Honors:

• At UHCL/UH:
  • ABET Commissioner-Team Chair (2012-Present)
  • Elected Senator at Large-UHCL (2011-2012, and 2012-2013)
  • Human Subjects Review Board-Chair of SCE (2011-Present)
  • Recipient of the UHCL 5-year service award (2011)
  • Promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure (2011)
  • ABET Program Evaluator (PEV) for Applied Science Accreditation Committee (2009-Present)
  • Institute of Safety & Health Managers Board Member, and Chair of the Professional Development Committee (2009-Present)
  • Editor, Journal of Safety & Health Research (JSHR) (2008-Present)
  • Recipient of the UH Cullen College of Engineering "Outstanding Lecturer Award" (2008-2009)
• At WVU:
  • Recipient of the WVU Extension Service’s 2004 Extension Performance Award for “Team Program Excellence”
  • Recipient of the WVU Extension Service’s 2004 Extension Performance Award for “Outstanding Advanced Researcher”
  • Recipient of the Industrial Engineers' Honorary Society (Alpha-Pi-Mu).
  • Chair, “Safety, Health, & Ergonomics in Design, Industry, & Construction” Annual conference, Boston, MA (2000-2002).
  • Graduate Fellowship (Teaching Assistant).  Management Information Systems class, College of Business & Economics, WVU (1994-1995).
  • Graduate Fellowship (Graduate Research Assistant).  Institute for Safety & Health Training, WVU (1993-1995).
  • Scholarship recipient, National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH), (1992-1993).
  • Merit recipient as an outstanding WVU Employee for 7 consecutive years.  I was rated “Excellent” in Research, Teaching, and Service from both the P&T committee and Center Director of WVU Extension
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