# Occupational Safety and Health Program Improvement

> **NIH ALLCDC T03** · MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY · 2020 · $92,358

## 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 organization:** MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Tracey Wortham
- **Activity code:** T03 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** ALLCDC
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $92,358
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2016-07-01 → 2021-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9956710

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9956710, Occupational Safety and Health Program Improvement (5T03OH008437-15). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9956710. Licensed CC0.

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