PPRT- Past Projects

GAP PRE-PULSE INHIBITION OF THE ACOUSTIC STARTLE REFLEX FOR TINNITUS DETECTION

Researchers: Zakaria Enayati, PhD Student, and Avril Holt, Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Wayne State University

TOTAL REMOTE WORKER HEALTH: DEVELOPING A REMOTE ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT OF PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, AND MUSCULOSKELETAL HEALTH FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO WORK FROM HOME

Researchers: Jessica Francis, Postdoctoral Fellow, and Thomas Armstrong, Professor, Industrial & Operations Engineering, University of Michigan

USE OF COMMUNITY-BASED SUPPORT SERVICES AMONG BLACK FAMILY DEMENTIA CAREGIVERS

USE OF COMMUNITY-BASED SUPPORT SERVICES AMONG BLACK FAMILY DEMENTIA CAREGIVERS

Researchers: Florence Johnson, Ph.D Student, and Sheria G. Robinson-Lane, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, University of Michigan

SUPPORT FOR OLDER WORKERS WITH MOBILITY LIMITATIONS THROUGH INDOOR WORK ENVIRONMENT INTERVENTIONS

Researchers: Kamolnat Tabattanon, Ph.D Student, and Bernard J. Martin, Associate Professor, Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering, Center for Ergonomics, University of Michigan

DESIGN OF COMPUTER-VISION BASED SYSTEM FOR IMMEDIATE MULTI-PERSON ERGONOMICS ASSESSMENT IN VETERINARY PRACTICE

Researchers: Jing Yang, PhD Candidate, and Denny Yu, PhD, Assistant Professor, Purdue University

TOXICITY ASSESSMENT OF WELDING FUME METAL NANOPARTICLE COMPONENTS

Researchers: Li Xia, Predoctoral Candidate, and Jonathan Shannahan, PhD, Assistant Professor, Purdue University

PREVENTION OF NEEDLESTICK INJURIES AMONG HEALTHCARE WORKERS IN LIBERIA AND GHANA: A CROSS-SECTIONAL MIXED METHODS STUDY

Researchers: Laura Jean Ridge, Postdoctoral Candidate, and Marjorie McCullagh, PhD, Sally L. Lusk Collegiate Professor of Nursing, University of Michigan

EVALUATING OCCUPATIONAL BIOHAZARDS, STRESS, AND READINESS FOR UPTAKE OF TOTAL WORKER HEALTH INTERVENTIONS IN U.S. WASTE WORKERS

Researchers: Aurora Le, PhD, MPH, CSP, CPH, Assistant Professor, and Richard Neitzel, PhD, MS, CIH, FAIHA, Associate Professor, University of Michigan

CHLORINATED NAPHTHALENES IN HUMAN PLASMA: OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT USING BIOMONITORING AND SELF-REPORTED EXPOSURE DATA IN A MICHIGAN COHORT

DEVELOPMENT OF A SAMPLER FOR THE RAPID AND CONVENIENT DETECTION OF AIRBORNE PATHOGENS

Researchers: Li Liao, PhD Student, and Jae Hong Park, PhD, Assistant Professor, Purdue University

A DEEP-LEARNING-BASED COMPUTER VISION SYSTEM FOR BODY ASYMMETRY ANGLE ESTIMATION

Researchers: Zhengyang Lou, PhD Student, and Robert Radwin, PhD, Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison

ASSESSMENT OF OCCUPATION EXPOSURE TO PESTICIDES USING BIOLOGICAL MONITORING AND SELF-REPORTED EXPOSURE DATA IN A MICHIGAN COHORT

Researchers: Sung-Hee Seo, PhD Postdoctoral Researcher, and Stuart Batterman, PhD, Professor, University of Michigan

COMPUTER VISION PREDICTS FORCE DURING LIFTING

Researchers: Guoyang Zhou, PhD Student, Denny Yu, PhD, Assistant Professor , and Vaneet Aggarwal, PhD,  Associate Professor, Purdue University

SURVEY OF ONE-HANDED LIFTING IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY OF THE BACKWORKS STUDY COHORT

Researchers: Ruoliang Tang, Postdoctoral Fellow, and Jay Kapellusch, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

NANO PARTICULATES IN WELDING FUMES AND MANGANESE DEPOSITION IN THE HUMAN BRAIN: DOES SIZE MATTER?

Researcher: Jae Hong Park, PhD, Assistant Professor, Purdue University

SMARTPHONE-BASED HEARING CONSERVATION FOR FARM AND RURAL YOUTH

Researcher: Khalid Khan, PhD, Assistant Professor, Indiana University-Bloomington

HEALTH EFFECTS OF OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE OF WILDLAND FIREFIGHTER TO SMOKE – BEYOND WILDLAND FIRE SMOKE AND PULMONARY SYSTEM

Researchers: Chieh-Ming Wu, PhD Candidate, and Olorunfemi Adetona, PhD, Assistant Professor, Ohio State University

MIGRANT AND SEASONAL FARMWORKER’S HEALTH AND LABOR: BUILDING A FOUNDATION FOR COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH IN MICHIGAN

Researchers: Lisbeth Iglesias-Rios, Postdoctoral Researcher, and Alexis Handal, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Michigan

OCCUPATIONAL RISK FACTORS ON HEAD AND NECK CANCER IN NORTHEAST THAILAND

Researchers: Ilona Argirion, PhD student, and Laura Rozek, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Michigan

IMPLEMENTATION AND ASSESSMENT OF EXOSKELETONS FOR REDUCING RISKS FOR MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS IN SURGERY

Researchers: Jackie Cha, PhD student, Denny Yu, PhD, Assistant Professor, Purdue University, and Maury Nussbaum, PhD, Professor, Virginia Tech.

OCCUPATIONAL INHALATION EXPOSURE TO AND HEALTH RISK OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS OF HOTEL HOUSEKEEPERS

Researchers: Nan Lin, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, and Stuart Batterman, PhD, Professor, University of Michigan

A MANUAL LIFTING WORKER TRACKING MONITOR USING MOTION BASED COMPUTER VISION

Researchers: Xuan Wang, PhD student, and Robert Radwin, Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison

OCCUPATIONAL PESTICIDE EXPOSURE OF INFORMAL FARMWORKERS IN NORTHERN
THAILAND

Researchers: Chanese Forté, PhD student, and Justin Colacino, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Michigan

EVALUATING OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS AND TOTAL WORKER HEALTH IN E-WASTE WORKERS

Researchers: Aubrey Langeland, PhD student and Richard Neitzel, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Michigan

BIOMARKER BASED OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSOME

Researchers: Vy Nguyen, PhD student and Oliver Jolliet, PhD, Professor, University of Michigan

PORTABLE XRF TECHNOLOGY FOR NONINVASIVE IN VIVO QUANTIFICATION OF URANIUM (U) IN BONE AND ARSENIC (AS) IN SKIN AMONG A POPULATION WITH HIGH U- AND AS- EXPOSURES

Researchers: Xinxin Zhang, Graduate Research Assistant, and Linda Nie, PhD, Associate Professor, Purdue University

PHYSIOLOGY-BASED DYNAMIC FATIGUE MODELING FOR CONSTRUCTION TASKS: A FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR INTENSIVE UPPER LIMB WORK

Researchers: Houtan Jebelli, PhD Student and SangHyun Lee, PhD, Associate Professor at the University of Michigan

CUMULATIVE STRESSORS FOR MICHIGAN PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS

Researcher:  Mozhgon Rajaee, PhD, MPH, MS, Assistant Professor at Oakland University

ALLOSTATIC LOAD AND HEALTH RISKS OF HOTEL HOUSEKEEPERS AND HOTEL LAUNDRY WORKERS

Researcher: Marie-Anne Rosemberg, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan

PASSIVE MICRO-SAMPLER WITH FACILITATED ON-SITE ANALYSIS FOR MULTI-VAPOR WORKER EXPOSURE MONITORING

Researchers: Changhua (Henry) Zhan, Doctoral Student and Edward T. Zellers, PhD, Professor at the University of Michigan

OCCUPATIONAL INHALATION EXPOSURES IN NAIL SALONS IN MICHIGAN

Researchers: Lexuan Zhong, PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher and Stuart Battterman, PhD, Professor at the University of Michigan