Dr. Jack Callaghan is a Professor of Biomechanics, University of Waterloo and Canada Research Chair in Spine Biomechanics and Injury Prevention. He works with industry and clinical groups translating his internationally renowned chronic injury prevention research into product design, practice guidelines and prevention standards. As director of the Centre of Research Expertise for the Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders, he leads a network of 70 scientists and practitioners, and produced the new provincial guideline for prevention of musculoskeletal injury. Dr. Callaghan is a Canadian Certified Professional Ergonomist and has been named a fellow and Career Awardee of the Canadian Society for Biomechanics.