General Information
Annual Regional National Occupational Research
Agenda (NORA) Young/New Investigators Symposium
April 17-18, 2008
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah
The goal of this conference is to assemble interested students (undergraduate and graduate) and young/new investigators from the region (Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming) and other interested parties in a forum where NORA-related research can be presented and discussed. Research submissions will be reviewed by senior regional faculty and a peer-reviewed proceeding will be published and made available at a later date to symposium attendees.
The symposium has been held for five years (2003-2007) and all have been highly successful. This is a great opportunity for young/new investigators and students at all stages of their academic careers to meet and exchange ideas in an open and friendly atmosphere. There is a minimal registration fee of $50 for all symposium attendees. Students and presenters are eligible for up to $500 reimbursement for all expenses associated with symposium attendance.
Please contact Roanna Keough at keough@mech.utah.edu for further information regarding the symposium. A brochure can be downloaded by clicking here.
Featured speakers for this year's symposium are Max Kiefer, MS, CIH and Bradley Steven Joseph., PhD, CPE, MPH. Mr. Kiefer will open the symposium on Thursday, April 17, 2008. Dr. Joseph will open Friday's session as the Paul S. Richards, MD, Endowed Distinguished Visiting Lecturer in Occupational Medicine. Each presenter is profiled below
Max Kiefer, MS, CIH
Director, Denver Regional Office
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Mr. Kiefer is the Director of the Denver Regional Office with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). His current responsibilities include broadening the scope of the Denver Regional Office to address a wide array of Western occupational health and safety issues. Max began with CDC/NIOSH in 1991 as an Industrial Hygienist conducting health hazard evaluations in the Atlanta Field Office and also served as the NIOSH Associate Director for Emergency Preparedness and Response from 2004 -2006. Max’s current research interest’s include the design of environmental sampling strategies and risk assessment methods for infectious aerosols.
5th Annual Paul S. Richards, MD, Endowed Distinguished Visiting Lectureship in Occupational Medicine
Bradley Steven Joseph., PhD, CPE, MPH
Corporate Manager of Occupational Health and Safety
Ford Motor Company
Dr. Brad Joseph will present at the NORA symposium as the Paul S. Richards Visiting Lecturer on Friday, April 18th. Currently, he is the Corporate Manager of Occupational Health and Safety for Ford Motor Company. His activities to date are concentrated in five primary areas: Corporate and Regional Activities, Special Projects, Plant Monitoring and Analysis, the UAW-Ford National Joint Committee on Health and Safety (NJCHS), and Academic Responsibilities at Wayne State University and the University of Michigan. Prior to this position, Dr. Joseph served as Corporate Ergonomist for Ford Motor Company. From there, he became the Manager of Ergonomics and Safety Process. Dr. Joseph has also co-authored and written several papers and proceedings chapters in the area of occupational ergonomics. He has been extensively active in workplace design to control occupational musculoskeletal disorders, including upper extremity cumulative trauma disorders and low back pain.
Dr. Joseph's one-hour lecture is free and open to the public. However, registration is required. When you register, please indicate whether you are attending the entire symposium or only the free one-hour lecture on April 18. Directions to the facility will be issued when you register.
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Rocky Mountain Center for
Occupational and Environmental Health
University of Utah 391 Chipeta Way, Suite C Salt Lake City, UT 84108 801-581-4800 |
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