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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
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
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
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?
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' job sustainability: factors of health status, health insurance, social competence and job characteristics
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