Anita R. Goehringer is a consultant in the field of occupational ergonomics and president of Actual Ergonomics, LLC. She is the former executive director of The Ergonomics Center of North Carolina at NC State University and a long-time contributor to the science of ergonomics. Anita draws from her vast understanding of ergonomics issues facing business and industry to develop and deliver programs and services that better meet the needs of today’s workplace. Anita received her Master of Science degree in Occupational Health and Safety Engineering from West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia.

She is experienced in the development of ergonomics programs and has guided many organizations through a fully integrated process to realize the many benefits of an ergonomics-enriched work environment. She has a great deal of speaking and teaching experience, ranging from university lecturing to hourly employee training seminars. Anita has assisted numerous companies with OSHA settlement agreements and has worked with trade associations to develop voluntary ergonomics guidelines for their industries. She has written numerous articles on the application of ergonomics for trade magazines and industry journals and is a columnist for ErgoSolutions and Leverage Magazines.

Anita is a Certified Industrial Ergonomist (CIE). She is on the Board of Directors for the Central Carolina Occupational Health and Safety School and the Advisory Board for the Occupational Safety and Health Educational Research Center at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Anita is an active member of the Human Factors & Ergonomics Society, American Industrial Hygiene Association and American Society of Safety Engineers.