Scholars@Duke
Hester Johnstone Lipscomb

Hester Johnstone Lipscomb

Professor Emeritus in Family Medicine and Community Health
Family Medicine and Community Health, Occupational & Environmental
hester.lipscomb@duke.edu
Duke Box 3834, Durham, NC 27710
2200 W Main St Ste 700, Durham, NC 27705

Selected Grants

Case Crossover Study of Factors Associated with Patient Lift Equipment Use

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill · 2014 - 2017

Development & Evaluation of a Comprehensive Hospital Workplace Violence Surveillance System

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston · 2014 - 2016

Prevention of Nail Gun Injuries in Residential Construction: Reaching a Broader Target

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by CPWR-The center for construction research and training · 2009 - 2015

20-Yr Trends in Work-related Injuries & Discorders among Carpenters

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Virginia Polytechnic Institute · 2009 - 2015

Fall Prevention in Residential Construction

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Washington University · 2009 - 2014

Work-Related Risks of Certified Athletic Trainers

ResearchMentor · Awarded by National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health · 2010 - 2013

Preventing Blood and Body Fluid Exposures during Surgical Procedures.

ResearchMentor · Awarded by National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health · 2009 - 2013

Effectiveness of patient lift equipment

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2005 - 2010

Back Disorders in Union Carpenters

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health · 2004 - 2008

Nonfatal occupational injuries among workers in the construction industry

Public ServicePrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health · 2006 - 2007

Back Pain & Work Disability in Health Care Workers

ResearchMentor · Awarded by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · 2003 - 2006

Surveillance Methods for Health Care and Related Workers

ResearchEpidemiologist · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2001 - 2006

Work and Health Disparaties Among Rural Women

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2000 - 2006

Occupational Safety and Health Training

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEParticipating Faculty Member · Awarded by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · 2001 - 2006

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ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1998 - 2002

Patterns Of Health & Health Service Use In Construction Wo

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1995 - 1999