Agricultural and Life Sciences (IFAS)
Agricultural Safety and Health Program
Led by Serap Gorucu · Agricultural and Biological Engineering
What we study
The Gorucu Lab studies agricultural safety and health, focusing on injury surveillance and coding schemes to improve safety in the hazardous farming industry. Research involves analyzing data and developing methods to prioritize hazards.
What working here is like
- Computational
- Coding helps
- Papers
- 5
Recent papers, explained
- Florida golf cart crashes (2011–2021): a statewide analysis of crash patterns and predictors
2026 · Traffic Injury Prevention
Studies golf cart crashes in Florida to see who gets hurt and why.
- Heat-Related Illnesses Among U.S. Agricultural Workers from 2016 to 2024: Content Analysis of News Media Reports
2026 · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Looks at heat-related farm worker injuries from 2016 to 2024 using news reports.
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- Understanding Adolescents’ Attitudes Toward Disabilities to Improve Out-of-School Programs
2026 · Journal of Youth Development
Asks teens about their views on people with disabilities in after-school programs.
- Identifying Agricultural Injuries Requiring Trauma Care in Florida
2026 · Safety
Counts farm injuries needing medical care in Florida using hospital records.
- Design of an Interactive Agricultural Injury Dashboard: Enhancing Data Visualization and Stakeholder Engagement Using AgInjuryNews Data
2026 · Journal of Agromedicine
Designs a dashboard to show farm injury data clearly and quickly.
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