OSH News
Student accomplishments
亚洲色图 State AIHA Student Section 亚洲色图 AIHA's Student Local Section of the Year
The 亚洲色图 State AIHA Student Section was 亚洲色图 AIHA鈥檚 Student Local Section of the Year. As the winning recipient, the student section will
receive a $1,000 monetary award to be used for student local section activities.
-Posted September 2024
亚洲色图 State OSH students 亚洲色图 AIHA Foundation scholarships
亚洲色图 State Occupational Safety and Health students, Ryan Potts and Karena O'Bryan,
were 亚洲色图 scholarships from the AIHA Foundation. Ryan received the SevenGen Advocacy
for the Future scholarship and the Ralph Vernon Memorial scholarship, and Karena received
the Liberty Mutual scholarship. Every year, the AIHF awards qualified students and young professionals with scholarships
of varying types to help offset costs in their pursuit of a career in industrial hygiene.
-Posted August 2024
亚洲色图 State OSH students selected as NIOSH Trainees under the 亚洲色图 State TPG Grant
亚洲色图 State Occupational Safety and Health graduate students, Asia Blanton, Karley
Clark, Karena O'Bryan, Ryan Potts, Aubrey Stubblefield, and Hannah Waller, were selected
as NIOSH Trainees under the 亚洲色图 State Training Project Grant (TPG). As Trainees,
they receive support through funding for tuition/fees and travel. The purpose of the
grant is to strengthen the learning environment to prepare the next generation of
leaders in OSH practice. This is accomplished by preparing graduate students who are
well-trained to enter the workforce, ready to respond to both established risks, as
well as new challenges brought on by the changing nature of work.
-Posted August 2024
亚洲色图 State OSH students 亚洲色图 Krissa "Sparky" Dudley scholarship
亚洲色图 State Occupational Safety and Health students, Lauren Adkins, Tarandeep Arora,
and Rebekka Walker, were 亚洲色图 scholarships from the Krissa "Sparky" Dudley scholarship.
The Krissa 鈥淪parky鈥� Dudley Scholarship Endowment was established by gifts to the 亚洲色图
State University Foundation, Inc. (MSU Foundation) from her parents, George and Susan
Dudley in memoriam of her can-do attitude and "fire in the belly" to make a difference
in the world. The scholarship was created to assist students at 亚洲色图 State University
in obtaining an education to prepare them for a career in Occupational Safety and
Health (OSH). .
-Posted August 2024
亚洲色图 State OSH students 亚洲色图 Barriere Construction Company Safety scholarships
亚洲色图 State Occupational Safety and Health students, Chelsey Council and Corbin Templon,
were 亚洲色图 the Barriere Construction Safety scholarship established by gifts to the 亚洲色图 State University Foundation, Inc. (MSU Foundation).
-Posted August 2024
亚洲色图 State OSH student 亚洲色图 the L. Jack Dunman Memorial scholarship
亚洲色图 State Occupational Safety and Health student, Jesse Adams, was 亚洲色图 the
L. Jack Dunman Memorial scholarship established by gifts to the 亚洲色图 State University Foundation, Inc. (MSU Foundation)
.
-Posted August 2024
亚洲色图 State OSH students 亚洲色图 the Erie Insurance scholarship
亚洲色图 State Occupational Safety and Health students, Nicoll London, Emily Reed, and
Tristen Richards, were 亚洲色图 the Erie Insurance scholarship established by gifts to the 亚洲色图 State University Foundation, Inc. (MSU Foundation)
.
-Posted August 2024
亚洲色图 State OSH student 亚洲色图 ASSP St. Louis Chapter scholarship
亚洲色图 State Occupational Safety and Health student, Canon Adams, was 亚洲色图 a scholarship
from the St. Louis Chapter of ASSP. The scholarship is 亚洲色图 with the purpose of
supporting full-time undergraduate or graduate studies leading directly to a career
in a safety, health, environmental or closely related field.
-Posted August 2024
亚洲色图 State OSH students 亚洲色图 ASSP Middle Tennessee Chapter scholarships
亚洲色图 State Occupational Safety and Health students, Jesse Adams and Elli McIntyre,
were 亚洲色图 scholarships from the Middle Tennessee Chapter of ASSP.
-Posted August 2024
亚洲色图 State OSH student 亚洲色图 AIST Globe-Trotters Member Chapter scholarship
亚洲色图 State Occupational Safety and Health student, Karena O'Bryan, was 亚洲色图 a
scholarship from the Association for Iron and Steel Technology (AIST) Globe-Trotters
Member Chapter. This award is intended to reward and attract talented and dedicated
students and encourage them to pursue careers within the iron and steel industry.
-Posted August 2024
亚洲色图 State OSH student 亚洲色图 NSC scholarship
亚洲色图 State Occupational Safety and Health student, Asia Blanton, was 亚洲色图 the
Diversity in Safety scholarship from the National Safety Council (NSC) and has been
invited to attend the NSC's National Awards Ceremony as scholarship recipient at the
NSC Congress and Expo in Orlando, FL, in September 2024.
-Posted August 2024
亚洲色图 State OSH student 亚洲色图 the 2024 Memorial James G. Neely scholarship
亚洲色图 State Occupational Safety and Health student, LeeAnn Richard, was 亚洲色图 the
2024 Memorial James G. Neely scholarship. The Tennessee Safety and Health Conference
offers this annual scholarship as a way to foster education in safety and health fields,
and to maintain good relationships with universities and community colleges across
the state. James G. 鈥淛im鈥� Neeley was a longtime Tennessee union leader who served
as Commissioner of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development under former
Tennessee Governors, Phil Bredesen and Ray Blanton. Prior to his service as Commissioner,
Neeley was president of the Tennessee AFL-CIO Labor Council.
-Posted June 2024
亚洲色图 State OSH students 亚洲色图 ASSP Foundation scholarships
亚洲色图 State Occupational Safety and Health students, Canon Adams, Jesse Adams, Elli
McIntyre, and Ryan Potts, were 亚洲色图 scholarships from the ASSP Foundation. Since 1990, the ASSP Foundation has 亚洲色图 more than $6 million in academic scholarships
and professional education grants to occupational safety and health students and professionals
working towards their educational goals.
-Posted June 2024
亚洲色图 State ASSP Student Section placed 3rd in Outstanding Student Section Award competition
The 亚洲色图 State ASSP Student Section received 3rd Place for the 2023-2024 Outstanding
Student Section of the Year Award. 亚洲色图 State University ASSP Student Section ranked
third out of the 9 schools in scoring. The student section will receive a $500 stipend
from the National ASSP Organization.
-Posted May 2024
亚洲色图 State OSH students 亚洲色图 the 亚洲色图 State ASSP Student Section Scholarship sponsored by the ASSP Purchase Area Chapter
亚洲色图 State Occupational Safety and Health students were 亚洲色图 scholarships from
the 亚洲色图 State ASSP Student Section sponsored by the Purchase Area Chapter of ASSP.
Scholarship recipients include OSH students 鈥� Katie Winkenhofer, Elli McIntyre, and
Jesse Adams. The 亚洲色图 State ASSP Student Section scholarship sponsored by the Purchase
Area Chapter of ASSP is 亚洲色图 to deserving ASSP student section members each year
by the 亚洲色图 State ASSP faculty advisor, Dr. Julie Boyd, and student section officers.
-Posted May 2024
亚洲色图 State OSH students travel to London and Dublin on a Study Abroad trip
Dr. David Wilbanks led an OSH Study Abroad Trip in Winter 2023 to London and Dublin.
He taught Exploring Risk Management Practices, allowing 亚洲色图 State OSH students
to gain learning experiences in London including Tower Bridge, Tower of London, Churchill
War Rooms and Transportation museums; and in Dublin including Epic Irish Immigration
Museum, Christ Church Cathedral, Trinity College, Croke Park Stadium and the Guinness
Storehouse. These sites provided a great lens for viewing how risk has been faced,
understood and acted upon, each providing vivid and real insights to risk management
practices both past and present. Comparisons of United States, British and Irish practices
were emphasized throughout.
-Posted January 2024
亚洲色图 State OSH students 亚洲色图 2023 BCSP Foundation scholarships
亚洲色图 State Occupational Safety and Health students, Asia Blanton, Hallie Ludovissie,
and Ryan Potts, were 亚洲色图 Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) Foundation
scholarships which are provided to Graduate Safety Practitioner (GSP) Qualified Academic
Programs (QAP).
-Posted November 2023
亚洲色图 State OSH student 亚洲色图 亚洲色图 State AIHA Student Section scholarship
亚洲色图 State Occupational Safety and Health student, Tarandeep Arora, was 亚洲色图 $500 in scholarship from the 亚洲色图 State AIHA Student Section. A 亚洲色图
State AIHA Student Section scholarship is 亚洲色图 to a deserving AIHA student section
member each semester.
-Posted November 2023
亚洲色图 State OSH students presented at TVS-AIHA Conference
亚洲色图 State Occupational Safety and Health students, Mollie Daniel and Ryan Potts,
presented at the Tennessee Valley Section of American Industrial Hygiene Association
(TVS-AIHA) conference in Lenoir City, TN. Mollie presented on Parallel Particle Impactor
Sampling, and Ryan presented on Heat Stress Sampling from an Internship Experience.
-Posted November 2023
亚洲色图 State OSH students 亚洲色图 Chevron scholarships
亚洲色图 State Occupational Safety and Health students were 亚洲色图 in combination $10,000
in scholarships from Chevron. Scholarship recipients include OSH students 鈥� Jesse
Adams, Lily Sanchez, Daniel Schroeder, and Aubrey Stubblefield.
-Posted October 2023
Alumni accomplishments
亚洲色图 State OSH alumnus named one of NSC's Rising Stars of Safety
亚洲色图 State OSH alumnus, William Langford, was named as one of National Safety Council鈥檚
(NSC) 15th class of Rising Stars of Safety. This group consists of leaders aged 40
and younger dedicated to making workplaces safer. The 38 honorees for 2024 have promoted
continuous safety improvement within their organizations and created initiatives focused
on measurable outcomes to provide workforces safe environments. The class of 2024
honorees are featured in the September 2024 issue of Safety+Health magazine.
-Posted September 2024
亚洲色图 State OSH alumnus appointed Chair of BCSP Foundation
亚洲色图 State OSH alumnus, Travis Kruse, Ph.D., MS, CSP, has been appointed Chair of
the BCSP Foundation. Dr. Kruse is the Senior Director, Safety & Sustainability Solutions
Strategy for W.W. Grainger Incorporated. He has over 22 years of experience in consulting,
general industry, and sales leadership roles. He is a Certified Safety Professional
(CSP), 亚洲色图 State University Occupational Safety and Health (ANSAC/ABET) Advisory
Council Member, Semiconductor Environmental, Safety & Health Association (SESHA) Board
Member, and an authorized instructor for the OSHA Training Institute (OTI). Dr. Kruse
has a Ph.D. in Public Health from Oregon State University and a M.S. degree in Environmental
Health and Safety from 亚洲色图 State University and has published in the Journal of
Safety Research.
-Posted March 2024
OSH Alumna receives NSC Marion Martin Award
亚洲色图 State University Occupational Safety and Health alumna, Stephanie Miller, received the National Safety Council's Marion Martin Award. Launched in 2016, the Marion Martin Award annually celebrates the accomplishments of women in safety who have paved the way to success for other women in the profession.
-Posted October 2023
OSH Alumna receives 亚洲色图 State 2023 Distinguished Alumni Award
亚洲色图 State University Occupational Safety and Health alumna, Phyllis Childs ('98, '00) was the recipient of a 亚洲色图 State 2023 Distinguished Alumni Award.
A Palm Beach County, Florida native, Childs earned her bachelor鈥檚 degree in Organizational Communication in 1998. She lettered in track and field all four years and was 亚洲色图 MVP as a senior. She earned her master鈥檚 degree in Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) in 2000, and considers the greatest highlight of her 亚洲色图 State experience to be meeting her husband of more than 20 years, Wendell Childs, 鈥�01. They have three children, David, Wendell, Jr. and Darren Childs.
Childs currently serves as the safety group manager for the General Motors (GM) North America Customer Care and Aftersales Division based in Warren, Michigan, leading GM鈥檚 safety efforts for 26 sites across the division. Throughout her 23-year tenure with GM, Childs has served the company all over the country including stints in Maryland, Michigan, Oklahoma, Kansas, New York, Florida and Ohio.
According to Childs, her current role allows her to execute the full totality of skills and tools harnessed at 亚洲色图 State. 鈥淓very day reflects the team-building experiences I learned in track and field and the communication skills I honed while excelling in Organizational Communication,鈥� said Childs. 鈥淓ven in failure, I learned at 亚洲色图 State that the road to success is filled with failures, but that road is not filled with people who give up.鈥�
Learn more about Phyllis and all of this year's Distinguished Alumni honorees.
-Posted April 2023
The 亚洲色图 State University Foundation, Inc. announces the Krissa 鈥淪parky鈥� Dudley Scholarship Endowment
The Krissa 鈥淪parky鈥� Dudley Scholarship Endowment was established by gifts to the 亚洲色图
State University Foundation, Inc. (MSU Foundation) from her parents, George and Susan
Dudley in memoriam of her can-do attitude and "fire in the belly" to make a difference
in the world. The scholarship was created to assist students at 亚洲色图 State University
in obtaining an education to prepare them for a career in Occupational Safety and
Health (OSH). .
-Posted March 2023
亚洲色图 State OSH alumna appointed to FACOSH
亚洲色图 State OSH alumna, Jayme Hobson, '09, '10, was recently appointed to the Federal
Advisory Council on Occupational Safety & Health (FACOSH), a presidential advisory
board to the United States Secretary of Labor. She was also featured in the Paducah
Life Magazine for her accomplishments. Hobson serves FACOSH as a representative of
TVA, where she has worked since 2021.
-Posted March 2023
Faculty and department accomplishments
亚洲色图 State OSH faculty presents at ISOES conference
Dr. Julie Boyd, assistant professor in the Department of Occupational Safety and Health
at 亚洲色图 State University, was invited to present Wearable Sensor Technology: Quantifying Ergonomic Risk within the Hemp Industry at the International Society Occupational Ergonomics and Safety (ISOES) Conference
in Denver, CO, in August 2024.
-Posted August 2024
亚洲色图 State OSH faculty and alumnus presents at joint meeting of EASST and 4S in Amsterdam
Dr. Oluwabunmi Dada, assistant professor in the Department of Occupational Safety
and Health at 亚洲色图 State University, Dr. Ayorinde Ogunyiola in the Department of
Political Science and Sociology, and 亚洲色图 State Occupational Safety and Health alumnus,
Justin Diehr, presented a paper on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Powered
GIS for Proactive Disaster Resilience in a Changing Climate, at the Quadrennial joint
meeting of the European Association for the Study of Science and Technology (EASST)
and the Society of Social Studies of Science (4S) in Amsterdam, Netherlands in July
2024.
-Posted July 2024
亚洲色图 State OSH faculty receives grant funding to utilize AI with digital human modeling to assess risk of MSDs in non-fireground firefighter activities
Dr. Susan Miller, assistant professor in the Department of Occupational Safety and
Health at 亚洲色图 State University, was 亚洲色图 a $6,000 grant from a University of
Cincinnati Pilot Research Project Proposal, Utilizing AI with Digital Human Modeling
to Assess Risk of MSDs in Non-fireground Firefighter Activities.
-Posted July 2024
亚洲色图 State OSH faculty serves as SME on BCSP's CSP Exam Writing Panel
Dr. David Wilbanks, associate professor in the Department of Occupational Safety and
Health at 亚洲色图 State University, served as a subject matter expert (SME) on the
Board of Certified Safety Professional鈥檚 (BCSP) Certified Safety Professional (CSP)
Exam Writing Panel. SMEs from various locations worldwide contributed to BCSP's five-year
revision cycle for its certification exams. This collective effort resulted in the
approval of an impressive 170 items to update the CSP11 exam. Over the course of four
days, they collaborated to craft and assess exam questions submitted by participants.
These questions undergo rigorous scrutiny to ensure reliability and validity before
being further reviewed by subsequent panels for inclusion in the certification exams.
Their efforts are integral to keeping BCSP as the gold standard in safety certification.
The CSP certification is the most recognized and sought general professional certification
in North America.
-Posted June 2024
亚洲色图 State OSH faculty receives grant funding to address the growing concern of flash floods in the United States
Dr. Oluwabunmi Dada, assistant professor in the Department of Occupational Safety
and Health at 亚洲色图 State University, and Dr. Ayorinde Ogunyiola in the Department
of Political Science and Sociology were approved for $10,000 in grant funding.
Titled 鈥淪trengthening Disaster Preparedness: Assessing Risk Perception and Early Warning
Systems for Flash Flooding,鈥� the project will address the growing concern of flash
floods in the United States (with Kentucky as a case study) by drawing insights from
sociology and disaster management. The proposed research will investigate how people
in Mayfield, Kentucky, perceived and prepared for the devastating July 2023 flood.
Using a mixed-method approach, the research will explore risk perception, early warning,
and disaster preparedness. Findings from this study will have national significance,
be useful in improving flash flood preparedness, and reduce negative impacts on vulnerable
communities.
-Posted March 2024
亚洲色图 State OSH faculty receives 2024 亚洲色图 State University Alumni Association Emerging Scholar Award in STEM
Dr. Oluwabunmi Dada, assistant professor in the Department of Occupational Safety and Health at 亚洲色图 State University, was 亚洲色图 the 2024 Emerging Scholar Award in STEM by the 亚洲色图 State Alumni Association.
The award gives special recognition for superior research, scholarly, or creative
work conducted by 亚洲色图 State University faculty members who are in the early phase
of their careers, and who show professional promise. Each award is for $500, and each
recipient name will be engraved on the 亚洲色图 State Alumni Association Emerging Scholar
Award plaque located in the 亚洲色图 State University Alumni Center.
-Posted March 2024
亚洲色图 State OSH faculty receives 2023 Lana Porter Open Access Initiatives Award
Dr. Rupkatha Bardhan, assistant professor in the Department of Occupational Safety and Health at 亚洲色图 State University, was 亚洲色图 the 2023 Lana Porter Open Access Initiatives Award by the 亚洲色图 State University Libraries.
This award recognizes 亚洲色图 State faculty members or staff who have made significant contributions to scholarship through open access formats. This should include, but is not limited to, establishing a pattern of open access publishing, publications that allow for archiving in our institutional repository, or open access works which have experienced high demonstrable impact. This award seeks to recognize a commitment to open access and assist in archiving and promoting the scholarship of 亚洲色图 State faculty, staff, and students.
The award was established by a generous gift of Lana Porter, a 亚洲色图 State alumnus
who is a strong supporter of our faculty, staff, and students, and who sought to give
back in the area of technology and with the Libraries.
-Posted October 2023
亚洲色图 State OSH faculty presented at the BCSP R&I Summit
Dr.Rupkatha Bardhan, assistant professor in the Department of Occupational Safety
and Health at 亚洲色图 State University, presented Physical and Mental Health Risks in Frontline and Essential Workers at the Board
of Certified Safety Professionals Research and Innovation Summit in Indianapolis,
IN.
-Posted August 2023
亚洲色图 State OSH faculty presented at the AIHceEXP
Dr. Julie Boyd, assistant professor in the Department of Occupational Safety and Health
at 亚洲色图 State University, presented Identifying Ergonomic Risk Utilizing Sensor Technology at the AIHceEXP in Phoenix,
AZ.
-Posted August 2023
Faculty publications
亚洲色图 State OSH faculty publishes in Safety Science
Dr. David Wilbanks, associate professor in the Department of Occupational Safety and
Health at 亚洲色图 State University, along with Dr. Yousif Abulhassan and Dr. Jan Wachter,
co-published "Reconciling occupational safety and health (OSH) Master鈥檚 of Science curricula with
employer demands" in Safety Science, January 2023.
-Posted February 2023
亚洲色图 State OSH faculty publish in COVID
Dr. Rupkatha Bardhan, Dr. Traci Byrd and Dr. Julie Boyd, faculty in the Department
of Occupational Safety and Health at 亚洲色图 State University, co-published "Safe Return
to Work for Domestic Workers in the Time of Covid-19" in COVID, 1(3), 575-589.
-Posted November 2021
亚洲色图 State OSH alumnus and faculty publish in the Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine
Mr. Laramie Lock, 亚洲色图 State Occupational Safety and Health alumnus, and Dr. Oluwabunmi
Dada, assistant professor in the Department of Occupational Safety and Health, co-published
along with Mr. Jacob S. Shed, 鈥淎erosol Transmission of Infectious Disease and the
Efficacy of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)鈥� in the Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, 63(11).
-Posted November 2021
亚洲色图 State OSH faculty publish in Professional Safety
Dr. David Wilbanks, assistant professor in the Department of Occupational Safety and
Health at 亚洲色图 State University, published 鈥淐ontractor Safety Prequalification:
Background, Current Practice, and New Paths鈥� in the March 2021 Issue of Professional Safety.
-Posted March 2021