Expertise

Professor Slates᾿ primary research and teaching interests focus broadly on the evaluation and control of occupational safety, health and environmental hazards. Some of the specific areas include OSHA and EPA regulatory compliance, indoor air quality, accident causation, product safety, characterization of physical, chemical and biological contaminates in the workplace.


Research Interests

  • Ergonomics
  • Industrial hygiene
  • Biological occupational and environmental hazards
  • Unintentional injury prevention
Communities
Allied Health
Degrees
EdD, Spalding University, 2005
MPA, Kentucky State University, 2001
BS, Eastern Kentucky University, 1997
Keywords
musculoskeletal system hearing disorders musculoskeletal diseases environmental & occupational health & safety injury prevention hearing
Associations
Society for Prevention Research