Occupational Safety and Health Program Improvement

NIH RePORTER · ALLCDC · T03 · $92,358 · view on reporter.nih.gov ↗

Abstract

The purpose of this proposal is to strengthen the preparation of our undergraduate and graduate level students in occupational safety and health. This will be accomplished by providing learning environments designed to help the students become more effective entry- level and advanced professionals. The primary focus will be: 1. Increased involvement of the internship supervisors in visiting intern sites to observe and improve employer-intern-university relationships. 2. Development and enhancement of interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary collaborations with programs in the Jesse D. Jones College of Science, Engineering and Technology. 3. On-going faculty professional development to keep abreast of changes in the occupational safety and health field. 4. Development of seminars and Occupational Safety and Health Training Center courses designed to address current occupational safety and health issues. 5. Support for undergraduate and graduate students in the form of travel, tuition and fees. 6. Improvement and upgrade of the laboratory and computer facilities and equipment within the OSH department. The OSH department had 473 students in the program during the fall 2014 semester which included 409 in the undergraduate program and 64 in the graduate program. Additionally, the department placed 165 interns during the 2014-2015 academic year.

Key facts

NIH application ID
9956710
Project number
5T03OH008437-15
Recipient
MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY
Principal Investigator
Tracey Wortham
Activity code
T03
Funding institute
ALLCDC
Fiscal year
2020
Award amount
$92,358
Award type
5
Project period
2016-07-01 → 2021-06-30