Kyle Steenland

Kyle Steenland (born November 5, 1946)[1] is an American epidemiologist and professor in the department of environmental health epidemiology at Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health.

Kyle Steenland
Born (1946-11-05) November 5, 1946
Alma materStanford University, University at Buffalo, University of Pennsylvania, University of Cincinnati
Scientific career
FieldsEpidemiology
InstitutionsEmory University
ThesisThe use of city directories as a source of occupational data in a case-control study of bladder cancer in Hamilton County, Ohio (1985)

Education

Steenland received his BA in history from Stanford University in 1968, his PhD in history from the University at Buffalo in 1974, his PhD in epidemiology from the University of Pennsylvania in 1985, and his MS in mathematics from the University of Cincinnati in 1989.[2]

Career

Prior to joining Emory's Rollins School of Public Health in 2002, Steenland worked at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health in Cincinnati for 20 years.[3][4] As of 2013, he was also training researchers in Chile and Peru.[3]

Research

Steenland is known for his research on various carcinogens, including welding, ethylene oxide, diesel fumes, silica,[5] and dioxin.[3][6]

References
  1. "Kyle Steenland". LCCN. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  2. "Kyle Steenland CV" (PDF). IARC. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  3. Fisher, Victoria (July 2013). "OEEB Hosts Distinguished Lecturer Kyle Steenland". Linkage. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  4. "C8 Science Panel Members". Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  5. "OSHA plans to slash silica workplace exposure limits". Fox News. Reuters. 2 January 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  6. "High Dioxin Exposure, Cancer Linked". Washington Post. 5 May 1999. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
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