Resources
- Submitting to Professional Safety Journal
- ASSE Publications
- Foundation Published Research Studies
- PDC Proceedings Index
- Professional Safety Article Archive
- Body of Knowledge
- Education Resource Center
- Educational Standards Committee
- Accreditation Program
- PhD Fellowship
- Professional Development
- Outstanding Safety Educator Award
- Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)
- Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)
- Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering (ATMAE)
Student Resources
Summary
The Academics Practice Specialty (APS) stemmed from the Association of Occupational Safety and Health Educators, which was formed in 1997. Initial APS members included university professors with academic programs in occupational or environmental health and safety, but today APS includes both educators and students.
APS published its first issue of The Educator in Fall 2001 and now publishes The Educator once per year and the peer-reviewed Journal of SH&E Research twice per year. APS also sponsors sessions and an Academic Forum at ASSE's annual Professional Development Conference.
APS promotes the advancement of safety, health and environmental (SH&E) education, fosters the well-being of its members and their academic programs and mentors students within their academic specialties. APS also strives to influence educational strategies and research, accreditation and professional certification as well as national and international academic research.
Ongoing goals for APS include:
- Development of SH&E core curriculum and graduate programs
- Increasing the number of internships for students enrolled in SH&E academic programs
- Involving students in the SH&E profession early in their academic careers through ASSE Student Sections, mentoring programs, conferences and seminars
Get Involved
- Get published and earn Continuance of Certification (COC) points and the chance to win a cash prize.
- Join APS for only $20!
- Volunteer for as little as 30 minutes per week.
Member Benefits
- Network with top academicians and safety professionals via LinkedIn, Facebook, conference calls and annual face-to-face meetings.
- Triannual electronic technical publications via email.
- Access to 150+ interviews with top industry professionals.
- Publication opportunities.
- Advisory committee guidance and advice.
- Volunteer and leadership opportunities.
- Discounts on group-sponsored webinars.
- Group sponsorship on conference speaking proposals.
- Mentoring services.
Volunteer Advisory Committee
- Administrator: Mike O'Toole
- Assistant Administrator: Leigh Ann Blunt
- Publication Coordinator: Mike Behm
- Membership Development: Jan Wachter
- Awards & Honors: Paul English
Publications
Annual Conference
Safety 2012
- Safety 2012 Poster Sessions Recap
- Bridging the Gap Between Academic Research & the Workplace - Choi & Borchardt
- Integrating Environmental in Your Curriculum - Wachter & Cekada
- Learning OSHA Construction Standards - Yuan
- The Value of a Practicum - Klane
- The Value of Internships - Winn, Giles & Heafey
Safety 2011
- Safety 2011 Poster Sessions Recap
- Academic Program Evaluation Using BCSP Criteria
- Assessment of Student Learning Experiences in Two Different Modes of Course Delivery
- Exploring the Evolving Relationships Between Safety and Security
- Model of OHS Practice
- Using Online Survey Data and Reviews of Historical Documents to Assess an Industrial Hygiene Master’s Program
- Using Second Life for Simulating Safety Critical Operations in the Undergraduate Curriculum
- Safety 2011 Pictures
