Matthew S. Thiese, PhD, MSPH

Languages spoken: English

Academic Information

Departments: Family & Preventive Medicine - Associate Professor

Divisions: Occupational and Environmental Health

Academic Office Information

matt.thiese@hsc.utah.edu

Matthew S. Thiese, PhD, MSPH, is an Assistant Professor at the University of Utah’s Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, one of the 18 NIOSH-sponsored Education and Research Centers in the US. He earned his BS in Exercise and Sport Science (2001), MSPH in General Public Health (2003), and PhD in Occupational Injury Prevention (2008). Dr. Thiese’s dissertation focused on the predictive relationship on physical activity and the incidence of low back pain. This dissertation involved field measurements of workers’ on-the-job and leisure time physical activity. He has extensive experience in physical activity assessment, energy expenditure measurement, and observational research. Dr. Thiese’s primary areas of research interest are 1) transportation worker health and 2) musculoskeletal disorders. His research has included multiple field studies, including three large cohort studies and two large cross-sectional studies involving either transportation workers or musculoskeletal disorders. Dr. Thiese currently teaches three courses at the School of Medicine and is involved in multiple ongoing field research projects. Dr. Thiese has field experiences with measuring aerobic capacity and energy expenditures in both laboratory and occupational settings.

Research Statement

My research focuses on the overlap between a person’s job and their health. This includes everything from musculoskeletal disorders like Low Back Pain or Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, to motor vehicle crashes, to cancer. I have has coauthored 67 articles, 31 practice guidelines and 5 book chapters. I direct the Occupational Injury Prevention program, mentoring 11 PhD and Masters students, and teaching 4 courses. I have extensive experience in transportation health and safety, including research analyzing relationships between driver health and subsequent crashes in a retrospective cohort of 50,000 drivers. I also have been part of multiple large prospective cohort studies evaluating relationships between musculoskeletal disorders and both job and personal factors.

Education History

Doctoral Training University of Utah
Public Health - Occupational Injury Prevention Epidemiology Emphasis 		Ph.D.
Graduate Training University of Utah
Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Advanced Epidemiology, Health 		M.S.P.H.
Undergraduate University of Utah
Major in Exercise and Sport Science, Minor in Chemistry 		B.S.

Selected Publications

  1. Gomez NG, Gaspar FW, Thiese MS, Merryweather AS (2023). The effect of time to amputation on medical costs accrued during the first twelve months after injury-A California workers' compensation claims study. Prosthet Orthot Int.
  2. Lemke MK, Thiese MS, Hege A, Ogbonnaya UC, Hegmann KT (2022). Metabolic syndrome among commercial truck drivers: The relationship between condition prevalence and crashes. Am J Ind Med.
  3. HEROES-RECOVER Network, Thompson MG, Yoon SK, Naleway AL, Meece J, Fabrizio TP, Caban-Martinez AJ, Burgess JL, Gaglani M, Olsho LEW, Bateman A, Lundgren J, Grant L, Phillips AL, Groom HC, Stefanski E, Solle NS, Ellingson K, Lutrick K, Dunnigan K, Wesley MG, Guenther K, Hunt A, Mak J, Hegmann KT, Kuntz JL, Bissonnette A, Hollister J, Rose S, Morrill TC, Respet K, Fowlkes AL, Thiese MS, Rivers P, Herring MK, Odean MJ, Yoo YM, Brunner M, Bedrick EJ, Fleary DE, Jones JT, Praggastis J, Romine J, Dickerson M, Khan SM, Lamberte JM, Beitel S, Webby RJ, Tyner HL (2022). Association of mRNA Vaccination With Clinical and Virologic Features of COVID-19 Among US Essential and Frontline Workers. JAMA, 328(15), 1523-1533.
  4. Parvanta C, Caban-Martinez AJ, Cabral N, Ball CK, Moore KG, Eastlake A, Levin JL, Nessim DE, Thiese MS, Schulte PA (2022). In Search of a Value Proposition for COVID-19 Testing in the Work Environment: A Social Marketing Analysis. Int J Environ Res Public Health, 19(19).
  5. Caban-Martinez AJ, Parvanta C, Cabral N, Ball CK, Eastlake A, Levin JL, Moore K, Nessim D, Stracener E, Thiese MS, Schulte PA (2022). Barriers to SARS-CoV-2 Testing among U.S. Employers in the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Analysis Conducted January through April 2021. Int J Environ Res Public Health, 19(18).
  6. Allen JA, Thiese MS, Eden E, Knowles SE (2022). Why am I so exhausted?: Exploring Meeting-to-Work Transition Time and Recovery from Virtual Meeting Fatigue. J Occup Environ Med.
  7. Burns J, Rivers P, LeClair LB, Jovel KS, Rai RP, Lowe AA, Edwards LJ, Khan SM, Mathenge C, Ferraris M, Kuntz JL, Lamberte JM, Hegmann KT, Odean MJ, McLeland-Wieser H, Beitel S, Odame-Bamfo L, Solle NS, Mak J, Phillips AL, Sokol BE, Hollister J, Ochoa JS, Grant L, Thiese MS, Jacoby KB, Lutrick K, Pubillones FA, Yoo YM, Hunt DR, Ellingson K, Berry MC, Gerald JK, Lopez J, Gerald LB, Wesley MG, Krupp K, Herring MK, Madhivanan P, Caban-Martinez AJ, Tyner HL, Meece JK, Yoon SK, Fowlkes AL, Naleway AL, Gwynn L, Burgess JL, Thompson MG, Olsho LEW, Gaglani M (2022). Pediatric Research Observing Trends and Exposures in COVID-19 Timelines (PROTECT): Protocol for a Multisite Longitudinal Cohort Study. JMIR Res Protoc, 11(7).
  8. Ogbonnaya UC, Thiese MS, Allen J (2022). Burnout and Engagement's Relationship to Drug Abuse in Lawyers and Law Professionals. J Occup Environ Med, 64(7), 621-627.
  9. Pugh T, Harris J, Jarnagin K, Thiese MS, Hegmann KT (2022). Impacts of the Statewide COVID-19 Lockdown Interventions on Excess Mortality, Unemployment and Employment Growth. J Occup Environ Med, 64, 726-730.
  10. Carragee EJ, Andersson GBJ, Belcourt RM, Eskay-Auerbach M, Goertz M, Haldeman S, Hegmann KT, Lessenger JE, Mayer T, Mueller KL, Murphy DR, Tellin WG, Thiese MS, Travis R, Weiss MS, Harris JS (2022). Reply to Sayeed et al's Reply to Reply. J Occup Environ Med, 64(6), e391-e392.
  11. Burns J, Rivers P, LeClair LB, Jovel K, Rai RP, Lowe AA, Edwards LJ, Khan SM, Mathenge C, Ferraris M, Kuntz JL, Lamberte JM, Hegmann KT, Odean MJ, McLeland-Wieser H, Beitel S, Odame-Bamfo L, Schaefer Solle N, Mak J, Phillips AL, Sokol BE, Hollister J, Ochoa JS, Grant L, Thiese MS, Jacoby KB, Lutrick K, Pubillones FA, Yoo YM, Rentz Hunt D, Ellingson K, Berry MC, Gerald JK, Lopez J, Gerald L, Wesley MG, Krupp K, Herring MK, Madhivanan P, Caban-Martinez AJ, Tyner HL, Meece JK, Yoon SK, Fowlkes AL, Naleway AL, Gwynn L, Burgess JL, Thompson MG, Olsho LE, Gaglani M (2022). Pediatric Research Observing Trends and Exposures in COVID-19 Timelines (PROTECT): Protocol for a Multisite Longitudinal Cohort Study. JMIR Res Protoc, 11, e37929.
  12. Rogers CR, May FP, Petersen E, Brooks E, Lopez JA, Kennedy CD, Thiese MS (2022). Factors Associated with Colorectal Cancer Prevalence Among Long-Haul Truck Drivers in the United States. Am J Health Promot, 36, 8901171221090500.
  13. Yoon SK, Hegmann KT, Thiese MS, Burgess JL, Ellingson K, Lutrick K, Olsho LEW, Edwards LJ, Sokol B, Caban-Martinez AJ, Schaefer-Solle N, Jones JM, Tyner H, Hunt A, Respet K, Gaglani M, Dunnigan K, Rose S, Naleway A, Groom H, Kuntz J, Fowlkes AL, Thompson MG, Yoo YM, HEROES-RECOVER Network Investigators (2022). Protection with a Third Dose of mRNA Vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 Variants in Frontline Workers. [Letter to the editor]. N Engl J Med, 386, 1855-1857.
  14. Fowlkes AL, Yoon SK, Lutrick K, Gwynn L, Burns J, Grant L, Phillips AL, Ellingson K, Ferraris MV, LeClair LB, Mathenge C, Yoo YM, Thiese MS, Gerald LB, Solle NS, Jeddy Z, Odame-Bamfo L, Mak J, Hegmann KT, Gerald JK, Ochoa JS, Berry M, Rose S, Lamberte JM, Madhivanan P, Pubillones FA, Rai RP, Dunnigan K, Jones JT, Krupp K, Edwards LJ, Bedrick EJ, Sokol BE, Lowe A, McLeland-Wieser H, Jovel KS, Fleary DE, Khan SM, Poe B, Hollister J, Lopez J, Rivers P, Beitel S, Tyner HL, Naleway AL, Olsho LEW, Caban-Martinez AJ, Burgess JL, Thompson MG, Gaglani M (2022). Effectiveness of 2-Dose BNT162b2 (Pfizer BioNTech) mRNA Vaccine in Preventing SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Children Aged 5-11 Years and Adolescents Aged 12-15 Years - PROTECT Cohort, July 2021-February 2022. (0149-2195). United States.
  15. Lutrick K, Groom H, Fowlkes AL, Groover KD, Gaglani M, Rivers P, Naleway AL, Nguyen K, Herring M, Dunnigan K, Phillips A, Parker J, Mayo Lamberte J, Prather K, Thiese MS, Baccam Z, Tyner H, Yoon S (2021). COVID-19 vaccine perceptions and uptake in a national prospective cohort of essential workers. Vaccine (40(3), pp. 494-502). Netherlands.
  16. Harris-Adamson C, Eisen EA, Kapellusch J, Hegmann KT, Thiese MS, Dale AM, Evanoff B, Meyers AR, Bao S, Gerr F, Krause N, Rempel D (2022). Occupational risk factors for work disability following carpal tunnel syndrome: a pooled prospective study. Occup Environ Med, 79, 442-451.
  17. Naleway AL, Grant L, Caban-Martinez AJ, Wesley MG, Burgess JL, Groover K, Gaglani M, Yoon SK, Tyner HL, Meece J, Kuntz JL, Yoo YM, Schaefer-Solle N, Olsho LEW, Gerald JK, Rose S, Thiese MS, Lundgren J, Groom HC, Mak J, Louzado Feliciano P, Edwards LJ, Lutrick K, Dunnigan K, Phillips AL, Lamberte JM, Noriega R, Sokol BE, Odean M, Ellingson KD, Smith M, Hegmann KT, Respet K, Dickerson M, Cruz A, Fleary DE, Murthy K, Hunt A, Azziz-Baumgartner E, Gallimore-Wilson D, Harder JA, Odame-Bamfo L, Viergutz J, Arvay M, Jones JM, Mistry P, Thompson MG, Fowlkes AL (2022). Incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection among COVID-19 vaccinated and unvaccinated healthcare personnel, first responders, and other essential and frontline workers: Eight US locations, January-September 2021. Influenza Other Respir Viruses, 16, 585-593.
  18. Tyner HL, Burgess JL, Grant L, Gaglani M, Kuntz JL, Naleway AL, Thornburg NJ, Caban-Martinez AJ, Yoon SK, Herring MK, Beitel SC, Blanton L, Nikolich-Zugich J, Thiese MS, Pleasants JF, Fowlkes AL, Lutrick K, Dunnigan K, Yoo YM, Rose S, Groom H, Meece J, Wesley MG, Schaefer-Solle N, Louzado-Feliciano P, Edwards LJ, Olsho LEW, Thompson MG (2021). Neutralizing Antibody Response to Pseudotype SARS-CoV-2 Differs between mRNA-1273 and BNT162b2 COVID-19 Vaccines and by History of SARS-CoV-2 Infection. Clin Infect Dis, 75, e827-e837.
  19. Travis R, Andersson GBJ, Belcourt RM, Carragee EJ, Eskay-Auerbach M, Goertz M, Haldeman S, Hegmann KT, Lessenger JE, Mayer T, Mueller KL, Murphy DR, Tellin WG, Thiese MS, Weiss MS, Harris JS (2021). Reply to Sayeed et al. J Occup Environ Med, 64, e84-e86.
  20. Edwards LJ, Fowlkes AL, Wesley MG, Kuntz JL, Odean MJ, Caban-Martinez AJ, Dunnigan K, Phillips AL, Grant L, Herring MK, Groom HC, Respet K, Beitel S, Zunie T, Hegmann K, Kumar A, Joseph G, Poe B, Louzado-Feliciano P, Smith M, Thiese MS, Schaefer-Solle N, Yoo YM, Silvera CA, Lamberte JM, Mak J, McDonald LC, Stuckey MJ, Kutty P, Arvay ML, Yoon SK, Tyner HL, Burgess JL, Hunt DR, Meece J, Gaglani M, Naleway AL, Thompson MG (2021). Research on the Epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in Essential Response Personnel (RECOVER): Protocol for a Multisite Longitudinal Cohort Study. JMIR Res Protoc, 10(12).
  21. Weames GG, Page GB, Thiese MS, Hegmann KT (2021). Concerns regarding the publication "Powered-hand tools and vibration-related disorders in US-railway maintenance-of-way workers". Ind Health, 60, 284-287.
  22. Scholl LS, Thiese MS, Handy R (2021). Incidence of Workers' Compensation Claims in Opioid-Using Truck Drivers. J Occup Environ Med, 64, 314-319.
  23. Edwards LJ, Fowlkes AL, Wesley MG, Kuntz JL, Odean MJ, Caban-Martinez AJ, Dunnigan K, Phillips AL, Grant L, Herring MK, Groom HC, Respet K, Beitel S, Zunie T, Hegmann KT, Kumar A, Joseph G, Poe B, Louzado-Feliciano P, Smith ME, Thiese MS, Schaefer-Solle N, Yoo YM, Silvera CA, Mayo Lamberte J, Mak J, McDonald LC, Stuckey MJ, Kutty P, Arvay ML, Yoon SK, Tyner HL, Burgess JL, Hunt DR, Meece J, Gaglani M, Naleway AL, Thompson MG (2021). Research on the Epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in Essential Response Personnel (RECOVER) Study: Protocol for a multi-site longitudinal cohort. JMIR Res Protoc, 10, e31574.
  24. Thiese MS, Hegmann KT, Page GB, Weames GG (2021). Letter to the Editor: Landsbergis et al (2019) Titled "Work Exposures and Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Railroad Maintenance-of-Way Workers". J Occup Environ Med, 63(10), e745-e750.
  25. Gomez NG, Gaspar FW, Thiese MS, Merryweather AS (2021). Trends in incidence and correlation between medical costs and lost workdays for work-related amputations in the State of California from 2007 to 2018. JMIR Res Protoc, 4(3).
  26. Tomasi SE, Ramirez-Cardenas A, Thiese MS, Rinsky JL, Chiu SK, Luckhaupt S, Bateman R, Burrer SL (2021). COVID-19 mortality among Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) and Transport Workers Union (TWU) workers-March-July 2020, New York City metro area. Am J Ind Med, 64(9), 723-730.
  27. Fowlkes A, Gaglani M, Groover K, Thiese MS, Tyner H, Ellingson K, HEROES-RECOVER Cohorts (2021). Effectiveness of COVID-19 Vaccines in Preventing SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Frontline Workers Before and During B.1.617.2 (Delta) Variant Predominance - Eight U.S. Locations, December 2020-August 2021. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep, 70(34), 1167-1169.
  28. Thiese MS, Hegmann KT, Weames GG, Page GB (2021). Concerns re Landsbergis et al: Occupational risk factors for musculoskeletal disorders among railroad maintenance-of-way workers. [Letter to the editor]. Am J Ind Med, 64(8), 714-716.
  29. Thompson MG, Burgess JL, Naleway AL, Tyner H, Yoon SK, Meece J, Olsho LEW, Caban-Martinez AJ, Fowlkes AL, Lutrick K, Groom HC, Dunnigan K, Odean MJ, Hegmann K, Stefanski E, Edwards LJ, Schaefer-Solle N, Grant L, Ellingson K, Kuntz JL, Zunie T, Thiese MS, Ivacic L, Wesley MG, Mayo Lamberte J, Sun X, Smith ME, Phillips AL, Groover KD, Yoo YM, Gerald J, Brown RT, Herring MK, Joseph G, Beitel S, Morrill TC, Mak J, Rivers P, Poe BP, Lynch B, Zhou Y, Zhang J, Kelleher A, Li Y, Dickerson M, Hanson E, Guenther K, Tong S, Bateman A, Reisdorf E, Barnes J, Azziz-Baumgartner E, Hunt DR, Arvay ML, Kutty P, Fry AM, Gaglani M (2021). Prevention and Attenuation of Covid-19 with the BNT162b2 and mRNA-1273 Vaccines. N Engl J Med, 385(4), 320-329.
  30. Gomez NG, Gaspar FW, Thiese MS, Merryweather AS (2021). Trends in incidence and correlation between medical costs and lost workdays for work-related amputations in the State of California from 2007 to 2018. Health Sci Rep, 4(3), e319.
  31. Kapellusch JM, Bao SS, Malloy EJ, Thiese MS, Merryweather AS, Hegmann KT (2021). Validation of the Revised Strain Index for Predicting Risk of Incident Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in a Prospective Cohort. Ergonomics, 64, 1-10.
  32. Gaspar FW, Thiese MS, Wizner K, Hegmann K (2021). Guideline adherence and lost workdays for acute low back pain in the California workers' compensation system. PLoS One, 16(6), e0253268.
  33. Thiese MS, Allen JA, Knudson M, Free K, Petersen P (2021). Depressive Symptoms and Suicidal Ideation Among Lawyers and Other Law Professionals. J Occup Environ Med, 63(5), 381-386.
  34. Thompson MG, Burgess JL, Naleway AL, Tyner HL, Yoon SK, Meece J, Olsho LEW, Caban-Martinez AJ, Fowlkes A, Lutrick K, Kuntz JL, Dunnigan K, Odean MJ, Hegmann KT, Stefanski E, Edwards LJ, Schaefer-Solle N, Grant L, Ellingson K, Groom HC, Zunie T, Thiese MS, Ivacic L, Wesley MG, Lamberte JM, Sun X, Smith ME, Phillips AL, Groover KD, Yoo YM, Gerald J, Brown RT, Herring MK, Joseph G, Beitel S, Morrill TC, Mak J, Rivers P, Harris KM, Hunt DR, Arvay ML, Kutty P, Fry AM, Gaglani M (2021). Interim Estimates of Vaccine Effectiveness of BNT162b2 and mRNA-1273 COVID-19 Vaccines in Preventing SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Health Care Personnel, First Responders, and Other Essential and Frontline Workers - Eight U.S. Locations, December 2020-March 2021. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep, 70(13), 495-500.
  35. Hegmann KT, Travis R, Andersson GBJ, Belcourt RM, Carragee EJ, Eskay-Auerbach M, Galper J, Goertz M, Haldeman S, Hooper PD, Lessenger JE, Mayer T, Mueller KL, Murphy DR, Tellin WG, Thiese MS, Weiss MS, Harris JS (2021). Invasive Treatments for Low Back Disorders. J Occup Environ Med, 63(4), e215-e241.
  36. Thiese MS, Moffitt G, Hanowski RJ, Kales SN, Porter RJ, Hartenbaum N, Hegmann KT (2021). What Medical Conditions Limit or Medically Disqualify Truck Drivers: A Large Cross Sectional Study. J Occup Environ Med, 63(2), 139-146.
  37. Thiese MS, Lu ML, Merryweather A, Tang R, Ferguson SA, Malloy EJ, Marras WS, Hegmann KT, Kapellusch J (2020). Psychosocial Factors and Low Back Pain Outcomes in a Pooled Analysis of Low Back Pain Studies. J Occup Environ Med, 62(10), 810-815.
  38. Merris J, Phillips AL, Hegmann KT, Owens JD, Amoafo LA, Thiese MS (2020). Morphine Equivalent Dose-Days (MED-D): Predicting the Impact of Opioid Prescription on Total Workers' Compensation Claim Costs for Acute Low Back Pain. J Occup Environ Med, 62(9), 700-705.
  39. Robbins RB, Thiese MS, Ott U, Wood EM, Effiong A, Murtaugh M, Kapellusch J, Cheng M, Hegmann K (2020). Metabolic Syndrome in Commercial Truck Drivers: Prevalence, Associated Factors, and Comparison With the General Population. J Occup Environ Med, 62(7), 453-459.
  40. Phillips H, Handy R, Sleeth D, Thiese MS, Schaefer C, Stubbs J (2020). Taking the “leed” in indoor air quality: Does certification result in healthier buildings? Journal of Green Building, 15(3), 55-66.
  41. Kagabo R, Okuyemi K, Eden E, Kapellusch J, Murtaugh MA, Hegmann KT, Thiese MS (2020). Psychosocial Factors and Tobacco Use Among Commercial Truck Drivers. J Occup Environ Med, 62(6), 439-444.
  42. Hegmann KT, Travis R, Andersson GBJ, Belcourt RM, Carragee EJ, Donelson R, Eskay-Auerbach M, Galper J, Goertz M, Haldeman S, Hooper PD, Lessenger JE, Mayer T, Mueller KL, Murphy DR, Tellin WG, Thiese MS, Weiss MS, Harris JS (2020). Non-Invasive and Minimally Invasive Management of Low Back Disorders. J Occup Environ Med, 62(3), e111-e138.
  43. Fitch MS, Thiese MS, Wood EM, Kapellusch JM, Hegmann KT (2020). The Coexistence of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in Workers With Trigger Digit. Hand (N Y), 16, 1558944719893048.
  44. Kagabo R, Thiese MS, Eden E, Thatcher AC, Gonzalez M, Okuyemi K (2020). Truck Drivers’ Cigarette Smoking and Preferred Smoking Cessation Methods. Hum Factors, 14.
  45. Tang R, Kapellusch JM, Hegmann KT, Thiese MS, Wang I, Merryweather AS (2020). Evaluating Different Measures of Low Back Pain Among U.S. Manual Materials Handling Workers: Comparisons of Demographic, Psychosocial, and Job Physical Exposure. Hum Factors.
  46. Cox AL, Handy RG, Thiese MS, Sleeth DK (2018). Development of an Empirical Formula for Describing Human Inhalability of Airborne Particles at Low Wind Speeds and Calm Air. Ann Work Expo Health, 63(9), 1046-1060.
  47. Thomas JB, Pahler L, Handy R, Thiese MS, Schaefer C (2019). Pilot study predicting core body temperatures in hot work environments using thermal imagery. Hum Factors, 26(6), 75-83.
  48. Okorie O, Thiese MS, Murtaugh MA, Sheng X, Handy R, Hegmann K (2019). Relationships Between Poor Health and Calories From Fat Among Commercial Truck Drivers. J Occup Environ Med, 61(11), 944-948.
  49. Cheng M, Thiese MS, Wood EM, Kapellusch J, Foster J, Drury D, Merryweather A, Hegmann KT, BackWorks Study Team (2019). Relationship Between Opioid Use and Pain Severity Ratings in Workers With Low Back Pain. J Occup Environ Med, 61(10), 836-840.
  50. Phillips AL, Thiese MS, Freeman M, Kartchner R, Hegmann KT (2019). Implementation of an Opioid Guideline Impacts on Opioid Prescriptions, Adverse Outcomes, and an Association with a State Opioid-Related Fatalities. J Occup Environ Med, 61(8), 653-658.
  51. Hegmann KT, Thiese MS, Doxey R (2019). Reply to Franzblau et al. [Letter to the editor]. J Occup Environ Med, 61(6), e302-e303.
  52. Owens JD, Hegmann KT, Thiese MS, Phillips AL (2019). Impacts of Adherence to Evidence-Based Medicine Guidelines for the Management of Acute Low Back Pain on Costs of Worker's Compensation Claims. J Occup Environ Med, 61(6), 445-452.
  53. Ferguson SA, Merryweather A, Thiese MS, Hegmann KT, Lu ML, Kapellusch JM, Marras WS (2019). Prevalence of low back pain, seeking medical care, and lost time due to low back pain among manual material handling workers in the United States. BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 20(1), 243.
  54. Tang R, Lu M, Merryweather A, Thiese M, Hegmann K, Ferguson S, Marras W, Kapellusch J (2018). Distributions of job physical exposure data in a pooled study of Low back pain prospective cohorts. In Tang R|Lu M|Merryweather A|Thiese M|Hegmann K|Ferguson S|Marras W|Kapellusch J (Ed.), Hum Factors, 2, 920-924.
  55. Simons A, Handy R, Sleeth D, Pahler L, Thiese M (2017). A comparison study between passive and active workplace personal air monitoring techniques for airborne isopropyl alcohol concentrations. Hum Factors, 24(6), 36-43.
  56. Thiese MS, Walker S, Lindsey J (2017). Truths, lies, and statistics. Hum Factors, 9(10), 4117-4124.
  57. Thiese MS, Ronna B, Robbins RB (2016). Misuse of statistics in surgical literature. Hum Factors, 8(8), E726-E730.
  58. Adams DS, Koyle JC, Pahler LF, Thiese MS, Larson RR (2015). Dissolution rates of five inorganic mine ore inorganic elements in synthetic lung fluid. Hum Factors, 22(3), 3-10.
  59. Bao SS, Kapellusch JM, Garg A, Silverstein BA, Harris-Adamson C, Burt SE, Dale AM, Evanoff BA, Gerr FE, Hegmann KT, Merlino LA, Thiese MS, Rempel DM (2014). Developing a pooled job physical exposure data set from multiple independent studies: an example of a consortium study of carpal tunnel syndrome. Occup Environ Med, 72(2), 130-7.
  60. Thiese MS, Hegmann KT, Kapellusch J, Merryweather A, Bao S, Silverstein B, Garg A (2015). Associations between job physical and psychosocial factors in a pooled study. In Thiese MS|Hegmann KT|Kapellusch J|Merryweather A|Bao S|Silverstein B|Garg A (Ed.), Hum Factors, 2015-January, 1229-1233.
  61. Bao SS, Kapellusch JM, Garg A, Silverstein BA, Harris-Adamson C, Burt SE, Dale AM, Evanoff BA, Gerr FE, Hegmann KT, Merlino LA, Thiese MS, Rempel DM (2015). Variable definitions and Distributions of exposure data from a consortium study on Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. In Bao SS|Kapellusch JM|Garg A|Silverstein BA|Harris-Adamson C|Burt SE|Dale AM|Evanoff BA|Gerr FE|Hegmann KT|Merlino LA|Thiese MS|Rempel DM (Ed.), Hum Factors, 2015-January, 1239-1242.
  62. Kapellusch JM, Harris-Adamson C, Gerr F, Bao S, Dale AM, Garg A, Eisen E, Evanoff B, Silverstein B, Hegmann KT, Thiese MS, Rempel D (2015). Exposure-response relationships for force and repetition, and CTS. In Kapellusch JM|Harris-Adamson C|Gerr F|Bao S|Dale AM|Garg A|Eisen E|Evanoff B|Silverstein B|Hegmann KT|Thiese MS|Rempel D (Ed.), Hum Factors, 2015-January, 1234-1238.
  63. Nield CP, Sleeth DK, Larson RR, Thiese MS (2014). Particle size selective sampling of airborne arsenic during electroplating operations. Hum Factors, 21(1), 15-20.
  64. Harris-Adamson C, Eisen EA, Dale AM, Evanoff B, Hegmann KT, Thiese MS, Kapellusch J, Garg A, Burt S, Bao S, Silverstein B, Gerr F, Merlino L, Rempel D (2013). The impact of gender on personal, health and workplace psychosocial risk factors for carpal tunnel syndrome: A pooled study cohort. In Harris-Adamson C|Eisen EA|Dale AM|Evanoff B|Hegmann KT|Thiese MS|Kapellusch J|Garg A|Burt S|Bao S|Silverstein B|Gerr F|Merlino L|Rempel D (Ed.), Hum Factors, 911-914.
  65. Transtrum M, Larson R, Sleeth D, Thiese M (2012). Comparison of real-time and traditional monitoring methods for diesel particulate matter in underground metal mines: A meta-analysis. Hum Factors, 19(3), 12-17.
  66. Freestone JL, Pahler LF, Thiese MS, Larson RR (2011). A comparison of real-time monitoring of select metal concentrations in a copper smelter workplace compared to standard pump air sampling monitoring methods. Hum Factors, 18(2), 13-20.
  67. McDonald JP, Larson RR, Pahler LF, Thiese MS (2011). Real-time monitoring of arsenic, cadmium, copper and lead concentrations in workplace smelter particulates using a TSI 8520 DustTrak. Hum Factors, 28(1), 13-20.
  68. Thiese MS, Hegmann KT, Garg A, Porucznik C, Behrens T (2011). The predictive relationship of physical activity on the incidence of low back pain in an occupational cohort. Hum Factors, 53(4), 364-371.

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