Lisa M. Brosseau, Sc.D., M.S.

Sc.D., Environmental Health Sciences, Industrial Hygiene, Harvard University, 1989

M.S., Environmental Health Sciences, Industrial Hygiene, Harvard University, 1983

B.A., Environmental Sciences, Wellesley College, 1980

Research Interests:

Performance of respiratory protection devices; aerosol measurement; filtration; and health and safety interventions in small businesses.

Recent Publications:

McCullough, N.V.,. Brosseau, L.M, Vesley, D., Bacterial survival on respirator filters and surgical masks, Journal of the American Biological Safety Association, 2(3): 32-43, 1997.

* Brosseau, L.M., Aerosol penetration of respirator valves, American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal, 59(3): 173-180, 1998.

* McCullough, N.V., Brosseau, L.M.,. Vesley, D, Vincent, J.H., Improved methods for generation, sampling and recovery of biological aerosols in filter challenge tests, American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal, 59(4): 234-241, 1998.

* Reinke, P.H., Brosseau, L.M., Development of a convective mass transfer model to predict air concentrations of chemicals spilled Iindoors, Annals of Occupational Hygiene, 41(4): 415-435, 1998.

* N.V. McCullough, L.M. Brosseau, Selecting Respirators for Control of Worker Exposure to Infectious Aerosols, Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 20:136-144, 1999

* Betsinger,G., Brosseau,L.M. and Golden, J. Occupational Health and Safety in Household Hazardous Waste Management Facilities, American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal, 61:575-583, 2000

* Brosseau, L.M., Parker, D.L., Lazovich, D., Milton, T., Dugan, S. Designing intervention effectiveness studies for occupational health and safety: the Minnesota Wood Dust Study, American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 41:54-61, 2001.

* Brosseau, L.M., Parker, D.L., Lazovich, D., Milton, T., Dugan, S., Inhalable dust exposures, tasks and use of ventilation in small woodworking shops: a pilot study, American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal 62:322-329, 2001.

* Kerr, M.J., Brosseau, L.M., Johnson, C.S. Sound pressure levels of selected construction tasks, American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal, 63(3):334-339, 2002

* L.M. Brosseau, "Review of Implications of hormesis for industrial hygiene," Biological Effects of Low Level Exposures Newsletter, 10(3), 9-10 (2002).

* L.M. Brosseau, "Review of Implications of hormesis for industrial hygiene," Human and Experimental Toxicology, 21:395, 2002

* Lazovich, D, DM Murray, LM Brosseau, DL Parker, FT Milton, SK Dugan, "Sample Size Considerations for Studies of Intervention Effectiveness in the Occupational Setting," Annals of Occupational Hygiene, 46(2):219-227 (2002).

* Lazovich, D., Parker, D.L., Brosseau, L.M., Milton, F.T., Dugan, S.K., Pan, W., Hock, L. Effectiveness of a worksite intervention to reduce an occupational exposure: The Minnesota Wood Dust Study, American Public Health Association Journal, 92(9):1498-1505, 2002

* Brosseau, L.M., Raynor, P.C., and Lungu, C., Employers' Expectations of Knowledge and Skills of Masters'-Trained Industrial Hygienists, Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health, 2(1):1-7, 2004

* Brosseau, L.M., Raynor, P.C., and Lungu, C., Employers' expectations of knowledge and skills of Master's-trained industrial hygienists, J. Occup. Environ. Hyg., 2(1):1-7 (2005).

* D. Parker, K. Munshi, Y. Samant, L.M. Brosseau, Machine Safety Evaluation in Small Metal Working Facilities: An Evaluation of Inter-Rater Reliability in the Quantification of Machine-Related Hazards, American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 43:381-388, 2005

* L.M. Brosseau, S.Y. Li, "Small Business Owners' Health and Safety Intentions: A Cross-Sectional Survey," Environmental Health, 4:23-31, 2005

* Olson, D.K., Lohman, W.H., Brosseau, L.M., Fredrickson, A.L., McGovern, P.M., Gerberich, S.G., Nachreiner, N., Crosscutting Competencies for Occupational Health and Safety Professionals, Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 11(3):235-243, 2005.

*K Munshi, D Parker, Y Samant, L Brosseau, W Pan, M Xi, “Machine Safety Evaluation in Small Metal Working Facilities: An Evaluation of Inter-Rater Reliability in the Quantification of Machine-Related Hazards,” Am J Ind Med 48(5):381-8 (2005).

*Y. Samant, D. Parker, L.M. Brosseau, W. Pan, M. Xi, D. Haugan, “Profile of Machine Safety in Small Metal Fabrication Businesses,” American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 49:352-359 (2006).

*L.M. Brosseau, D. Parker, Y. Samant, W. Pan, “Mapping Safety Interventions in Metalworking Shops,” Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 49:338-345 (2007).

*B.A. Baker, K. Dodd, I.A. Greaves, C.J. Zheng, L.M. Brosseau, T. Guidotti, “Occupational Medicine Physicians in the United States: Demographics and Core Competencies,” Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 49:388-400 (2007).

*L.M. Brosseau, A.L. Fredrickson, M. Casey, “Small Business Owners’ Opinions about Health and Safety Information,” Industrial Health, 45:209-216 (2007).

*Y. Samant, D. Parker, L.M. Brosseau, W. Pan, M. Xi, D. Haugan, Q. Williams, “Organizational Characteristics of Small Metal Fabricating Businesses in Minnesota,” International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health, 13(2):160-6 (2007).

*Parker D, Brosseau L, Samant Y, Pan W, Xi M, Haugan D; Study Advisory Board, “A Comparison of the Perceptions and Beliefs of Workers and Owners with Regard to Workplace Safety in Small Metal Fabrication Businesses,” Am J Ind Med 50(12):999-1009 (2007).

*LM Brosseau, K Harriman, “Commentary on ‘In vivo protective performance of N95 respirator and surgical facemask,” Am J Ind Med 50(12):1025-6 (2007).

*T. Oberg, L.M. Brosseau, “Health Care Mask Evaluation for Filter Efficiency and Facial Fit,” American Journal of Infection Control, 36(4): 276-282 (2008).

*D Parker, Y. Samant, L. Brosseau, W. Pan, M. Xi, D. Haugan, “Relationship Between Perceptions and Beliefs of Workers and Owners With Regard to Workplace Safety in Small Metal Fabrication Businesses,” American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 50(12):999-1009 (2007).

*L Brosseau, A Fredrickson, “Assessing Outcomes of Industrial Hygiene Graduate Education,” J Occup Environ Hyg, 6(5):257-66 (2009).

*LM Brosseau, AL Fredrickson, NM Nachreiner, “Graduate Proficiency Assessment Using a Competency-Based Learning Model,” J Occup Environ Med 50(9):1029-34 (2008).

*D. Parker, Y Samant, LM Brosseau, M Xi, “Baseline Assessments of Machine Safety Knowledge and Behavior in Small Metal Fabrication Shops,” Public Health Reports (2009).

Professional Experience:

1998-present

Associate Professor; Division of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Minnesota, School of Public Health; Minneapolis MN

Director of Industrial Hygiene Program

Director of Hazardous Substances Academic Training Program

Member, Graduate School Faculty


1991-1998

Assistant Professor; Division of Environmental and Occupational Health, Industrial Hygiene Program, University of Minnesota; School of Public Health, Minneapolis MN

1989-1990

Postdoctoral Research Fellow; Department of Environmental Medicine, New York University Medical Center, Institute of Environmental Medicine; Tuxedo, NY

1980-1983

Loss Control Consultant; Loss Control Department, American Mutual Insurance Companies; Wakefield, MA

Honors:

Professional Certification

Industrial Hygienist in Training, American Board of Industrial Hygiene, 1984

Certified Industrial Hygienist, American Board of Industrial Hygiene, 1990, #4840


Service Activities

American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists

* Ad Hoc Small Business Committee, 1993-1996

* Chemical Substances Threshold Limit Value Committee, 1996-present; Chair, Dust and Inorganics Subcommittee, 1997-1998; Chair, 1998-present


Awards

2006 American Industrial Hygiene Association: Alice Hamilton Award

2007 ACGIH: Meritorious Achievement Award

Contact

Mailing Address:
School of Public Health, Division of Environmental Health Sciences
420 Delaware St. SE, MMC 807
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Phone (Work): (612) 624-3143

Email: brosseau@umn.edu