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Profiles
Matt Keifer, program director
Oversight Committee:
Students are not limited to choosing a faculty member listed above as their adviser. All faculty in the department may serve as a preceptor to an MPH EOH student depending on area of interest.
Research Publications
Selected publications: 2003-2007
Hofmann J, Guardado J, Keifer M, Wesseling C. Mortality among a cohort of banana plantation workers in Costa Rica. Int J Occup Environ Health. 2006 ;12(4):321-328.
Hofmann J, Snyder K, Keifer M. A descriptive study of workers' compensation claims in Washington State orchards. Occupational Medicine-Oxford 2006 Jun; 56 (4): 251-257.
Rodriguez T, Younglove L, Lu C, Funez A, Weppner S, Barr DB, Fenske RA. Biological monitoring of pesticide exposures among applicators and their children in Nicaragua. Int J Occup Environ Health. 2006; 12(4):312-320.
Conference Presentations
Crowe J, Garcia R, Leber E, Ybarra V, Benavides M, James Birge J, Carlson M, Hom E, Postma J, Ricking J, Salazar M, Sanchez YA, Sotelo G, Wells S, Keifer M. Struggles and successes in El Proyecto Bienestar, a community-based participartory research project for environmental and occupational health, American Public Health Association, Novemeber 4-8, 2006, Boston
Crowe JL, Keifer M, Hofmann JN, El Proyecto Bienestar: A community health intervention with Yakima agricultural workers. American Public Health Association, Dec. 10–14, 2005, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Hall KJ, Freeman KS, Stewart CS, Younglove L. Communicating risk: Overcoming apathy, denial, and other barriers. Society for Technical Communication May 8–11, 2005, Seattle
Hofmann JN, Keifer M. A computer-based survey instrument for exposure assessment among agricultural pesticide handlers, American Public Health Association, November 4-8, 2006, Boston
Hofmann JN, Guardado J, Keifer M, Wesseling C. Mortality among a cohort of DBCP-exposed banana plantation workers in Costa Rica. American Public Health Association 132nd Annual Meeting & Exposition, November 2004, Washington, DC
Hofmann JN, Snyder K, Keifer M, A descriptive study of workers’ compensation claims in Washington state orchards. American Public Health Association, Dec. 10–14, 2005, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Keifer M, Snyder K, Hofmann JN, Negrete M, Salazar MK, Stockbridge H, Ladder-related accidents and injuries in Washington orchards: Case studies of worker compensation claims. American Public Health Association, Dec. 10–14, 2005, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Keifer M, Salazar MK, Snyder K, Hofmann JN, Barr HE, Identification and prevention of injuries in Northwest orchards: An overview of the Orchard Injury Project, American Public Health Association, Dec. 10–14, 2005, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Postma J, Leber E, Ybarra V, Garcia R, Keifer M, Salazar M, Crowe J, Sotelo G, Birge J, Ricking J, Hom E, Carlson M, Sanchez YA, Benavides M, Yanez M. Evaluation power and participation in community based participatory research: Evaluation results from El Proyecto Bienestar, American Public Health Association, November 4-8, 2006, Boston
Salazar MK, Keifer M, Hofmann JN, Orchard work: An examination of workers’ perspectives of risks and hazards. American Public Health Association, Dec. 10–14, 2005, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Trenga CA, Sullivan JH, Hubbard R, Jarvis SS, Curtiss HM, Sands FN, Gould T, Stewart J, Shepherd K, Larson TV, Kaufman JD. Results from a pilot study of diesel exhaust exposure health effects in humans. American Thoracic Society May 20–25, 2005, San Diego