Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications
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2025

What makes females walk at comparable speeds to males? Physical, physiological, or biomechanical factors

Kwon, Y., Shin, G.*

Journal of Physiological Anthropology 44: 35

2024

Effect of smartphone use on cervical spine stability

Kim, E.*, Song, D., Park, D., Kim, H., Shin, G.

Journal of Biomechanics 166: 112053

Muscle fatigue tracking during dynamic elbow flexion-extension movements with a varying hand load

Yoon, W., Shin, G.*

Applied Ergonomics 116: 104217

Neck muscle activity and fatigue in prolonged smartphone use

Song, D., Park, D., Kim, E., Shin, G.*

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics 100: 103554

How to walk to reduce footstep noise in multi-story residential buildings

Yoon, W., Kwon, Y., Yoon, J., Choi, S., Shin, G.*

Ergonomics

2023

Driver mental stress in response to thermal stress change during highway driving

Song, D., Kim, E., Kwon, Y., Yoon, W., Lee, B., Lee, Y., Shin, G.*

SAE Technical Paper 2023-01-0146

Cleaning in the 21st century: The musculoskeletal disorders associated with the centuries-old occupation – A literature review

Lin, J.*, Lee, W., Smith, C., Yragui, N., Foley, M., Shin, G.

Applied Ergonomics 105: 103839

2022

Upper extremity muscle activity when vacuuming floors with cordless stick vacuum cleaners

Kwon, Y., Shin, G.*

Applied Ergonomics 104: 103821

The range of visual detection of ground-level cues during distracted walking: Effect of cue contrast and walking speed

Kim, E., Kwon, Y., Kim, H., Shin, G.*

Accident Analysis and Prevention 176: 106800

Foot kinematics and leg muscle activation patterns are altered in those with limited ankle dorsiflexion during incline walking

Kwon, Y., Shin, G.*

Gait and Posture 92: 315-320

2021

Effect of hand loads on upper extremity muscle activity during pushing and pulling motions

Song, D., Kim, E., Park, H., Shin, G.*

Applied Ergonomics 96: 103504

Effect of medial foot loading self-practice on lower limb kinematics in young individuals with asymptomatic varus knee alignment

Choi, S., Shin, G.*

The Knee 30: 305-313

User discomfort while using a virtual reality headset as a personal viewing system for text-intensive office tasks

Kim, E., and Shin, G.*

Ergonomics 64: 891-899

Effect of smartphone use while walking on the detection performance of ground-level visual cues

Kim, E., Kim, H., Kwon, Y., Choi, S., and Shin, G.*

Accident Analysis and Prevention 151: 105909

Changes in low back muscle activity and spine kinematics in response to smartphone use during walking

Choi, S., Kim, M., Kim, E., and Shin, G.*

Spine 46(7): E426-E432

Neck muscular load when using a smartphone in sitting, standing and while walking

Yoon, W., Choi, S., Han, H., and Shin, G.*

Human Factors 63: 868-879

2019

Head flexion angle when web-browsing and texting using a smartphone while walking

Han, H., Shin, G.*

Applied Ergonomics 81

Upper extremity muscle activation during carpet vacuuming with household upright cleaners

Bak, H., D’Souza, C., and Shin, G.*

Applied Ergonomics 79: 38-44

Naturalistic data collection of head posture during smartphone use

Han, H., Lee, S., and Shin, G.*

Ergonomics 62: 444-448

2018

Effects of the center of mass of a stick vacuum cleaner on the muscle activities of the upper extremity during floor vacuuming

Choi, S., Shin, G.*

Applied Ergonomics 70: 1-5

2017

Reliability of forward head posture evaluation while sitting, standing, walking and running

Lee, C., Lee, S., and Shin, G.*

Human Movement Science 55: 81-86

Effects of touch target location on performance and physical demands of computer touchscreen use

Kang, H., and Shin, G.*

Applied Ergonomics 61: 159-167

2015

Use of antagonist muscle EMG in the assessment of neuromuscular health of the low back

Lee, N., Kang, H., and Shin, G.*

Journal of Physiological Anthropology 34: 18

Head flexion angle while using a smartphone

Lee, S., Kang, H., and Shin, G.*

Ergonomics 58(2): 220-226

2014

Assisting wheelchair users on bus ramps: a potential cause of low back injury among bus drivers

Bareria, P.*, Shin, G.

International Journal of Industrial Engineering: Theory, Applications and Practice 21(5)

Hand usage pattern and upper body discomfort of desktop touchscreen users

Kang, H., and Shin, G.*

Ergonomics 57(9): 1397-1404

2013

Kinematics and muscle activities of the lumbar spine during and after working in stooped postures

Zhu, X., and Shin, G.*

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology 23(4): 801-806

2012

Shoulder and neck muscle activities during typing with forearm support at different heights

Zhu, X., and Shin, G.*

Ergonomics 55(11): 1412-1419

2011

User discomfort, work posture and muscle activity while using a touchscreen in a desktop PC setting

Shin, G.*, and Zhu, X.

Ergonomics 54(8): 733-744

2010

User-preferred display position: effects of display size

Shin, G.*, and Hegde, S.

Human Factors 52(5): 574-585

EMG activity of low back extensor muscles during cyclic flexion/extension

Shin, G.* and D’Souza, C.

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology 20(4): 742-749

2009

Creep and fatigue development in the low back in static flexion

Shin, G.*, D’Souza, C., and Liu, Y.

Spine 34(17): 1873-1878

2007

An in-vivo assessment of the low back response to prolonged flexion: Interplay between active and passive tissues

Shin, G.*, and Mirka, G.

Clinical Biomechanics 22(9): 965-971

2006

Differences in trunk kinematics and ground reaction forces between older and younger adults during lifting

Shin, G.*, Nance, M., and Mirka, G.

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics 36(9): 767-772

2005

Use of the CABS methodology to assess biomechanical stress in commercial crab fishermen

Mirka, G*, Shin, G., Kucera, K., and Loomis, D.

Applied Ergonomics 36(1): 61-70

A Study of lifting tasks performed on laterally slanted ground surfaces

Jiang, Z.*, Shin, G., Freeman, J., Reid, S., and Mirka, G.

Ergonomics 48(7): 782-795

The effect of a repetitive, fatiguing lifting task on horizontal ground reaction forces

Shu, Y., Drum, J., Southard, S., Shin, G., and Mirka, G.*

Journal of Applied Biomechanics 21(3): 260-270

2004

Influence of knee angle and individual flexibility on the flexion-relaxation response of the low back musculature

Shin, G.*, Shu, Y., Li, Z., Jiang, Z., and Mirka, G.

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology 14(4): 485-494

The effects of sloped standing surface on trunk kinematics and L5/S1 moment during lifting

Shin, G.*, and Mirka, G.

Ergonomics 47(6): 646-659


Refereed International Conference Proceedings

2024

Age- and sex-related differences in muscle mechanics and gait biomechanics during incline walking

Kwon, Y., Nam, Y., Shin, G.*

2024 46th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC) – Orlando, FL, 2024

Degree of active recovery for muscle fatigue following load reduction: Active recovery in force generation and electromyographic manifestations

Yoon, W., Nam, Y., Shin, G.*

2024 46th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC) – Orlando, FL, 2024

2022

Monitoring driver stress during highway driving using wearable bio-signal sensors

Song, D., Kim, E., Kwon, Y., Yoon, W., Lee, Y., Lee, B., Shin, G.*

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 66th Annual Meeting – Atlanta, GA, 2022

Ground reaction force and plantar pressure distribution data Korean young adults during barefoot walking

Yoon, W., Kwon, Y., Choi, S., Lee, J., Song, D., Shin, G.*

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 66th Annual Meeting – Atlanta, GA, 2022

The effect of peripheral cues on motion sickness mitigation when using a VR HMD in a car

Kim, E., Gil, H., Ryu, J., Oakley, I., Shin, G.*

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 66th Annual Meeting – Atlanta, GA, 2022

How to evaluate the wearability of electronic air filtration masks

Lee, J., Lee, K., Yoon, J., Ryu, J., Kim, Y., Park, H., Shin, G.*

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 66th Annual Meeting – Atlanta, GA, 2022

2021

Reflexive response of neck muscle to sudden perturbation after prolonged smartphone use

Kim, E., Song, D., Park, D., Kim, H., Shin, G.*

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 65th Annual Meeting – Online (U.S.), 2021

Can we decrease floor impact noise by changing walking patterns? – A preliminary report

Yoon, W., Kwon, Y., Yoon, J., Choi, S., Shin, G.*

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 65th Annual Meeting – Online (U.S.), 2021

Muscular loads associated with floor vacuuming with cordless stick cleaners

Kwon, Y., Shin, G.*

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 65th Annual Meeting – Online (U.S.), 2021

Center of pressure trajectory and spatiotemporal gait parameters when walking with limited knee flexion

Choi, S., Lee, J., Shin, G.*

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 65th Annual Meeting – Online (U.S.), 2021

A rapid ergonomic design intervention on a cordless stick vacuum cleaner handle to relieve discomfort

Kwon, S., Shin, G.*

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 65th Annual Meeting – Online (U.S.), 2021

2020

Muscle fatigue monitoring using the wavelet transform analysis of myoelectric signals

Yoon, W., Shin, G.*

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 64th Annual Meeting – Online (U.S.), 2020

Changes in the range of head flexion rotation and neck muscle activity after prolonged use of a smartphone

Song, D., Kim, E., Kwon, Y., Kim, H., Shin, G.*

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 64th Annual Meeting – Online (U.S.), 2020

Smartphone usage pattern while walking: A survey on 441 young users in Korea

Kwon, Y., Choi, S., Kim, E., Kim, H., Kim, M., Shin, G.*

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 64th Annual Meeting – Online (U.S.), 2020

Visibility of an in-ground signal when texting while walking

Kim, E., Kim, H., Kwon, Y, Shin, G.*

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 64th Annual Meeting – Online (U.S.), 2020

2019

Neck muscle activation and head kinematics when using a smartphone while walking

Yoon, W., Han, H., Choi, S., Shin, G.

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 63rd Annual Meeting – Seattle, WA, 2019

Low back muscle activity when using a smartphone while walking

Choi, S., Kim, M., Kim, E., Shin, G.

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 63rd Annual Meeting – Seattle, WA, 2019

Activation pattern of the upper extremity muscles during dynamic push and pull tasks

Song, D., Bak, H., Shin, G.

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 63rd Annual Meeting – Seattle, WA, 2019

2018

Head rotation and muscle activity when conducting document editing tasks with a head-mounted display

Kim, E., Shin, G.

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 62nd Annual Meeting – Philadelphia, PA, 2018

Upper extremity muscle activity during household floor vacuuming with upright cleaners

Bak, H., D’Souza, C., Shin, G.

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 62nd Annual Meeting – Philadelphia, PA, 2018

Head tilt angle when using smartphone while walking

Han, H., Gwon, S., Kim, H., Shin, G.

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 62nd Annual Meeting – Philadelphia, PA, 2018