Cavuoto, Lora

Lora Cavuoto

Professor

Director of Undergraduate Studies

Physical ergonomics; biomechanics of obesity; aging and human work capacity; occupational safety and health

Buffalo NY, 14260

Phone: (716) 645-4696

Lora Cavuoto has received the Human Factors and Ergonomics WOMAN Mentor of the Year award and the National Safety Council’s Rising Stars of Safety Award.
Work Comp Wire reported that Lora Cavuoto was named to the 2024 group of Rising Stars of Safety, an award given by The National Safety Council.
Material Handling Network reported that the American Society of Safety Professionals has named Lora Cavuoto, associate professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering, its Outstanding Safety Educator for 2022.
Lora Cavuoto, a widely respected educator in the occupational safety and health field, received the 2022 William E. Tarrants Outstanding Safety Educator from the American Society of Safety Professionals.
A UB-team led by industrial engineer Lora Cavuoto has received $1.1 million in funding as a subcontractor on a new grant aiming to improve surgical skills among the medical student population.
An NBC News story quotes ergonomics expert Lora Cavuoto, associate professor of industrial and systems engineering, in a story about how standing desks work and where to find them.
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences faculty members Lora Cavuoto and Wenyao Xu are among this year’s winners of the President Emeritus and Mrs. Meyerson Award for Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching and Mentoring, the highest university award for undergraduate mentoring.