The NIOSH-funded Harvard T.H. Chan Education and Research Center (ERC) announces the availability of funds to support pilot projects in Region I. The program will support small research projects conducted by early investigators including student investigators at the pre-doctoral stages, post-doctoral trainees, and/or by new/junior faculty investigators. Project proposals should address concerns in one or more of the occupational safety and health areas of occupational hygiene, occupational epidemiology, occupational health services, occupational medicine, or occupational health nursing.
Pilot Projects 2023–2024
| Project Title | Award Year | Principal Investigator(s) | Trainee(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breaking the Sweat: Rethinking Heat Stress Metrics in Extreme Conditions | 2023-2024 | Petros Koutrakis, Anna Oppenheimer | Barrak Alahmad |
| Factors that Influence the Pipeline of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Training Programs | 2023-2024 | Stefanos Kales | Matthew Hamm |
| Characterizing Experiences of Workplace Violence among Hospital Patient Care Employees | 2023-2024 | Erika Sabbath | Ricardo Diego Suárez Rojas |
| School inner city air study: Teacher Occupational Exposure to Respiratory Viruses in Elementary Schools |
2023-2024 | Peggy Lai | Ye Sun |
Pilot Projects 2022–2023
| Project Title | Award Year | Principal Investigator(s) | Trainee(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thriving from Work: Film Production Crews | 2022-2023 | S. Peter, G. Wagner, P. Heinzelmann |
Dena Javadi |
| Physiologic Effects of Night Shift on Pregnant Workers | 2022-2023 | Elsja-Agarwarl, Erika Sabbath | Madeleine Puissant |
| Association Between Disinfectant Products in the Workplace and Menstrual Cycle Irregularities Among Healthcare Professionals |
2022-2023 | Carmen Messerlian | Montana Kekaimalu Hunter |
| Reducing Respiratory Infectious Disease Transmission in Office Environment | 2022-2023 | Joe Allen | Gen Pei |