Expanding Research Partnerships Webinar Series
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This webinar series has been organized by the NIOSH Office of Research Integration (ORI) and designed to promote the work of innovative and impactful research and expand intramural and extramural partnerships in occupational safety and health (OSH). Researchers, practitioners, and OSH stakeholders engage in discussion of pressing issues and opportunities for collaboration. For more information on past or present webinars, please contact ORI@cdc.gov.
Free continuing education credit is available for select webinars. Please see below for details.
Upcoming Webinars
The 2024 Expanding Research Partnerships Webinar Series will begin in February 2024. Registration information coming soon.
Past Webinars
The theme of the 2023 Expanding Research Partnerships Webinar Series was Leveraging Collaboration to Address Key Challenges to Occupational Safety and Health Research, Training, and Practice.
The 2023 Expanding Research Partnerships series focuses on leveraging collaboration to address key challenges to OSH research, training, and practice. The June 14 webinar featured engaging presentations on how the panelists have taken new approaches to OSH training. Subject matter expert panelists provided perspectives from academic and research settings. Featured speakers were Lily Monsey from the University of Washington, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences; Ismail Nabeel from Mount Sinai; Brett Perkison from the University of Texas; and Kaitlin M. Gallagher from the University of Arkansas.
Instructions for Obtaining Continuing Education (CE)
CE for the recording is available from July 14, 2023, to July 14, 2025. To receive CE, please visit TCEO and search for WD4531-030823 – Expanding Research Partnerships Webinar Series.
FEES: No fees are charged for CDC’s CE activities.
The 2023 Expanding Research Partnerships series focuses on leveraging collaboration to address key challenges to OSH research, training, and practice. The March 8 webinar featured engaging presentations on how the panelists have leveraged partnerships to address key challenges in an expanded OSH research paradigm. Subject matter expert panelists provided perspectives from government and educational/research settings. Featured speakers were Lili Tenney from the Center for Health, Work & Environment, Colorado School of Public Health; Gretchen A. Petery and James W. Grosch from the National Center for Productive Aging and Work, NIOSH; and Kirsten S. Almberg from the University of Illinois Chicago Center for Healthy Work.
Instructions for Obtaining Continuing Education (CE)
CE for the recording is available from April 8, 2023, to April 8, 2025. To receive CE, please visit TCEO and search for WD4531-030823 – Expanding Research Partnerships Webinar Series.
FEES: No fees are charged for CDC’s CE activities.
The theme of the 2022 Expanding Research Partnerships Webinar Series was Promoting Partnerships to Explore the Impacts of Technological Change on Work and Well-being.
The 2022 Expanding Research Partnerships series focuses on the impact of technological change on work and well-being. The September 14 webinar explored this topic through the lens of occupational safety and health (OSH) systems. Subject matter expert panelists provided perspectives from government and clinical practice. Featured speakers were Emily Haas from NIOSH and Zeke McKinney from HealthPartners Occupational and Environmental Medicine Residency.
Instructions for Obtaining Continuing Education (CE)
CE for the recording is available from October 14, 2022, to October 14, 2024. To receive CE, please visit TCEO and search for WD4531-091422 – Expanding Research Partnerships Webinar Series.
FEES: No fees are charged for CDC’s CE activities.
The 2022 Expanding Research Partnerships series focuses on the impact of technological change on work and well-being. The June 8 webinar explored this topic through the lens of work-related disparities. Subject matter expert panelists provided perspectives from government, clinical practice, and organized labor. Featured speakers were Rashaun Roberts from NIOSH, Eric Clinton of UNITE HERE! Local 362, and Maria Espinola from the Institute for Health Equity and Innovation.
Instructions for Obtaining Continuing Education (CE)
CE for the recording is available from July 8, 2022, to July 8, 2024. To receive CE, please visit TCEO and search for WD4531-060822 – Expanding Research Partnerships Webinar Series.
FEES: No fees are charged for CDC’s CE activities.
The 2022 Expanding Research Partnerships series focuses on the impact of technological change on work and well-being. The March 9 webinar explored this topic through the lens of work arrangements. Subject matter expert panelists provided perspectives from government, academia, and industry. Featured speakers were Rene Pana-Cryan from NIOSH, Scott DeBow from Randstad USA, and Lorraine M. Conroy from the Center for Healthy Work, University of Illinois Chicago, School of Public Health.
The theme of the 2021 Expanding Research Partnerships Webinar Series was Exploring the Future of Worker Health and Safety in the Post-pandemic World.
The 2021 Expanding Research Partnerships series explores the future of occupational safety and health (OSH) in a post-pandemic world in the U.S. The September 8 webinar explored OSH professional association perspectives on worker health and safety in the post-pandemic world. Speakers from professional associations included: Robert Bourgeois, American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine; Chris Cunningham, Society for Occupational Health Psychology; Joel Haight, American Society of Safety Professionals; and John Mulhausen and Larry Sloan, American Industrial Hygiene Association.
The 2021 Expanding Research Partnerships series explores the future of occupational safety and health (OSH) in a post-pandemic world in the U.S. The June 9 webinar explored employer perspectives on worker health and safety in the post-pandemic world. Employers represented the agriculture, manufacturing, oil and gas, and transportation industries. Featured speakers were Gary Childress from Oil States Energy Services, Barbara Dawson from DuPont, Brian Fielkow from Jetco Delivery, and Paul Riley from the Agriculture Safety and Health Council of America.
The 2021 Expanding Research Partnerships series explores the future of occupational safety and health (OSH) in a post-pandemic world. The March 10 webinar explored perspectives on worker health and safety in the post-pandemic world from labor associations of major industries in the U.S. Featured speakers from labor groups were Amy Bahruth from the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), Lamont Byrd from the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT), Chris Cain from North America’s Building Trades Union (NABTU), and Mark Catlin from the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).
The theme of the 2020 Expanding Research Partnerships Webinar Series was Future of Work.
The September 2020 installment of the Expanding Research Partnerships series explored the development of new research partnerships during a pandemic. The featured presentations discussed integrating worker safety and health research with the COVID-19 public health response, engaging seafood processing workers during a pandemic, promoting worker health and equity during COVID-19, learning from and helping small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic, offering technical support and educational opportunities during a pandemic, disaster workforce planning for 2020 and beyond, and promoting safe practices for reopening and return to work. Featured speakers were Angela Weber, Elizabeth Whelan, Laura Syron, and Kaitlin Kelly-Reif from NIOSH; Elizabeth Fisher from the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health; Marissa Baker from the University of Washington School of Public Health; Dede Montgomery from the Oregon Healthy Workforce Center, Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences; Jennifer Marshall from the University of South Florida Sunshine Education and Research Center; and John Staley from the University of North Carolina, Occupational Safety and Health Education and Research Center.
The June 2020 installment of the Expanding Research Partnerships series addressed the future of work and implications for aging workers. The featured presentations explored the intersection of aging, worker well-being, and the future of work; the interaction of an aging workforce, emerging technologies, and changes in work organization; and retirement, health, and new employment trends for aging workers. Featured speakers were L. Casey Chosewood and James Grosch from NIOSH, and Martin Cherniack and Jennifer Garza from the University of Connecticut Health Center.
The March 2020 installment of the Expanding Research Partnerships series addressed the future of work and implications for occupational safety and health. The featured presentations explored risks and opportunities in the future of work, mapping the future of work for the safety and health of workers, and horizon scanning to identify emerging OSH issues. Featured speakers were John Howard and Paul A. Schulte from NIOSH and Andy Hines from University of Houston.
The theme of the 2019 Expanding Research Partnerships Webinar Series was Emerging Issues in OSH.
The September 2019 installment of the Expanding Research Partnerships series addressed an expanded focus for occupational safety and health (OSH). The featured presentations explored an expanded focus for occupational safety and health and the associated implications for OSH research and training. Featured speakers were Paul A. Schulte from NIOSH and George Delclos from the University of Texas Health Science Center School of Public Health.
The June 2019 installment of the Expanding Research Partnerships series addressed occupational safety and health (OSH) issues associated with emerging technologies. The featured presentations explored collaborative future of work research under the NIOSH Advanced Manufacturing Initiative and the role of partnerships to advance research and guidance for occupational safety and health in nanotechnology. Featured speakers were Charles Geraci from NIOSH and Nicole M. Neu-Baker from SUNY Polytechnic Institute.
The April 2019 installment of the Expanding Research Partnerships Webinar Series explored the relationship between robotics and workplace safety and health. The featured presentations addressed occupational robotics safety and health research at NIOSH, the ergonomic benefits of personal collaborative robots, and the use of probabilistic posture modeling to enhance the ergonomics and safety of human-robot collaborations. Featured speakers were Dawn Castillo from NIOSH, Fadi Fathallah from University of California, Davis, and Andrew Merryweather from University of Utah.
The theme of the 2018 Expanding Research Partnerships Webinar Series was State of the Science in OSH: Injury and Illness Prevention Strategies.
The November 2018 installment of the Expanding Research Partnerships Webinar Series focused on advancing occupational safety and health in the construction sector. The featured presentations explored the role of partnerships in preventing workplace musculoskeletal disorders and the development of leadership skills to strengthen safety climate. Featured speakers were Juliann Scholl from NIOSH and Linda Goldenhar from CPWR – The Center for Construction Research and Training.
The May 2018 installment of the Expanding Research Partnerships Webinar Series explored new technologies to reduce exposure to health and safety hazards. The featured presentations discussed an innovative tool for assessing workers’ exposure to respirable dust and other contaminants and new procedures and practices to reduce fatal and non-fatal trauma incidence rates in the logging industry. Featured speakers were Andrew Cecala from NIOSH and Robert Keefe from the University of Idaho.
In February 2018, the inaugural Expanding Research Partnerships webinar explored work and health-related factors associated with injury and illness outcomes. The featured presentations addressed health-related predictors of workers’ compensation claims and the relationship between work arrangements, job stress, and health-related quality of life. Featured speakers were Tapas Ray from NIOSH and Erin Shore from the Colorado School of Public Health.
The State of the Science conference in 2017 helped launched the third decade of NORA and the ERP webinar series. Using the video links below, hear NIOSH scientists and researcher grantees discuss their work and communicate the relevance and impact of NIOSH-funded research. Look back at the State of the Science conference in this video and the conference program.
Preventing Robot-Related Injuries in the Workplace
Andrew Merryweather, PhD, discusses his extramural research on preventing robot-related worker injuries.
Airline Pilot Survey Highlights Need for Mental Health Support
Alexander Wu, MPH, describes his extramural study, which found the need for mental health support among airline pilots.
Health Risks in Fire Stations
Emily Sparer, ScD, looks at possible health risks in fire stations
Worker Health and Productivity
Natalie Schwatka, PhD, talks about health-related factors correlated with productivity at work.
The Impact of Job Control on Worker Safety and Health
Laura Punnett, ScD, focuses on ways to increase employees’ job control or decision-making opportunities and minimize their risk factors for chronic diseases.
Preventing Falls in Construction
Christine Branche, PhD, FACE, discusses the origins and impact of the National Campaign to Prevent Falls in Construction.
Construction Workers and Musculoskeletal Disorders
Through her study, Ann Marie Dale, PhD, aims to address the ergonomic needs of construction safety programs. Hear her story.
Computer Model Predicts Wear on Shoes
Kurt Beschorner, PhD, shares about his extramural research, which resulted in a new computer model that helps predict the impact of shoe tread on friction.
The Continuous Personal Dust Monitor
Steven Mischler, PhD, talks about the NIOSH Personal Dust Monitoring Project and its significance in the mining sector.
Keeping Farmers Safe: The National ROPS Rebate Program
Julie Sorensen, PhD, talks about the National ROPS (rollover protection system) Rebate Program and its significant impact on agricultural workers.
Traumatic Injuries among Dungeness Crab Fishermen
Learn more about Laura Kincl, PhD, and her extramural work, focused on the commercial fishing industry and improving safety in the dungeness crab fleet.
Interventions for Vietnamese Nail Salon Workers
Tran Huynh, PhD, discusses her efforts to improve the safety and health of Vietnamese nail salon workers through language appropriate intervention materials.
ORIGINATION DATE: June 8, 2022
RENEWAL DATE: N/A
EXPIRATION DATE: June 8, 2024
TARGET AUDIENCE: Advanced Practice Nurses, Physicians (MD/DO), Certified Health Education Specialist, Medical Assistants, Other Health Educators, Epidemiologists, Physician Assistants, Program Managers, Industrial Hygienists, Registered Nurses, Occupational Health Professionals, Laboratorians, Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses
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