Pilot Project Research Training Past Awards
Past Awards (2004-2023)
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Award 2023-2024 (Awarded January 2024)
Investigator: Caitlin Ceryes
Status: Assistant Professor
University Towson U
Project Title Assessing occ healthcare needs and disparities among Delmarva poultry processing workers
Investigator: Kisha Grady
Status: DrPH student
University JHU
Mentor: Quiros-Alcala
Project Title The price of beauty: Addressing critical surveillance gaps and establishing key alliances for effective outreach in underserved and underrepresented workers in salon settings.
Investigator: Ryan Hines
Status: PhD student
University JHU
Mentor: Ramachandran
Project Title Exposure Model Validation in Variable Occupational Environments for use in Bayesian Decision Analysis
Investigator: Grant Tore
Status: PhD student
University JHU
Mentor: Quiros-Alcala
Project Title Examining associations of glyphosate exposure among Chilean agricultural workers with biomarkers of subclinical kidney disease
Investigator: Eri Togami
Status: PhD student
University JHU
Mentor: Meghan Davis
Project Title A One Health approach to protecting the health of farmers and animal care workers against zoonotic diseases in the livestock value chain: A qualitative study embedded in a randomized control trial
Investigator: Sara Lupolt
Status: Assistant Scientist
University JHU
Mentor: Nachman
Project Title Characterizing exposures to biosolids among biosolids applicators and agricultural workers
Awards 2022-2023 (Awarded January 2023)
Investigator: Laura Nicolau
Status: Instructor of Medicine
University JHU
Project Title Brick kilns: A neglected but serious occupational and environmental risk factor
Investigator: Christen Dunn
Status: PhD student
University Old Dominion U
Mentor: James Blando
Project Title A Pilot Study of Work Exposures and Sleep Health in Firefighters
Investigator: Lesliam Quiros-Alcala
Status: Assistant Professor
University Johns Hopkins
Project Title REPRO-HAIR: Researching Exposures of Potential Reproductive Concern On Hairdressers: A Pilot Study
Investigator: Melissa DeSantiago
Status: PHD student
University JHU
Mentor: Quiros-Alcala
Project Title The METALES Study: Measuring Exposures To Agro-chemicals and their Link to rEnal diSease: Using a novel method to assess exposures to chemicals in agricultural work and their role in chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology
Investigator: Sophia Le
Status: PhD student
University JHU
Mentor: Koehler
Project Title Differences in Occupational Airborne Contaminant Exposure and Respiratory Health between Urban and Rural Settlements in the VICINITY Study
Awards 2021-2022 (Awarded January 2022)
Investigator Melissa DeSantiago
Status: PhD student
University Johns Hopkins
Mentor: Quiros-Alcala
Project Title The METALES Study: Measuring Exposures To Agrochemicals and their Link to rEnal diSease
Investigator Jonathon Ehsani
Status: Assistant Professor, HPM
University Johns Hopkins
Project Title Motor vehicle crash risk among au pairs in the U.S.
Investigator: Sunwook Kim
Status: Research Assistant Professor
University Virginia Tech
Project Title Assessing the Potential Adverse Impacts of Back-Support Exoskeletons on Fall Risks
Investigator: Rachel Topazian
Status: PhD Student
University Johns Hopkins
Mentor: Cass Crifassi
Project Title Data privacy perspectives in the context of workplace safety
Investigator: Sol Lim
Status: Assistant Professor
University Virginia Tech
Project Title Investigating Sensitivity to Vibrotactile Stimulation during Dynamic Work Tasks to Facilitate Future Effective Ergonomic Interventions
2020
Investigator: Lydia Louis and Magdalena Fandino
Status: Post-Docs (2)
University: Johns Hopkins University
Mentor: Lesliam Quiros-Alcala
Project Title: The role of phthalate exposure on biomarkers of oxidative stress and inflammation among minority hairdressers
Investigator: Brenda Berumen
Status: PhD student
University: Old Dominion University
Mentor: Muge Apkinar-Elci
Project Title: Assessing the Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on US Hispanic/Latino Farmworkers
Investigator: Jessica Suedbeck
Status: Assistant Professor
University: Old Dominion University
Mentor: N/A
Project Title: Ergonomic Instrument Selection for Dental Hygiene Students
Investigator: Joyce Lin
Status: PhD student
University: Johns Hopkins University
Mentor: Ana Rule
Project Title: Characterizing Metal Exposure in Cleanup Workers involved in the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Qualification of a Toenail Biomarker and Implications for Neurobehavioral Health
Investigator: SueAnn Woods
Status: PhD student (she is also assistant professor)
University: West Virginia University
Mentor: Christopher Martin
Project Title: The impact on disability on mortality among workers with upper extremity disorder claims: a retrospective cohort study
Investigator: Caitlin Ceryes
Status: PhD student
University: Johns Hopkins University
Mentor: Roni Neff
Project Title: Impact of COVID-19 on food distribution essential workers
2019
Name: Sean Banaee, PhD, CIH, CSP
Status: Assistant Professor, Old Dominion University
Mentor: N/A
Project Title: Study of Musculo-Skeletal Disorders amongst Dental Hygiene Students
Name: Lucy Kavi, MSc
Status: PhD student, University of Maryland SPH
Mentor: Lesliam Quiros-Alcala, PhD, MSc
Project Title: Workplace exposures to current and emerging contaminants of concern among minority workers
Name: Cynthia T. Pugh, MS, CSP, CHO
Status: PhD student, Indiana University of PA
Mentor: Dr. Luz Stella Marin-Ramirez
Project Title: Evaluation of occupational exposures to nanomaterials in Electronic Recycling (E-Cycle) facilities.
Name: Keisha A. Robinson, CNM, C-EFM
Status: PhD Student, UMD School of Nursing
Mentor: Yolanda Ogbolu PhD., CRNP, FNAP, FAAN
Project Title: Clinician Resilience after Traumatic Child Birth Exposure
Name: Lesliam Quirós-Alcalá, PhD, MSc
Status: Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins SPH
Mentor: N/A
Project Title: Exposures to respiratory irritants among hairdressers and their role on the nasal microbiome
Name: Kathryn R. Dalton, VMD MPH
Status: PhD student, JHSPH
Mentor: Meghan F. Davis, PhD DVM MPH
Project Title: Identifying Occupational Health Benefits and Concerns of Key Stakeholders Regarding Hospital-Based Animal-Assisted Intervention Programs: A Pilot Study to Inform Program Implementation.
Name: Molly Francis, MPH
Status: PhD Student, JHBPH
Mentor: Keisha Pollack Porter, PhD
Project Title: Minimum Wage and Fatal Occupational Injury
2018
Name: Kimeran Evans PT, DPT
Status: PhD Student, West Virginia University
Mentor: Douglas Myers, ScD
Project Title: An In-Depth Exploration of Hospital-Based Physical and Occupational Therapists’ Needs, Perceptions and Involvement Regarding Safe Patient Handling and Mobility Programs (OEMR)
Name: Jillian Fry, PhD, MPH
Status: Assistant Scientist, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Mentor: NA
Project Title: Identifying Occupational Safety and Health Research Priorities in Aquaculture: A Mixed Methods Pilot Study (Other)
Name: Katie Overbey, MS
Status: PhD candidate, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Mentor: Kellogg Schwab, PhD, Professor
Project Title: Occupational Exposure to Human Norovirus in Hospitals: Capacity Building and Surface Sampling to Inform Large Scale Studies (OEH)
Name: Yuan Shao, PhD
Status: Post-Doctoral Fellow, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Mentor: Gurumurthy Ramachandran, PhD
Project Title: Tomographic Reconstruction of Spatial Aerosol Distribution using Multispectral Light Extinction Measurement - A Chamber Study (Other)
2017
Name: Leigh J. Allin, MS
Status: PhD Student, Department of Biomedical Engineering & Mechanics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Mentor: Michael L. Madigan, Ph.D.
Project Title: Evaluating the Effects of Occupationally-Relevant Fatiguing Work on Trip-Induced Fall Risk.
Name: Sara Lupolt, MPH, CPH
Status: PhD Student, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Mentor: Keeve E. Nachman, PhD, MHS
Project Title: Characterizing urban farmers’ activities and rates of soil contact via videographic methods
Name: Lesliam Quiros-Alcala, PhD, MS
Status: Assistant Professor, Maryland Institute of Applied Environmental Health, University of Maryland School of Public Health
Mentor: N/A
Project Title: The Hair Salon Study: A Pilot Study to Evaluate Occupational Exposures in Hair Salons
2016
Name: Mitchell Doucette, MS
Status: PhD Candidate, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Mentor: Shannon Frattaroli, PhD
Project Title: Measuring the Effect of Changes in Parking Lot Laws on Firearm-related Workplace Homicides
Name: Divya Srinivasan, MS, MS, PhD
Status: Assistant Professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Mentor: N/A
Project Title: Acute Low-Back Biomechanical and Physiological Effects of the Sit-Stand Paradigm
Name: Christopher Zuidema, MSc
Status: PhD Candidate, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Mentor: Kirsten Koehler, PhD
Project Title: Improving Personal Exposure Estimates: Field Testing Radio-frequency Identification (RFID) Tags on a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Positioning System to Locate and Track Workers in a Manufacturing Setting
2015
Name: Pankaj Kuhar, MS
Status: PhD candidate, Pennsylvania State University
Mentor: Dr. Dennis J. Murphy
Project Title: Evaluation of Airborne Hazards Associated with Harvesting, Storage, Transportation and Processing of Solid Biomass from Switchgrass and Miscanthus
Name: Ashley Newton, BS
Status: PhD candidate, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Mentor: Dr. Kirsten Koehler
Project Title: Occupational Trace Metal Detection: Development of a Novel, Low-cost Analysis Method Using Microfluidic Paper-based Analysis Devices (μPADs)
Name: Pranay Randad, MS
Status: PhD candidate, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Mentor: Dr. Christopher Heaney
Project Title: Relative Pathogenesis of Staphylococcus aureus Strains Observed in Livestock Workers Compared to Strains Observed in Community and Hospitalized Populations
2014
Name: Meghan F. Davis, DVM, MPH, PhD
Status: Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Mentor: N/A
Project Title: Respiratory Morbidity and Nasal Microbiome Dynamics Related to Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcal Enterotoxin Exposure in Swine Confinement Workers
Name: Thammasin Inviya, MD, MHS
Status: PhD candidate, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Mentor: Dr. Paul Strickland
Project Title: Benzene and PAH Exposure in Oil Spill Cleanup Workers in Thailand
Name: Sunwook Kim, PhD
Status: Research Scientist, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic & State University
Mentor: Dr. Maury A. Nussbaum
Project Title: Understanding the Safety and Health of Loggers in Mechanized Harvesting Operations
2013
Name: Jeremy Gernand, PhD
Status: Assistant Professor, Pennsylvania State University
Mentor: N/A
Project Title: Characterizing Ambient Background Nanoparticle Distributions in Workplaces
Name: Kirsten Koehler, PhD
Status: Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Mentor: N/A
Project Title: Development of a Novel, Low Cost Sampler to Estimate Occupational Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) Exposures
2012
Name: Jesse Negherbon, BS, MEng
Status: PhD candidate, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Mentor: Patrick N. Breysse, PhD
Project Title: Total Pro-inflammatory Potential of Occupational Exposures to Agricultural Dusts
Name: Nora Pisanic, PhD
Status: Post-doctoral Fellow, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Mentor: Christopher D. Heaney, PhD
Project Title: Occupational Health Impacts of Zoonotic Pathogen Exposures among Swine CAFO Workers
Name: David Swedler, MPH
Status: PhD candidate, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Mentor: Keshia Pollack, PhD, MPH
Project Title: A Mixed Methods Examination of Distracted Driving in Commercial Truck Drivers
2011
Name: Shannon E. Carter, BS
Status: PhD candidate, University of Delaware, Dept. of Plant and Soil Sciences
Mentor: Donald L. Sparks, PhD
Project Title: Distribution and Speciation of Metals and Metalloids in Particulate Matter Emitted from Delmarva Poultry Operations
Name: Airín D. Martinez, PhD
Status: Post-doctoral Fellow, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Mentor: Jacqueline Agnew, PhD, MPH
Project Title: Needs Assessment for the Development of an Occupational Health Education Program for Latinos in Baltimore
Name: Ana M. Rule, PhD
Status: Research Associate, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Mentor: NA
Project Title: Validation of a Sampling Method for the Preservation of Chromium+6 in Airborne Samples
2010
Name: David Swedler, MPH
Status: PhD candidate, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Mentor: Keshia Pollack, PhD, MPH
Project Title: Analysis of Felonious Homicide of Law Enforcement Officers
Name: Dionne Williams, MPH
Status: DrPH candidate, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Mentor: Jacqueline Agnew, PhD, MPH
Project Title: Perceptions of Occupational Safety in Operating Rooms and Surgeons' Compliance with Sharps Safety Behaviors
2009
Name: Ronda Brewer, MD, MPH
Status: Occupational Medicine Resident, University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine
Mentor: Judith Green-McKenzie, MD, MPH
Project title: Characterization of Occupational Blood Born Pathogen Exposures in Health Care Workers at a University Hospital: A Three Year Retrospective Study
Name: Victoria M. Pak, BSN
Status: PhD candidate, University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing
Mentor: Jennifer A. Pinto-Martin, PhD, MPH
Project title: Assessing Workplace Phthalate Among Massage Therapy Students
Name: Brandon Takacs, MS
Status: Assistant Professor, West Virginia College of Engineering and Mineral Resources
Mentor: NA
Project title: Field Examination of a Newly Designed Miners' Helmet Equipped with Cap Mount Muffs
2008
Name: Whitney Austin, BA
Status: PhD Candidate, Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Mentor: Dr. Shannon Frattaroli
Project title: The impact of LEED-certified green building design on occupational safety and health
Name: Jan Jaeger, RN, PhD
Status: Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania, Center for Bioethics
Mentor: NA
Project title: A feasibility study of occupational health and safety and emerging nanotechnologies
Name: Leora Vegosen, MHS
Status: PhD Candidate, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Mentor: Dr. Patrick N. Breysse
Project title: Occupational exposures to Campylobacter jejuni and autoimmune peripheral neuropathy in cow farmers
2007
Name: Katherine Clark, MHS
Status: DrPH Candidate, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Mentor: Dr. Peter SJ Lees
Project title: An in vitro model of human intestinal transport of nanoparticles
Name: Julie Richman, MHS
Status: PhD Candidate, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Mentor: Dr. Alison Geyh
Project title: Determining the kinetics of blood Mn after exposure to welding fume
Name: Amir Sapkota, PhD
Status: Assistant Professor, University of Maryland, School of Public Health
Mentor: NA
Project title: Occupational exposure of bus drivers to volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and particulate matter (PM2.5)
Name: Maria Tellez-Plaza, MD, MPH
Status: PhD Candidate, Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Mentor: Dr. Ana Navas-Acien
Project title: Cadmium exposure, metallothionein levels, and kidney disease in a General Motors Company assembly plant
2006
Name: Rebecca Clouse, RN, MS
Status: PhD Candidate, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Mentor: Dr. Jacqueline Agnew / Dr. Virginia Weaver
Project title: Measurement of NHANES urinary metals panel in Korean lead workers
Name: Christopher Coleman, PhD, MPH
Status: Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing
Mentor: NA
Project title: The impact of HAART on the functional health status of employed individuals with AIDS
Name: Carrie D. Dorsey, MD, MPH
Status: Assistant Professor, University of Maryland, School of Medicine
Mentor: NA
Project title: Human breast milk biomonitoring: detection of hazardous drugs in the breast milk of oncology nurses
Name: Harry Hochheiser, PhD
Status: Assistant Professor, Department of Computer and Information Sciences, Towson University
Mentor: NA
Project title: Evaluating menu selection task performance of blind users of screen readers
Name: Keshia M. Pollack, PhD, MPH
Status: Assistant Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health
Mentor: NA
Project title: Ergonomic hazards: an exploratory study of personal protective equipment and obesity
Name: Julie Richman, MHS
Status: PhD Candidate, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health
Mentor: Dr. Alison Geyh
Project title: Determining the kinetics of blood Mn after exposure to welding fume
Name: Deborah E. Young, MS
Status: PhD Candidate, Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic & State University
Mentor: Dr. Maury A. Nussbaum
Project title: Evaluation of engineering control technology for drywall sanding operations
2005
Name: David Colquhoun, MS
Status: PhD Candidate, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Mentor: Dr. Rolf Halden
Project title: Application of proteomics for the development of biomarkers of occupational exposure
Name: Victoria V. Dickson, MSN
Status: PhD Candidate, University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing
Mentor: Dr. Linda McCauley
Project title: Variables affecting heart failure self-care management in the workforce
Name: Cherise B. Harrington, BA
Status: PhD Candidate, Department of Medical & Clinical Psychology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Mentor: Dr. Michael Feuerstein
Project title: Ergonomic and psychosocial interventions and outcomes in patients with acute low back pain
Name: Andrew Lincoln, ScD
Status: Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Mentor: NA
Project title: Reliability and validity of shoulder impairment ratings
Name: Priscah Murjuru, DrPH
Status: Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, West Virginia University, School of Medicine
Mentor: NA
Project title: Evaluation of various injury trends among young workers, 1996-2005
Name: My Linn Sawyer, MD, MPH
Status: Occupational Medicine Resident, Division of Occupational Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Mentor: Dr. Edward Emmett
Project title: Mandatory overtime increases occupational injuries at an automotive assembly plant
Name: Plernpit Suwan-Ampai, MSc, MHS
Status: PhD Candidate, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Mentor: Dr. Jacqueline Agnew
Project title: Individual factors and geographical variation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) exposures and acute respiratory symptoms among a sample of the NHANES 1999-2002
Name: Jennifer Taylor, MPH
Status: PhD Candidate, Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Mentor: Prof. Susan Baker
Project title: Poor Organizational culture leads to injuries in the nursing workforce: are the same cultural risk factors putting patients at risk?
2004
Name: Susan M. Antol, MS, RN
Status: Lecturer, University of Maryland, School of Nursing
Mentor: Dr. Jane Lipscomb
Project title: Health issues of female Mexican crab pickers
Name: Maria Bulzacchelli, BA
Status: PhD Candidate, Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Mentor: Dr. Jon S. Vernick
Project title: An evaluation of the impact of OSHA's control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) standard (29 CFR 1910.147) on occupational injury rates
Name: Myrna Callison, BS, MA
Status: PhD Candidate, Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic & State University
Mentor: Dr. Maury A. Nussbaum
Project title: Identification of physically demanding patient handling tasks in an acute care hospital
Name: Nicole Cardello, MHS
Status: PhD Candidate, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Mentor: Dr. Timothy Buckley
Project title: Evaluation of methods of assessing exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
Name: Lori Edwards, RN, MPH
Status: DrPH Candidate, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Mentor: Dr. Jacqueline Agnew
Project title: Health risks and health priorities of Vietnamese American nail salon workers
Name: Jurek George Grabowski, MPH
Status: PhD Candidate, Tulane University School of Public Health
Mentor: Dr. Guo Hua Li
Project title: Occupational injuries in airport ground crews
Name: Thurmon Lockhart, PhD
Status: Assistant Professor, Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic & State University
Mentor: NA
Project title: Age-related effects of work-pace and load carrying on risk of slip initiation
Name: Shirley Van Zandt, MS, MPH
Status: PhD Candidate, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Mentor: Dr. Sheila Fitzgerald
Project title: Characteristics of low-income workers'
2008
Name: Whitney Austin, BA
Status: PhD Candidate, Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Mentor: Dr. Shannon Frattaroli
Project title: The impact of LEED-certified green building design on occupational safety and health
Name: Jan Jaeger, RN, PhD
Status: Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania, Center for Bioethics
Mentor: NA
Project title: A feasibility study of occupational health and safety and emerging nanotechnologies
Name: Leora Vegosen, MHS
Status: PhD Candidate, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Mentor: Dr. Patrick N. Breysse
Project title: Occupational exposures to Campylobacter jejuni and autoimmune peripheral neuropathy in cow farmers
2007
Name: Katherine Clark, MHS
Status: DrPH Candidate, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Mentor: Dr. Peter SJ Lees
Project title: An in vitro model of human intestinal transport of nanoparticles
Name: Julie Richman, MHS
Status: PhD Candidate, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Mentor: Dr. Alison Geyh
Project title: Determining the kinetics of blood Mn after exposure to welding fume
Name: Amir Sapkota, PhD
Status: Assistant Professor, University of Maryland, School of Public Health
Mentor: NA
Project title: Occupational exposure of bus drivers to volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and particulate matter (PM2.5)
Name: Maria Tellez-Plaza, MD, MPH
Status: PhD Candidate, Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Mentor: Dr. Ana Navas-Acien
Project title: Cadmium exposure, metallothionein levels, and kidney disease in a General Motors Company assembly plant
2006
Name: Rebecca Clouse, RN, MS
Status: PhD Candidate, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Mentor: Dr. Jacqueline Agnew / Dr. Virginia Weaver
Project title: Measurement of NHANES urinary metals panel in Korean lead workers
Name: Christopher Coleman, PhD, MPH
Status: Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing
Mentor: NA
Project title: The impact of HAART on the functional health status of employed individuals with AIDS
Name: Carrie D. Dorsey, MD, MPH
Status: Assistant Professor, University of Maryland, School of Medicine
Mentor: NA
Project title: Human breast milk biomonitoring: detection of hazardous drugs in the breast milk of oncology nurses
Name: Harry Hochheiser, PhD
Status: Assistant Professor, Department of Computer and Information Sciences, Towson University
Mentor: NA
Project title: Evaluating menu selection task performance of blind users of screen readers
Name: Keshia M. Pollack, PhD, MPH
Status: Assistant Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health
Mentor: NA
Project title: Ergonomic hazards: an exploratory study of personal protective equipment and obesity
Name: Julie Richman, MHS
Status: PhD Candidate, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health
Mentor: Dr. Alison Geyh
Project title: Determining the kinetics of blood Mn after exposure to welding fume
Name: Deborah E. Young, MS
Status: PhD Candidate, Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic & State University
Mentor: Dr. Maury A. Nussbaum
Project title: Evaluation of engineering control technology for drywall sanding operations
2005
Name: David Colquhoun, MS
Status: PhD Candidate, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Mentor: Dr. Rolf Halden
Project title: Application of proteomics for the development of biomarkers of occupational exposure
Name: Victoria V. Dickson, MSN
Status: PhD Candidate, University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing
Mentor: Dr. Linda McCauley
Project title: Variables affecting heart failure self-care management in the workforce
Name: Cherise B. Harrington, BA
Status: PhD Candidate, Department of Medical & Clinical Psychology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Mentor: Dr. Michael Feuerstein
Project title: Ergonomic and psychosocial interventions and outcomes in patients with acute low back pain
Name: Andrew Lincoln, ScD
Status: Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Mentor: NA
Project title: Reliability and validity of shoulder impairment ratings
Name: Priscah Murjuru, DrPH
Status: Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, West Virginia University, School of Medicine
Mentor: NA
Project title: Evaluation of various injury trends among young workers, 1996-2005
Name: My Linn Sawyer, MD, MPH
Status: Occupational Medicine Resident, Division of Occupational Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Mentor: Dr. Edward Emmett
Project title: Mandatory overtime increases occupational injuries at an automotive assembly plant
Name: Plernpit Suwan-Ampai, MSc, MHS
Status: PhD Candidate, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Mentor: Dr. Jacqueline Agnew
Project title: Individual factors and geographical variation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) exposures and acute respiratory symptoms among a sample of the NHANES 1999-2002
Name: Jennifer Taylor, MPH
Status: PhD Candidate, Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Mentor: Prof. Susan Baker
Project title: Poor Organizational culture leads to injuries in the nursing workforce: are the same cultural risk factors putting patients at risk?
2004
Name: Susan M. Antol, MS, RN
Status: Lecturer, University of Maryland, School of Nursing
Mentor: Dr. Jane Lipscomb
Project title: Health issues of female Mexican crab pickers
Name: Maria Bulzacchelli, BA
Status: PhD Candidate, Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Mentor: Dr. Jon S. Vernick
Project title: An evaluation of the impact of OSHA's control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) standard (29 CFR 1910.147) on occupational injury rates
Name: Myrna Callison, BS, MA
Status: PhD Candidate, Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic & State University
Mentor: Dr. Maury A. Nussbaum
Project title: Identification of physically demanding patient handling tasks in an acute care hospital
Name: Nicole Cardello, MHS
Status: PhD Candidate, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Mentor: Dr. Timothy Buckley
Project title: Evaluation of methods of assessing exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
Name: Lori Edwards, RN, MPH
Status: DrPH Candidate, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Mentor: Dr. Jacqueline Agnew
Project title: Health risks and health priorities of Vietnamese American nail salon workers
Name: Jurek George Grabowski, MPH
Status: PhD Candidate, Tulane University School of Public Health
Mentor: Dr. Guo Hua Li
Project title: Occupational injuries in airport ground crews
Name: Thurmon Lockhart, PhD
Status: Assistant Professor, Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic & State University
Mentor: NA
Project title: Age-related effects of work-pace and load carrying on risk of slip initiation
Name: Shirley Van Zandt, MS, MPH
Status: PhD Candidate, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Mentor: Dr. Sheila Fitzgerald
Project title: Characteristics of low-income workers