Recent Publications
(updated September 2024)
All the publications are categorized into Peer-reviewed journal papers, Conference papers, or Book chapters.
Click a title with underline to open the abstract. Keywords are in italic.
Recent Peer-Reviewed Journal Papers
Islam, M. S., Zahabi, S. J. N., Kim, S., Lau, N., Nussbaum, M. A. & Lim, S. (2024) Changes in forklift driving performance and postures among novices resulting from training using a high-fidelity virtual reality simulator: An exploratory study, International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 104: 103648.
Forklift truck; Virtual simulator; Novice training; Motion variability
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.
Exoskeleton acceptance, implementation, decision makin, ergonomic intervention, workplace injuries
Casu, G., Barajas-Smith, I., Barr, A., Phillips, B., Kim, S., Nussbaum, M. A., Rempel, D., Pau, M., Harris-Adamson, C. (2024) Shoulder kinematics during cyclic overhead work are affected by a passive arm support exoskeleton, Applied Ergonomics, 121: 104357.
Passive exoskeleton, Joint angles, Arm acceleration
Cha, J. S., Athanasiadis, D. I., Asadi, H., Stefanidis, D., Nussbaum, M. A. & Yu, D. (2024) Evaluation of a passive arm-support exoskeleton for surgical team members: Results from live surgeries, Journal of Safety Research, 89: 322-330.
Work-related musculoskeletal disorders, Operating room, Ergonomics, Usability
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.
Human-robot interaction, remote human-robot interaction, distributed manufacturing, manufacturing performance
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).
Occupational exoskeleton, Falls, Reactive stepping, Muscle power
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.
Dooley, S., Kim, S., Nussbaum, M. A. & Madigan, M. L. (2024) Occupational arm-support and back-support exoskeletons elicit changes in reactive balance after slip-like and trip-like perturbations on a treadmill, Applied Ergonomics, 115: 104178.
Exoskeletons, Balance recovery, Falls
Conference Papers
Kim, S., Nussbaum, M. A., & Smets, M. (2021). Usability and user acceptance of an arm-support exoskeleton in automotive assembly: Results of a long-term field evaluation. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, 65(1), 413–414.
Ojelade, A., Kelson, D., Kim, S., Srinivasan, D., Smets, M., & Nussbaum, M. A. (2021). Effects of Arm-Support Exoskeletons on Kinematics and Subjective Assessments During a Static Task. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, 65(1), 421–422.
Moore, A., Kim, S., Srinivasan, D., Nussbaum, M. A., Ojelade, A., Harris-Adamson, C., Gutierrez Contreras, N., Barr, A., & Rempel, D. (2021). A preliminary decision tree modeling of factors that determine readiness to use exoskeletons in construction. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, 65(1), 419–420.