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OSHRC projects have been published in peer-reviewed journals, conference proceedings, and as theses and dissertations.

Recent Journal Publications

Updated: March 2025

New!    Jamshid Nezhad Zahabi, S., Islam, M. S., Kim, S., Lau, N., Nussbaum, M. A. & Lim, S. (2025) Cognitive workload assessment during VR forklift training, International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 107: 103718 (9 pages).

New!    Park, H., Noll, A., Kim, S. & Nussbaum, M. A. (2025) Passive arm-support and back-support exoskeletons have distinct phase-dependent effects on physical demands during cart pushing and pulling: An exploratory study, Applied Ergonomics, 126: 104510 (10 pages).

New!   Behjati Ashtiani, M., Ojelade, A., Kim, S. & Nussbaum, M. A. (2025) Estimating dynamic external hand forces during overhead work with and without an exoskeleton: Evaluating an approach using electromyography signals and random forest regression, International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 107: 103735 (9 pages).

New!    Behjati Ashtiani, M., Morris, W., Ojelade, A., Kim, S., Akinwande, F., Barr, A., Harris-Adamson, C., Akanmu, A. & Nussbaum, M. A. (2025) Understanding the drivers of and barriers to adopting passive back- and arm-support exoskeletons in construction: Results from interviews and short-term field testingInternational Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 107: 103732 (10 pages).

New!   Ulman, S., Srinivasan, D. & Nussbaum, M. A. (2025) Gait variability predicts post-fatigue obstacle course performance among military cadets: An exploratory study, Applied Ergonomics, 126: 104504 (8 pages).

Porta, M., Casu, G., Fastame, M. C., Nussbaum, M. A. & Pau, M. (2025) Older workers spend less time in extreme trunk and upper-arm postures during order-picking tasks: Results from field testing, Applied Ergonomics, 125: 104462 (10 pages).

Kim, S., Ojelade, A., Moore, A., Gutierrez, N., Harris-Adamson, C., Barr, A., Srinivasan, D., Rempel, D. M. & Nussbaum, M. A. (2024) Understanding contributing factors to exoskeleton use-intention in construction: A decision tree approach using results from an online survey, Ergonomics, 67: 1208-1221.

Kim, S., Hernandez, I., Nussbaum, M. A. & Lim, S. (2024) Teleoperator-Robot-Human Interaction in Manufacturing: Perspectives from Industry, Robot Manufacturers, and Researchers, IISE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics and Human Factors, 12(1-2): 28-40.

Park, J. H., Madigan, M. L., Kim, S., Nussbaum, M. A. & Srinivasan, D. (2024) Wearing a back-support exoskeleton alters lower-limb joint kinetics during single-step recovery following a forward loss of balance, Journal of Biomechanics, 166: 112069 (9 pages).

Alshehri, M. A., Alzahrani, H., van den Hoorn, W., Klyne, D. M., Vette, A. H., Hendershot, B. D., Roberts, B. W. R., Larivière, C., Barbado, D., Vera-Garcia, F. J., van Dieen, J. H., Cholewicki, J., Nussbaum, M. A., Madigan, M. L., Reeves, N. P., Silfies, S. P., Brown, S. H. M. & Hodges, S. H. M. (2024) Trunk postural control during unstable sitting among individuals with and without low back pain: A systematic review with an individual participant data meta-analysis, PLoS ONE, 19(1): e0296968.