Sarah Hemler
Year Graduated: 2021
After HMBL
University of Geneva, Switzerland
Education & Experience
University of Pittsburgh
Doctor of Philosophy in Bioengineering
Thesis: Mechanics and Assessment of Shoe Tread Wear – Replacement Strategies for Preventing Slips
2021
Research
Publications
Peer-Reviewed Article
2024
Applied Ergonomics
Prospective validity assessment of a friction prediction model based on tread outsole features of slip-resistant shoes
Peer-Reviewed Article
2023
Journal of Safety Research
Validation of a portable shoe tread scanner to predict slip risk
Peer-Reviewed Article
2022
Footwear Science
Shoe Tread Wear Occurs Primarily during Early Stance and Precedes the Peak Required Coefficient of Friction
Peer-Reviewed Article
2022
IISE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics and Human Factors
Investigating the Influence of Spatiotemporal Gait Characteristics on Shoe Wear Rate
Conference Proceeding/Abstract
2022
National Occupational Injury Research Symposium
Developing a Test for When Worn Shoes Should be Replaced - Research to Practice
Peer-Reviewed Article
2022
Footwear Science
Effects of natural shoe wear on traction performance: a longitudinal study
Peer-Reviewed Article
2021
Footwear Science
Effect of tread design and hardness on interfacial fluid force and friction in artificially worn shoes
Conference Proceeding/Abstract
2021
Footwear Biomechanics Symposium
Designing Shoe Tread for Friction Performance: A Hierarchical Approach
Peer-Reviewed Article
2021
Footwear Science
Out of the box and into the workplace - the friction mechanics of worn shoes
Peer-Reviewed Article
Peer-Reviewed Article
2021
Footwear Science
Designing shoe tread for friction performance: a hierarchical approach
Conference Proceeding/Abstract
2021
International Society of Biomechanics
Correlation Between Wear Region of Shoes and Contact Region During Early Gait
Conference Proceeding/Abstract
2021
Footwear Biomechanics Symposium
Out of the box and into the wild - the friction mechanics of worn shoes
Conference Proceeding/Abstract
2021
INGENiUM
Relationship between center of pressure and contact region during gait: Implications for shoe wear and slipping risk
Conference Proceeding/Abstract
2021
International Society of Biomechanics
Shoe Wear Geometry Predicts Shoe-Floor Hydrodynamics
Peer-Reviewed Article
2020
Applied Ergonomics
An observational ergonomic tool for assessing the worn condition of slip-resistant shoes
Peer-Reviewed Article
2020
IISE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics and Human Factors
Differences in Friction Performance between New and Worn Shoes
Peer-Reviewed Article
2020
Journal of Safety Research
Traction performance across the life of slip-resistant footwear: Preliminary results from a longitudinal study
Peer-Reviewed Article
2020
Journal of Biomechanics
Worn region size of shoe outsole impacts human slips: Testing a mechanistic model
Peer-Reviewed Article
2020
Tribology International
Predicting Hydrodynamic Conditions under Worn Shoes using the Tapered-Wedge Solution of Reynolds Equation
Conference Proceeding/Abstract
2020
Biomedical Engineering Society
Relationship between center of pressure and contact region during gait: Implications for shoe wear and slipping risk
Conference Proceeding/Abstract
2020
American Society of Biomechanics
A hydrodynamic model to predict under-shoe fluid pressures based on the dimensions of a worn region
Conference Proceeding/Abstract
2020
Biomedical Engineering Society
Correlation between the locations of shoe wear region and center of the contact region at peak friction
Peer-Reviewed Article
2019
Applied Ergonomics
Changes in Under-Shoe Traction and Fluid Drainage for Progressively Worn Shoe Tread - Implications for Replacement Threshold
Conference Proceeding/Abstract
2019
International Society of Biomechanics
Influence of slip-resistant shoe classification and shoe age on under-shoe hydrodynamics during human slips
Conference Proceeding/Abstract
2019
International Society of Posture and Gait Research
Influence of required coefficient of friction on rate of shoe wear
Conference Proceeding/Abstract
2019
Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers
Predicting Slip Risk Based on Footwear
Conference Proceeding/Abstract
2019
Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers
Size of Worn Region Predicts Fluid Pressures during Human Slips
Conference Proceeding/Abstract
2019
Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers
Effect of Progressive Shoe Wear and Heel Type on Traction Performance Changes
Conference Proceeding/Abstract
2019
Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers
Gait parameters of shoe wear: A case study of the shoe wear rate by individual gait parameters
Conference Proceeding/Abstract
2018
National Occupational Injury Research Symposium
Preventing slip and fall accidents: Focus on footwear
Conference Proceeding/Abstract
2018
National Occupational Injury Research Symposium
Mapping the traction performance of work shoes during natural progressive wear
Conference Proceeding/Abstract
2018
Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
Influence of natural wear progression on shoe floor traction - A pilot study
Conference Proceeding/Abstract
2017
Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
Effects of Shoe Wear on Slipping – Implications for Shoe Replacement Threshold
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