About me
Jennifer Serne is the program coordinator and professor of Safety Health Management at Central Washington University. She teaches classes covering Hazardous Materials Management, Fire Safety, Incident Investigation, Emergency Response, Construction and Manufacturing Safety, Safety Analysis Systems, and Ergonomics and Human Factors. Previously, she worked in various safety related positions that included experience with research safety, pharmaceutical safety, radiation safety, and emergency response. She also has 20 years of experience working as an independent fatality investigator, serving various clients and industries in 36 states and 6 countries.
She has a Masters in Safety Science from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University. Her research focuses on how cognitive bias impacts decision making in accident investigations, using storytelling to increase empathy during causal analysis, and the attribution of blame for accidents.
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