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Michele Oliver

ResearcherEngineering, School ofUniversity of Guelph

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Michele Oliver

Researcher

Engineering, School of

University of Guelph

Guelph, Ontario, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
8 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 6 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 10 research grants (9 NSERC, 1 CIHR), most recently in 2019.

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Research

Whole-Body Vibration Active Control of Whole-Body Vibration Ergonomics Heavy Mobile Machines Human Factors Engineering Modelling Motion Capture Occupational Biomechanics

Latest papers

The effect of driving simulator feature fidelity on vehicle control, driver workload and muscle activation.
Applied ergonomics · 2026 · senior author
Effects of accelerometer orientation and sex on transmissibility during seated whole-body vibration exposure.
Journal of biomechanics · 2026 · senior author
Mechanical properties of the bicipital aponeurosis.
Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials · 2025

All 10 publications

Latest funding

Development and Use of Devices for Ergonomic Assessment and Comfort Enhancement in Industrial Environments
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$216,000
Driver behavior in response to potential hazards and path intrusions in a simulated environment
NSERC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$25,000
Human Factors Approaches to the Design of Tools and Non-Invasive Treatments for Repetitive Strain Injuries
NSERC · 2014 · Principal investigator
$110,000

All 10 grants and awards

10 publications.

The effect of driving simulator feature fidelity on vehicle control, driver workload and muscle activation.

Dony L, Ziraldo E, Govers ME, Oliver M

Applied ergonomics2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2026.104797 PMID: 42034895

Effects of accelerometer orientation and sex on transmissibility during seated whole-body vibration exposure.

Cazzola E, Scagnetti I, Govers ME, Oliver M

Journal of biomechanics2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2026.113457 PMID: 42431079

Mechanical properties of the bicipital aponeurosis.

Ocran E, Oliver M, Agur A, Elmaraghy A, Gordon K

Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2024.106876 PMID: 39746286

Enhancing Autonomous Vehicle Decision-Making at Intersections in Mixed-Autonomy Traffic: A Comparative Study Using an Explainable Classifier.

Ziraldo E, Govers ME, Oliver M

Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)2024Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/s24123859 PMID: 38931644

Comparison of In-service Reduced vs. Full Torso Coverage Armor for Females.

Wendland R, Bossi L, Nakaza E, Oliver M

Military medicine2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/milmed/usac406 PMID: 37192219

Enabling the ActiGraph GT9X Link's Idle Sleep Mode and Inertial Measurement Unit Settings Directly Impacts Data Acquisition.

Coyle-Asbil HJ, Habegger J, Oliver M, Vallis LA

Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)2023

DOI: 10.3390/s23125558 PMID: 37420725

Comparison between wrap around screens and a head mounted display on driver muscle and kinematic responses to a pedestrian hazard.

Filio D, Ziraldo E, Dony L, Gonzalez D, Oliver M

Applied ergonomics2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2022.103878 PMID: 36001925

Biomechanical and physiological effects of female soldier load carriage: A scoping review.

Wendland R, Bossi L, Oliver M

Applied ergonomics2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2022.103837 PMID: 35803166

Biaxial quantification of deep layer transverse carpal ligament elastic properties by sex and region.

Mathers B, Agur A, Oliver M, Gordon K

Clinical biomechanics (Bristol, Avon)2016

DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2016.10.011 PMID: 27821275

Effect of stiffness and movement speed on selected dynamic torque characteristics of hydraulic-actuation joystick controls for heavy vehicles.

Oliver M, Rogers R, Rickards J, Tingley M, Biden E

Ergonomics2006First author

DOI: 10.1080/00140130500489865 PMID: 16540438

Development and Use of Devices for Ergonomic Assessment and Comfort Enhancement in Industrial Environments

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Oliver, Michele

Keywords: human factors engineering; ergonomics; occupational biomechanics; motion capture; heavy mobile machines; whole-body vibration; modelling; surface electromyography; wearables for ergonomic assessment; active control of whole-body vibration

$216,000

Driver behavior in response to potential hazards and path intrusions in a simulated environment

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Oliver, Michele

$25,000

Human Factors Approaches to the Design of Tools and Non-Invasive Treatments for Repetitive Strain Injuries

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Oliver, Michele

$110,000

5th American Conference on Human Vibration, June 10-13, 2014

Nominated PICIHR2013Dissemination Events - PA: Musculoskeletal Hlth, Arthritis, Skin & Oral Health

Principal investigators: Oliver, Michele L

Keywords: Hand-Arm Vibration Exposure; Machine And Tool Vibration Control; Physiological And Biodynamic Responses; Vibration Health Effects And Injuries; Whole-Body Vibration; Workplace Vibration Control

$20,000

Custom hexapod robot platform for a mobile machine simulator

Principal investigatorNSERC2010Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Oliver, Michele

$149,950

Development of multidisciplinary human factors approaches to the design of tasks, tools and environments utilized in industrial applications

Principal investigatorNSERC2009Discovery Grants Program - Accelerator Supplements

Principal investigators: Oliver, Michele

$120,000

Development of multidisciplinary human factors approaches to the design of tasks, tools and environments utilized in industrial applications

Principal investigatorNSERC2009Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Oliver, Michele

$140,000

Dynamic armest for joystick controlled vehicles

Principal investigatorNSERC2006Idea to Innovation

Principal investigators: Oliver, Michele

$122,000

Palm compression, repetitive strain injuries and joystick dynamics with a human factors approach to joystick design

Principal investigatorNSERC2004Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Oliver, Michele

$102,500

Quantification of dynamics forces during heavy equipment joystick use

Principal investigatorNSERC2001Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Oliver, Michele

$61,401

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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Michele Oliver

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

The effect of driving simulator feature fidelity on vehicle control, driver workload and muscle activation.

Effects of accelerometer orientation and sex on transmissibility during seated whole-body vibration exposure.

Mechanical properties of the bicipital aponeurosis.

Enhancing Autonomous Vehicle Decision-Making at Intersections in Mixed-Autonomy Traffic: A Comparative Study Using an Explainable Classifier.

Comparison of In-service Reduced vs. Full Torso Coverage Armor for Females.

Enabling the ActiGraph GT9X Link's Idle Sleep Mode and Inertial Measurement Unit Settings Directly Impacts Data Acquisition.

Comparison between wrap around screens and a head mounted display on driver muscle and kinematic responses to a pedestrian hazard.

Biomechanical and physiological effects of female soldier load carriage: A scoping review.

Biaxial quantification of deep layer transverse carpal ligament elastic properties by sex and region.

Effect of stiffness and movement speed on selected dynamic torque characteristics of hydraulic-actuation joystick controls for heavy vehicles.

Development and Use of Devices for Ergonomic Assessment and Comfort Enhancement in Industrial Environments

Driver behavior in response to potential hazards and path intrusions in a simulated environment

Human Factors Approaches to the Design of Tools and Non-Invasive Treatments for Repetitive Strain Injuries

5th American Conference on Human Vibration, June 10-13, 2014

Custom hexapod robot platform for a mobile machine simulator

Development of multidisciplinary human factors approaches to the design of tasks, tools and environments utilized in industrial applications

Development of multidisciplinary human factors approaches to the design of tasks, tools and environments utilized in industrial applications

Dynamic armest for joystick controlled vehicles

Palm compression, repetitive strain injuries and joystick dynamics with a human factors approach to joystick design

Quantification of dynamics forces during heavy equipment joystick use

Frequent collaborators

Karen Gordon