A Prosaic Life Background and Résumé.

Brief Bio Résumé    NIH Biosketch

Professor and Chair
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health

Education

Ph.D. in Occupational Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
M.S. / B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

Major Activities

Heat Stress. Development of exposure assessment methods. Investigations on the effects of protective clothing on the level of heat stress, and on the benefits of personal cooling systems. Applications of alternative methods of heat stress evaluation in work environments based on heat balance analysis techniques and on assessment of physiological strain. Implementation of integrated programs of heat stress management.

Ergonomics. Development of ergonomics surveillance tool for short cycle jobs. Evolution of a framework for analyzing short-cycle manufacturing jobs that systematically examines biomechanics, muscle fatigue and cumulative trauma. Implementation of job analysis tools to better match the needs of the users from personnel on the floor to engineers designing new jobs.

Teaching. Graduate-level courses in occcupational safety and health, including industrial ergonomics, safety and health administration, and engineering systems safety. Contribute to classes in occupational and environmental health. Supervise student research. Routinely instruct in professional development courses.

Recognition

Certified Safety Professional (20170, 5/08)
Certified Industrial Hygienist (6346, 7/94)
Certified Professional Ergonomist (088, 6/93)
Registered Professional Engineer (Pennsylvania PE-029166-E, 3/80)
Member and Chair, ACGIH® Physical Agents TLV® Committee
Member, American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA)
Member, American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH®)
Past Member, Safety and Occupational Health Study Section (NIOSH) (2002-06)
USF College of Public Health Distinguished Teaching Award, 1993, 1996, 2003
Westinghouse Signature Award of Excellence, 1985 and 1987

Employment

University of South Florida (1989 - present)
Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Research and Development Center (1978 - 1989)
United States Bureau of Mines, Pittsburgh Research Center (1976 - 1978)
The Pennsylvania State University (1974-1975)
University of Pittsburgh (1971-1974)