Master of Science in Occupational Safety (MSOS)

 

Faculty

Core Faculty

Name Area of Competency Teaching and Research Area
Hamid Fonooni, CPE
  • Ergonomics
  • System Safety
  • Risk Management
  • Ergonomics
  • Biomechanics
  • Risk Management
Mike Behm, CSP
  • Safety Management
  • ESH Generalist
  • Safety Management
  • Safety through Design

Supporting Faculty

Name Area of Competency Teaching and Research Area
Tarek Abdel-Salam, PE
  • Hazardous Materials
  • Hazardous Materials
  • Environmental Operations
Ed Crotts, CIH
  • Industrial Hygiene
  • Environmental Health
  • Industrial Hygiene
  • Environmental Health
David Batts
  • Fire Engineering
  • Hazardous Material
  • ESH Generalist
  • Risk Assessment

MSOS Faculty Detailed Information

Hamid Fonooni, Ph.D., CPE, is a board-certified professional ergonomist and is a tenured full-time associate professor in the MS, Occupational Safety program (MSOS). He has over 20 years of experience in teaching and research in occupational and industrial ergonomics, has published numerous papers in refereed professional journals and has presented numerous papers at national and international conferences.

Michael Behm, Ph.D., CSP, is an Assistant Professor in the Occupational Safety program. Dr. Behm's research and creative activity have centered around three major themes that seek to advance the profession of occupational safety and health: construction safety through design; methods that demonstrate a relationship between occupational safety and health and business performance; and incident causality. He currently serves on the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Prevention through Design and NORA Construction Councils, and is an active member in ASSE. He teaches the following courses in the MSOS Program: 1) Critical Thinking and Research in Occupational Safety, 2) Applied Safety Management, 3) Fire Prevention and Protection, 4) Regulatory Aspects of Occupational Safety, and 5) directs theses.

Tarek Abdel-Salam, Ph.D., PE, leads and teaches the Hazardous Materials and Environmental Operations courses. Dr. Abdel-Salam‘s industrial experience and research expertise is in the fate and transport of environmental contaminants and in the environmental management systems. Dr. Abdel-Salam’s expertise fulfills a vital need of our training program to enhance students’ knowledge of environmental management and regulations to succeed as a generalist in the safety profession.

David Batts, Ed.D., is a MSOS graduate and is a faculty member in the Industrial Technology area. Dr. Batts has previously taught numerous graduate courses in the MSOS program. He teaches Industrial Safety, Fire Protection and Protection, and Applied Safety management on an as-needed basis.

Ed Crotts, CIH, teaches our Applications of Industrial Hygiene course. Ed is a full-time faculty member in the Department of Environmental Health.