NORA Hearing Loss Prevention Sector Council
Council Members
The Council has two co-chairs, one from the NIOSH Hearing Loss Prevention Program and one from a partner organization. The NIOSH program manager and assistant coordinator also help to facilitate the work of the Council. Members attend meetings and participate in workgroups. Contact the Co-Chair or NORA Coordinator with questions, comments or to volunteer.
| Name | Organization |
|---|---|
| Laurie Wells Co-Chair |
3M Company |
| Elizabeth Masterson Co-Chair, NIOSH HLP Program Co-Coordinator |
NIOSH (Surveillance Program) |
| Thais Morata Co-Chair, NIOSH HLP Program Co-Coordinator |
NIOSH |
| R.J. Matetic NIOSH HLP Program Manager |
NIOSH |
| Amanda Azman NIOSH HLP Program Assistant Coordinator |
NIOSH |
| Amy Blank | U.S. Army Medical Command |
| David C. Copley | Caterpillar, Inc. |
| Sharon Curhan | Harvard University |
| Joe Defibaugh | Komatsu Mining Corp. |
| Jackie DiFrancesco | Honeywell Safety Products |
| Mark Ellis | Industrial Minerals Association – North America |
| Melanie Hayes | Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
| Walter Jones | Laborers’ Health and Safety Fund of North America |
| Bradley King | NIOSH |
| Sharon Kujawa | Harvard Medical School |
| Margy Lambert | Retired, Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
| Coleen Le Prell | University of Texas at Dallas |
| William (Bill) Murphy | Stephenson and Stephenson Research and Consulting (SASRAC) |
| Minda Nieblas | Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
| Travis Parsons | Laborers’ Health and Safety Fund of North America |
| Benjamin Roberts | Cardno Chemrisk |
| Gary Roth | NIOSH |
| Theresa Schulz | Department of Defense, Hearing Center of Excellence |
| Christina Stalnaker | Mine Safety and Health Administration |
| Michele Stopper | Milwaukee Tools |
| Douglas Trout | NIOSH |
| William White-Duvel | Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
A heartfelt thank you to past participants in the third decade of NORA for their contributions:
(Please note: affiliations listed were current as of the time of participation but may no longer be accurate)
| Name | Organization |
|---|---|
| Bryan Beamer | NIOSH |
| Gary C. Curhan | Harvard University |
| G. Scott Earnest | NIOSH |
| Alan Echt | NIOSH |
| Cherie Estill | NIOSH |
| Drew Hinton | Arrow Safety |
| Kelly Knighton | Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
| Nick LaPerle | EERS Global Technologies |
| Catherine Palmer | University of Pittsburgh |
| Kelly Schnapp | Apothem Strategic Consulting, LLC. |
Page last reviewed: April 20, 2021, 12:00 AM
Content source: National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA)