Intermediate Term Training

Fall 2001

Beatrica Kakosova, PhD

(formerly at)
Trnava University
Dept. of Health Care and Social Work

Training in Iowa

Mentor: Lar Fuortes, Dept of Occupational and Environmental Health

Workshops

June 02. ASBESTOS IN ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH, B. Kakosova, Lar Fuortes

Urska Koren, PhD

Researcher
Nova Gorica Polytechnic
Nova Gorica, Slovenia

Training in Iowa

Courses: Hydrometereology, Individual Investigation in Engineering
Mentor: Bill Eichinger, PhD, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Professional Interests

Construction of LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) systems for pollution problems

Patrycja Krawczyk-Adamus, MD, PhD

Researcher
Department of Work Physiology and Ergonomics
Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine
Lodz, Poland

Training in Iowa

Courses: Occupational Ergonomics, Occupational Health, Occupational and Environmental Health Seminar, Independent Study in Ergonomics, Survival Skills for Research

Mentor: Tom Cook, PhD, Dept. of Occupational and Environmental Health

Professional Interests

• Ergonomics and Participatory Ergonomics
• Electromyography

Workshops

March, 03. PRINCIPLES OF CONTEMPORARY ERGONOMICS, P. Krawczyk-Adamus, Tom Cook

Renata Melkova, MSc

Researcher
Department of General Microbiology
Institute of Preventive and Clinical Medicine
Bratislava, Slovakia

Training in Iowa

Mentor: Kelley Donham

Professional Interests

Zoonosis, animal mycoplasms

Workshops

June 02. DISEASES ASSOCIATED WITH AGRICULTURE, R. Melkova, Kelley Donham

Andrea Treszl, MSc

University of Debrecen
Medical and Health Science Center
School of Public Health

Training in Iowa

Courses: Principles of Epidemiology, Environmental Health, English Conversation Skills
Mentor: Peter Thorne, PhD, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health

Professional Interests

Molecular Biology

Spring 2001

Rex Kuye, MPH, PhD Candidate (Iowa)

Head
The Gambia School of Public Health
Brikama, The Gambia

Fogarty Training in Iowa

Doctoral Program in Environmental Health
Mentor/Advisor: Shannon Márquez and Kelley Donham, Dept. of Occupational and Environmental Health

Professional Interests

• Zoology, public health and environmental health.
• Occupational health of agricultural workers in The Gambia

Workshops

May 02. AGRICULTURAL HEALTH AND SAFETY IN THE GAMBIA, R. Kuye, Kelley Donham

Research Projects funded through Iowa
AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES IN THE GAMBIA: A SURVEY OF HEALTH AND SAFETY HAZARDS TO GAMBIAN FARMERS. R. Kuye (doctoral research)