Thomas J. Armstrong, PhD
Professor
Office: G656 IOE
Phone: 734-763-3742
Email: tja@umich.edu
Ergonomics Laboratory
Website
Research Interests:
- Measurement and design of manual work
- Biomechanical models
- Analysis and design tools for control of work-related musculoskeletal disorders of the hand and wrist
Don B. Chaffin, PhD
R.G. Snyder Distinguished University Professor Emeritus
Office: 1638 IOE
Phone: 734-763-2245
Email: dchaffin@umich.edu
Website
Research Interests:
- Biomechanical considerations in manual materials handling
- Modeling of human motions
- Digital human modeling in computer aided design
Alfred Franzblau, MD
Professor Emeritus
Office: 1835 SPH
Phone: 734-936-0758
Email: afranz@umich.edu
Website
Research Interests:
- Surveillance and screening for occupational musculoskeletal disorders
- Respiratory health effects of metalworking fluids
Paul A. Green, PhD
Research Professor
Office: 309 UMTRI
Phone: 734-763-3795
Email: pagreen@umich.edu
Ergonomics Laboratory
Website
Research Interests:
- Modeling and evaluation of driver interfaces for workload and distraction
- Human-computer interaction
Richard E. Hughes, PhD
Associate Professor
Office: 1666 IOE
Phone: 734-936-0147
Email: rehughes@umich.edu
Website
Research Interests:
- Stochastic biomechanical modeling for orthopaedic, ergonomic, and forensic applications
- Quality improvement in orthopaedic surgery
W. Monroe Keyserling, PhD
Emeritus Professor
Email: wmkeyser@umich.edu
Website
Research Interests:
- Assessment and control of work-related musculoskeletal disorder risk factors
- Accident epidemiology
Yili Liu, PhD
Arthur F. Thurnau Professor; Director, Center for Ergonomics
Office: G622 IOE
Phone: 734-763-0464
Email: yililiu@umich.edu
Ergonomics Laboratory
Website
Research Interests:
- Computational and integrative models of human cognitive performance
- Theoretical and practical issues of human cognition
Bernard Martin, PhD
Associate Professor
Office: G650 IOE
Phone: 734-763-0189
Email: martinbj@umich.edu
Ergonomics Laboratory
Website
Research Interests:
- Motor coordination and muscle loading
- Vibration effects on muscle fatigue
- Quantification of visual fatigue
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Stroke rehabilitation
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Mobility of wheelchair users
Matthew Reed, PhD
Don B. Chaffin Collegiate Research Professor
Office: 428 UMTRI
Phone: 734-936-1111
Email: mreed@umich.edu
Ergonomics Laboratory
Website
Research Interests:
- Modeling of human motions
- Vehicle interior design models based on occupant posture requirements
Nadine Sarter, PhD
Richard W. Pew Collegiate Professor
Office: 1656 IOE
Phone: 734-763-5773
Email: sarter@umich.edu
Ergonomics Laboratory
Website
Research Interests:
- Human-autonomy teaming and human-robot interaction
- Multimodal interfaces, including tactile displays
- Attention and interruption management
- Decision support under time pressure and uncertainty in complex event-driven domains
Leia Stirling, PhD
Associate Professor
Office: G634 IOE
Phone: 734-647-6828
Email: leias@umich.edu
Website
Research Interests:
- Human-automation / robot interaction
- Design and evaluation of multimodal human-machine interfaces that distribute information across vision, audition and touch
- Decision support systems/decision aiding
- Cognitive task/work analysis
- Human and posture/motion modeling
- Job/Task Analysis Procedures
Oshin Tyagi, PhD
Assistant Professor
Office: 1638 IOE
Email: otyagi@umich.edu
Research Interests:
- Fatigue
- Stress
- Aging
- Mind-Motor-Machine Interactions (Exoskeletons, Virtual Reality-based Trainings)
- Neuroergonomics
- Neuromodulation
- Occupational Biomechanics
- Graph Theory for Neural Data
Robert Werner, MD
Emeritus Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Email: rawerner@umich.edu
Research Interests:
- Surveillance and causes of work-related musculoskeletal disorders
- Epidemiology of cumulative trauma disorder
- Outcome studies in industrial rehabilitation
Xi Jessie Yang, PhD
Associate Professor
Office: 1640 IOE
Phone: 734-763-0541
Email: xijyang@umich.edu
Ergonomics Laboratory
Website
Research Interests:
- Human factors in healthcare
- Human-automation/autonomy interaction
- User experience design