Education
PhD, Industrial Design Engineering, Technical University of Delft, 2014
MS, Industrial Engineering, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, 1986
MA, Educational Psychology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, 1975
BS, Psychology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, 1973

Summary
My current research interests lie in the efficiency of tools used to assess the risk of musculoskeletal injuries and in the evaluation of anthropometric accommodation, especially with very limited anthropometric datasets.

I manage the Office Ergonomics Research Committee, an international research consortium of companies interested in computer work.

Expertise
Physical ergonomics, industrial and office workplace risk assessment, technical standards

Selected Recent Publications
Molenbroek, J. F. M., Albin, T. J., & Vink, P. (2017). Thirty years of anthropometric changes relevant to the width and depth of transportation seating spaces, present and future. Applied Ergonomics, 65, 130-138.

Albin, T. J. (2017). Design with limited anthropometric data: A method of interpreting sums of percentiles in anthropometric design. Applied Ergonomics, 62, 19-27.

Albin, T. J., & Molenbroek, J. (2017). Stepwise estimation of accommodation in multivariate anthropometric models using percentiles and an average correlation value. Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science, 18(1), 79-94.

Albin, T. J., & Vink, P. (2015). An empirical description of the dispersion of 5th and 95th percentiles in worldwide anthropometric data applied to estimating accommodation with unknown correlation values. Work, 52(1), 3-10.

Albin, T. J., & Vink, P. (2014). A method superior to adding percentiles when only limited anthropometric data such as percentile tables are available for design models. Applied ergonomics, 45(6), 1392-1398.

Albin, T. J. (2013). A method to improve the accuracy of pair-wise combinations of anthropometric elements when only limited data are available. Work, 45(4), 493-498.

Albin, T. J. (2012). Measuring the validity and reliability of ergonomic checklists. Work, 43(3), 381-385.

Nichole Morris is the lead researcher in the HumanFIRST Laboratory in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and a research scholar at the Center for Transportation Studies at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Morris’s research focuses on human-computer interactions with technology related to various aspects of transportation. Her research interests include multi-sensory perception, novice and teen drivers, aging, judgment and decision making, usability, and human factors. Her research has examined behavioral adaptations to connected vehicles technology; usability and design of crash report interfaces; the mental processes that prohibit perfect time-sharing of driving and secondary tasks; the usability of smartphone applications with specific regard to distraction; and the usability of voice-recognition, keypad, and handwritten input software suites. Dr. Morris received a Ph.D. in human factors psychology from Wichita State University.

Expertise: Human Factors, Usability, Safety, and At-risk Road Users