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, Situs Slot Gacor

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