Mark Benden

Affiliated Faculty, Industrial & Systems Engineering and Multidisciplinary Engineering
Director of the Ergonomics Center, Texas A&M University
Department Head, Environmental and Occupational Health, Texas A&M School of Public Health

Educational Background

- Office Worker Obesity
- Classroom Ergonomics and Childhood Obesity
- Sedentary Behavior Interventions
- Remote Worker Research

US Patent # 6,142,571- Ergonomic Footrest Apparatus for a Chair
US Patent # 6,220,663- Lumbar Pump Assembly for a Chair
US Patent # 6,296,312- Ergonomic Armrest Assembly
US Patent # 6,290,295- Air Pump Assembly for a Chair
US Patent # D458,777S- Onboard Instruction Guide
US Patent # D463,441S-computer Accessories and Mouse Deck
MALRC Fellow - Nov 2008
National Science Foundation - STEM Grant Reviewer Oct 2008
Industrial Advisory Board - member; TAMU ENTC department 2008
U.S. Top 10 Most Innovative Product Designer, Healthcare Design Magazine, June 2008
Buildings Magazine, Editor's Top 100 for 2007 - Ntune Seating System
Platinum ADEX award in the 2005-06 Awards for Design Excellence for NeXtepTM and BalanceTM Chair in the Design Journal
Platinum ADEX award in the 2004-05 Awards for Design Excellence for AbStoolTM in the Design Journal
Platinum ADEX award in the 2004-05 Awards for Design Excellence for StandUpTM in the Design Journal
Member, Canvass Committee for BSR/HFES 100 the proposed draft to the ANSI/HFS 100 - 1988 American National Standard for Human Factors Engineering of Visual Display Terminal Workstations (Issued Nov 2007 as new standard.)

Garrett, G., Zhao, H., Pickens, A., Mehta, R., Preston, L., Powell, A., & Benden, M. E. (2019). Computer-based Prompt’s impact on postural variability and sit-stand desk usage behavior; a cluster randomized control trial. Applied Ergonomics, 79, 17-24. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2019.04.003.
Sharma, P., Benden, M. E., Mehta, R. K., Pickens, A., & Han, G. (2018). A Quantitative Evaluation of Electric Sit-Stand Desk Usage: 3-Month In-Situ Workplace Study. ISSE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics and Human Factors, 6(2), 76-83. https://doi.org/10.1080/24725838.2018.1521351
Sharma, P., Mehta, R. K., Pickens, A., Han, G., & Benden, M. E. (2018). Sit-Stand Desk Software Can Now Monitor and Prompt Office Workers to Change Health Behaviors. Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 61(5), 816-824. https://doi.org/10.1177/0018720818807043
Garrett, G., Benden, M. E., Mehta, R., Pickens, A., Peres, C. S., & Zhao, H. (2016). Call Center Productivity Over 6 Months Following Standing Desk Intervention. IIE Transactions on Occupational Ergonomics and Human Factors, 4(2-3), 188-195. https://doi.org/10.1080/21577323.2016.1183534
Hinckson, E., Salmon, J., Benden, M. E., Clemes, S. A., Sudholz, B., Barber, S. E., Aminian, S., & Ridgers N. D. (2016). Standing Classrooms: Research and Lessons Learned from Around the World. Sports Medicine, 46, 977-987. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-015-0436-2