Scholar
Lora Cavuoto
Google Scholar ID: Y4ksVzcAAAAJ
Professor, University at Buffalo
Citations & Impact
Citations
3,053
H-index
29
i10-index
68
Publications
20
Co-authors
36
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Contact
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Publications
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- Lab Members and Alumni:
- - Current PhD Students: Zahra Vahedi, Setareh Kazemi Kheiri, Gabriel Gazetta, Taylor Quinn, Manohar Golleru
- - PhD Graduates: Mojdeh Pajoutan (2017), Mahboobeh Ghesmaty Sangachin (2018), Zahra Sedighi Maman (2018), Amir Baghdadi (2019), Lin Lu (2019), Yaoyu Fu (2021), Qian Zhang (2022), Saeb Ragani Lamooki (Mechanical Engineering)
Research Experience
- Current Positions:
- - Professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
- - Director, University at Buffalo, SUNY Occupational Safety and Health Training Program
- - Director of Undergraduate Studies
- - Director, OSH Training Program
- Research Laboratories:
- - Ergonomics and Biomechanics Laboratory
- - SurgE Surgery Ergonomics and Human Factors Laboratory
- Current Projects:
- - Reliability modeling of shoulder fatigue and recovery for warehouse operators performing dynamic tasks
- - Exploring the health and performance benefits of universal design implementation
- - Brain-based metrics for surgical skill assessment and training
- - Surgical Simulator for Improving Skill Proficiency and Resilience
- Recently Completed Projects:
- - Advancing Safety Surveillance using Individualized Sensor Technology (ASSIST)
- - Revised force-endurance models for the US workforce
- - The role of psychosocial factors in worksite wellness program participation
- - Evaluating the effect of obesity on central drive using near-infrared spectroscopy and the implications for physical work
- - Improving post-stroke rehabilitation effectiveness and compliance using smart objects
- - Human activity recognition to support the development of wearable sensor-based worker safety systems
- - Advanced virtual simulation for fundamentals of laparoscopic surgery training and credentialing
- - Building a better robot-assisted surgery operating room
- - Use of an augmented reality head-mounted display for laparoscopic surgery
Background
- Research Interests: Physical ergonomics, biomechanics, applications of wearables for workplace safety assessment, physical fatigue monitoring, motor skills training, occupational safety and health, surgical skill assessment.
