NIOSH

NIOSH BSC Membership

At a glance

The NIOSH Board of Scientific Counselors (BSC) has 15 members from a variety of backgrounds, areas of expertise, and geographic locations. The Designated Federal Officer is responsible for the day-to-day management of the BSC.

Designated Federal Officer

Maria Strickland, MPH

Chief of Staff, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Chair

Reponen, Tiina, PhD
  • Professor, Department of Environmental Health, Center for Health-Related Aerosol Studies, University of Cincinnati
  • Cincinnati, OH
  • Term: 01/01/2020-06/30/2024

Members

Barton, Lauren, MD, MPH
  • Chief Physician, Corporate Medical, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
  • Auburn Hills, MI
  • Term: 01/01/2020-06/30/2024
Caban-Martinez, Alberto, D.O., PhD
  • Associate Professor of Public Sciences, University of Miami
  • Miami, FL
  • Term: 01/01/2023-12/31/2026
DeGrasse, Enjoli, MSPH, CIH

  • Deputy Director, Safety and Health Department, International Brotherhood of Teamsters
  • Washington, DC
  • Term: 01/01/2022-12/31/2025
Foley, Michael, MS
  • Senior Occupational Safety and Health Economist, Safety and Health Assessment and Research for Prevention (SHARP), Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
  • Tumwater, WA
  • Term: 01/01/2020-06/30/2024
Francis, Ruth, MPH, MCHES

  • Senior Policy Advisor, American Nurses Association
  • Silver Spring, MD
  • Term: 01/01/2022-12/31/2025
Graber, Judith, PhD, MS
  • Associate Professor, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Rutgers School of Public Health
  • Piscataway, NJ
  • Term: 01/01/2023-12/31/2026
  • Also serves as co-chair of the National Firefighter Registry Subcommittee
Horn, Gavin, PhD
  • Research Engineer, Underwriters Laboratories Fire Safety Research Institute
  • Columbia, MD
  • Term: 01/01/2023-12/31/2026
  • Also serves as co-chair of the National Firefighter Registry Subcommittee
Huang, Emily (Yueng-hsiang), PhD
  • Associate Professor, Oregon Health and Science University
  • Portland, OR
  • Term: 01/01/2023-12/31/2026
Olszewski, Kimberly A. DNP, CRNP, BC, COHN-S/CM, FAAOH

  • Associate Professor, Department of Nursing, Bloomsburg University
  • Bloomsburg, PA
  • Term: 01/01/21-12/31/2024
Patel, Ketki, MD, PhD, MPH

  • Manager, Environmental Surveillance and Toxicology Branch, Texas Department of State Health Services
  • Austin, TX
  • Term: 01/01/2022-12/31/2025
Pieretti, Luis F., PhD CIH CSP

  • Associate Professor, College of Public Health, University of South Florida
  • Tampa, FL
  • Term: 01/01/2022-12/31/2025
Quiros-Alcala, Lesliam, PhD
  • Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins University
  • Baltimore, MD
  • Term: 01/01/2023-12/31/26
Roy, Robert, PhD, DABT, Fellow ATS

  • Lead Toxicologist Specialist, 3M Company
  • St. Paul, MN
  • Term: 01/01/2020-06/30/2024
Tenney, Liliana, DrPH
  • Director of Outreach and Programs, Center for Health, Work and Environment
  • Aurora, CO
  • Term: 01/01/2023 – 12/31/2026
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