Faculty and Staff Directory

Division of Environmental Health Sciences School of Public Health University of Minnesota 420 Delaware Street SE, MMC 807 Minneapolis, MN 55455 612-626-0900 (Phone) / 612-626-4837 (fax) Unless otherwise stated, all phone numbers begin with 612-62..... and email address are ....@umn.edu Frequently Called Numbers: Room Locations and Phone Numbers: Division Head: William Toscano, Jr. 1260 Mayo Minnesota Technical Assistance (MnTAP) 4-1300 Fiscal Officer: Debb Grove 6-4803 Health Studies Mayo 5-1151 Accounting/Payroll: Bridget Brennan 4-6993 Health Studies McNamara 6-8160 Student Services: Kathy Soupir 5-0662 Center for Violence Prevention C309 Mayo 5-6904 Main Office: Karen Brademeyer 6-0900 1155 Mayo Conference Room 6-1487 Web Coordinator: Michelle Mansfield 6-1440 1260 Mayo Conference Room 5-8459 Research Asst. Office A389 Mayo 6-2658 Current Faculty Current Staff Emeritus Faculty Adjunct Faculty Graduate Faculty Community Preceptors and Lecturers

Current EnHS Faculty (updated 06/07)

Emeritus Faculty

Emeritus faculty are tenured faculty members who have retired from the University of Minnesota.

Donald E. Barber, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus

Jack S. Mandel, Ph.D., M.P.H., Professor Emeritus

Rexford D. Singer, M.S., Associate Professor Emeritus

Donald Vesley, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus email: vesle001@umn.edu

Adjunct Faculty

Adjunct faculty members hold primary appointments in other University departments or outside the University. Adjunct faculty teach or co-teach courses in the division and advise master's and doctoral candidates. They may also assist with special projects or collaborate with research projects. Those names indicated with an asterisk* also hold graduate faculty appointments in the division.

Michael L. Austin, M.S., J.D., Adjunct Instructor, Public Health Specialist, Department of Environmental Health and Safety, University of Minnesota*

Beth Baker, M.D., M.P.H., Adjunct Assistant Professor; Staff Physician Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Regions Hospital

Kumar Girdharidas Belani; MBBS, MS, FACA, FAAP, Adjunct Professor, Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Minnesota*

Jeffrey B. Bender, D.V.M., Adjunct Assistant Professor; Assistant Professor, Clinical and Population Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota

Debora Boyle, B.S.N., D.V.M., M.P.H., Ph.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor; Acting Epidemiologist Supervisor Senior, Minnesota Department of Health, Chronic Disease and Environmental Epidemiology Section

Hillary M. Carpenter III, Ph.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor; Environmental Toxicologist, Division of Environmental Health, Minnesota Department of Health *

David A. Cossi, J.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor,General Counsel, LTD

James L. Craig, M.D., Adjunct Professor; Vice President (Retired), Health and Human Services, General Mills, Inc.

Myron Falken, Ph.D., M.P.H., Adjunct Assistant Professor; Epidemiologist, Minnesota Department of Health

Mary Findorff, Ph.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor

Susan Aldritt Fleming, Ph.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor, Project Leader, Human Biology, Science Museum of Minnesota*

L. Ronald French, M.P.H., Ph.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor, Epidemiologist Principal, Chronic Disease and Environmental Epidemiology, Minnesota Department of Health*

N. K. Ganguly, MD., Ph.D., Adjunct Professor, Indian Council for Medical Research, New Delhi, India

Julia U. Halberg, M.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor; Department of Health and Human Services, General Mills, Inc.

Carl Herbrandson, Ph.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor; Research Scientist, Minnesota Department of Health.

Catherine F. Jacobson, Ph.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor; Corporate Toxicology and Regulatory Services, 3M Medical Department, 3M Company

Jean Johnson, Ph.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor; Principal Epidemiologist, Division of Chronic Disease and Environmental Epidemiology, Minnesota Department of Health

Gerhard W. Knutson, Ph.D., CIH, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Knutson Ventilation Consulting, Inc.*

Louise W. Liao, Ph.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor; Environmental Laboratory Manager, Public Health Laboratory Division, Minnesota Department of Health

Nicole Vars McCullough, Ph.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor; Senior Product Development Engineer, 3M Occupational Health and Environmental Safety Division*

Michael P. McGrail, Jr., M.D., M.P.H., Adjunct Assistant Professor; Program Director, Occupational Medicine Program, Midwest Center for Occupational Heath and Safety; Physician, Department of Occupational Medicine, Park Nicollet Clinic, HealthSystem Minnesota.

Charles E. McJilton, Ph.D., CIH, Adjunct Assistant Professor; Senior Industrial Hygienist, Environmental Health and Safety, Inc.*

Chisato Mori, MD, DMedSc, PhD, Adjunct Professor; Professor, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, School of Medicine; and Professor, Department of Bioenvironmental Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Japan (cmori@faculty.chiba-u.jp)*

John R. Mulhausen, Ph.D., CIH, Adjunct Assistant Professor; Senior Industrial Hygiene Specialist, 3M Company*

Gary W. Olmstead, Ph.D., CIH, CSP, Adjunct Assistant Professor; Director of Safety and Environmental Management, General Mills, Inc.*

Geary Olsen, DVM, Ph.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor; Senior Research Specialist, Medical Department, 3M Company

David L. Parker, M.D., M.P.H., Adjunct Assistant Professor*

Gregory C. Pratt, Ph.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor; Research Scientist, Environmental Outcomes Division, Environmental Standards and Assessment Division, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

Robert R. Roy, Ph.D, DABT, Adjunct Assistant Professor; Toxicology Specialist, Toxicology Services/ Medical Department, 3M Company *

Pamela J. Shubat, Ph.D, Adjunct Assistant Professor; Environmental Toxicologist, Health Risk Assessment Unit, Minnesota Department of Health*

John M. Shutske, Ph.D, Adjunct Associate Professor; Associate Professor, Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, Institute of Technology*

Kirk Smith, D.V.M., Ph.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor; State Public Health Veterinarian; Supervisor of Foodborne, Vectorborne and Zoonotic Diseases Unit, Minnesota Department of Health*

Scott Wells, DVM, PhD., Adjunct Assistant Professor; Clinical and Population Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota*

Allan N. Williams, Ph.D., Adjunct Assistant Professor; Epidemiologist Principal, Chronic Disease and Environmental Epidemiology Section, Minnesota Department of Health

Chang-Jiang (CJ) Zheng, MD, MSc, PhD., Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Regions Hospital, St. Paul, Minnesota*

Graduate Faculty

Graduate faculty members may advise master's and doctoral candidates and serve on students' doctoral committees or as reviewers of master's students' theses.

Alan P. Bender., D.V.M., Ph.D., Section Chief, Chronic Disease and Environmental Epidemiology, Minnesota Department of Health

Colin R. Campbell, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Pharmacology & Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Pharmacology

Sagar Goyal, Bv.Sc, Ph.D., Professor, Veterinary Diagnostic Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine

Jordan L. Holtzman, M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Department of Medicine; Chief, ClinicalPharmacology, Veterans Administration Medical Center

Jeffrey H. Mandel, M.D., M.P.H., Associate Medical Director, 3M Company

Rita Messing, Ph.D., Supervisor, Site Assessment and Consultation Unit, Minnesota Department of Health

R. Ashley Robinson, B.V.Sc., M.P.H., Ph.D., Professor, Clinical and Population Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine

Sheldon Sparber, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Medical School

Community Preceptors/Lecturers

A community precpetor provides oversight and direction of students' field experiences and master's projects. A lecturer provides instructional support to faculty.

Jean M. Bey, B.S.N., M.P.H. Community Preceptor, Occupational Health Manager,Corporate Occupational Medicine, 3M

Catherine M. Hunt, B.S.N. M.P.H., Community Preceptor, Environmental Health and Safety Associate, Department of Environmental Health and Safety, Guidant Corporation