Keynote talk at the 2023 ASSP WISE (Women in Safety Excellence) event at Oregon Governor's Occupational Safety and Health Conference. My mom was a bit younger than I am now when she retired from her adjunct faculty position at Marylhurst. It was a difficult choice as she loved what she did, but an autoimmune illness … Continue reading Embracing Retirement: A Journey of Growth and Mentorship
For more than a decade, one of my jobs included maintaining a curated online resource directory addressing all things environmental, safety and health. The directory was first begun as the internet powered up with few effective search engines available. And certainly no artificial intelligence! Over the years as search engines perfected what they did, this … Continue reading Understanding Toxic Materials in Today’s Information Jungle
Last spring a friend suggested that the public needed to better understand environmental health and industrial hygiene. "Y" felt others would be interested in its relevance to daily life and living, and I would be the perfect person to write about it. I liked the idea, but was busy with job decisions, a book release … Continue reading Yes, industrial hygiene is a cool career
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