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Richard Wells
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Latest papers
Examining the fatigue-quality relationship in manufacturing
Applied Ergonomics · 2019
Production quality and human factors engineering: A systematic review and theoretical framework.
Applied ergonomics · 2018
Barriers for implementation of successful change to prevent musculoskeletal disorders and how to systematically address them
Applied Ergonomics · 2018 · senior author
Latest funding
- $24,991
A collaborative workshop on workplaces interventions to reduce MSDs
CIHR · 2010 · Co-investigator
- $22,039
Return to work workshop: workplace factors and creating a researcher network
CIHR · 2010 · Principal investigator
- $3,000
Symposium on the Utility of Gait and Posture Laboratories, Chicago, USA, August 24-28, 1992
NSERC · 1992 · Principal investigator
17 publications.
Examining the fatigue-quality relationship in manufacturing
Marcus Yung, Ahmet Kolus, Richard P. Wells, Patrick Neumann
Production quality and human factors engineering: A systematic review and theoretical framework.
Kolus A, Wells R, Neumann P
Barriers for implementation of successful change to prevent musculoskeletal disorders and how to systematically address them
Yazdani A, Wells R
Dupuytren's contracture and handwork: A case‐control study
Haines A, Levis C, Goldsmith CH, Kaur M, Duku E, Wells R, Walter SD, Rook C, Stock S, Liss G
Prevention of musculoskeletal disorders within management systems: A scoping review of practices, approaches, and techniques
Yazdani A, Neumann WP, Imbeau D, Bigelow P, Pagell M, Wells R
How compatible are participatory ergonomics programs with occupational health and safety management systems?
Yazdani A, Neumann WP, Imbeau D, Bigelow P, Pagell M, Theberge N, Hilbrecht M, Wells R
The Influence of Task Frequency and Force Direction on Psychophysically Acceptable Forces in the Context of the Biomechanically Weakest Links
Alan C. Cudlip, Steven L. Fischer, Richard P. Wells, Clark R. Dickerson
Prevention of MSD within OHSMS/IMS: a systematic review of risk assessment strategies
Yazdani A, Wells R
Physical variation in low-load work - physiological effects during exposure & recovery.
Yung M, Wells R
Evaluating the physical demands of three tarping systems for flatbed transport trailers.
Marshall J, Wells R
A collaborative workshop on workplaces interventions to reduce MSDs
Principal investigators: Kramer, Desre M
Keywords: Community Based Research; Implementation Research; Knowledge Translation; Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders
Return to work workshop: workplace factors and creating a researcher network
Principal investigators: Kramer, Desre M; Loisel, Patrick; Wells, Richard P
Keywords: Disability Management; Return-To-Work; Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders
Symposium on the Utility of Gait and Posture Laboratories, Chicago, USA, August 24-28, 1992
Principal investigators: Wells, Richard
Musculosketetal loads during hand function: anthropometry and modelling
Principal investigators: Wells, Richard
From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.
Frequent collaborators
- Steven Fischer and Steve Fischer: 138 shared papers
- Eric Duku and Achilleas Thoma: 32 shared papers
- Charles Harry Goldsmith and Achilleas Thoma: 28 shared papers
- Eric Duku and Charles Harry Goldsmith: 19 shared papers
- Achilleas Thoma and Carolyn Mary Levis: 16 shared papers
- Clark Dickerson and Steven Fischer: 15 shared papers
- Clark Dickerson and Steve Fischer: 15 shared papers
- Alfred Haines and Charles Harry Goldsmith: 8 shared papers
- Eric Duku and Carolyn Mary Levis: 7 shared papers
- Charles Harry Goldsmith and Carolyn Mary Levis: 7 shared papers
- Amin Yazdani and Patrick Neumann: 5 shared papers
- Amin Yazdani and Steven Fischer: 5 shared papers
- Amin Yazdani and Steve Fischer: 5 shared papers
- Amin Yazdani and Daniel Imbeau: 4 shared papers
- Amin Yazdani and Richard Wells: 4 shared papers
- Patrick Neumann and Daniel Imbeau: 4 shared papers
- Patrick Neumann and Richard Wells: 4 shared papers
- Clark Dickerson and Andrew Laing: 4 shared papers
- Eric Duku and Stephen Walter: 3 shared papers
- Amin Yazdani and Philip Bigelow: 3 shared papers
- Andrew Laing and Steven Fischer: 3 shared papers
- Andrew Laing and Steve Fischer: 3 shared papers
- Richard Wells and Philip Bigelow: 3 shared papers
- Charles Harry Goldsmith and Stephen Walter: 2 shared papers
- Patrick Neumann and Nancy Theberge: 2 shared papers
- Patrick Neumann and Philip Bigelow: 2 shared papers
- Daniel Imbeau and Richard Wells: 2 shared papers
- Clark Dickerson and Richard Wells: 2 shared papers
- Steven Fischer and Richard Wells: 2 shared papers
- Steve Fischer and Richard Wells: 2 shared papers
- Eric Duku and Alfred Haines: 1 shared paper
- Eric Duku and Richard Wells: 1 shared paper
- Eric Duku and Susan Stock: 1 shared paper
- Alfred Haines and Achilleas Thoma: 1 shared paper
- Alfred Haines and Stephen Walter: 1 shared paper
- Alfred Haines and Richard Wells: 1 shared paper
- Alfred Haines and Susan Stock: 1 shared paper
- Charles Harry Goldsmith and Richard Wells: 1 shared paper
- Charles Harry Goldsmith and Susan Stock: 1 shared paper
- Achilleas Thoma and Richard Wells: 1 shared paper
- Stephen Walter and Richard Wells: 1 shared paper
- Amin Yazdani and Nancy Theberge: 1 shared paper
- Carolyn Mary Levis and Richard Wells: 1 shared paper
- Daniel Imbeau and Nancy Theberge: 1 shared paper
- Andrew Laing and Richard Wells: 1 shared paper
- Nancy Theberge and Richard Wells: 1 shared paper
- Richard Wells and Susan Stock: 1 shared paper
- Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences
- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact
- Department of Surgery
- Earth, Environment & Society
- Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
- School of Public Health Sciences
- Mathématiques et génie industriel
- Other
Co-authors at University of Waterloo, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Amin Yazdani
Earth, Environment & Society
4 shared papers, latest 2018
Patrick Neumann
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
4 shared papers, latest 2019
Philip Bigelow
School of Public Health Sciences
3 shared papers, latest 2015
Clark Dickerson
Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences
2 shared papers, latest 2013
Steven Fischer
Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences
2 shared papers, latest 2013
Steve Fischer
Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences
2 shared papers, latest 2013
Daniel Imbeau
Mathématiques et génie industriel
2 shared papers, latest 2015
Susan Stock
Département de médecine sociale et préventive
1 shared papers, latest 2017
Andrew Laing
Kinesiology
1 shared papers, latest 2009
Heather Carnahan
School of Human Kinetics and Recreation
1 shared papers, latest 2009
Eric Duku
Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences
1 shared papers, latest 2017
Nancy Theberge
Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences
1 shared papers, latest 2015
Alfred Haines
Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact
1 shared papers, latest 2017
Charles Harry Goldsmith
Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact
1 shared papers, latest 2017
Achilleas Thoma
Department of Surgery
1 shared papers, latest 2017
Stephen Walter
Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact
1 shared papers, latest 2017
Carolyn Mary Levis
Department of Surgery
1 shared papers, latest 2017
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