Susan Goodwin Gerberich, PhD
Professor Emerita, Division of Environmental Health Sciences

Contact Info
Professor Emerita, Division of Environmental Health Sciences
Director, Midwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety
Co-Director, Regional Injury Prevention Research Center (RIPRC)
Co-Director, Center for Violence Prevention and Control
PhD, Environmental Health, University of Minnesota, 1980
MSPH, Public Health, University of Minnesota, 1978
BS, Nursing, University of Minnesota, 1975
Summary
I have conducted comprehensive research on the complex problem of unintentional and intentional injuries. My research embraces all types of injuries, including: work-related injuries; brain and spinal cord injuries; violence; drug/alcohol use and injury consequences; sports injuries; and transportation-related injuries. Primarily, I conduct large population-based studies incorporating various methodologies that include surveillance and case-control applications.
Expertise
Aging, environment and exposures, injuries, methods, occupational injury epidemiology, epidemiology, sports, brain/concussion injuries, agricultural health and safety, violence
Awards & Recognition
Research
Research Funding Grants
- 2016–2017, CDC Nat'l Inst for Occup Safety & Health, "Midwest Center for Occupational Health & Safety Training Grant," Principal Investigator
Publications
Teaching
Teaching Areas
I am program director of the Occupational Injury Prevention Research Training PhD program and offer coursework and graduate research opportunities in injury epidemiology and control.
Courses
- PubH 6120/3120, Injury Prevention in the Workplace, Community, and Home
- PubH 6121, Topics: Injury Prevention in the Workplace, Community, and Home
- PubH 8120, Occupational Health and Safety Research Seminar