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Employment (5)

Baxter International: Batesville, Indiana, US

2022-08-29 to present | Research Scientist (Research & Development)
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Jacob Banks

Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital: Boston, Massachusetts, US

2020-12 to 2022-08-26 | Post Doc (Orthopaedics)
Employment
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Jacob Banks

University of Massachusetts Amherst: Amherst, Massachusetts, US

2017-09 to 2020-08 | Graduate Research & Teaching Assistant (Kinesiology)
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Jacob Banks

Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety: Hopkinton, MA, US

2007 to 2017 | Research Associate (Center for Physical Ergonomics)
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Jacob Banks

The Ohio State University: Columbus, Ohio, US

2005 to 2007 | Research Associate (Industrial, Welding and Systems Engineering)
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Jacob Banks

Education and qualifications (3)

University of Massachusetts Amherst: Amherst, MA, US

2014 to 2021 | PhD. (Kinesiology)
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Jacob Banks

The Ohio State University: Columbus, Ohio, US

2002 to 2005 | M.S. (Biomedical Engineering)
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Jacob Banks

Michigan Technological University: Houghton, MI, US

1998 to 2002 | B.S. (Biomedical Engineering)
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Jacob Banks

Professional activities (3)

Human Factors and Ergonomics Society: Santa Monica, US

2023 to present
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Jacob Banks

International Society of Biomechanics: Auckland, NZ

2021 to present | general
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Jacob Banks

American Society of Biomechanics: NA, US

2014 to present
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Jacob Banks

Works (6)

The effect of a soft active back support exosuit on trunk motion and thoracolumbar spine loading during squat and stoop lifts

Ergonomics
2025-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Jacob J. Banks; David A. Quirk; Jinwon Chung; Jason M. Cherin; Conor J. Walsh; Dennis E. Anderson
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Effect of Hand Grip and Center of Mass Location on Muscle Activity While Manipulating a Surgical Table Segment

IISE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics and Human Factors
2024-07-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Jacob J. Banks; Heather Kooiker; Neal E. Wiggermann
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Applying Forces Measured at the Hands to Estimate L5/S1 Compression During Manual Patient Bed-to-Wheelchair Transfers Across Different Levels of Patient Assist

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting
2023-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Jacob J. Banks; Jie Zhou; Chelsea O. Riehle; Neal E. Wiggermann
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Using static postures to estimate spinal loading during dynamic lifts with participant-specific thoracolumbar musculoskeletal models

Applied Ergonomics
2023-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Jacob J. Banks; Mohammad Mehdi Alemi; Brett T. Allaire; Andrew C. Lynch; Mary L. Bouxsein; Dennis E. Anderson
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EMG optimization in OpenSim: A model for estimating lower back kinetics in gait

Medical Engineering & Physics
2022-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Jacob J. Banks; Brian R. Umberger; Graham E. Caldwell
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Are psychophysically chosen lifting loads based on joint kinetics?

Applied Ergonomics
2019-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Jacob J. Banks; Graham E. Caldwell
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Peer review (17 reviews for 6 publications/grants)

Review activity for Annals of biomedical engineering. (1)
Review activity for Applied Ergonomics. (8)
Review activity for Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering. (1)
Review activity for International journal of industrial ergonomics. (1)
Review activity for Journal of biomechanics. (5)
Review activity for Journal of electromyography and kinesiology. (1)