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| Name: |
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Caroline G.L. Cao |
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Assistant Professor, Co-Director of Engineering Psychology/Human Factors Programme
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| Departmental Affiliation: |
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Mechanical Engineering Department
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| Degrees: |
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Ph. D. University of Toronto, M.Sc. Simon Fraser University, B.Sc. Simon Fraser University |
| Expertise: |
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Human factors in medical systems, such as spatial visualization and navigational aids for endoscopy; instrumentation (including robotics and haptics) for endoscopic surgery; surgical skills training and evaluation; and usability of enabling endoscopic technologies.
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| Major Awards: |
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NSF CAREER Award |
| E-mail: |
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caroline.cao@tufts.edu
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| Other websites: |
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http://ase.tufts.edu/mechanical/faculty/bios/cao.asp
http://ase.tufts.edu/mechanical/EREL
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| Scholarship & Research: |
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Cao, C.G.L. & Rogers, G. (2004). Robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery: The importance of human factors analysis and design. Surgical Technology International, Vol. 12: 73-86.
Webster, J. & Cao, C.G.L. (2004). Divided attention in using robotic surgical systems. In Proceedings of the 48th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. 1751-1754.
Perreault, J. & Cao, C.G.L. (2004). Effects of friction on haptic perception in simulated endoscopic environments. In Proceedings of the 48th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. 1704-1707.
Cao, C.G.L., et al. (2004). Evaluation of physical versus virtual surgical simulators. In Proceedings of the 48th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. 1675-1679.
Alvarado, C. & Cao, C.G.L. (2004). Panel: Human Factors in Healthcare in 2020. In Proceedings of the 48th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. 1764-1767.
Cao, C.G.L. & Taylor, H. (2004). Effects of new technology on the operating room team. In Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Work with Computing Systems, special session on IT in Healthcare. 309-312.
Cao, C.G.L. (2004). “Hand-eye co-ordination in simulated laparoscopic surgery.” Supplement to Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 26: 47.
Cao, C.G.L. & Schwaitzberg, S. (2004). An alternative to haptics in robotic surgery. Proceedings of the Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons Annual Scientific Session. 154.
Cao, C.G.L., et al. (2004). Comparison of real versus virtual surgical training models. Proceedings of the Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons Annual Scientific Session. 155.
Cao, C.G.L., et al. (2003). Visually perceived force feedback in simulated robotic surgery. Proceedings of the 47th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. 1466-1470.
Cao, C.G.L., et al. (2003). Role of landmark for spatial mapping in non-rigid environments. Proceedings of the 47th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. 1545-1548.
Cao, C.G.L. (2003). How do endoscopists maintain spatial awareness in colonoscopy? Presented at the International Ergonomics Association XVth Triennial Congress, August 25-29, 2003, Korea.
Cao, C.G.L., et al. (2003). Visuomotor constraints in laparoscopic surgery: a human factors engineering perspective. Proceedings of the Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons Annual Scientific Session. 154.
Cao, C.G.L., et al. (2002). On defining metrics for assessing laparoscopic surgical skills in a virtual training environment. Medicine Meets Virtual Reality: 10. Newport Beach, CA, January 2002.
Cao, C. G. L, et al. (2001). "Hierarchical Decomposition of laparoscopic Surgery: A Human Factors Approach to Investigating the Operating Room Environment." Journal of Minimally Invasive Therapy and Allied Technologies. 10(3): 121-127.
Cao, C. G. L. (2001). "Designing for Spatial Orientation in Non-Rigid Endoscopic Environments." Proceedings of the 45th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. 1259-1263.
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