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Paper Published in Applied Ergonomics01/06/2025Gonzales, A., Jackson, C., & Cha, J. (2025). Extended reality as a modality to train non-technical skills in healthcare: A scoping review. Applied Ergonomics, 125, 104463. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2024.104463 [...]
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Paper Published in Applied Ergonomics11/14/2024Fuller P,. Kennedy S,. Ball M., Duffie H., Gainey M., Luo Q., Joseph A., Carbonell A., Cha, J. S. (2025). Understanding the challenges of robotic-assisted surgery adoption: Perspectives from stakeholders and the general population on human-interaction, built environment, and training. Applied Ergonomics, 122, 104403. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2024.104403 [...]
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Ball awarded HFES Training TG Best Poster Award10/14/2024Matthew Ball awarded 2024 HFES Training TG Best Poster Award for “An Information Theoretic Approach to Understanding the Information Gain During Laparoscopic Motor Skill”. [...]
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Gonzales awarded HFES Augmented Cognition TG Student Grant Award09/24/2024Alec Gonzales awarded 2024 HFES Augmented Cognition TG Student Grant Award for “Bridging the Gap between Trainee and Expert Mental Models for Minimally Invasive Surgical Tasks”. [...]
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Cha Receives Robert L. Wears Early Career Award from HFES Healthcare TG09/17/2024The Robert L. Wears early career award aims to highlight the achievements of academics and practitioners in the first six years from graduation. [...]
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Fuller Successfully Defends MS Thesis05/14/2024“Understanding the Challenges to Robotic-Assisted Surgery Adoption from the perspectives of the Human-Interaction, Built Environment, and Training” [...]
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Fuller & Gonzales Awarded 2024 Clemson IE Awards04/25/2024Alec Gonzales was awarded the Student Development Award. Patrick Fuller was awarded the Jeanine Anthony Bowen ’89 Graduate Fellow Award. [...]
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Ball Successfully Defends MS Thesis04/08/2024“Application of an Information Gain Model in a Motor Learning Task: An Application in a Laparoscopic Surgical Skills Task” [...]
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ECHO Lab students present at Creative Inquiry symposium04/04/2024Undergraduate students in Echo Lab present at the spring 2024 Creative Inquiry Symposium. Hope Lanier presents her work titled: Can Exoskeletons Help Surgical Staff: Evaluation of Shoulder-support Exoskeletons During Simulated Surgical Tasks Calvin McCurley presents his work titled: Assessing the Effectiveness of Passive Exoskeletons for Surgeons during Simulated Laparoscopic Surgery Lauren Knipschild and Vone’ Whaley … Continue reading ECHO Lab students present at Creative Inquiry symposium → [...]
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Cha Presents at 2024 HFES Health Care Symposium03/25/2024Cha, J. S., Franca Barbieri, D., Ranganathan, S., Ulrich, J., Chang, C., Srinivasan, D. (2024, March 24-27) System Engineering Approach to Understand Sepsis Care Workflow during Emergency Department Admissions. International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care. Chicago, IL. [...]
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Gonzales 2nd runner up at Clemson 3MT (Three Minute Thesis)11/10/2023Alec Gonazles, third year PhD student, was the 2nd runner up at the Clemson 3MT! [...]
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Gonzales awarded 2023 HFES Student Member with Honors10/25/2023https://www.hfes.org/About-HFES/HFES-Awards-Program/Student-and-Student-Chapter-Awards [...]
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ECHO Lab Presents at the 2023 HFES Annual Meeting10/24/2023ECHO Lab members presented their work at the 2023 Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting in Washington D.C. [...]
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Cha Presents at 2023 PREMUS Conference09/23/2023Gonzales, A., Barbieri, D., Srinivasan, D., Carbonell, A., Joseph, A., Cha, J. S. (2023, September 20-26) Evaluation of Shoulder-Support Exoskeletons to Support Minimally Invasive Surgical Postures. 11th International Scientific Conference on the Prevention of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders. Bengaluru, India. [...]
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ECHO Lab presents at the 2023 Summer CI + UR Showcase08/22/2023Hope Lanier (left), a junior industrial engineering student at Clemson University, presents her work titled: Scrubbing into the Future: Evaluating Exoskeleton’s Effect on Healthcare Workers’ Energy Expenditure and Fatigue at the 7th Annual Summer Creative Inquiry + Undergraduate Research Showcase. [...]
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Paper Published in Ergonomics07/26/2023Gonzales, A., Barbieri, D. F., Carbonell, A. M., Joseph, A., Srinivasan, D., & Cha, J. (2023). The Compatibility of Exoskeletons in Perioperative Environments and Workflows: An Analysis of Surgical Team Members’ Perspectives and Workflow Simulation. Ergonomics, 1–28. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00140139.2023.2240045 [...]
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ECHO Lab Presents at SOARinG Symposium07/14/2023Medical students from the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville (UofSCSOMG) collaborated with ECHO lab over the summer as part of the Student Opportunities for Academic Achievement Through Research Program in Greenville (SOARinG) program. These students presented their work at the annual UofSCSOMG Annual Medical Student Research Symposium. [...]
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ECHO Lab presents at IISE Annual Conference and Expo 202305/22/20231st-year PhD student Holden Duffie presents his work titled: Evaluations of break activities among office workers with sit-stand desk access. 2nd- year PhD student Alec Gonzales presents his work titled: Evaluating Back and Shoulder Support Exoskeletons in Postures Typical in General Surgery. [...]
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Gonzales wins 1st place at the IISE 2023 Doctoral Colloquium05/21/20232nd-year PhD student Alec Gonzales wins 1st place at the IISE Doctoral Colloquium during the IISE 2023 Annual Conference and Expo. He presented a 3-min pitch over his research titled: Evaluation of Exoskeleton Support for Minimally Invasive Surgeons: Assessment of Postures in a Laboratory and Live Procedure. [...]
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Echo Lab Undergraduate students present at the 6th Annual Clemson University Research Forum04/05/2023Senior undergraduate students from ECHO Lab present their research work at the Clemson University 6th Annual Research Forum on April 5, 2023. Daniel Ludden presented his work titled: Exo-lent Posture: Evaluating Potential Benefits of Exoskeleton Support for Postures Common in Minimally Invasive Surgeons. Patrick Fuller presents his work titled: Future of Robotic Surgery – Identifying … Continue reading Echo Lab Undergraduate students present at the 6th Annual Clemson University Research Forum → [...]
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ECHO Lab Presents at the 2023 HFES Healthcare Symposium03/29/2023ECHO Lab members presented their work at the 2023 Human Factors and Ergonomics International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care 1st year PhD student, Holden Duffie, presents his poster: Training and Design Environment Considerations for Future of Robotic Surgery. 2nd year PhD student, Alec Gonzales, presented his work titled: Compatibility of Exoskeletons … Continue reading ECHO Lab Presents at the 2023 HFES Healthcare Symposium → [...]
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Gonzales presents at the annual 2023 ACS Surgeons and Engineers: A Dialogue on Surgical Simulation03/01/20232nd year PhD Student, Alec Gonzales, presented his work titled: Justification of Shoulder and Back Support Exoskeletons for Minimally Invasive Surgeons and Operating Room Nurses to Reduce Musculoskeletal Symptoms during the 2023 American College of Surgeons Surgeons and Engineers: A Dialogue on Surgical Simulation annual meeting. [...]
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ECHO Lab Members Present at HFES 202210/10/2022ECHO lab members present during the 66th International Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) in Atlanta, GA: [...]
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Gonzales Awarded IISE John. S.W. Fargher Scholarship09/03/2022Alec Gonzales, second-year PhD student, was the recipient of the Institute of Industrial and System Engineer’s, 2022, John S.W. Fargher Scholarship. [...]
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