Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational & Environmental Health

Full-time and Adjunct Faculty by Program


 

 

Continuing Education
Phone:  801-581-4055

Adjunct Faculty

Robert Anderson 

State of Utah 

Russell Baker 

Thermal West Industrial 

Francie Barber, RN, MA, COHN-S 

RMCOEH  

Terry Bleckner, CIH 

Barrick Gold

Donald Bloswick, PhD 

RMCOEH 

D. Jeff Burton 

IVE Inc. 

Bowen Call 

DEQ, State of Utah  

Dan Coupe 

Granite School District 

Pam Cronin, MS, CCC-A 

SWC Healthworks 

Robert Curtis, MS, CIH, PE  

Curtis Engineering

Noel de Nevers 

University of Utah, Engineering 

Merlynn Densley, PhD, CIHm, CSP, CHMM 

IHI Environmental 

Mark Dumas, MSPH 

Safe Safety Services

Robert Ford 

State of Utah - DEQ 

Nancy Fox 

Lincoln County Public Health 

Kirk Freeman 

Consultant 

Dan Hair, CSP 

Workers Compensation Fund of UT 

Randy Haslam 

Jordan School District 

Kurt Hegmann, MD 

RMCOEH 

Ted Hintze 

ATK Thiokol 

John Hymel 

Jacobsen Construction 

Dave Johnson 

Electric Asset Company 

Fred Johnson 

Eagle Environmental 

Michele Johnson, MPH 

University of Utah - E&S 

Elizabeth Kellogg 

LDS Hospital Pulmonary Laboratory

Howard Leaman, MD, MPH 

IHC Health Services to Business 

Tad Ogden 

Health & Safety Services 

Bryan Olsen 

Workers Compensation Fund of UT

Kevin Orr 

Nova Environmental Consulting 

Jeff Phillips 

Intermountain Environmental Cons.

F. David Pierce 

Alliance for Training

 James Reading

 Statistician

 Eldon Romney, REHS

 R&R Environmental

 David Roskelley, CIH, MSPH, CSP

 R&R Environmental

R.J. Sartori 

 Thermal West

Diane Stewart, RN, MS 

 SWC Healthworks

 J. Michael Taylor, MSPH, CIH

 LDS Church

 Jeff Throckmorton, CIH

University of Utah - E&S

 David Wallace, MSPH, CIH

Utah State University  

 Arthur Westmoreland

 Okland Construction

 Kurt Zimmerman, CSP

 Consultant

Dean Lillquist, PhD, CIH, CHMM 

USDOL/OSHA 

Grantley Martelly 

 Martelly & Associates 

Matthew Morrison, MPA 

SL County Emergency Management Bureau 

Paul Van der Bosch 

Onyx Environmental 

Rand Webb 

Salt Lake Community College  

Rob Yarosik 

Onyx Environmental 

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Ergonomics and Safety (E&S)
Phone:  801-581-4160

Donald S. Bloswick, Ph.D., P.E., C.P.E.

Director, OIPRT

bloswick@mech.utah.edu

Stacey Morris Bamberg, Sc.D.

Assistant Professor

sbamberg@mech.utah.edu

Andrew Merryweather, Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor

a.merryweather@utah.edu  

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E&S Adjunct Faculty

Richard Sesek, PhD, MPH

Auburn University

Phill Drinkaus, PhD

University of Utah

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Hazardous Substance Academic Training (HSAT)
Phone:  801-581-4800

Full-time Faculty

Leon Pahler, PhD, MPH, CAIH 

Director, Hazardous Substance Academic Training
Assistant Professor 

leon.pahler@hsc.utah.edu 

Rod Larson, PhD, CIH 

Assistant Professor 

 rod.larson@hsc.utah.edu

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HSAT Adjunct Faculty

D. Jeff Burton, CIH, CP, PE 

Research Associate 

Frank DeRosso, MSPH, CIH 

Clinical Associate Professor 

Eric Wood, MD, MPH  

RMCOEH 

Tori Burns, MSPH, CIH

Utah OSHA, Utah Labor Commission 

Don Marano, PE, CIH 

President, IHI Consulting 

Patrick Luedtke, MD, MPH 

University of Utah, Epidemiology 

Bob Curtis, MS, CIH 

OSHA Technical Center 

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Industrial Hygiene (IH)
Phone:  801-581-4800

Full-time Faculty

Rod Larson, PhD, CIH 

Director Industrial Hygiene Assistant Professor 

rod.larson@hsc.utah.edu 

Leon Pahler, PhD, MPH, CAIH 

Assistant Professor 

leon.pahler@hsc.utah.ed

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IH Adjunct Faculty

D. Jeff Burton, CIH, CP, PE 

Research Associate 

Frank DeRosso, MSPH, CIH 

Clinical Associate Professor 

James Nelson, PhD, CIH 

Clinical Associate Professor 

Tori Burns, CIH 

Questar

Bobby F. Craft, PhD, CIH, CP 

IHI Environmental 

Kevin Cummins, CIH 

OSHA Technical Center 

Robert Curtis, CIH 

OSHA Technical Center 

Dan Crane 

OSHA Technical Center 

Nancy Fox, CIH 

Lincoln County Health Dept. WY  

Alan Heins, Ph.D., CIH 

OSHA Health Response Team 

Sim Lessley, PhD 

Analytical Quality Solutions 

Dean Lillquist, PhD, CIH 

OSHA Technical Center 

Patrick Luedtke, MD, MPH 

U of U Epidemiology 

Don Marano, PE, CIH 

IHI Environmental 

David Nelson 

Envirosearch, Inc 

Dave Roskelly, CIH 

R&R Environmental 

Michael Taylor, CIH 

LDS Church 

William Wagner, CIH, CP 

IHI Environmental 

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Occupational & Environmental Medicine (OEM)
Phone:  801-581-3841

Full-time Faculty

Kurt T. Hegmann, MD, MPH 

Director of RMCOEH
Professor

kurt.hegmann@hsc.utah.edu  

Matthew Hughes, MD, MPH

Deputy Director of RMCOEH
Assistant Professor

matthew.hughes@hsc.utah.edu

Royce Moser, Jr, MD, MPH 

Professor

royce.moser@hsc.utah.edu  

Eric Wood, MD, MPH 

Director Occupational & Environmental Medicine Program
Residency Program Director 
Assistant Professor

eric.wood@hsc.utah.edu 

Hannah Edwards, MD, MPH 

University Occupational Medicine Clinic Director
Assistant Professor

hannah.edwards@hsc.utah.edu  

Jeremy Biggs, MD, MSPH

Clinical Instructor

jeremy.biggs@hsc.utah.edu

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OEM Adjunct Faculty

Mark Anderson, MD 

WorkCare Industrial Clinic 

Kurt Berhisel, MD 

VA Medical Center, University of Utah 

Stephen C. Born, MD, MPH 

Occupational Medicine Program, UCSF 

William Brady, MD, MPH, MBA 

Los Alamos National Laboratories, NM 

Tori Burns, CIH, MSPH  

Utah OSHA, Utah Labor Commission 

Paula Burgess, MD, MPH, FACEP 

Agency/Toxic Substances Disease Reg 

Grant Cannon, MD 

VA Medical Center Associate Chief of Staff  

Dan Clegg, MD 

Rheumatology, University of Utah 

Allen Colledge, MD 

Utah Labor Commission, Medical Director 

George Conway, MD, MPH 

CDC NIOSH, Division of Safety Research, Anchorage, AK  

Robert Crapo, MD 

University of Utah 

John Cunningham, MD, MS 

Occupational and Preventive Medicine, Inc., Columbus, Ohio 

Dennis Estep, DO, MPH  

 

Steve Frangos, MD, MPH 

 

Michael Hess, MD 

Mountain Orthopaedic, Bountiful, UT 

Richard E. Johns, Jr. MD, MSPH 

Consultant, preceptor for residents 

Christopher Kleinsmith, DO, MPH 

Occupational Health Clinic, Hill Air Force Base, Ogden, UT  

Kathleen Kreiss, MD, MPH 

NIOSH, Morgantown, WV 

Howard Leaman, MD 

Intermountain Health Care, Salt Lake City, UT 

Loren Lewis, MD, MPH 

AdvanceMed Hanford, Richland, WA 

Patrick Luedtke, MD, MPH 

Utah Department of Health, Salt Lake City, UT 

Caroline Milne, MD 

U of U and VA Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT 

Mark Moore, MD

Dean Medical Center, Madison Wisconsin 

J. Michael Muhm, MD 

The Boeing Company, Seattle, WA 

Gary Nakao, PhD 

Disability Determination Services, Salt Lake City, UT 

Dianne Nielson, PhD 

UT Department of Environmental Quality, Salt Lake City, UT 

David Petron, MD 

University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 

John Piacentino, MD, MPH 

Washington, DC 

Doug Powell, MD 

University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 

Toni Roberts, MD 

VA Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT 

Robert Rolfs, MD, MPH 

UT Department of Health, Salt Lake City, UT 

Karen Salz, MD 

VA Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT 

John Shigeoka, MD

VA Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT

Larry Smick, MD, MPH

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Branch Medical Clinic, Bermerton, WA

Michael Staker, MD, MPH

Alcoa Davenport Works Bettendorf, IA

Paul Teynor, MD, MPH 

Intermountain MRO Services, Murray, UT

David Tipton, MD 

National Aerospace and Space Administration (NASA) Kennedy Space Center, Florida

Douglas Trout, MD

NIOSH, Cincinnati, OH

Kevan Whipple, PhD 

VA Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT

John Zone, MD

VA Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT

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Occupational Injury Prevention Research and Training (OIPRT)
Phone:  801-581-4160

Full-time Faculty

Donald S. Bloswick, Ph.D., P.E., C.P.E.

Director, OIPRT

bloswick@mech.utah.edu

Kurt T. Hegmann, MD, MPH

Director, Rocky Mountain Center
for Occupational & Environmental Health

kurt.hegmann@hsc.utah.edu

Andrew Merryweather, Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor

a.merryweather@utah.edu  

Matthew Thiese, PhD, MSPH

Visiting Instructor

matt.thiese@hsc.utah.edu

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OIPRT Adjunct Faculty

Steve Alder, Ph.D

DFPM and Assistant Director of the Public Health Programs

Clay Mann, Ph.D.

School of Medicine and Director for Research at the Intermountain Injury Control Research Center

Tom Bernard, Ph.D., PE, CPE

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

Kent Bachus, Ph.D

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

Robert Tuckett, Ph.D.

Research Associate Professor, Depratment of Physiology and Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering

Phillip Drinkaus, PhD

U of U Mechanical Engineering

Kurt Church, MSPH

Industrial Hygienist, ConocoPhillips

Frank DeRosso, MSPH, CIH

Senior Scientist, RMEC Environmental

Robert Ford

President, Safety Management Services, Inc.

Byron Hardy, PhD

Health Physics Consultant

Brad Husberg

CDC/NIOSH Alaska Field Station

Gary Kopps

Corporate Safety Manager, Deere and Company

Melinda Krahenbuhl, PhD

Director Nuclear Engineering Program, U of U

Dean Lillquist, PhD, CIH

Director, SL Technical Center USDOL/OSHA

Michael Lutte, MSPH IH

Safety Officer, US Navy

Kirt Sasser

Hazards Analyst, Safety Management Services

Don Sinclair

SKJRH, Inc

Kathy Sitzman, MS, OHN

Assistant Professor, Weber State University

Dale Stephenson, PhD

Associate Professor, Boise State University

Jeff Throckmorton, CIH

Environmental Health and Safety, U of U

Pat Veillette, PhD, Pilot

Aviation Instructor, and Accident Investigator/Safety Officer, Executive Jet

Mark Warner, PhD

Corporate Safety Engineer, Sandia National Laboratory

Brad Whittaker, MSPH QHSE

Coordinator, Schlumberger

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