Title(s): Professor and Endowed Chair in Rural Safety and Health
Department: Occupational and Environmental Health
Office: S324 CPHB
Phone: (319) 384-4007
A study on pesticide exposures to farm workers in Oregon led Diane Rohlman on a path to Egypt. Rohlman has been examining the health effects of organophosphorus pesticides on young Egyptian field workers. The study has implications for farm workers in Iowa and other agricultural states, as well as internationally.
“My goal is to provide students with the skills and knowledge they need to meet the safety and health challenges of their current and future work,” Rohlman said. “Many of my students live or work in agricultural communities and take the information learned in class back to their home or work, directly having an impact on their communities.”
Learn more about Dr. Rohlman at this profile….
Courses Taught
- Rural Health and Agricultural Medicine
- Topics in Agriculture and Rural Health
Research Interests
- Neurotoxic effects and neurological disorders in humans exposed to chemical and other agents
- Impaired populations exposed to workplace hazards
- Adverse effects of pesticide exposure on neurobehavioral performance
Background
Affiliations
- Director, Healthier Workforce Center for the Midwest (HWCMW)
- Director, Agricultural Safety and Health Training Program, Heartland Center for Occupational Health and Safety
- Project Leader, Building Capacity of Agricultural Safety and Health Specialists
- Member, Environmental Lung Disease Research Core
- Professor, Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Human Toxicology
- Scientist, Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences, Oregon Health & Science University
- Vice President, Northwest Education Training and Assessment (NwETA)
In the News
- Video: Diane Rohlman discusses agricultural safety course
- Rohlman discusses injury prevention for teen workers
- Rohlman urges farm communities to talk about mental health
- Core course focuses on agricultural safety and health
- Article summarizes research methodologies for Total Worker Health
- Agricultural workers face hazards on the job
- CPH hosts Mental Health First Aid Training Course
- Rohlman studying effects of pesticide exposure on adolescents in Egypt
- Workshop will focus on advancing worker health and safety
- A new approach for advancing worker well-being
- Rohlman appointed Chair in Rural Safety and Health
- Expanded Healthier Workforce Center of the Midwest supports employers’ health and safety efforts
- Rohlman recommends extra training for young farm workers
- Curry, Rohlman to take part in Health Care Summit
- Rohlman to discuss “Protecting Our Farmers” at Lifelong Learning event
- Great Plains Center holds workshop for agricultural medicine professionals
- Rohlman Studies Health Effects of Adolescent Pesticide Exposure