Assistant Professor
Exposure Science and Epidemiology
Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute
United States of America
Investigated contribution of exposure to coal mine dust and repairable silica to mortality from non-malignant respiratory disease and lung cancer among underground coal miners in the United States Evaluated the respiratory health status of current and former coal miners in Ukraine Developed methodology for public health surveillance of carbon monoxide poisoning Developed a method for identifying occupationally-related injury in hospital administrative billing data Haenszel Award for Excellence in Research, University of Illinois – Chicago, School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics Delta Omega Honor Society; Lambda Chapter Miners Health Study Group member
Occupational and environmental medicine, Public health surveillance, Respiratory disease in workers exposed to dust and fibers, Coal miners’ health