Academic Forum

Sponsored by the Academics Practice Specialty
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at 7:15AM to 11:55AM

The 2011 Academic Forum will discuss the value of SH&E education and the Academics Practice Specialty to SH&E professionals with a focus on research and publishing and outreach to the "E" in SH&E. Eligible attendees include full time academicians and members of the Academics Practice Specialty.

7:15–7:45AM
Continental Breakfast

7:45–7:50AM
Opening Remarks
Hamid Fonooni, Ph.D., CPE, APS Administrator

7:50–8:10AM
Engaging OSH Students in Active Learning
Richard F. Sesek, Ph.D., MPH, CSP, CPE
Jerry A. Davis, Ph.D., CSP
Auburn University,
Auburn, AL

8:15–8:35AM
Leveraging the Relationships Between Occupational Safety and Health and Homeland Security: Suggestions for a joint, outcomes-based major
James D. Ramsay, Ph.D., CSP
Michael F. O'Toole, Ph.D.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University,
Daytona Beach, FL

8:40–9:00AM
A Student-Friendly Approach for Teaching System Safety
Sang D. Choi, Ph.D., CSP, CPE
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater,
Whitewater, WI

9:05–9:25AM
Assessment of Online and Face-To-Face Student Learning Experiences in Two Different Modes of Course Delivery
Hamid Fonooni, Ph.D., CPE
Michael G. Behm, Ph.D., CSP
David L. Batts, Ed.D.
East Carolina University,
Greenville, NC

9:30–9:40AM
Break

9:40–10:00AM
Using Online Survey Data and Reviews of Historical Documents to Assess an Industrial Hygiene Master's Program
John N. Zey, Ph.D.,CIH
University of Central Missouri,
Warrensburg, MO

10:05–10:25AM
Academic Program Evaluation Using BCSP Criteria: A case study at the University of Minnesota Duluth
Todd W. Loushine, Ph.D., P.E., CSP
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater,
Whitewater, WI
Robert G. Feyen, Ph.D.
University of Minnesota-Duluth,
Duluth, MN

10:30–10:50AM
Fast, Cheap and Easy: Using second life for simulating safety-critical operations in the undergraduate curriculum
E. Andrew Kapp, Ph.D., CSP, CHMM, REM
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater,
Whitewater, WI

10:55–11:40AM
SH&E Practice: Large group model building for solving SH&E problems
Susanne J. Tepe, Ph.D.
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology,
Melbourne, VIC, Australia

11:45–11:55AM
Closing Remarks
Hamid Fonooni, Ph.D., CPE
Michael F. O'Toole, Ph.D.