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Anger, W. Kent -
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Course Information
Dr. Kent Anger has a faculty appointment in the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health as a Professor in the Environmental Systems & Human Health program.
In addition to his commitments to the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health (SPH), Dr. Anger is a professor in OHSU’s Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences (OIOHS) unit where is also the Associate Director for applied research. Anger also serves as Director to the Oregon Healthy Workforce Center. His research focuses on three areas: applying training technologies to prevent health and safety hazards, teach job skills, improve well-being & wellness at the workplace, improve work-family balance & reduce the impact of domestic violence on the workplace; developing behaviorally-based computer training technology to teach the broadest range of populations in the workplace; and identifying & characterizing the neurotoxic effects following occupational or environmental exposures to chemicals & identifying improved biomarkers.
Education, Degrees
B.A., Stephen F. Austin State University, 1965
M.A., University of Wyoming, 1966
Ph.D., University of Maine, 1974
Awards and Honors
OHSU Senate Affiliated Units Collaboration Award, 2014
Research
- U19OH010154-02 (Anger, Wyndham Kent) 9/1/2016 – 8/31/2021 CDC NIOSH Oregon Healthy Workforce Center (OHWC), Role: Principal Investigator
- U50 OH007544 Fenske, Richard) 10/1/2012 to 03/30/2017 CDC NIOSH Impact of a TWH Intervention on Workplace Stress
Berney, Bertram -
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Dr. Berney has an affiliate appointment in the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health as a Community Based Assistant Professor in the Environmental Systems & Human Health master’s program. In this role, Professor Berney’s work includes teaching courses and mentoring or advising students.
As a board certified preventive medicine physician, Dr. Berney utilizes preventive services and population-based methods to benefit patients. Medical toxicology, workers comp expertise and occupational medicine are other areas of his interest.
Education, Degrees
B.A., Colgate University
M.H.S., Johns Hopkins, School of Hygiene and Public Health
M.D., George Washington University, School of Medicine
Carlson, Kathleen -
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Kathleen F. Carlson is an associate professor at the School of Public Health, and a core investigator with the Health Services Research Center of Excellence at the VA Portland Health Care System.
Her research examines the spectrum of injury prevention and control, from the epidemiology of intentional and unintentional injuries to the rehabilitation of patient populations with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Her current efforts focus on opioid and other medication-related injuries, firearm-related injuries, short- and long-term outcomes among combat veterans with TBI, and epidemiology of, and health services for, auditory injury among active duty and separated military service members. Carlson co-directs the VA health services research post-doctoral fellowship program at the Portland VA and teaches and advises M.P.H. and Ph.D. students in epidemiology at the School of Public Health.
Education, Degrees
B.S., Biology, Oregon State University, 1999
M.S., Environmental Health/Epidemiology, University of Minnesota, 2003
Ph.D., Environmental Health/Epidemiology, University of Minnesota, 2006
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Health Services Research, Minneapolis VA Health Care System, 2008
Awards and Honors
- 2019, OHSU-PSU School of Public Health Award for Faculty of the Year
- 2016, OHSU Faculty Senate Award for Excellence
- 2015, OHSU PHPM Chair’s Award for Excellence in Research
- 2013, APHA ICEHS Special Services Award
- 2011, Inductee, Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health
- 2011, Graduate Women in Science Recognition of Service Award
Research
- I01 CX001135 (Carlson, Kathleen F) Sept 30, 2016 – Sept 29, 2018; DoD CDMRP/DVA CSR&D; Longitudinal Effects of Mild TBI and Other Military Exposures on Auditory Functioning in Recently-Discharged Veterans and Active Duty Service Members – CENC Study 1; Role: Principal Investigator
- 1R21MH112201 (Carlson, Kathleen F) Aug 1, 2016 – Sept 30, 2018; NIH/NIMH; Interagency Data Base Linkage: Precursors of Firearm Injuries and Suicide ; Role: Principal Investigator
- I21 RX002216-01 (Carlson, Kathleen F) July 1, 2016 – Jun 30, 2018; DVA/RR&D; Chronic Tinnitus among Veterans with and without TBI: Service Needs and Interests; Role: Principal Investigator
- I01 HX001891 (Carlson, Kathleen) Mar 1, 2016 – Feb 28, 2019; DVA/HSR&D; Use of a Prescription Drug Monitoring Program to Evaluate Concurrent VA and non-VA Opioid Prescriptions; Role: Principal Investigator
- JW160036 (Henry, James A) Mar 15, 2017 – Mar 15, 2021; DoD/JWMRP; Effects of Military Noise Exposure on Auditory Function in Service Members and Recently Discharged Veterans; Role: Co-Investigator
- BAA11097008 (Hammer, Leslie) Feb 1, 2013 – Jan 31, 2018; DoD/USAMRMC; Development and Evaluation of Veteran Supportive Supervisor Training (VSST): Reintegration of the Oregon National Guard and Reserves into the Workplace; Role: Co-Investigator
Hammer, Leslie -
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Dr. Leslie Hammer has a secondary faculty appointment in the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health as a Professor in the Environmental Systems & Human Health program. In this role her work includes mentoring students and collaborating on research with primary faculty.
In addition to her work in the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health (SPH), Dr. Hammer is the Director of the Occupational Health Psychology graduate training program at Portland State University that is funded through a training program grant from NIOSH; and an Associate Director of the NIOSH-funded Oregon Healthy Workforce Center (OHWC), one of six centers of excellence in Total Worker Health®.
She focuses on workplace programs aimed at training supervisors how to better support workers and in turn reduce workers stress and improve health, safety, and well-being. Her work involves numerous workplace intervention randomized controlled trials evaluating the effectiveness of supervisor support training. Dr. Hammer is currently conducting two randomized controlled trials funded by the Department of Defense. The Study for Employment of Veterans (SERVe) is focused on increasing supervisor support and enhancing employment outcomes for veterans reintegrating into the workforce, testing the effectiveness of a supervisor training workplace intervention. The Military Sleep and Health Study (MESH) is focused on increasing supervisor support for sleep, testing the effectiveness of a supervisor training sleep leadership intervention.
Education, Degrees
B.A., Psychology, James Madison University, 1985
M.S., Psychology, Bowling Green State University, 1989
Ph.D., Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Bowling Green State University, 1991
Awards and Honors
2013, recipient of the Branford Price Millar Award for Excellence in Research Scholarship at PSU
Please also visit Dr. Hammer’s lab page.
Research
- PI (Department of Defense) Evaluation of a Work-Family and Sleep Leadership Intervention in the Oregon National Guard: A Behavioral Health Leadership Approach. October 1, 2016- September 30, 2020
- PI (with Donald Truxillo, Co-PI) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Continuation Training Program Grant: Graduate Training in Occupational Health Psychology, July 1, 2015-June 30, 2020
- PI (Department of Defense) Development, validation and evaluation of a veteran supportive supervisor training program in the civilian workforce, February 8, 2013-February 7, 2018
Johnson, Richard -
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Dr. Richard Johnson is the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and a Professor in the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health (SPH) at the Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) in Portland Oregon.
He received his BS degree in Chemistry from the University of Washington and his MS and PhD degrees from the Oregon Graduate Institute (now part of OHSU). Dr. Johnson has been a faculty member at OHSU since 1985. He teaches in the areas of public health relating to climate change, drinking water availability, chemical and transport and fate in the environment and restoration of sites contaminated by industrial and other sources. His research interests involve forecasting of water quality in rivers to protect drinking water sources, development of diagnostic tool for groundwater restoration, and vulnerability of groundwater sources of drinking water.
Education, Degrees
B.S., University of Washington, 1973
M.S., Oregon Graduate Institute, 1981
Ph.D., Oregon Graduate Institute, 1985
Lambert, William -
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William Lambert has more than 25 years experience as a researcher and teacher in epidemiology and the environmental health sciences. Since arriving at OHSU in 2000, Lambert has conducted health research on the toxins in salmon and subsistence fish eaten by Columbia River tribes, organophosphate exposure and cognitive health effects in the children of farmworkers, and investigated sick building illness outbreaks and cancer clusters. His research currently focuses on prevention and management of childhood asthma.
Lambert has served as chair of the Board of Directors for the Josiah Hill III Clinic (providing free child blood lead screening) and chair of the Air Toxics Science Advisory Committee for the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. He was Director of Education for the OHSU Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine from 2009-2015, guiding the expansion and improvement of masters degree training programs in epidemiology and biostatistics.
Education, Degrees
B.A., University of California, Los Angeles, 1975
Ph.D., University of California, Irvine, 1994
Awards and Honors
- 2011, 2015, Chairman’s Award for Outstanding Mentorship, OHSU Department of Public Health & Preventive Medicine
- 2011, Leaving a Legacy Award, Josiah Hill III Clinic
- 2010, Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award, Oregon Master of Public Health Program
- 1999, Faculty Teaching Excellence Award, University of New Mexico Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program
- 1999, Life Saver Award, American Cancer Society
Research
- 1U48 DP005006 (Becker, Thomas) Sep 30, 2014 – Sep 29, 2019 CDC The Center for Healthy Communities: Dissemination, Implementation, and Evaluation of Native STAND in American Indian Communities Role: Principal Investigator of the Center’s Core Research Project
- 1 R01 HD062478 (Guise, Jeanne-Marie) Aug 10, 2010 – May 31, 2015 NICHD/NINR/NIMH/AHRQ Epidemiology of Preventable Safety Events in Pre-hospital EMS for Children Role: Co-Principal Investigator
- YEPMP0037A (Lambert, William) Sep 1, 2009 to August 31, 2012 DHHS/OPHS Nurturing Healthy and Empowered Youth in American Indian Communities Role: Principal Investigator
- U48 DP001937 (Becker, Thomas) Sep 30, 2009-Sep 29, 2014 CDC The Center for Healthy Communities: Listen-4-Life Role: Co-Principal Investigator
- R21 DC008077-01 (Martin, William) NIH/NIDOCD April 1, 2006 – Mar 31, 2008 Tribal Community-Based Prevention of Noise-Induced Hearing Loss and Tinnitus Role: Co-Principal Investigator
- 1 R25 ES11074-01 (Lambert, William) NIEHS Sep 1, 2002 – Jun 30, 2006 Contaminated Subsistence Fish: A Yakama Nation Response Role: Principal Investigator
Marriott, Lisa -
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Lisa Marriott is a learning and memory researcher and Associate Director of Let’s Get Healthy!, an education and research exhibit that uses health information technology to assess health behaviors and provide immediate, tailored feedback to individuals. The program earned the 2015 Technology Award from the Society of Public Health Education.
Marriott leads teacher professional development programs, most recently on epigenetics, with accompanying published articles in teaching journals that describe lessons and activities for teaching new areas of science to middle and high school students. Her research investigates student pursuance of science careers as well as health-related decision-making using informatics-based approaches.
Marriott also serves as co-director of the OHSU Evaluation Core, where she provides technical assistance and evaluation consultations to researchers and community organizations on educational and health outcomes-focused projects. She has completed two postdoctoral fellowships at OHSU – in physiology and pharmacology and in science education.
Education, Degrees
B.A., Neuroscience, University of Virginia, 1999
Ph.D., Neuroscience, University of Arizona, 2004
Post-doc, Neuroscience, University of Arizona, 2004
Post-doc, Physiology & Pharmacology, Oregon Health & Science Universtiy, 2004-2007
Post-doc, Science Education, Oregon Health & Science University, 2007-2009
Awards and Honors
- 2019, OHSU-PSU School of Public Health Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching & Mentorship
- 2015, Technology Award from the Society of Public Health Education
Research
- R25 OD010496 (Marriott, LK) 04/01/2012-03/31/2017 NIH/ Office of the Director CHIDR Chatter: Translating community research data for classroom use, Role: Principal Investigator
- P30 CA069533 (Druker, B) 06/01/09-09/27/18 NIH/ National Cancer Institute) Administrative Supplements to Expand NCI-supported Community Outreach Capacity through Community Health Educators (CHE) of the National Outreach, Role: Co-Investigator
- BDMS/OHSU International Collaboration (Denny, J.) 12/1/2014-6/30/19 Let’s Get Healthy! Thailand Expansio, Role: Collaborator
- Oregon Health Authority (Fagnan, LJ and McConnell, J, PIs) 6/1/2016-8/1/2017 Sustainable Relationships for Community Health (SRCH) 2016, Role: Evaluator
To learn more about my ongoing research and other work, please visit my personal website.
Needoba, Joseph -
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Dr. Needoba uses chemical and biological sensors deployed in the environment to characterize water quality and its determinants, with a focus on linkages between human activities, ecological processes, and human health. As part of the Ecosystem Monitoring Program supported by the Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership, the lab studies water quality and ecosystem characteristics of juvenile salmon habitat in the Columbia River estuary. Additional ongoing research addresses regional environmental health issues associated with harmful algal blooms, chemicals of emerging concern, and ocean acidification/hypoxia.
Education, Degrees
B.A., University of British Columbia, Canada, 1997
Ph.D., University of British Columbia, Canada, 2003
Postdoctoral Fellow, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, 2007
Olson, Ryan -
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Dr. Ryan Olson has a faculty appointment in the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health as a Professor in the Environmental Systems & Human Health program. In this role his work includes teaching courses and collaborating on research with SPH primary faculty members.
In addition to his commitments to the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health (SPH), Dr. Olson holds a faculty appointment in the OHSU’s OIOHS (Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences) and at Portland State University in the Psychology Department. Specializing in organizational and behavior change, Professor Olson has developed impactful programs and tools for supervisors and workers in a variety of industries, including aviation, bus transit, commercial trucking, construction, and home healthcare. He is also a founding investigator and an associate director of the Oregon Healthy Workforce Center, a Center of Excellence in Total Worker Health funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
Education, Degrees
B.S., Utah State University, 1997
M.A., Western Michigan University, 1999
Ph.D., Western Michigan University, 2002
Awards and Honors
- 2012-2016, President Elect, President, and Past-President, Organizational Behavior Management Network
- 2014 – 2017, Transportation & Safety Task Force, American Academy of Sleep Medicine
- 2009, First place, Best Practices Intervention Evaluation Competition. Work, Stress, & Health Conference 2009 (APA/NIOSH)
Research
- Shift Onboard: Protecting New Bus Drivers Against Safety & Health Hazards (Ryan Olson, PI)
Funding Source: NHLBI (R01 HL105495)
Dates: 2/1/18 to 1/31/23
Description: Cluster randomized trial to evaluate the efficacy of a program to prevent weight gain and common safety incidents among new mass transit bus operators. The study will also investigate working conditions that may be associated with excess weight gain during the first two years of bus driving. - U19 OH010154 (Kent Anger, PI) NIOSH/CDC09/01/16 to 08/31/21 “Oregon Healthy Workforce Center” “Engineering and Behavioral Controls to Improve Team Truckers Sleep and Performance” (Olson, Project PI) Description: Evaluation of engineering (seat and mattress) technologies and behavioral sleep interventions to reduce fatigue and improve driver sleep, performance, and well-being. Role: Project PI
- U60OH008472 (C. Cude, R. Olson, MPIs) 07/01/15 to 06/30/20 NIOSH/CDC “Improving Occupational Health In Oregon: Turning Data To Action” Description: Expanded state-based occupational health and safety surveillance research. Within this project OHSU leads the Oregon Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (OR-FACE) program. Role: Multiple PI
- W81XWH-BAA-11-1 (Leslie Hammer, PI) 02/01/13 – 01/31/17 USAMRMC (11097008) “Development And Evaluation Of Veteran Supportive Supervisor Training (VSST): Reintegration Of The Oregon National Guard And Reserves Into The Workplace” Description: The aim is to develop and evaluate a veteran supportive supervisor training program for the civilian workforce and examining effects on veteran and family health and well-being. Role: Co-Investigator
- 2014YH00280 (Peter Johnson, PI) 05/01/15 to 12/31/16 Washington Department of Labor and Industries “The Effects of an Anti-Vibration Truck Cab Mattress on Team Truck Drivers’ Sleep, Health, and Performance” Description: The proposed project will evaluate sleep, health, and performance enhancing effects of an anti-vibration mattress for team drivers who must sleep while their partner drives. Return on investment via fuel efficiency measures will also be collected. Role: Co-I, PI of OHSU Subcontract
- R01 HL105495 (Ryan Olson, PI) 04/14/11 to 03/31/17 (no-cost extension) NHLBI/NIH “Social Support During a Randomized Trial of a Trucker Weight Loss Intervention” Description: Cluster randomized trial of a competition-based weight loss program with computer-based training and motivational interviewing. Includes analyses of social support and stress as moderators of effectiveness. Role: PI
Peterson, Tawnya -
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Course Information
Education, Degrees
B.Sc., Mount Allison University, 1997
Ph.D., University of British Columbia, 2005
Awards and Honors
2017, OHSU Faculty Senate Teaching Award
Research
- Distribution and degradation of the antidiabetic drug, metformin, in the Columbia River, Feb 1, 2016 – Jan 31, 2018; Role: Principal Investigator
- Habitat Monitoring for the Estuary Partnership Ecosystem Monitoring program; Oct 1, 2016 – Sep 15, 2017; Role: Principal Investigator
Shea, Steven -
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Course Information
Steven Shea has a faculty appointment in the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health as a Professor in the graduate level Health Management & Policy and the Health Systems & Policy programs.
In addition to his commitment to the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health (SPH), Dr. Shea is a Professor in and Director of the OHSU’s Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Science (OIOHS) unit.
Thoasr, Saurabh -
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Dr. Saurabh Thosar, has a secondary faculty appointment in the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health as an Assistant Professor in the Environmental Systems & Human Health program. In this SPH role his work includes teaching courses, mentoring students, and collaborating on research with primary faculty members.
His time spent in clinical practice of Occupational Therapy and Exercise Physiology (cardiac rehabilitation) gave him the opportunity to employ daily innovations, e.g. fabrication of splints in a different way, making subtle changes to exercise prescriptions of patients who have undergone bypass surgery, progression of treatment for stroke patients to increase their independence in daily life, and many other daily modifications individualized to each patient, that led to significant improvements in the lives of patients, and form the driving force behind much of what he wanted to achieve professionally.
Professor Thosar has studied the effects of sedentary behavior on cardiovascular function and the role of vascular function on morning risk for heart attacks. The current work in Professor Thosar’s laboratory focusses on studying the interactions between physical inactivity, sleep, circadian rhythms and cardiovascular risk.
In addition to his work as a faculty member in SPH, Dr. Thosar is an Assistant Professor in the OHSU Oregon Institute of Occupational Health, School of Nursing, and School of Medicine.
Education, Degrees
B.O.Th., Maharashtra University of Health Science, 2005
M.S., University of Illinois at Chicago, 2007
Ph.D., Indiana University Bloomington, 2014
Tratnyek, Paul -
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Course Information
Paul G. Tratnyek is a Professor in the School of Public Health. He teaches courses for the M.P.H. in Environmental Systems and Human Health program, including Environmental and Occupational Health Chemistry (ESHH 530).
Prof. Tratnyek’s expertise is in environmental chemistry, especially the fate, effects and remediation of contaminants. His research areas include treatment processes for removing metals and organic contaminants from water, corrosion of iron and other metals, environmental aspects of nanomaterials, and statistical/computational methods for estimating substance properties that are needed for assessments of environmental fate and risk.
Recent aspects of his research with notable public health implications involve the fate and removal of 1,2,3-trichloropropane, an emerging contaminant in agricultural areas such as the Central Valley of California; the fate and transport of iron oxide nanoparticles in environmental media such as groundwater; and estimation of the fate/effects determining properties of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
He served as a National Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Laboratory in Athens, GA during 1988; and as a Research Associate at the Swiss Federal Institute for Water Resources and Water Pollution Control (EAWAG) from 1989 to 1991. In 1991, he joined the faculty of the Department of Environmental Science and Engineering at the Oregon Graduate Institute, which later became the Department of Environmental and Biomolecular Systems and then the Institute of Environmental Health at OHSU.
Additional information on Tratnyek’s research projects, publications, awards, outreach, etc. is available at the Tratnyek Lab Website.
Education, Degrees
B.A., Williams College, 1980
Ph.D., Colorado School of Mines, 1987
Young, Jennifer -
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Jennifer Young’s expertise lies in public health nutrition with maternal, child and adolescent populations. Her areas of focus include: food insecurity; school health; unhealthy food marketing; obesity stigma; and healthy weight and development. She has worked on nutrition programs, projects and policy at the state and local level.
Young enjoys bringing her work experiences into the classroom as students explore the latest data, research, policy and legislation in action. She also has served as a preceptor for nearly thirty interns, and now works alongside many of them as colleagues in the field.
Young is currently working in a joint position among the Oregon Health Authority, the Oregon Public Health Division and the Oregon Department of Education to improve nutrition and physical activity in Oregon schools. She is completing a doctoral degree in education at PSU.
Education, Degrees
B.S., University of California, Davis, 1982
M.P.H., Loma Linda University, 1986
Ed.D. candidate, Portland State University
Awards and Honors
OHSU, Dietetic Intern Preceptor Service Award