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Human Factors and Ergonomics - Faculty
Name:Daniel Carruth
Position:Faculty
Email: dwc2@cavs.msstate.edu
Office:Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems 2137
Office Phone:(662) 325-5446
Alternate Phone:(662) 312-0214
Supervisor:Zach Rowland

Biography:Daniel Carruth is an Assistant Research Professor in the Human Systems Engineering lab. He earned his PhD in the Applied Cognitive Science program in the Psychology Department at MSU in Summer 2008. Daniel Carruth is currently leading efforts to integrate existing computational models of human cognition with models of human motion and posture.
Research Interest:

Daniel Carruth is interested in human perception, cognition and action in the context of real-world whole body tasks. He is currently active in research related to military and law enforcement operations.

Publications:
  • Carruth, D. (Jul 2008). Spatial training research in virtual environments. Proceedings of Applied Human Factors & Ergonomics International , Las Vegas, NV. [Abstract][Document]
  • Carruth, D., & Littell, N. (May 2007). Leveraging CATIA V5 and Virtools for Environment Simulation . COE 2007 Annual PLM Conference & TechniFair, Las Vegas, Nevada. [Abstract]
  • Carruth, D., Babski-Reeves, K., Close, D., & Wilhelm, M. (Oct 2009). Effects of Body Armor Design on Upper Body Range of Motion. Proceedings of 53rd Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, San Antonio, Texas. [Abstract]
  • Close, D., Babski-Reeves, K., Carruth, D., & Wilhelm, M. (Oct 2009). Usability Assessment of Body Armor Design Impacts on Task Performance and User Perceptions. Proceedings of the 53rd Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Conference, San Antonio, Texas.
  • Carruth, D. (Aug 2009). Understanding soldier tasks for effective simulation. Proceedings of the First Annual Ground Vehicle Systems Engineering and Technology Symposium (GVSETS), Troy, MI. [Abstract]
    • Total Publications by this Author: 33