Publications

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Selected Publications and Presentations

  1. Kennedy, S., Fuller, P.*, Cha, J. S., Carbonell, A. M., Luo, Q., & Joseph, A. (2025). Exploring the Impact of the Physical Environment on Robotic-Assisted Surgery Outcomes and Processes: A Scoping Review. Human factors, 00187208251333907.
  2. West, J., Singh, C.*, Cha, J., & Li, D. (2025). s-DResNet: an adversarial domain residual adaptation network for mental workload detection in robotic assisted surgeries. IISE Transactions on Healthcare Systems Engineering, 1-11. https://doi-org/10.1080/24725579.2025.2492555
  3. Lim, C., Obuseh, M., Cha, J., Steward, J., Sundaram, C., & Yu, D. (2025). Neural insights on expert surgeons’ mental workload during live robotic surgeries. Scientific Reports, 15(1), 12073.
  4. Ball, M.*, Fuller, P.*, & Cha, J. S. (2025). Identification of surgical human-robot interactions and measures during robotic-assisted surgery: A scoping review. Applied Ergonomics, 125, 104478. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2025.104478
  5. Barbieri, D. F., Srinivasan, D., Ulrich, J., Ranganathan, S., Chang, C., Gerac, J. A., & Cha, J. S. (2025). Systems-based Framework for Clinical Decision-Support System Integration for Patient Sepsis Management: A Theoretical Application of the SEIPS Model. Human Factors in Healthcare, 100098.
  6. Gonzales, A.*, Jackson, C., & Cha, J. S. 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
  7. Fuller, P.*, Gainey, M. *, Ball, M. *, Kennedy, S., Duffie, H. *, Luo, Q., Joseph, A., Carbonell, A., & Cha, J. S. 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
  8. Gonzales, A.*, Lin, J. H., & Cha, J. S. (2024). A year-long case study of multicomponent interventions to promote physical activity in office workers: A randomized control trial. Applied Ergonomics, 120, 104333. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2024.104333
  9. Gonzales, A.*, Lin, J. H., & Cha, J. S. (2024). A year-long case study of multicomponent interventions to promote physical activity in office workers: A randomized control trial. Applied Ergonomics, 120, 104333. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2024.104333
  10. Mihandoust, S., Joseph, A., Browning, M. H., Cha, J. S., Gonzales, A.*, & Markowitz, J. (2024). Can pre-visit exposure to virtual tours of healthcare facilities help reduce child and parent anxiety during outpatient surgical procedures?. Applied Ergonomics, 119, 104308. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2024.104308
  11. 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. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsr.2024.02.003
  12. Gonzales, A.*, Barbieri, D. F., Carbonell, A. M., Joseph, A., Srinivasan, D., & Cha, J. (2024). The compatibility of exoskeletons in perioperative environments and workflows: an analysis of surgical team members’ perspectives and workflow simulation. Ergonomics, 67(5), 674-694. https://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2023.2240045
  13. Cha, J. S., Athanasiadis, D. I., Peng, Y., Wu, D., Anton, N. E., Stefanidis, D., & Yu, D. (2024). Objective nontechnical skills measurement using sensor-based behavior metrics in surgical teams. Human Factors, 66(3), 729-743. https://doi.org/10.1177/00187208221101292
  14. Dong, M., Lee, Y., Cha, J. S., Huang, G. (2024) Drinking and Driving: A Systematic Review of the Impacts of Alcohol Consumption on Manual and Automated Driving Performance. Journal of Safety Research, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsr.2024.01.006
  15. Raghuraman, R. N., Upasani, S., Gonzales, A.*, Aviles, J., Cha, J., & Srinivasan, D. (2023). Manufacturing Industry Stakeholder Perspectives on Occupational Exoskeletons: Changes After a Brief Exposure to Exoskeletons. IISE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics and Human Factors, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1080/24725838.2023.2262480
  16. Anton, N. E., Cha, J. S., Hernandez, E., Athanasiadis, D. I., Yang, J., Zhou, G., Stefanidis, D., & Yu, D. (2023). Utilizing eye tracking to assess medical student non-technical performance during scenario-based simulation: results of a pilot study. Global Surgical Education-Journal of the Association for Surgical Education, 2(1), 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44186-023-00127-3
  17. Cha, J. S., Ausri, F., Mudge, L., & Yu, D. (2022). Effectiveness of smart wrist wearables for distinguishing physical and cognitive demands. IISE Transactions on Healthcare Systems Engineering, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1080/24725579.2022.2142867
  18. Gonzales, A.*, Lin, J. H., & Cha, J. S. (2022). Physical activity changes among office workers during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown and the agreement between objective and subjective physical activity metrics. Applied Ergonomics, 105, 103845. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2022.103845
  19. Cha, J. S., & Yu, D. (2022). Objective Measures of Surgeon Non-Technical Skills in Surgery: A Scoping Review. Human Factors, 64(1), 42-73. https://doi.org/10.1177/0018720821995319
  20. 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. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.32209
  21. Anton, N.E., Huffman, E.M., Ahmed, R.A., Cooper, D.D., Athanasiadis, D.I., Cha, J., Stefanidis, D. and Lee, N.K., 2021. Stress and resident interdisciplinary team performance: Results of a pilot trauma simulation program. Surgery, 170(4), pp.1074-1079. (2021). Stress and resident interdisciplinary team performance: Results of a pilot trauma simulation program. Surgery, 170(4), 1074-1079. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surg.2021.03.010
  22. Anton, N. E., Whiteside, J. A., Cha, J., Perkins, L. A., Martin, M., & Stefanidis, D. (2021). Characterizing robotic surgical expertise: An exploratory study of neural activation during mental imagery of robotic suturing. The American Journal of Surgery, 222(6), 1131-1138. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2021.02.002
  23. Anton, N. E., Athanasiadis, D. I., Karipidis, T., Keen, A. Y., Karim, A., Cha, J., … & Stefanidis, D. (2021). Surgeon stress negatively affects their non-technical skills in the operating room. The American Journal of Surgery, 222(6), 1154-1157. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2021.01.035
  24. Wu, C., Cha, J., Sulek, J., Sundaram, C. P., Wachs, J., Proctor, R. W., & Yu, D. (2021). Sensor-based indicators of performance changes between sessions during robotic surgery training. Applied Ergonomics, 90, 103251. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2020.103251
  25. Cha, J. S., Monfared, S., Stefanidis, D., Nussbaum, M. A., & Yu, D. (2020). Supporting surgical teams: Identifying needs and barriers for exoskeleton implementation in the operating room. Human Factors, 62(3), 377-390. https://doi.org/10.1177/0018720819879271
  26. Wu, C., Cha, J., Sulek, J., Zhou, T., Sundaram, C. P., Wachs, J., & Yu, D. (2020). Eye-tracking metrics predict perceived workload in robotic surgical skills training. Human Factors, 62(8), 1365-1386. https://doi.org/10.1177/0018720819874544
  27. Zhou, T., Cha, J. S., Gonzalez, G., Wachs, J. P., Sundaram, C. P., & Yu, D. (2020). Multimodal physiological signals for workload prediction in robot-assisted surgery. ACM Transactions on Human-Robot Interaction (THRI), 9(2), 1-26. https://doi.org/10.1145/3368589
  28. Peng, Y., Anton, N. E., Cha, J., Mizota, T., Hennings, J. M., Stambro, R., … & Yu, D. (2019). Objective measures of communication behavior predict clinical performance. Journal of Surgical Education, 76(5), 1337-1347. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2019.03.017
  29. Cha, J. S., Anton, N. E., Mizota, T., Hennings, J. M., Rendina, M. A., Stanton-Maxey, K., … & Yu, D. (2019). Use of non-technical skills can predict medical student performance in acute care simulated scenarios. The American Journal of Surgery, 217(2), 323-328. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2018.09.028
  30. Yu, D., Cha, J. S., Kasten, S. J., Green, C., & Armstrong, T. J. (2015). Design of low-cost ergonomic microsurgery equipment: comparison of microscope and 3D video displays on task performance. Journal of Medical Devices, 9(2). https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4030130