Overview
Research Interests
Broad research interests:
Health Disparities
Injury Epidemiology
Occupational Epidemiology
Surveillance
Intervention evaluation - use of conceptual frameworks, latency of effect
More specific current interests:
Occupational injuries and disorders of construction workers.
Injuries associated with pneumatic nail guns
Safety policy
Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) of occupational origin, as well as the effect of MSDs on the ability to work; special interest in back disorders.
Classification of MSDs, episodes of care; problems with use of ICD9 codes for classification of MSDs related to epidemiologic research. Integration of latency into epidemiologic models assessing work related musculoskeletal disorders.
Occupational violence
Work-related falls.
Vulnerable work populations.
Broad research interests:
Health Disparities
Injury Epidemiology
Occupational Epidemiology
Surveillance
Intervention evaluation - use of conceptual frameworks, latency of effect
More specific current interests:
Occupational injuries and disorders of construction workers.
Injuries associated with pneumatic nail guns
Safety policy
Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) of occupational origin, as well as the effect of MSDs on the ability to work; special interest in back disorders.
Classification of MSDs, episodes of care; problems with use of ICD9 codes for classification of MSDs related to epidemiologic research. Integration of latency into epidemiologic models assessing work related musculoskeletal disorders.
Occupational violence
Work-related falls.
Vulnerable work populations.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Professor Emeritus in Family Medicine and Community Health
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2016 - Present
Family Medicine and Community Health, Occupational & Environmental,
Family Medicine and Community Health
Recent Publications
A call from 40 public health scientists for an end to the continuing humanitarian and environmental catastrophe in Gaza.
Journal Article Environ Health · June 28, 2024 An under-recognised aspect of the current humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza is the impact of the war on the environment and the associated risks for human health. This commentary contextualises these impacts against the background of human suffering produce ... Full text Link to item CiteSafety interventions for the prevention of accidents at work: A systematic review.
Journal Article Campbell Syst Rev · June 2022 BACKGROUND: Limited knowledge regarding the relative effectiveness of workplace accident prevention approaches creates barriers to informed decision-making by policy makers, public health practitioners, workplace, and worker advocates. OBJECTIVES: The obje ... Full text Link to item CitePerceptions of safety climate across construction personnel: Associations with injury rates
Journal Article Safety Science · October 1, 2019 While there is a growing body of literature on assessing perceptions of safety climate, many of these studies report a company's safety climate as a worker-based phenomenon. Discrepancies in perceptions of safety across different hierarchical groups in an ... Full text CiteRecent Grants
Case Crossover Study of Factors Associated with Patient Lift Equipment Use
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill · 2014 - 2017Development & Evaluation of a Comprehensive Hospital Workplace Violence Surveillance System
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston · 2014 - 2016Prevention of Nail Gun Injuries in Residential Construction: Reaching a Broader Target
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by CPWR-The center for construction research and training · 2009 - 2015View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill ·
1995
Ph.D.
North Carolina State University ·
1980
M.P.H.