Occupational Safety and Health Program Improvement

NIH RePORTER · ALLCDC · T03 · $135,708 · view on reporter.nih.gov ↗

Abstract

With over forty years of experience in educating Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) students, the purpose of this proposal is to strengthen the learning environment to prepare the next generation of leaders in OSH practice. This will be 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. The primary focus will be: 1. Opportunities for interaction between faculty internship instructors and on-site intern supervisors to sustain and advance employer-intern-university relationships. 2. Develop and host workshops and seminars to address advances in OSH practice. 3. Faculty professional development to respond to the changing nature of work. 4. Support for graduate students in the form of tuition, fees, and travel. 5. Improve program curriculum to modernize offerings. 6. Increase program's capacity for use of virtual/digital applications in placement-related activities, communication, academic offerings, and profession-related applications. The OSH department had 289 students in the program during the fall 2019 semester which included 39 in the graduate program and 250 in the undergraduate program.

Key facts

NIH application ID
10458440
Project number
5T03OH008437-17
Recipient
MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY
Principal Investigator
Traci Byrd
Activity code
T03
Funding institute
ALLCDC
Fiscal year
2022
Award amount
$135,708
Award type
5
Project period
2021-07-01 → 2026-06-30