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OIPRT Faculty
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Full-time Faculty
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Director, Ergonomics and Safety
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Director, Rocky Mountain Center
for Occupational & Environmental Health
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Research Assistant Professor
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Adjunct Faculty
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Steve Alder, Ph.D
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DFPM and Assistant Director of the Public Health Programs
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Clay Mann, Ph.D.
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School of Medicine and Director for Research at the Intermountain Injury Control Research Center
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George L. White, Jr., Ph.D., MSPH
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DFPM and Director of the Public Health Programs
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Anthony Suruda, MD, MPH
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Department of Family & Preventive Medicine
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Tom Bernard, Ph.D., PE, CPE
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Professor and Chair of the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health at the University of South Florida and Adjunct Professor in the University of Utah Department of Mechanical Engineering
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Kent Bachus, Ph.D
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Research Associate, Department of Bioengineering, Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, and Director of the Orthopedics Research Lab in the University of Utah School of Medicine
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Robert Tuckett, Ph.D.
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Research Associate Professor, Depratment of Physiology and Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering
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Phillip Drinkaus, PhD
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U of U Mechanical Engineering
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Kurt Church, MSPH
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Industrial Hygienist, ConocoPhillips
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Frank DeRosso, MSPH, CIH
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Senior Scientist, RMEC Environmental
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Robert Ford
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President, Safety Management Services, Inc.
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Byron Hardy, PhD
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Health Physics Consultant
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Brad Husberg
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CDC/NIOSH Alaska Field Station
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Gary Kopps
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Corporate Safety Manager, Deere and Company
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Melinda Krahenbuhl, PhD
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Director Nuclear Engineering Program, U of U
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Dean Lillquist, PhD, CIH
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Director, SL Technical Center USDOL/OSHA
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Michael Lutte, MSPH IH
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Safety Officer, US Navy
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Kirt Sasser
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Hazards Analyst, Safety Management Services
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Don Sinclair
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SKJRH, Inc
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Kathy Sitzman, MS, OHN
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Assistant Professor, Weber State University
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Dale Stephenson, PhD
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Associate Professor, Boise State University
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Jeff Throckmorton, CIH
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Environmental Health and Safety, U of U
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Pat Veillette, PhD, Pilot
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Aviation Instructor, and Accident Investigator/Safety Officer, Executive Jet
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Mark Warner, PhD
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Corporate Safety Engineer, Sandia National Laboratory
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Brad Whittaker, MSPH QHSE
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Coordinator, Schlumberger
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Donald S. Bloswick, PhD, PE, CPE
Director, Ergonomics & Safety
Voice: (801) 581-4163
Fax: (801) 585-5261
e-mail: bloswick@mech.utah.edu
University of Utah
Department of Mechanical Engineering
50 S.Central Campus Drive, Room #2110
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
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Degrees:
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- BS, Mechanical Engineering, Michigan State University, 1969
- MS Industrial Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1971
- MA Human Relations, University of Oklahoma, 1978
- PhD, University of Michigan, 1986
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Research Interests:
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Industrial Ergonomics, Occupational Biomechanics, Rehabilitation Ergonomics, Ergonomics applications and workplace designs for workers with disabilities. |
Short Bio:
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Dr. Bloswick is the Director of the Ergonomics & Safety Program at the Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health. He is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Utah where he teaches and directs research in the areas of ergonomics, safety, occupational biomechanics, and rehabilitation engineering and holds adjunct appointments in the Department of Family & Preventive Medicine, Department of Bioengineering, Division of Physical Therapy, and Division of Occupational Therapy. Don is a registered Professional Engineer and Certified Professional Ergonomist with 10 years of full-time industrial experience. For the past 15 years he has served as an ergonomics and safety trainer and consultant to industry, OSHA, and the legal community throughout the United States. |
Curriculum Vitae:
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Kurt Hegmann, MD, MPH
Director, Rocky Mountain Center
Voice: (801) 581-8719, (801) 581-4800
Fax: (801) 581-7224
e-mail: kurt.hegmann@hsc.utah.edu
University of Utah
Department of Family and Preventive Medicine
391 Chipeta Way, Suite C
Salt Lake City, UT 84108
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Degrees:
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- BS, University of Wisconsin - Milwuakee, 1984
- M.D., Medical College of Wisconsin - Milwuakee, 1987
- M.P.H., University of Utah, 1992
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Research Interests:
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Occupational epidemiology studies, particularly musculoskeletal disorders. |
Short Bio:
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Dr. Hegmann is the Director of the Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health and a Professor in the Department of Family & Preventive Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine. He has received board certifications from the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Preventive Medicine. Dr. Hegmann has been the Principle Investigator (PI) and Co-PI for numerous studies. Presently he is involved in two multi-million dollar, multi-state, grant cohort studies -- Upper Limb Musculoskeletal Disorders and Low Back Pain -- at the University of Utah. Dr. Hegmann has lectured throughout the United States and internationally, including Egypt, Switzerland, Norway and Korea. Dr. Hegmann teaches Occupational Injuries and Diseases, Clinical Prevention, and Occupational Epidemiology for the Department of Family & Preventive Medicine. |
Curriculum Vitae:
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Richard Sesek, PhD, CSP, MPH
Research Assistant Professor, Ergonomics & Safety
Voice: (801) 587-9643
Fax: (801) 585-5261
e-mail: r.sesek@utah.edu
University of Utah
Department of Mechanical Engineering
50 S.Central Campus Drive, Room #2110
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
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Degrees:
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- BS, General Engineering, (Field of Concentration: Human Factors), University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1988
- BS Engineering Psychology, (Cognate: Physics), University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1988
- MS General Engineering, (Concentration: Human Factors/Biomechanics) University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1990
- MPH, University of Utah, 1998
- PhD Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah, 1999
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Research Interests:
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Industrial Ergonomics, Human Factors/Engineering Psychology, Safety Engineering, Biomechanics, Ergonomic Modeling and Ergonomic Survey tools, Occupational Safety and Health Standards and compliance. |
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Family: (pictures) Rich and Kim moved to Utah from Illinois by way of Georgia, Minnesota and South Carolina. They have two chi9ldren, Tony and Anabel. Kim is a recreation therapist who is now a full time mother. She will return to graduate school when the children are both in full time school. They enjoy skiing, hiking, camping, and geocaching.
Work: Rich's primary research interests include ergonomic modeling to estimate occupational resk factores and imporved methods for ergonomic injury screening, particularly using vibrotactile testing methods.
Interests: Watching and wagering on collegiate sporting events (humiliation bets), fixing or rpairing things that should probably be thrown away, getting a deal on anything (especially by haggling) making fun of BYU, playing basketball wtih students and complaining.
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