Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Expert Witnesses in Kentucky

This highly qualified expert has been a virologist for more than 40 years. She holds a PhD in Microbiology with minors in Biochemisty and Preventative Medicine. She has taught medical virology for more than 30 years at the university level and has participated in more than 70 invited lectures and presentations. This expert's work includes more than 40 publications in the virology space, more than 30 grant funded research projects, and the creation of the medical virology lab at a children's hospital in Tennessee.

This extremely qualified expert has years of experience in human factors, machine design and systems methodologies as they apply to the prevention of injury involving industrial and agricultural equipment. He received his MEA degree from George Washington University and his PhD degree in industrial engineering from West Virginia University. He is a member of multiple professional associations, including the American Society of Safety Engineers and the System Safety Society. He has published 25+ peer-reviewed journal articles. He lectures both nationally and internationally and has received several honors for his impressive work, including the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health's "Performance Award," which he received on 13 years. He is a former safety engineer specializing in occupational safety and health administration at the Office of Mechanical Engineering Standards Development and a former research safety engineer at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Currently, he is an associate professor of industrial and management systems engineering at a major university and the director of a major engineering research and development company.

This expert specializes in epidemiology, biostatistics and pharmacy. He is an alumnus of the UIC College of Pharmacy where he completed his PharmD before pursuing his MPH in Biostatistics and Epidemiology at New York University and a PhD in Epidemiology at the University of Washington. He completed additional training in cancer epidemiology and prevention as a postdoctoral fellow at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle. His primary research interests are related to the influences of commonly used medications and comorbidity on cancer risk and outcomes among cancer survivors.

This highly qualified expert has over 30 years in the Safety, Health and Risk Management field. After receiving his BS in Occupational Health and Safety from Columbia Southern University, this expert went on to receive Master Certificates in Project Management and Executive Leadership for Safety Professionals from Boston University and Harvard University respectively. He also received his law degree from Champlain College. This expert is a member of the American Society of Safety Engineers and the National Association of Safety Professionals, and he is a certified Safety Consultant and Safety Specialist. He previously worked as a Safety Director at Swinerton and Walberg Company, Delco, Inc and James Construction group. This expert then went on to be a Safety, Health, Environmental, Quality, and Security Director at Foster Wheeler Global Power Group, before becoming Vice President of Health and Safety at Polisico Civil Inc, a utility company located in New York. Currently, this expert works as the President and Chief Safety Consultant of a safety management company where his specialties include environmental remediation, civil, heavy highway, bridge, drilling, sewer treatments, electric utilities, and manufacturing.

This highly qualified expert is an Associate Professor of Community Health and Physical Education. She has a Ph.D. in Kinesiology (Physical Education Teacher Education) from the College of Physical Activity and Sports Science at West Virginia University, a MS in Community Health Education from the West Virginia University School of Medicine, and a BS in Health and Physical Education from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. She was among the first group of health educators in the United States certified as a Master Certified Health Education Specialist. With over twenty years in her field she has presented and been published in numerous scholarly articles relating to topics on health education and wellness.