RTW: Scientific Advisory Board

Reiner Rugulies

Reiner Rugulies is Professor of Psychosocial Work Environment and Health at the National Research Centre for the Working Environment in Copenhagen and an affiliated professor at the University of Copenhagen. His research focuses on how psychosocial working conditions influence mental and physical health, including depression, cardiovascular disease, and labour market outcomes. He has over 30 years of research experience and has authored more than 300 peer-reviewed publications in occupational and public health research. 

The National Research Centre for the Working Environment is Denmark’s leading research institute in occupational health and safety and operates under the Danish Ministry of Employment. The centre conducts internationally recognised research on working conditions and their impact on health, safety, and well-being, with the aim of improving workplaces and informing policy and practice.

For more information: Reiner Rugulies / The National Research Centre for the Working Environment

Susan Peters

Susan Elizabeth Peters is Associate Director of the Center for Work, Health, and Well-being and a Research Scientist in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Her research examines how working conditions, workplace policies, and organizational practices influence worker health, well-being, and organizational outcomes. She leads research on the “Thriving from Work” framework, which investigates how work environments can support positive mental, physical, and social functioning among workers.

The Center for Work, Health, and Well-being is a multidisciplinary research center that advances worker safety, health, and well-being through research, intervention studies, and the dissemination of evidence-based workplace policies and practices. The center’s work focuses on improving working conditions and translating research findings into practical tools and strategies that help organizations create healthier and more sustainable workplaces.

For more information: Susan Peters / The Center for Work, Health, and Well-being

Peter Smith 

Peter Smith is President and Senior Scientist at the Institute for Work & Health and Professor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto. His research focuses on the relationship between work and health, including labour market inequalities, gender and sex differences in work-related health outcomes, and the consequences of workplace injury and illness. He has extensive experience analysing large population-based surveys and administrative data to understand how working conditions affect health and labour market participation. 

The Institute for Work & Health (IWH) is an independent, not-for-profit research organization based in Toronto, Canada, whose mission is to conduct and mobilise research the supports policy-markers, employers and workers in creating healthy, safe and inclusive work environments. IWH takes a multi-disciplinary approach to examining the inter-relationships between work and health from worker, workplace and system perspectives. The institute produces policy-relevant evidence on topics such as the prevention of work-related injury and illness, return-to-work processes, and workplace practices that support worker health and well-being. 

For more information: Peter Smith / IWH