Office Address:
1156 Mayo
Mailing Address:
420 Delaware St SE
MMC 807 Mayo
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Susan Goodwin Gerberich, PhD
Professor Emerita, Division of Environmental Health Sciences
Titles
Director, Midwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety
Co-Director, Regional Injury Prevention Research Center (RIPRC)
Co-Director, Center for Violence Prevention and Control
Education
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 and Recognition
- Outstanding Contributions to Graduate and Professional Education Award, Academy of Distinguished Teachers, University of Minnesota, 2016-2017
- Distinguished Career Award, American Public Health Association, Injury Control and Emergency Health Services Section, 2011
- Excellence in Advising Award, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, 2008
- Member, Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health
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