2024
- Dr. Brett Perkison publishes nine-year study on heat illness prevention in outdoor workers
- Firefighters may be at an increased risk of urological cancers, study finds
- SWCOEH commemorates Workers Memorial Day, aiming to improve workplace safety and health
- Patel presents study on maternal occupation and adverse birth outcomes at AHA EpiLifestyle Conference 2024
- Inside the Hepa Filter Research of a NIOSH Pilot Project Awardee
- Celebrating National Public Health Week: Honoring Milestones and Embracing the Future
- Promoting Public Health through National Work Zone Awareness
- IH trainee Nhu Nguyen serves Lunar New Year surprise at Docside Clinic
- Patel publishes R01 study led by Drs. Delclos and Gimeno on asthma in Texas healthcare professionals
- Anabel Rodriguez, SWCOEH outreach program, deliver COVID-19 relief payments to ag workers in New Mexico
- SWCOEH Industrial Hygienists partner with Houston Fire Department for Neurotoxicant Study
- Guillot-Wright, Davis present research at International Fishing Industry Safety & Health Conference (IFISH) in Rome
- Guillot-Wright, Davis launch new fishermen research in Louisiana
- Dr. William "Brett" Perkison, part of team presenting poster on Self-Measured Blood Pressure at APHA Meeting
2023
- Wei-Chung Su presents MALDA at ISEE 2023 in Taiwan
- Shafali Patel completes Safety Internship at the John. S. Dunn Behavioral Sciences Center
- Dr. William "Brett" Perkison discusses heat stress on ACOEM podcast
- Shannon Guillot-Wright awarded nearly $2 million CDC grant for firearms research
- Meet the Faculty – Associate Professor Jooyeon Hwang
- From Florida's lakes to the Southwest Center, Assistant Professor Kevin Lanza
- Holcombe earns Case Study Award at USNAC
- Summer Update: Ambereen Khan's summer internship at SRMC
- Estacio studies Apollo astronaut medical records during NASA internship
- SPH faculty Shannon Guillot-Wright awarded CDC grant for fishermen research
- From Maroon to Burnt Orange – Meet the New Faculty: Anna Gitter, PhD
- MALDA on Tour: Wei-Chung Su treks airway system across Houston
- Kevin Lanza, Total Worker Health faculty, appears on MSNBC
- Meet Shannon Guillot-Wright, new associate professor for SWCOEH
- IH leaders and students set for 2023 Seminar Series
- SWCOEH IH alum Steven Mills’ Guide on How to Land Your “Dream Job”
- SWCOEH IH graduate Steven Mills lands “dream job” with KBR for NASA
- A Deep Dive on Texas Dairy Farm Workers' Needs (Q and A)
- Potential toxicant exposure and health risks of smoke for wildland firefighters
- SWCOEH trainees and residents gain valuable experience through Occupational Health Field Trips
- SWCOEH’s Anabel Rodriguez, PhD, investigates which data collection methods best reach migrant workers
- El Paso Spotlight: Kristina Mena on Pathogens, People, Places: Workplace Safeguards for Illness Intervention (Retail)
- SWCOEH’s Wei-Chung Su, PhD, CIH, designs Mobile Aerosol Lung Deposition Apparatus (MALDA)
- El Paso Spotlight: Kristina Mena on Pathogens, People, Places: Workplace Safeguards for Illness Intervention (Restaurants)
- SWCOEH’s Dr. Brett Perkison leading a DPP partnership with San José Clinic
- Total Worker Health trainee Rosandra "Røs" Daywalker, MD, appointed to Society for Total Worker Health advisory panel
- SWCOEH Total Worker Health faculty Kevin Lanza, PhD, awarded grant to study safe routes to school
- SWCOEH’s Dr. Rispba Garrison completes OEM rotation with International SOS
- We Are Hiring Faculty
- El Paso Spotlight: Kristina Mena on Pathogens, People, Places: Workplace Safeguards for Illness Intervention (Offices)
2022
- SWCOEH alum Whitney Harrison Jackson, MPH, PhD, appointed Public Health Informaticist with Washington State DOH
- SWCOEH alum Bethany Boggess Alcauter, NCFH awarded large grant to support 48,000 farmworkers
- SWCOEH faculty co-author article "Expanding the Focus of OSH: Lessons from a Series of Linked Scientific Meetings"
- Consider the SWCOEH on GivingTuesday, Nov. 29
- SWCOEH PhD candidate Rosandra “Røs” Daywalker appointed Medical Director at WorkSTEPS
- Summer Update: Aro Choi lands Senior Research Associate position with UNT Health Science Center
- Health Symposium Recap: Impacts of fabric face masks in the occupational environment with Mark Wilson
- El Paso Spotlight: Kristina Mena on Pathogens, People, Places: Workplace Safeguards for Illness Intervention
- Summer Update: Steven Mills interns with Valaris and attends AIHce Conference
- Summer Update: Shelley Forse’s Internship with the UTHealth Biosafety Program
- Health Symposium Recap: Texas Ag Workers CVD Perceptions, Risk, & Health Seeking Behavior with Kimberly Prado, PhD, MPH
- Health Symposium Recap: Heat Stress and Kidney Function in construction workers with SWCOEH alum Bethany Alcauter, PhD
- Summer Update: Paul Carey’s Baker Hughes Total Worker Health® Field Experience
- Health Symposium Recap: Musculoskeletal discomfort, physical activity and remote work with Kaysey Aguilar, MPH, CHES
- SWCOEH alum Nicole Greeson (‘01) elected VP of American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA)
- SWCOEH alum Jennifer Ish, PhD, MS, co-authors study of Maternal occupational exposure to chemicals and child cognitive function
- Summer Update: Valerie Valenzuela, MBA, 2nd-year PhD student, Total Worker Health® track
- Health Symposium Recap: Physiological Measures of Habitual Sleep and Future Stress with Itamar Lerner, PhD
- Summer Update: Catherine Turlington, BS, First-year NIOSH Trainee in Industrial Hygiene
- SWCOEH’s David Gimeno, PhD, authors article on the relationship between alcohol consumption and sick leave
- SWCOEH’s Dr. George Delclos co-authors article on asthma and sugar-sweetened beverages in children
- NAOSH Week & the SWCOEH – Research
- NAOSH Week & the SWCOEH – Pilot Projects Research Training Program
- NAOSH Week & the SWCOEH – Outreach
- NAOSH Week & the SWCOEH – Our Continuing Education Program
- SWCOEH celebrates North American Occupational Safety and Health Week
- SWCOEH alum Jennifer Ish, PhD, MS, co-authors study of Maternal occupational exposures and fetal growth
- SWCOEH commemorates Workers Memorial Day, striving to improve workplace safety and health
- SWCOEH collaboration results in AHA presentation on patterns of work and high blood pressure
- SWCOEH trainee Kelly Oyer-Peterson, JD, MPH, RN, co-authors study of compound exposure among domestic cleaners
- Pilot Projects Past Awardee Rebecca Molsberry co-authors article on stress and self-help therapies of law enforcement officers
- Meet the Residents: SWCOEH welcomes new Occupational and Environmental Medicine Residents
- SWCOEH alum Kalyn Jannace, PhD, co-authors study of Traumatic Brain Injury in U.S. military service members
- SWCOEH’s Dr. William Perkison serving as Co-Investigator for SCAN Program
- SWCOEH’s Dr. Wei-Chung Su co-authors Mask Efficacy article published by AAQR
- SWCOEH alum Amy Fallon (‘05) named Senior VP of Operations at Arkansas Children’s Hospital
- SWCOEH 2021 Year in Review: Occupational Medicine Journal Club
- SWCOEH’s Dr. Brett Perkison co-authors health care sustainability article published by NEJM
- Linda Lee, DrPH, UTHealth SPH alum ('05), makes generous donation to SWCOEH
- SWCOEH 2021 Year in Review: Trainee and Resident Highlights
- SWCOEH 2021 Year in Review: IH Seminar Series
- A recap of Ex4OSH 2021 -- What They Are Saying
- Southwest Center faculty hit the road to educate workers on COVID vaccines
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