Publications

Autumn 2010
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Highlights:

Remembering Dr. Charles Billings (1929-2010)

William S. Marras and W. Gary Allread receive $200,000 Susan Harwood Training Grant

New book in print, Behind Human Error, 2nd Edition, co-edited by David D. Woods

Student Internship Opportunities at the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation

Spring/Summer 2010
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Highlights:

Special Issue, focusing on graduate student research and accomplishments

Ohio Third Frontier’s $1 million grant award to improve treatment of patients with low-back injuries

Dr. Philip Smith’s Award for Aviation Traffic Management

Dr. Gary Allread’s contribution to new human factors standard for medical devices

Winter 2010
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Highlights:

Driving & Transportation symposium honors Dr. Thomas Rockwell

Dr. Sue Ferguson researches methods to improve the health and safety of auto assembly employees

Institute releases its Year in Review: Research 2009-2010 summary

Autumn 2009
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Highlights:

Dr. William Marras and Dr. Ehud Mendel receive multi-million dollar contract to study "virtual surgery"

Dr. Emily Patterson to take new position in OSU’s School of Allied Medical Professions, Division of Health Information Management & Systems

Institute member involvement at this year’s HFES Annual Meeting

Spring/Summer 2009
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Highlights:

Dr. Charles Billings' presentation at prestigious RAF lecture series

Ergonomics research presented at Ohio State's Honda Appreciation Day

CogFest 2009 held at The Ohio State University

Ergonomics & human factors research abstracts from recent graduates

Winter 2009
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Highlights:

Dr. William Marras being elected to the National Academies

Dr. David Woods discussing in the New York Times how workplace mistakes can become opportunities

Which book (written by an OSU Cognitive Engineering graduate student) Captain "Sully" Sullenberger had in the cockpit when he safely landed his aircraft on the Hudson River

New technology being studied at Ohio State aimed to reduce the stress from using heavy tools

Autumn 2008
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Highlights:

A Distribution Ergonomics Research Group established at OSU

Which Human Factors’ "Best Papers" of the past 50 years were authored by Institute members

A summary of a Computer-Aided Engineering Symposium held at Ohio State's COHAM facility

Involvement by Institute members at the recent annual conference of the Human Factors & Ergonomics Society

Spring/Summer 2008
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Highlights:

HFES Student Chapter members host "Backpack Day"

OSU's COHAM facility improves automotive design and assembly processes

Emily Patterson receives College of Engineering Lumley Award

Report on the NAS/NRC Committee on Human Factors

Winter 2008
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Highlights:

Dr. William Marras publishes new book, "The Working Back"

Resilience Engineering is applied to emergency situations

Institute announces dates for its 2008 Ergonomics Short Course

New OSU courses offered for Spring Quarter, 2008

Autumn 2007
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Highlights:

CPoD and Institute for Collaborative Innovation focuses on solutions to data overload problems

Center for Occupational Heath in Automotive Manufacturing (COHAM) gains local, national, and international interest

Institute members participate at HFES and PREMUS conferences

Recently published articles by Institute members

Spring/Summer 2007
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Highlights:

Researcher Kevin Granata a victim in Virginia Tech violence

OSU opens new research center to reduce injuries in automotive facilities

Dr. Emily Patterson comments on Handoff Standardization in Healthcare

Partnership between Honda and Ohio State named one of the best in the U.S.

Winter 2007
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Highlights:

The 30th Anniversary of the Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS)

Opening of a Dynamic Medical Imaging Center in Columbus

Training programs available in Occupational Safety and Ergonomics

Dr. Carolyn Sommerich's report on Teaching and Learning with Mobile Technology in High School

Autumn 2006
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Highlights:

Final Show Highlights from the Summer 2006 "Institute for
Collaborative Innovation"

James Sheedy become Dean of Pacific University's College
of Optometry

Ohio State's Industrial, Welding, & Systems Engineering
Department launches updated web site

Seven new students begin human factors graduate work at OSU

Spring / Summer 2006
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Highlights:

More low-back injury risk to housekeepers due to increased hotel amenities?

Josue Gabriel is named Clinical Director of OSU's Biodynamics Laboratory

Cognitive Systems Engineering Laboratory begins offering podcasts

Newly published research on stressors related to computer work

Winter 2006

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Highlights:

Ergonomics Input of Sippy Cup Leads to Design Award

New Research: Painful, Dry Eyes Result from Squinting during Computer Use

New Books Written by Institute Members are Now Available

Student Martin Voshell Wins Robot Competition

Autumn 2005

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Highlights:

Williams Marras tours South Africa and Lectures on "The Working Back" and other Ergonomics & Biomechanics Topics

Institute Co-sponsors 2006 Applied Ergonomics Conference

Summary of Institute Member Activity at the 2005 HFES Conference in Orlando, Florida

Spring 2005

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Highlights:

Center for Resilience is formed at Ohio State

Biodynamics Laboratory hires Gregory Knapik as a Senior Research Associate-Engineer

Ohio State's Converging Perspectives on Data (CPoD) announces Summer Institute to study Data Overload in Information Analysis & Comprehension

Winter 2005

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Highlights:

William Marras earns Honorary Doctorate for Back Injury Research

David Woods is awarded National Security Agency grant to study Innovation in Information Analysis and Comprehension

Find out Why Eyes in Some Paintings seem to Follow You

Visiting Scholars from Korea's Kia Motors begin Work Assignment in Biodynamics Laboratory

Autumn 2004

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Highlights:

Women More Likely to Get Some Musculoskeletal Disorders

Team of Institute Members Wins National Science Foundation Competition

Emily Patterson wins the HFES Alexander C. Williams Jr. Design Award

Institute Member Activity at the 48th Annual HFES Meeting in New Orleans

Spring / Summer 2004

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Highlights:

Nadine Sarter relocated to the University of Michigan

AT Ohio Director Doug Huntt Appointed to Homeland Security Committee

Article: Successful Handoff Strategies for Nurses

Central Ohio Human Factors & Ergonomics Society Chapter Resurrected

Winter 2004

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Highlights:

Formation of the Cognitive Systems Engineering Consortium

Ohio State University begins student HFES Chapter

Participation of Institute members at the 47th Annual HFES Meeting

Recent research summaries by various Institute faculty, staff, and graduate students

Autumn 2003

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Highlights:

Members of Biodynamics Laboratory win 2003 IEA/Liberty Mutual prize

"Hindsight Bias" a possible outcome of Space Shuttle Columbia Accident Report

Biodynamics Laboratory assists company in reducing their workers' compensation payments

New human factors/ergonomics student chapter formed

Recent patient safety research

Spring 2003

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Highlights:

Institute co-sponsors MSD research symposium

Safety drug dispensing via computer

MRI technique to compare human and monkey brains

Autumn 2002

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Highlights:

New Institute faculty: Dr. Steven Lavender

Recent awards for Dr. Charles Billings and Dr. David Woods

Institute Activity at the HFES conference in Baltimore

Advantages of using close-up computer monitors

Spring 2002

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Highlights:

Details of the Cognitive Systems Engineering Lab's multi-media formats, used for technical communication

2002 Volvo Award winners for low-back pain biomechanics research

New Institute faculty and staff: Dr. Carolyn Sommerich and Dr. Jodi Obradovich

OSU's newly opened Computer Eye Clinic

Winter 2002

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Highlights:

Details on a landmark study on recurrent cause of back injury

Profile of previous Institute graduate Katie Lehman

Information on ergonomics certification

Newly published research

Autumn 2001

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Highlights:

Institute's participation in recently awarded Army research grant

Ergonomics' involvement in newly created OSU agriculture center

Profiles of newly hired Biodynamics Lab employees Anthony Maronitis and Pete Schabo

Institute members' participation at the 45th Annual HFES meeting ( Minneapolis, MN)

Research summaries of graduates Kermit Davis, Michael Jorgensen, and Riley Splittstoesser

Spring 2001

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Highlights:

In-depth interviews with two legends in the ergonomics field, Dr. Charles Billings and Dr. Tom Rockwell

Recently published ergonomics research by Institute members

Summary of Dr. Tom Rockwell's experiences in over 20 years of road safety research

Winter 2001

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Highlights:

Human factors implications in the Florida presidential ballot confusion

Details of research dealing with a job stress - back injury link

Update on OSHA's recently released ergonomics standard

Back belt effectiveness

Autumn 2000

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Highlights:

Prestigious research award given to Institute members

Profile of students currently working toward their Masters degrees in ergonomics

Details on Dr. David Woods' work regarding patient safety

Summary of Dr. Nadine Sarter's research on using vibration cues to deliver information to pilots

Institute members' involvement in the IEA/HFES joint conference in San Diego

Summer 2000

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Highlights:

Announcement that Gary Allread was recently hired as the Institute's new Program Director

Profile of current Ph.D. candidates in ergonomics

Summary of Dr. Sue Ferguson's research on low back pain recovery

Summary of Dr. Emily Patterson's research on bar coding and medication instrumentation

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News and Press Releases

• Human Factors Advances in Driving and Transportation - A research symposium in honor of Dr. Thomas Rockwell (December 1, 2009)
• The Science and Politics of Cell Phones & Driver Distraction - Louis Tijerina, PhD (Ford Motor Co)
• Driver Distraction: Problems, Progress, Priorities - Mike Perel, MSIE (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration-ret.)
• Human Factors in the Healthcare Industry - David Hoffmeister, MSIE (Baxter Healthcare Corp)
• From OSU to Automotive Human Factors Research - Vivek Bhise, PhD (University of Michigan-Dearborn and Ford Motor Co-ret.)
• Strategies Could Make for Safer Shift Changes at Hospitals (April 16, 2004)
• Interactive Lifting Guidelines Developed to Help Prevent Back Injuries (November 26, 2003)
• Creating Foresight: How Resilience Engineering can Transform NASA's Approach to Risky Decision Making (October 29, 2003)
• Report Claims U.S. Air Transportation System is "In Peril" (September 25, 2003)
• Dr. David Woods Discusses "Hindsight Bias" as a Possible Outcome Related to the Space Shuttle Columbia Accident Report (September 10, 2003)
• Institute for Ergonomics Members Win IEA/Liberty Mutal Prize (August 27, 2003)

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2003 State-of-the-Art Research (STAR) Symposium: Perspectives on Musculoskeletal Disorder Causation and Control Columbus, Ohio May 21st - May 22nd, 2003

Co-Sponsors

• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Institute for Ergonomics, The Ohio State University

Opening Remarks and Symposium Overview

• William S. Marras, PhD - Symposium Overview
• Thomas R. Waters, PhD - Scope of the Problem and Identifying Research Priorities
• Plenary Address- Don B. Chaffin, PhD - Some Biomechanical Perspectives on Musculskeletal Disorders: Causation and Prevention
• Keynote Address - John Howard, MD - Occupational Health Policy in the 21st Century and the Need for Focused Ergonomic Research (presentation not available)
• MSD Epidemiology and Economics - Laura Punnett, ScD - Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders: The Epidemiologic Evidence and the Debate
• Fredric E. Gerr, MD - Epidemiology of Musculoskeletal Disorders among Computer Users: Lesson Learned from the Roles of Posture and Keyboard Use
• Barbara Silverstein, PhD - Intervention Studies to Reduce Musculoskeletal Disorders at Work
• Marjorie Baldwin, PhD - Reducing the Costs of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders
• Loading Biomechanics- Stuart M. McGill, PhD - Linking Latest Knowledge of Spinal Function to the Prevention of Low Back Disorders (presentation not available)
• Moshe Solomonow, PhD, MD - Ligaments: A Source of Work Related Disorders
• Robert G. Radwin, PhD - Dynamic Loading of the Upper Limb in Industrial Work
• Biomechanical / Physiological Tolerances- William T. Stauber, PhD - Factors Involved in Strain-Induced Injury in Skeletal Muscles, Outcomes of Prolonged Exposures and a Strategy for Prevention (presentation not available)
• Davd Rempel, MD - Entrapment Neuropathy: Pathogenesis and Pathophysiology (presentation not available)
• Ann E. Barr, PhD - Inflammation Reduces Physiological Tissue Tolerance in the Development or Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorder (presentation not available)
• Traditional and Non-Traditional Pain Perception - Partap Khalsa, DC, PhD - Biomechanics of Pain: Dynamics of the Neuromatrix
• David G. Simons, MD - Enigmatic Trigger Points Often Cause Enigmatic Musculoskeletal Pain
• Beth A. Winkelstein, PhD - Mechanisms of Central Sensitization, euroimmuniology & Injury: Biomechanics in Persistent Pain (presentation not available)
• Individual and Genetic Factors - Donald C. Cole, MD - Individual Factors and Musculoskeletal Disorders
• Charlotte Leboeuf-Yde, DC, PhD - Back Pain: Individual and Genetic Factors
• Psychosocial and Organizational Factors - Michael Feuerstein, PhD - From Confounders to Suspected Risk: The Role of Psychosocial Factors
• Andrew S. Imada, PhD - Organizational Factors and Musculoskeletal Disorders (presentation not available)
• Primary and Secondary Interventions - Richard Wells, PhD - Ergonomics Interventions: What Works...And How? (presentation not available)
• Stover H. Snook, PhD- Work-Related Low Back Pain: Secondary Intervention
• Robert J. Gatchel, PhD - Musculoskeletal Disorders: Primary and Secondary Interventions

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2009-2010 Year in Review: Research

• Introduction
  
• People
  
• Awards & Recognitions
  
• Aviation & Space Research and Disability-Related Research
  
• Education Research and Healthcare Research
  
• Information Processing Research
  
• Low Back Disorder Research
  
• Military Planning Research
  
• Musculoskeletal Disorder Research and Physical Ergonomics Research, Applied
  
• Technical Assistance Projects - Industrial Assessments and Office Assessments
  
• Technical Assistance Projects - Training Courses and Bi-Annual Ergonomics Short Course
  

2003 Year in Review: Research

• Introduction, Members, Research and Administrative Staff, Awards
  Aviation and Space Research
• Disability-Related Research and Healthcare Research
• Highway Safety & Automotive Research and Information Processing Research
• Low Back Disorder Research
• Military Planning Research
• Physical Ergonomics Research, Applied
• Vision Research
• Research Symposia, Technical Assistance Projects, Training and Demonstrations

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Guidelines

• How to Develop and Manage an Ergonomics Process
• A Best Practices Guide for the Reduction of Musculoskeletal Disorders in Food Distribution Centers
  

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