• BS, Mechanical Engineering with University Honors, Brigham Young University, 1996
• MS, Mechanical Engineering, Brigham Young University, 1998
• MS, Industrial and Operations Engineering, University of Michigan, 2003
• Ph D, Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2004

Journal Articles

Madison Reddie and Matthew B Parkinson, 2022, "A comparison of approaches to reweighting anthropometric data", Ergonomics, 65, (10)

Daniel R Spillane, Jessica Menold and Matthew B Parkinson, 2020, "Broadening participation in learning factories through Industry 4.0", Procedia Manufacturing, 45, pp. 534-539

Jacob Nelson, Andrew Berlin, Jessica Menold and Matthew B Parkinson, 2020, "The role of digital prototyping tools in learning factories", Procedia Manufacturing, 45, pp. 528-533

Elizabeth L Miller, Samuel M Lapp and Matthew B Parkinson, 2019, "The effects of seat width, load factor, and passenger demographics on airline passenger accommodation", Ergonomics, 62, (2)

K A Kumar and Matthew B Parkinson, 2018, "Reweighting anthropometric data using a nearest neighbour approach.", Ergonomics, 61, (7)

Joonho Chang, Seung Ki Moon, Kihyo Jung, Wonmo Kim, Matthew B Parkinson, Andris Freivalds, Timothy W Simpson and Seon Pill Baik, 2018, "Glasses-type wearable computer displays: usability considerations examined with a 3D glasses case study", Ergonomics, 61, (5), pp. 670-681

Charlotte DeVries and Matthew B Parkinson, 2017, "Modeling the Variability of Glenoid Geometry in Intact and Osteoarthritic Shoulders", ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, 139, (11)

Rushtin Chaklader and Matthew B Parkinson, 2017, "Data-Driven Sizing Specification Utilizing Consumer Text Reviews", ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, 139, (11)

Gopal Nadadur, Ulrich Raschke and Matthew B Parkinson, 2016, "A quantile-based anthropometry synthesis technique for global user populations", International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 53, pp. 167–178

Christopher Garneau and Matthew B Parkinson, 2016, "A survey of anthropometry and physical accommodation in ergonomics curricula", Ergonomics, 59, (1), pp. 143-154

B T Pagano, Matthew B Parkinson and M P Reed, 2015, "An updated estimate of the body dimensions of US children", Ergonomics, 58, (6), pp. 1045-57

Horea Ilies, Matthew B Parkinson, Carolyn Conner Seepersad, Michael Kokkolaras, Kenneth Ragsdell, Panos Papalambros, Farrokh Mistree, Christopher Williams, Rahul Rai, Jitesh Panchal and others, 2015, "New perspectives on design automation: Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the ASME Design Automation Conference", ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, 137, (5)

Emilie Poirson and Matthew B Parkinson, 2014, "Estimated anthropometry for male commercial pilots in Europe and an approach to its use in seat design", International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 44, (5), pp. 769–776

Charlotte DeVries and Matthew B Parkinson, 2014, "Limiting disproportionate disaccommodation in design for human variability.", Ergonomics, 57, (1), pp. 52-65

Chris J Garneau and Matthew B Parkinson, 2013, "Considering just noticeable difference in assessments of physical accommodation for product design.", Ergonomics, 56, (11), pp. 1777-88

Gopal Nadadur and Matthew B Parkinson, 2013, "The role of anthropometry in designing for sustainability", Ergonomics, 56, (3), pp. 422-439

G. Nadadur and Matthew B Parkinson, 2012, "A utility theory-based approach to reducing raw material usage in non-adjustable artifacts, tasks, and environments", Work, 41, (SUPPL.1), pp. 6031-6038

Gopal Nadadur and Matthew B Parkinson, 2012, "Designing for multiple global user populations: Increasing resource allocation efficiency for greater sustainability", Work, 41, (SUPPL.1), pp. 2109-2116

Chris J. Garneau and Matthew B Parkinson, 2012, "Optimization of product dimensions for discrete sizing applied to a tool handle", International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 42, (1), pp. 56-64

Ketki Manjrekar and Matthew B Parkinson, 2011, "Considering race and gender distributions of the target user population in the multivariate design of vehicle seating", International Journal of Vehicle Design, 55, (2/3/4), pp. 174-188

Matthew B Parkinson and Chris J Garneau, 2011, "Simultaneous consideration of user acceptability and regulatory compliance in vehicle seat design", International Journal of Vehicle Design, 55, (2/3/4), pp. 162-173

Chris J Garneau and Matthew B Parkinson, 2011, "A comparison of methodologies for designing for human variability", Journal of Engineering Design, 22, (7)

Matthew B Parkinson and Matthew P. Reed, 2010, "Creating virtual user populations by analysis of anthropometric data", International Journal Industrial Ergonomics, 40, (1)

Gopal Nadadur and Matthew B Parkinson, 2010, "Consideration of demographics and variance in regression approaches to estimating body dimensions for spatial analysis of design", Journal of Mechanical Design, 132, (2)

Chris J. Garneau and Matthew B Parkinson, 2009, "Including preference in anthropometry-driven models for design", Journal of Mechanical Design, 131, (10)

Gopal Nadadur, J. Chiang, Matthew B Parkinson and A. Stephens, 2009, "Anthropometry for a North American manufacturing population", SAE Technical Papers, 2009-01-2274

Gopal Nadadur and Matthew B Parkinson, 2009, "Using designing for human variability to optimize aircraft seat layout", SAE International Journal of Passenger Cars - Mechanical Systems, 2, (1), pp. 1641-1647

Gopal Nadadur and Matthew B Parkinson, 2008, "Extrapolation of anthropometric measures to new populations", SAE Int. J. Passenger Cars. - Electron. Electr. Syst., 1, (1), pp. 567-573

Matthew B Parkinson, Michael P. Reed, Michael Kokkolaras and Panos Y. Papalambros, 2007, "Optimizing truck cab layout for driver accommodation", ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, 129, (11)

Matthew B Parkinson and Matthew P Reed, 2007, "Standing reach envelopes incorporating anthropometric variance and postural cost", SAE Transactions: Journal of Aerospace, 116, (1), pp. 2073-2078

Matthew B Parkinson, Don B Chaffin and Matthew P Reed, 2006, "Center of pressure excursion capability in performance of seated lateral-reaching tasks", Clinical Biomechanics, 21, (1), pp. 26-32

Michael J Sasena, Matthew B Parkinson, Matthew P Reed, Panos Y Papalambros and Pierre Goovaerts, 2005, "Improving an ergonomics testing procedure via approximation-based adaptive experimental design", Journal of Mechanical Design, 127, (5)

D. B. Chaffin, C. Woolley, C. Dickerson and Matthew B Parkinson, 2004, "Modeling of object movement capability in the spinal cord injured population", International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 33, pp. 229-236

Matthew B Parkinson, M. P. Reed and D. B. Chaffin, 2004, "Balance maintenance during seated reaches of people with spinal cord injury", SAE Transactions: Journal of Aerospace, 113, pp. 82-86

M. P. Reed, Matthew B Parkinson and David Wagner, 2004, "Torso kinematics in seated reaches", SAE Transactions: Journal of Aerospace, 113, pp. 167-174

M. P. Reed, Matthew B Parkinson and A. L. Klinkenberger, 2003, "Assessing the validity of kinematically generated reach envelopes for simulation of vehicle operators", SAE Transactions: Journal of Passenger Cars--Electronic and Electrical Systems, 112, pp. 693-697

Matthew P Reed, Matthew B Parkinson and Don B. Chaffin, 2003, "A new approach to modeling driver reach", SAE Transaction: Journal of Passenger Cars--Mechanical Systems, 112, pp. 709-718

Sigurd A Nelson, Matthew B Parkinson and Panos Y Papalambros, 2001, "Multicriteria optimization in product platform design", Journal of Mechanical Design, 123, (2)

Elizabeth Miller, Sam Lapp and Matthew B Parkinson, , "The effects of seat width, load factor, and passenger demographics on airline passenger accommodation", Ergonomics

Conference Proceedings

Matthew B Parkinson, 2022, "What to build for the next generation of innovation and maker spaces", Boston

Daniel R Spillane, Jessica Menold and Matthew B Parkinson, 2020, "Broadening participation in learning factories through Industry 4.0"

Jacob Nelson, Andrew Berlin, Jessica Menold and Matthew B Parkinson, 2020, "The role of digital prototyping tools in learning factories"

Sandeep Krishnakumar, Catherine Berdanier, Christopher McComb, Matthew B Parkinson and Jessica Menold, 2020, "Comparing student and sponsor perceptions of interdisciplinary teams' capstone performance", 3

Jessica Menold, Catherine Berdanier, Sarah Ritter, Meredith Handley, Caitlin Grady, Margaret Byron, Elizabeth Starkey, Scarlett Rae Miller and Matthew B Parkinson, 2019, "BUILDing a community of female makers through hands-on experiences in a university MakerSpace", 2019 IEEE FRONTIERS IN EDUCATION CONFERENCE (FIE 2019)

N Dow, Sean N Brennan and Matthew B Parkinson, 2019, "Assessment of Speed Choice during High Speed Horizontal Curves Evaluating Driver Familiarity and Engagement"

Matthew B Parkinson, 2018, "Webtools and primers supporting Design for Human Variability"

Harsimran Thind and Matthew B Parkinson, 2017, "The Potential Effects on Design of Increased Prevalence of Obesity in US Children"

Sascha Wischniewski, A Grötsch, Dominik Bonin and Matthew B Parkinson, 2016, "Synthesis and validation of a virtual anthropometric user population of German civilians based on an up-to-date representative dataset", Proceedings 4th International Digital Human Modeling Symposium, Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA), Dortmund, Germany

Charlotte DeVries and Matthew B Parkinson, 2016, "Modeling the variability of glenoid geometry in intact shoulders"

Kenneth Aycock, João De Farias, Ji-Eun Kim, Chao Shi and Matthew B Parkinson, 2015, "A design for human variability (DfHV) approach to determining appropriate sizes of prosthetic heart valves for pediatric patients", Melbourne, AUSTRALIA

Devon Boyd, Cameron Killen and Matthew B Parkinson, 2015, "Digital human models for collegiate SAE land vehicle competitions", Melbourne, AUSTRALIA

Brendan McNelly, Chris Monaco and Matthew B Parkinson, 2015, "Using population models to validate Platzer's methodology for overcoming vehicle blind spots", Melbourne, AUSTRALIA

Devon K Boyd and Matthew B Parkinson, 2015, "Using multivariate analysis to select accommodation boundary manikins from a population database", pp. V02BT03A021–V02BT03A021

D Reuben Haupt, Christopher J Garneau and Matthew B Parkinson, 2014, "The need for and lessons from a web-based tool for design for human variability"

Devon K Boyd and Matthew B Parkinson, 2014, "Two lessons from a short-duration design–build–test activity"

Matthew P Reed, Ulrich Raschke, Rushi Tirumali and Matthew B Parkinson, 2014, "Developing and implementing parametric human body shape models in ergonomics software"

D Reuben Haupt and Matthew B Parkinson, 2014, "Advancing design through the creation and visualization of virtual populations representing US civilians"

Charlotte DeVries and Matthew B Parkinson, 2014, "Identifying glenoid geometries through radial basis functions for implant design"

G. M. Warnick, Matthew B Parkinson, Yoke San Wong, Brian D. Jensen, Spencer P. Magleby and Gregory M. Roach, 2014, "Establishing an immersive cross-cultural experiential learning and design collaboration for engineering students and faculty", Proceedings 121st ASEE Annual Conference and Exhibition

Christopher Garneau and Matthew B Parkinson, 2013, "The use of humanoid glyphs in graphs for representing human variability in the spatial design of products", Proceedings of the 2nd International Digital Human Modeling Symposium

Gopal Nadadur and Matthew B Parkinson, 2013, "A suite of multivariate test cases for anthropometry-based design", Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Digital Human Modeling

Gopal Nadadur and Matthew B Parkinson, 2013, "A Z-score-based method to synthesize anthropometric datasets for global user populations"

Charlotte DeVries, Greg Roach and Matthew B Parkinson, 2013, "A comparison of design for human variability strategies in seating requirements of anthropometrically diverse populations", Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Design, ICED, 5 DS75-05, pp. 101-110

Gopal Nadadur, Matthew B Parkinson and Timothy W Simpson, 2012, "Application of the generational variety index: A retrospective study of iphone evolution"

Gopal Nadadur, W. Kim, A.R. Thomson, Matthew B Parkinson and Timothy W Simpson, 2012, "Strategic product design for multiple global markets", pp. 837-848

Gopal Nadadur and Matthew B Parkinson, 2012, "A utility theory-based approach to reducing raw material usage in non-adjustable and stationary artifacts, tasks, and environments", Proceedings of the 18th World Congress of Ergonomics

Gopal Nadadur and Matthew B Parkinson, 2012, "Designing for multiple global user populations: Increasing resource allocation efficiency for greater sustainability", Proceedings of the 18th World Congress of Ergonomics

Christopher J. Garneau and Matthew B Parkinson, 2011, "Preliminary validation of a tool for visualizing anthropometric data", First International Symposium on Digital Human Modeling, pp. No. 2267

Gopal Nadadur, Chris Garneau, Charlotte DeVries and Matthew B Parkinson, 2011, "A real options-based approach to designing for changing user populations of long-lifetime products", 9, pp. 557-565

Christopher Garneau and Matthew B Parkinson, 2011, "Probability of user fit for spatially optimized products", 5, pp. 221-229

Jillian Haldaman and Matthew B Parkinson, 2010, "Reconfigurable products and their means of reconfiguration", 1, pp. 219-228

Christopher J. Garneau and Matthew B Parkinson, 2010, "Visual analysis of user accommodation", 1, pp. 379-390

Charlotte DeVries, Chris J Garneau, Gopal Nadadur and Matthew B Parkinson, 2010, "Considering secular and demographic trends in designing for present and future populations", 1, pp. 391-398

T. W. Simpson, Matthew B Parkinson, D. Celento, W. Chen, A. McKenna, E. Colgate, D. Norman, P. Y. Papalambros, R. Gonzales, B. Roth and L. Leifer, 2010, "Navigating the barriers to interdisciplinary design education: Lessons learned from the NSF Design Workshop Series", ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences

Daniel E Willis, Timothy W Simpson, Rebecca L Henn, Samuel T Hunter, Matthew B Parkinson, David J Celento, Russell R Barton and Sandeep Purao, 2010, "From border skirmishes to strategic alliances: Barriers to design innovation and collaboration between architects and engineers, and an opportunity for moving beyond them", pp. 54-64

Gopal Nadadur and Matthew B Parkinson, 2009, "Anthropometry for a North American manufacturing population", SAE Digital Human Modeling for Design and Engineering Conference

Gopal Nadadur and Matthew B Parkinson, 2009, "Using designing for human variability to optimize aircraft seat layout", SAE Digital Human Modeling for Design and Engineering Conference

Christopher J Garneau and Matthew B Parkinson, 2009, "Optimization of tool handle shape for a target user population", 5, pp. 1029-1036

Timothy W Simpson, Samuel T Hunter, Cari Bryant-Arnold, Matthew B Parkinson, Russell R Barton, David J Celento and John Messner, 2009, "Interdisciplinary graduate design programs: Results and recommendations from a NSF workshop", 8, pp. 553-563

Matthew P Reed and Matthew B Parkinson, 2008, "Modeling variability in torso shape for chair and seat design"

Robert C Fromuth and Matthew B Parkinson, 2008, "Predicting 5th and 95th percentile anthropometric segment lengths from population stature"

Chris J. Garneau and Matthew B Parkinson, 2008, "Optimal product sizing through digital human models", SAE International Technical Paper #2008-01-1921

Gopal Nadadur and Matthew B Parkinson, 2008, "Extrapolation of anthropometric measures to new populations", Proceedings SAE Digital Human Modeling for Design and Engineering Conference, Technical Paper #2008-01-1858

Christopher J Garneau and Matthew B Parkinson, 2007, "Including preference in anthropometry-driven models for design"

Matthew B Parkinson and Matthew P Reed, 2007, "Standing reach envelopes incorporating anthropometric variance and postural cost", SAE International Digital Human Modeling Symposium

Matthew B Parkinson and M. P. Reed, 2006, "Optimizing vehicle occupant packaging", SAE International Congress and Exposition

Matthew B Parkinson and M. P. Reed, 2006, "Considering driver balance capability in truck shifter design", SAE International Digital Human Modeling Symposium

Matthew B Parkinson and M. P. Reed, 2006, "Improved head restraint design for safety and compliance", ASME Internation Design Engineering Technical Conferences

Matthew B Parkinson, Michael Kokkolaras, Matthew P Reed and Panos Y Papalambros, 2005, "Robust truck cabin layout optimization using advanced driver variance models"

Matthew P Reed, Matthew B Parkinson and David Wagner, 2004, "Torso kinematics in seated reaches", Digital Human Modeling for Design and Engineering Symposium

Matthew B Parkinson, M. P. Reed and D. B. Chaffin, 2004, "Balance maintenance during seated reaches of people with spinal cord injury", SAE Digital Human Modeling Conference

M. P. Reed, Matthew B Parkinson and A. L. Klinkenberger, 2003, "Assessing the validity of kinematically generated reach envelopes for simulation of vehicle operators", Digital Human Modeling for Design and Engineering Conference and Exhibition

M. P. Reed, Matthew B Parkinson and D. B. Chaffin, 2003, "A new approach to modeling driver reach", SAE World Congress & Exhibition

M. Sasena, Matthew B Parkinson, M. P. Reed, P. Y. Papalambros and P. Goovaerts, 2002, "Adaptive experimental design applied to an ergonomics testing procedure", Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences

Matthew B Parkinson, D. B. Chaffin and M. P. Reed, 2002, "Maintaining balance in seated reaches", Proceedings of the International Conference of Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America

Matthew B Parkinson, B. D. Jensen and K. Kurabayashi, 2001, "Design of compliant force and displacement amplification micromechanisms", Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences

Matthew B Parkinson and Jane E. Huggins, 2001, "A method for the rapid prototyping of custom contoured cushions", ASME International Engineering Congress and Exposition, 51

Brian D Jensen, Matthew B Parkinson, Katsuo Kurabayashi, Larry L Howell and M S Baker, 2001, "Design optimization of a fully-compliant bistable micro-mechanism", 3, pp. 357-363

Matthew B Parkinson, B. D. Jensen and G. M. Roach, 2000, "Optimization-based design of a fully compliant bistable micromechanism", Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences

Matthew B Parkinson, G. M. Roach and L. L. Howell, 2000, "Predicting the large-deflection path of tapered cantilever beams", Proceedings of the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition

S. A. Nelson, Matthew B Parkinson and P. Y. Papalambros, 1999, "Multicriteria optimization in product platform design", Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference

Matthew B Parkinson, L. L. Howell and J. J. Cox, 1997, "A parametric approach to the optimization-based design of compliant mechanisms", Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences

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