Cost-effective measurement of physical exposure data during work.

My PhD thesis focuses on quantifying aspects of validity and variability of three commonly employed measurement tools used to assess (occupational) exposures – electromyography (measurement of force/load), inclinometry (measurement of posture), and observation (measurement of posture) - and to provide recommendations to minimise systematic and random components of measurement error in future studies utilising said key tools.

Current projects

Low back EMG normalization: a comparison of methodologically induced variance across common employed sub-maximal and maximal voluntary contraction tasks
Responsible: Jennie Jackson

Previous research

• Estimating cumulative loading of the lumbar spine during occupational tasks using a posture matching technique
• The efficacy of an ergonomics training and ergonomic chair provision on self reported and measured physiological variables amongst call centre workers: an intervention study
• The effect of chair type and chair training on spinal loading during seated work
• Development on a model to estimate lumbar spinal loads during cycling in masters level road racers
• Work pace as a mediator of muscle activity levels in the trapezius muscle during light assembly
• Quantification of methodologically induced error during EMG normalization in the upper trapezius muscle.