Gary Mirka

Title(s):

University Professor
John Ryder Professor of Engineering
Director of Graduate Education (IMSE)

Office

3025 Black Engr.
2529 Union Dr.
Ames, IA 500112030

Information

Education

  • PhD, The Ohio State University, Industrial and Systems Engineering, 1992
  • MS, The Ohio State University, Industrial and Systems Engineering, 1988
  • BS, The Ohio State University, Industrial and Systems Engineering, 1988

Interest Areas

Dr. Mirka’s research interests are in the area of occupational safety and ergonomics with particular emphasis on spine biomechanics, low back injury prevention, and ergonomic intervention effectiveness research. His research efforts have taken him into the construction, agriculture, commercial fishing, and furniture manufacturing industries. Dr. Mirka was the recipient of the 1993 Volvo Award for Low Back Pain Research.

Publications

 Recent Journal Articles

·  Kang, SH, L Lynch, E Wolf, and GA Mirka (2023) “Quantifying the effectiveness of a passive trunk-support exosuit at reducing erector spinae muscle fatigue during a quasi-stati posture maintenance task”, Ergonomics. (DOI:10.1080/00140139.2023.2295214)

·  Kim J, SH Kang, JF Li, GA Mirka, and MC Dorneich (2023) “Effects of a Passive Back-Support Exosuit on Postural Control and Cognitive Performance During a Fatigue-Inducing Posture Maintenance Task”, Human Factors. (DOI:10.1177/00187208231221890)

·  Kang, SH and GA Mirka (2023) “Effects of a Passive Back-Support Exosuit on Erector Spinae and Abdominal Muscle Activity during Asymmetric Trunk Posture Maintenance Tasks” Human Factors. (DOI:10.1177/00187208231197264)

·  Kang, SH and GA Mirka (2023) “Creep Deformation of Viscoelastic Lumbar Tissues during Sustained Submaximal Trunk Flexion Postures” Journal of Biomechanics. (DOI:10.1016/j.jbiomech.2023.111647)

·  Kang, SH and GA Mirka (2023) “Effect of Trunk Flexion Angle and Time on Lumbar and Abdominal Muscle Activity While Wearing a Passive Back-Support Exosuit Device During Simple Posture-Maintenance Tasks”, Applied Ergonomics. (DOI:10.1080/00140139.2023.2191908)

·  Norasi H, J Drum, T Baldus and GA Mirka (2022) “Development of a Test Battery for Fatigue Assessment of Agriculture Seating Systems: A Laboratory and Field Study”, Journal of Agromedicine, 27(4): 346-358. (DOI:10.1080/1059924X.2021.2024469)

·  Norasi H, J Koenig, GA Mirka (2022) “Development and Assessment of a Method to Estimate Maximum Voluntary Contraction EMG from Submaximal EMG Data”, Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 38(2): 76-83. (DOI:10.1123/jab.2021-0229)

·  Norasi H, E Tetteh, P Sarker, GA Mirka and MS Hallbeck (2022) “Exploring the Relationship between Neck Postural Exposure and Neck Problems: A Systematic Review of the Literature”, Ergonomics, 65(4): 587-603. (DOI:10.1080/00140139.2021.1976847)

·  Tetteh E, MS Hallbeck, GA Mirka (2022) “Effects of Passive Exoskeleton Support on EMG Measures of the Neck, Shoulder and Trunk Muscles While Holding Simulated Surgical Postures and Performing a Simulated Surgical Procedure”, Applied Ergonomics, 100:103646 (DOI:10.1016/j.apergo.2021.103646)

·  Smyth C and GA Mirka (2021) “Impact of a Neck Strap Intervention on Discomfort, Force, and Muscle Activity of Clarinetists”, Medical Problems of Performing Artists, 36(4): 225-232. (DOI:10.21091/mppa.2021.4025)

·  Tetteh E and GA Mirka (2021) “Trunk Kinematic Variability as a Function of Time During the Early Phase of a Repetitive Lifting Task”, Human Factors and Ergonomics in the Manufacturing and Service Industries, 31: 291–299. (DOI: 10.1002/hfm.20888)

·  Sarker P, H Norasi, J Koenig, MS Hallbeck and GA Mirka (2021) “Effects of Break Scheduling Strategies on Subjective and Objective Measures of Neck and Shoulder Muscle Fatigue in Asymptomatic Adults Performing a Standing Task Requiring Static Neck Flexion”, Applied Ergonomics, 92: 103311. (DOI:1016/j.apergo.2020.103311)

·  Koenig J, H Norasi, and GA Mirka (2021) “Technical Note: Using Johnson Distributions to Model Trunk Kinematics”, Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science, 22(5): 555-5 (DOI:10.1080/1463922X.2020.1836285)

 

 

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Engineered Medicine

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