ECHO lab members present during the 66th International Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) in Atlanta, GA:

• Stribling, H., Gonzales, A., Cha, J. S. Systematic Review and Comparison of Physical Activity Variations Among Global Worker Populations.
• Gonzales, A., Lin, J., Cha, J. S. Promoting Healthier Office Environments: Evaluation of Mindfulness and Gym Interventions.
• Narasimhan Raghuraman, R., Gupta, G., Upasani, S., Aviles, J., Cha, J. S., Srinivasan, D. Manufacturing Industry Stakeholder Perspectives on Occupational Exoskeletons: Changes Before and After Exposure to Exoskeletons.
• Dong, M., Lee, Y., Cha, J. S., Huang, G. Effects of Alcohol Consumption on Driving: A Systematic Review.
• Narasimha, S., Agnisarman, S., Cha, J., Ponathil, A., & Rogers, H. Graduate to Professional: Career Conversations by Early Career Professionals to Support HFE Students.

Alec Gonzales, second-year PhD student, was the recipient of the 2022-2023 Clemson University Interdisciplinary Research Fellowship and 2022-2023 Clemson University Graduate Diversity Doctoral Fellowship.

Alec Gonzales, first year PhD student, was a finalist in the 2022 Clemson Graduate Research and Discovery Symposium (GRADS) competition. He presented his work “Identifying Optimal Training Tasks and Scheduling Times to Improve Robotic-Assisted Surgery Training.”

Members from the Ergonomics and Computational Human Operations (ECHO) lab, the Biomechanics, Ergonomics, Safety and Training (BEST) lab, and members of the HFES student organization at Clemson University participated in a specialized exoskeleton showcase* at the South Carolina Manufacturing Conference. The showcase consisted of five industry-focused exoskeleton companies demoing their devices for several manufacturing and industrial companies in South Carolina. This event presented a unique opportunity for industry partners to have hands-on experience with devices that could impact worker health and performance. Furthermore, this event brought together industry partners, exoskeleton companies, and the expertise of the BEST and ECHO labs to fortify the collaborative effort needed to propel the promising future of exoskeleton devices forward.

*The exoskeleton showcase was sponsored by the South Carolina Research Authority.
Original story by BEST lab

Cha, J. S., Athanasiadis, D., Anton, N. E., Stefanidis, D., & Yu, D. (2021). Measurement of Nontechnical Skills During Robotic-Assisted Surgery Using Sensor-Based Communication and Proximity Metrics. JAMA network open, 4(11), e2132209-e2132209.

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2785671

Gonzales, A., Lin, J., Cha., J. S. Actively Working-From-Home but Without the Active: Perceptions Versus Reality of Work-From-Home Physical Activity. Prisma Health 2021 Research Showcase. Clemson, SC. October 22, 2021.

Cha, J. S., Yang, J., Wachs, J., Sundaram, C., Yu, D. Measuring Cognitive Load from EEG during Motor Control Calibration in Robotic-Assisted Surgery. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting. October 4 – 7, 2021.