MacroErgonomics Safety and Health Laboratory

Calvin Or, PhD

Contact Information

Calvin Kalun Or, PhD
Assistant Professor
Room 8-7, 8/Fl.
Department of Industrial & Manufacturing Systems Engineering
Haking Wong Building
The University of Hong Kong
Pokfulam, Hong Kong

Phone: (852) 2859-2587 (Office)
Fax: (852) 2858-6535
Email: klor@hku.hk

About Me

I am currently working as an assistant professor in the Department of Manufacturing Engineering and Engineering at the University of Hong Kong.

Education

• Ph.D. (2008), Industrial Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
• M.S. (2004), Industrial Engineering, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS
• B.Eng. (2001), Industrial Engineering & Engineering Management, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Hong Kong

Selected Publications

• Or, C. K. L., Duffy, V. G., & Cheung, C. C. (2009, in press). Perception of safe robot idle time in virtual and real industrial environments. The International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics.
• Or, C. K. L., Valdez, R., Casper, G., Carayon, P., Burke, L. J., Brennan, P. F., & Karsh, B. (2009, accepted for publication). Human factors and ergonomics in home care: Current concerns and future considerations for health information technology. WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment and Rehabilitation.
• Holden, R. J., Or, C. K. L., Alper, S. J., Rivera, A. J., & Karsh, B. (2008). A change management framework for macroergonomic field research. The Journal of Applied Ergonomics, 39(4), 459-474.
• Or, C. K. L., & Duffy, V. G. (2007). Development of a facial skin temperature-based methodology for non-intrusive mental workload measurement. Occupational Ergonomics, 7(2), 83-94.
• Karsh, B., Holden, R. J., Alper, S. J., & Or, C. K. L. (2006). A human factors engineering paradigm for patient safety: designing to support the performance of the healthcare professional. Quality and Safety in Health Care, 15(suppl_1), 59-65.
• Duffy, V. G., Or, C. K. L., & Lau, V. W. M. (2006). Perception of safe robot speed in virtual and real industrial environments. Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing, 16(4), 369-383.
• Or, C. K. L., Severtson, D. J., Karsh, B., Brennan, P. F., Casper, G. R., Sebern, M., & Burke, L. J. (2006). Development of an instrument to measure technology acceptance among homecare patients with heart disease. In Proceedings of the Annual Symposium of American Medical Informatics Association (pp.1053), Washington, DC, November 11-15, 2006. Poster Presentation.
• Or, C. K. L., & Karsh, B. (2006). The patient technology acceptance model (PTAM) for homecare patients with chronic illness. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 50th Annual Meeting (pp.989-993).
• Or, C. K. L., Casper, G. R., Karsh, B., Brennan, P. F., Burke, L. J., Carayon, P., et al., (2005). Work system analysis of home nursing care and implications for patient safety. In Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 49th Annual Meeting (pp.1052-1056).
• Li, K., Or, C. K. L., & Zheng, L. (2003). Ergonomic issues for automatic teller machine in China. In Proceedings of the 34th Annual Conference of the Association of Canadian Ergonomists, October 15-18, 2003, London, Ontario, Canada. Association of Canadian Ergonomists, Toronto, Canada.