My research involves the influences of workplace psychosocial factors on occupational safety. Current research projects include the influence of supervisory leadership practices on group safety climate and the occurrences of work-related injuries in the construction industry, and safety-specific leadership development for 1 st line supervisors in manufacturing. Some of my most recent publications include:

• Choi, S., Kapp, E. and Cole, W. (2005).  Educating construction safety professionals for the 21st century: A collaborative approach.  Professional Safety, 51,41-45.
  
  
• Hoonakker, P., Loushine, T., Carayon, P., Kallman, Kapp, A., and Smith, M. (2005). The effect of safety initiatives on safety performance: A longitudinal study. Applied Ergonomics, 34, 461-469
  
  
• Kapp, E. (2005). The Ideological Basis of the Conflicting Understandings of Safety in the Workplace. In P. Carayon, M. Robertson, B. Kleiner and P.L.T. Hoonakker (Eds.) Human Factors in Organizational Design and Management – VIII.  Amsterdam: North-Holland.
  
  
• Kapp, E. (2004). Strengthening Regional Occupational Safety and Health Capacity Through Industry, Academic, and Governmental Collaboration. Paper presented at the 7th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion, Vienna, Austria; June 6-9 2004.
  
  
• Kapp, E. (2003). Examining the fundamental attribution error in workplace safety management. In H. Luczak and K. J. Zink (Eds.) Human Factors in Organizational Design and Management – VII.  Amsterdam: North-Holland.
  
  
• Kapp, E. (2003). Subcultures of Safety and the Social Construction of Safety and Risk in the Organization. Paper presented at the 63rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Seattle Washington; August 1-6, 2003.

Legal Aspects of Environmental Health and Safety
Senior Internship Seminar
Analysis and Design for Safety

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph D.) in Industrial Engineering, University of Wisconsin - Madison, 2001

Master of Science (M.S.), University of Southern California, 1990

Bachelors of Science (B.S.), Vanderbilt University, 1986

OSHA Outreach Training Instructor for Construction, 2002

OSHA Outreach Training Instructor for General Industry, 2006

American Society of Safety Engineers, National Safety Council, Academy of Management

In my spare time I like to read, swim, travel, and watch Warhawk Football.