Publications

Book Chapters

  1. Carrillo-Zuniga, G., Mehta, RK., & Johnson, N. (In press). Neurocognitive effects of Pesticides in children. In. Riccio. CA. & Sullivan, JR. Pediatric Neurotoxicology: Academic and Psychosocial Outcomes.
  2. Johnson, N., Carrillo-Zuniga, G., & Mehta, RK. (In press). The academic and psychosocial impact of air pollution on children. In. Riccio. CA. & Sullivan, JR. Pediatric Neurotoxicology: Academic and Psychosocial Outcomes
  3. Parasuraman, R. & Mehta, RK. (2015). Neuroergonomic Methods for the Evaluation of Cognitive and Physical Work. In Wilson, J.R. & Sharples, S. Evaluation of Human Work: 4th Edition. Boca Raton: Taylor & Francis (CRC Press).

Journal Publications

  1. Osofundiya. O., Benden, M., Dowdy, D., & Mehta, RK. (Accepted). Obesity-specific neural cost of maintaining gait performance under complex conditions in community-dwelling older adults. Clinical Biomechanics.
  2. Pajoutan, M., Mehta, RK., & Cavuoto, LA. (Accepted). The Effect of Obesity on Central Activation Failure during Ankle Fatigue: A Pilot Investigation. Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health & Behavior.
  3. Mehta, RK., Shortz, AE., Benden, ME. (2016). Standing Up for Learning: A Pilot Investigation on the Neurocognitive Benefits of Stand-Biased School Desks. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 13, no. 1: 59.
  4. Shortz, AE., Pickens, A., Zheng, Q., & Mehta, RK. (2015). The effect of cognitive fatigue on prefrontal cortex correlates of neuromuscular fatigue in older women. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation. DOI: 10.1186/s12984-015-0108-3
  5. Mehta, RK. (2016). Stunted PFC activity during neuromuscular control under stress with obesity. European journal of applied physiology, 116(2), 319-326.
  6. Mehta, RK. (2015). Impacts of obesity and stress on neuromuscular fatigue development and associated heart rate variability. International Journal of Obesity, 39(2), 208-213.
  7. Mehta, RK. & Cavuoto, LA. (2015). The effects of obesity, age, and relative force levels on handgrip endurance. Applied Ergonomics, 46(A), 91-95
  8. Mehta, RK. & Agnew, MJ. (2015). Subjective evaluation of physical and mental workload interactions across different muscle groups. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, 10(1), 62-68
  9. Mehta, RK. & Parasuraman, R. (2014). The effect of mental fatigue on the development of physical fatigue: A neuroergonomic approach. Human Factors, 56(4), 645-656.
  10. Mehta, RK. & Shortz, AE. (2014). Obesity-related differences in neural correlates of force control. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 114(1), 197-204.
  11. Mehta, RK. & Parasuraman, R. (2013). Neuroergonomics: A Review of Applications to Physical and Cognitive Work. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 7:889. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2013.00889
  12. Mehta, RK. & Agnew, MJ. (2013). Exertion-dependent effects of physical and mental workload on physiological outcomes and task performance. The IIE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics and Human Factors, 1(1), 3-15.
  13. Mehta, RK., Nussbaum, MA., Agnew, MJ. (2012). Muscle- and task-dependent responses to concurrent physical and mental workload during intermittent static work. Ergonomics, 59(10), 1166-1179.
  14. Mehta, RK. & Agnew, MJ. (2012). Influence of mental workload on muscle capacity during intermittent static work. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 112(8), 2891-2902.
  15. Mehta, RK. & Parijat, P. (2012). Associations between psychosocial risk factors and musculoskeletal disorders: Application to the IT profession in India. Work, 41(Suppl. 1), 2438-44.
  16. Mehta, RK. & Agnew, MJ. (2012). Effects of physical and mental demands on shoulder muscle fatigue. Work, 41(Suppl. 1), 2897-2901.
  17. Mehta, RK., Horton, L., Agnew, MJ., Nussbaum, MA. (2011). Ergonomic evaluation of hospital bed design features during patient handling tasks. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 41(6), 647-652
  18. Mehta, RK. & Agnew, MJ. (2011). Effects of concurrent physical and mental demands for a short duration static task. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 41(5), 488-493
  19. Mehta, RK. & Agnew, MJ. (2010). Analysis of individual and occupational risk factors on task performance and biomechanical demands for a simulated drilling task. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 40(5), 584-591.

Peer-Reviewed Conference Proceedings

  1. Shortz, AE. & Mehta, RK. (2014). The Impact of Cognitive Fatigue on Age-related Differences in Neuromuscular Function: A Neuroergonomic Approach. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting (Vol. 58, No. 1, pp. 1924-1928). SAGE Publications.
  2. Mehta, RK., Liu, J., Shortz, AE., Yoshikawa, A., Lee, SD., Pankey, RB., Towne, SD., Smith, ML., Howell, D. & Ory, MG. (2014). Functional and Biomechanical Assessments of A Matter of Balance/Volunteer Lay Leader Model A Pilot Investigation. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting (Vol. 58, No. 1, pp. 185-189). SAGE Publications.
  3. Ritchey, P., Peres, S. C., & Mehta, RK. (2014). User Interface Biomechanics Does the Interaction Design of the User Interface Impact Ergonomic Risk Factors? In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting (Vol. 58, No. 1, pp. 2003-2007). SAGE Publications.
  4. Mehta, RK., Ferris, T., Peres, SC., Riddell, M. (2014). Investigating display-related cognitive fatigue in oil and gas operations. 2014 Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center International Symposium, College Station, TX.
  5. Cavuoto, LA. & Mehta, RK. (2013). The Effects of Obesity and Workload on Hand Grip Endurance. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, 57(1), 953-957.
  6. Sterkenburg, J., Shortz, AE. & Mehta, RK. (2013). Neural correlates of cognitive task performance during orthostatic challenge. Proceedings of the 2013 Industrial & Systems Engineering Research Conference. San Juan, PR, May 18 – 23.
  7. Shortz, AE. & Mehta, RK. (2013). Neural and muscular alterations in healthy and obese during intermittent static exertions. Proceedings of the 2013 Industrial & Systems Engineering Research Conference. San Juan, PR, May 18 – 23.
  8. Maikala, RV., Mehta, RK., Ferguson, SA., Parasuraman, R., Redfern, MS., Chambers, AJ. (2012). Application of near-infrared spectroscopy in human factors and ergonomics: Panel Discussion. Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting Proceedings, 56(1), 1155-1157.
  9. Shortz, AE., Van Dyke, S. & Mehta, RK. (2012). Neural correlates of physical and mental fatigue. Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting Proceedings, 56(1), 2172-2176.
  10. Mehta, RK., Harrop, S., Agnew, MJ. (2009). Effects of physical and mental demands on muscle activity of the upper extremity. Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting Proceedings, Volume 53, Number 22, pp. 1709-1713(5)
  11. Mehta, RK., Van Aken, E., Vest, J. (2009). Using undergraduate student surveys in program assessment. Proceedings of the 2009 Industrial Engineering Research Conference. Miami, FL, May 30 – June 3.
  12. Horton, L., Mehta, RK., Kim, S., Agnew, M., Nussbaum, M. (2009). Effects of alternate hospital bed design features on physical demands. Proceedings of the 2009 Industrial Engineering Research Conference. Miami, FL, May 30 – June 3.
  13. Mehta, RK. & Agnew, M. (2008). An investigation of the impact of fatigue and aging on the performance of spatially constrained assembly tasks commonly found in the construction industry. Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting Proceedings, Volume 52, Number 22, pp. 1795-1799(5).