Gary Brown, DrPh, CIH, RS, DAAS

Foundation Professor & Graduate Program Coordinator

Education

  • Doctor of Public Health, Occupational Safety & Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham
  • M.S., Environmental & Occupational Health, Hunter College, New York
  • B.A. Liberal Science, Concentration: Environmental Studies, State University of New York at Buffalo
  • Certified Industrial Hygienist, Certificate Number 8611, Registered Sanitarian by the State of Kentucky, Diplomate American Academy of Sanitarians

Research & Academic Interests

  • Increasing the number of students in the field
  • Indoor air quality
  • Occupational exposures

Publications

  • Marion, J.W., Lanning, E., Brown D. G.; Submitted “Assessment of Lightning Mortality in the United States from 1979 – 2022”, Natural Hazards, Submission id NHAZ-D-24-01510
  • Hayworth S. A, Brown, D. G., Marion, J. W., “Sunburn Frequency and Sun Protection Attitudes among Ocean Lifeguards at Florida Beaches” The Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology, June 1, 2023; 2023;16(6):xx-xx
  • Klyza J. P., Pinion C., Brown D. G. “Trends in State and Federal OSH Enforcement”, Journal of Public Health Issues and Practices 2018, 2: http://dx.doi.org/jphip/2018/126
  • Assisted with the revision and updating of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Healthy Housing Reference manual. Atlanta: US Department of Health and Human Services; 2006 led by Professor Joe Beck, Dr. Darryl Barnett, Dr. Carolyn Harvey, Professor Worley Johnson, Dr. Steve Konkel, and Professor Charles Treser.

Associations, Affiliations & Work History

  • American Academy of Sanitarians
  • American Association of University Professors
  • American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists
  • American Industrial Hygiene Association
  • Jamaica Association of Public Health Inspectors
  • National Environmental Health Association
  • JHB Environmental/Occupational Health Consultants, LLC
  • University of West Indies at Mona
  • EKU OSHA Training Institute Education Center

Awards & Accolades

  • Jamaica Association of Public Health Inspectors (JAPHI) Conferred the title Lifetime Member
  • Distinguished Educational Leader award for Outstanding Service & award for Excellent Student Support from the Student Government Association (SGA)
  • EKU University Housing College of Health Sciences Golden Apple Award