Denean KelsonVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | VT · Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Denean Kelson
M.S. in Industrial and Systems Engineering
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Introduction
Denean Kelson is a doctoral student in the Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Her research interests include worker safety, motor performance, and biomechanics. She is currently working on research on the effects of exoskeleton use.
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Education
August 2018 - December 2020
August 2015 - May 2018
August 2011 - May 2015
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Publications (7)
This study aimed at determining the extent to which individuals with neck-shoulder pain and non-symptomatic individuals differ in muscle activation patterns, when performing computer work, as quantified by exposure variation analysis (EVA). As a secondary aim, we also aimed to quantify the day-to-day reliability of EVA variables describing trapeziu...
Upper-extremity exoskeletons (UEXO) are promising interventions for reducing the physical demands of work performed with arms elevated (e.g., overhead work). In this study, we investigated the effects of passive UEXO use on motor performance and physical demands in a repetitive precision overhead task. Eleven participants completed repetitive tappi...
Upper-extremity exoskeletons (UEXO) are promising interventions for reducing the physical demands of work performed with arms elevated (e.g., overhead work). In this study, we investigated the effects of passive UEXO use on motor performance and physical demands in a repetitive precision overhead task. Eleven participants completed repetitive tappi...
This study investigated the effect of passive exoskeleton use on shoulder torque control in an intermittent shoulder-loading task. Sixteen participants completed 15 30-sec cycles of intermittent, isometric shoulder contraction at 90º both in the sagittal and scapular planes, with a 50% duty cycle at 30% of maximum torque; this was completed with an...
The purpose of this study was to quantify upper-trapezius muscle activation patterns using exposure variation analysis (EVA) in healthy computer workers and those with chronic neck-shoulder pain. Eight healthy and five chronic pain participants were asked to complete three computer-based tasks (TYPE, CLICK, and FORM) in two pacing conditions (self-...
