Faculty Directory
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Harvard Chan Executive and Continuing Education Faculty
Jack Dennerlein, PhD is Dean of Boston University Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Ergonomics and Safety in the Department of Environmental Health at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Dr. Dennerlein has spent nearly three decades as an internationally respected scholar, researcher, and innovator in the field of occupational safety and health – primarily in ergonomics, where his federally-funded research investigates interventions to improve worker safety, health, and well-being. Dr. Dennerlein has been an active leader and contributor in the development of NIOSH’s Total Worker Health® Program, which NIOSH defines…
Mr. DiBerardinis received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering from Northeastern University and a Master of Science Degree in Industrial Hygiene from Harvard University. He received his Certification in Industrial Hygiene and Certification as a Safety Professional.Mr. DiBerardinis has been affiliated with M.I.T. since 1989. He was the Director, Environment, Health and Safety from 2001 to 2023. Mr. DiBerardinis was an Industrial Hygiene Engineer for Polaroid Corporation from 1986-1989. He joined Harvard University in 1970 as part of a research group at the School of Public Health and from 1976 to 1986, he established and directed the Industrial…
Dr. Dickson is President and CEO of UMass Memorial Health, the largest not-for-profit health care system in central Massachusetts with $3.3 billion in annual revenue, 1,700 physicians and more than 16,500 employees. The system includes four owned hospitals on ten campuses with more than 1,000 licensed beds; four affiliated hospitals; 70 office-based community practices; a behavioral health services agency and hospital; six urgent care centers; and an Accountable Care Organization (ACO). UMass Memorial trains 550 residents and fellows annually and performs world-class research in partnership with the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Dr. Dickson also serves as a Professor of…
David Dumais is the Administration & Operations Manager in the Department of Laboratory at Boston Children's Hospital. His career includes 10 years of Healthcare Administrative experience in addition to his 10 years as a Customer Service trainer with Verizon. He currently blends his experience together to create an operational and service culture for the department. David graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing from Thomas College in central Maine.
Damien Dussaux is an economist in the Environment and Economy Integration Division of the Environment Directorate of the OECD. He is one of the coordinators of the OECD Environmental Outlook, a forward-looking project on the environmental impacts of economic systems worldwide and the public policies implemented to prevent or reduce these impacts. At the OECD, he is also leading work on the valuation of health and the environment, as well as environmental innovation and evidence-based assessment of environmental policies. Previously, he was a researcher at the Centre for Industrial Economics at MINES ParisTech and at the Grantham Research Institute on…
Bart Ellingsen has served in the occupational safety profession for over 30 years. He is certified in the practice of industrial hygiene by the Board for Global EHS Credentialing and is certified as a Safety Professional by the Board of Certified Safety Professionals. He completed is undergraduate study in engineering at Northeastern University and obtained the degree of Master of Science in Work Environments from the University of Massachusetts at Lowell.Mr. Ellingsen began his career as an environmental, health and safety consultant, providing these professional services to a variety of clients in both the public sector and the private sector.…
Michael Erdil MD, FACOEM. Assistant Clinical Professor for UConn Health, Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Medical Advisor and Educator at UConn DOEM for RETAIN-CT (funded by U.S. Dept. of Labor, ODEP, ETA and SSA). Activity Director for UConn DOEM OM Colloquium Series. Occupational medicine physician with Occupational and Environmental Health Network in Marlborough MA. Contributor to evidence-based guidelines and evidence reviews or recommendations (AHCPR LBP 1994, ACOEM OMPG 1st ed 1997; ODG multiple ed; UpToDate Occupational LBP 2017-date; DynaMed Plus Chronic LBP 2018-date). Co-author of Cumulative Trauma Disorders of the Upper Extremity, and Biomechanics of Manual Material Handling and…