Aida Haghighi, Toronto Metropolitan University

Research

Occupational Health and Safety (OHS)Occupational Health and safety Management Occupational Health and safety risk Management Road transportation Short-haul truck drivers Long-haul truck drivers Slips, trips, and falls Workplace and Individual risk factors

Latest papers

Safety boots' impact on comfort, mobility, performance, musculoskeletal disorders, slips, and falls in Canadian construction.
Applied ergonomics · 2026
A systematic review of fit improvement strategies for respirators: lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic.
BMC public health · 2025 · senior author
A comprehensive review and bibliometric analysis on collaborative robotics for industry: safety emerging as a core focus.
Frontiers in robotics and AI · 2025 · first author

All 4 publications

Latest funding

Understanding individual and workplace risk factors of slips, trips, and falls among truck drivers in Canada
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$56,918

All 1 grants and awards

4 publications.

01

Safety boots' impact on comfort, mobility, performance, musculoskeletal disorders, slips, and falls in Canadian construction.

Shirzadeh A, Haghighi A, Bashash M, Abdoli-Eramaki M

Applied ergonomics2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2026.104731 PMID: 41558096

02

A systematic review of fit improvement strategies for respirators: lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fakherpour A, Jahangiri M, Haghighi A

BMC public health2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-025-24867-7 PMID: 41275176

03

A comprehensive review and bibliometric analysis on collaborative robotics for industry: safety emerging as a core focus.

Haghighi A, Cheraghi M, Pocachard J, Botta-Genoulaz V, Jocelyn S, Pourzarei H

Frontiers in robotics and AI2025First author

DOI: 10.3389/frobt.2025.1605682 PMID: 41019776

04

Sustainable resilient E-waste management in London: A circular economy perspective.

Moradi R, Yazdi M, Haghighi A, Nedjati A

Heliyon2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e34071 PMID: 39091944

Understanding individual and workplace risk factors of slips, trips, and falls among truck drivers in Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Haghighi, Aida

Keywords: Occupational Health and Safety (OHS); Occupational Health and safety Management; Occupational Health and safety risk Management; Road transportation; Short-haul truck drivers; Long-haul truck drivers; Slips, trips, and falls; Workplace and Individual risk factors; Causal tree method; Questionnaire design

$56,918

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Dear Professor Haghighi, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Safety boots' impact on comfort, mobility, performance, musculoskeletal disorders, slips, and falls in Canadian construction." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Understanding individual and workplace risk factors of slips, trips, and falls among truck drivers in Canada" (2023), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]