huùt thuoác thuï ñoäng"

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2027
    Gap Analysis of Return to Work for Mine Dust Lung Disease Affected Workers in the Mining and Artificial Stone Industries
    Queensland Government Office of Industrial Relations
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2020
    Implementation of the 'Corona Virus (COVID-19) Disease Prevention and Control Guide 2019 in the Office and Industrial Workplaces' within selected industries in Indonesia
    Partnership for Australia-Indonesia Research (PAIR) - Small and Rapid Research (SRR) Grants
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2022
    Human aspects of automation in mining (101BMAHF)
    BM Alliance Coal Operations Pty Limited
    Open grant

Availability

Associate Professor Margaret Cook is:
Not available for supervision

Supervision history

Current supervision

Completed supervision

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