Meet the Ag Safety and Health Team
Dennis J. Murphy, Ph.D., CSP
Professor, Program Leader
Dennis provides overall program leadership for agricultural safety and health research, extension and teaching. This includes agricultural injury surveillance, developing and evaluating methods of hazard and risk reduction, and increasing child safety on the farm. Dennis sits on a number of committees regarding agricultural safety and health issues and has authored numerous articles and two books on the subject
djm13@psu.edu
(814)865-7157
James
W. Hilton, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Program Leader Associate
Jim provides leadership for several safety research and outreach programs and activities. He is most closely associated wtih tractor and machinery safety programs.
jwh2@psu.edu
(814)863-1817
William (Bill) Harshman, B.S. Research Assistant
Bill joined the staff after 32 years as an extension educator and agricultural
teacher at the secondary level. His work is primarily with the Agricultural
Safety and Health Best Management Practices (ASHBMP) project plus youth
tractor and machinery safety. Additional experience in agricultural
lending and landscape contracting provide additional foundation for
his work as instructor in the Turfgrass and Ag Equipment Technician
Program.
wch108@psu.edu
(814)865-7158
Dave Hill, B.S., NREMT-P Sr. Extension Associate
Dave is program Director for Managing Agricultural Emergencies
and provides leadership for developing and implementing educational
programs for farm family members as well as emergency service personnel
related to farm emergencies. His background includes 25 years of
EMS and extension education, including teaching agricultural rescue
techniques.
deh27@psu.edu
(814)865-2808
Marsha Hull Editorial Assistant and Web Coordinator
Marsha is the editorial assistant for the Penn State Agricultural
Safety and Health Newsletter, and the Penn State Agricultural Safety
and Health web pages.
mxh16@psu.edu
(814)865-7686
Sally Maud Robertson, B.A. Research Associate
Sally Maud joined the staff in 1990 bringing a background in
social services and health education. Her primary research foci
are in the psycho-social aspects of agricultural safety and health
such as investigating the emotional and social impacts of farm
work injuries and exploring the intersection of religious/spiritual
beliefs and risk reduction. She is also currently working on
a project to evaluate a "safe play areas on farms" demonstration.
smr145@psu.edu
(814)865-9966
Doug Schaufler, P.E., Ph.D. Instructor
Doug currently coordinates the data collection and utilization for
the Agricultural Safety and Health Best Management Practices project.
He works closely with the insurance company which is a partner in
the project. He's been working with Agricultural Safety and Health
at Penn State since 1991 and has previously worked with Pennsylvania
AgrAbility. He also teaches in the Turfgrass and Agriculture Equipment
Technician Program.
dhs@psu.edu
(814)865-1931
Sam Steel , Ed. D. Sr. Research Associate
Sam recently re-joined the PSU Ag Safety and Health Team after 14
years with the National Safety Council as their Agricultural Safety
and Health Manager. Sam is responsible for the development and dissemination
of a new generation of hazard audit tools on agricultural chemicals
and fuels for the agricultural industry. He is a former high school
agriculture and horticulture instructor, county agricultural agent,
and has extensive experience in the "green industry" private-sector.
Sam also provides assistance for Penn State's new Outreach Center
of Excellence project on agricultural safety and health.
jss13@psu.edu
(814)863-3456
Aaron M. Yoder, Ph.D. Instructor
Aaron came back to the PSU ABE department in 2001. Dr. Yoder splits
his time between teaching and research in the areas of agricultural
safety and health and turfgrass and agricultural equipment. His teaching
activities include courses in hazard identification and control in
production agriculture and related businesses and safety and health
for the Turfgrass and Agriculture Equipment Technician Program. His
research activities include agricultural safety and health education
and program development, as well as, injury surveillance and tracking.
ayoder@psu.edu
(814)863-8124
Aaron's home page