Research Summary
My research program focuses primarily on the epidemiology and toxicology of the pulmonary system, with additional research work on injury epidemiology (including poisoning and drug overdose) and on the history of occupational health. My research program has been composed of two principal components: (1) examining the etiologic burden and outcomes of lung disease, with an emphasis on interactions between workplace exposures and disease severity; and (2) epidemiologic and controlled human exposure studies of toxin and drug exposure effects. Outcomes in adult asthma, COPD, and interstitial disease comprise the principal thrust of these research efforts.
Research Funding
July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2025 - Northern California Educational Resource Center –Occupational Safety and Health Education Residency Training 7/1/2020 - 6/30/2025 , PI . Sponsor: NIOSH/CDC, Sponsor Award ID: T-42-OH008429-16 CDC/NIOSH
May 1, 2018 - April 30, 2023 - Preventive Medicine Residencies , PI . Sponsor: HRSA, Sponsor Award ID: D33HP31668
September 1, 2020 - June 30, 2022 - Rheumatoid Arthritis in Hard Rock Underground Miners , PI . Sponsor: Alpha Foundation, Sponsor Award ID: AFCTG20-98
January 1, 2019 - June 30, 2022 - Alpha Foundation Coal Mining Employment as a Risk Factor for Rheumatoid Arthritis 01/01/19 - 12/31/21 NCE to 6/30/22 , PI . Sponsor: Alpha Foundation, Sponsor Award ID: AFC618SP-88
Education
Goddard College, Plainfield, Vermont, BA, 1974, Liberal Arts
Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA MSPH, 1977, Industrial Hygiene
Albert Einstein School of Medicine, Bronx, NY, MD, 1982, Medicine