Research and Practice Funding

Feasibility of Occupational Real-time Monitoring with Low-cost Sensors (FORGE)

Role: PI

Budget: $12,079

Study aims to evaluate the feasibility of low-cost sensors to monitor occupationally relevant aerosols with controlled chamber experiments.

Protective Air Quality Improvement with Novel Technology: Evaluating Air-Purifying Paint to Reduce Occupational Exposures (PAINT) Study

Role: PI

Budget: $15,000

Study aims to evaluate the aerosols generated in the application of and the effectiveness of paints marketed as air-purifying compared to non-air-purifying paints

Validation of Low-Cost Sound Level Meters For Community Monitoring

Role: Researcher

Budget: $1,500

The study aims to validate the performance of low-cost sound level meters for community-level monitoring with community engagement opportunities, in which high school students were given hands-on educational opportunities to engage in research and learn about environmental health and engineering.

AgriCULTURE: Educational Interventions for Crop Farmworkers in Florida Focused on Dust and Heat Stress

Role: Researcher

Budget: $7,500

Study used a pacebo-controlled ecuational intervention to evaluate the effect of culturally tailored educational seminars to improve knowledge and self-efficacy related to occupational dust and heat stress