The Sunshine Education and Research Center at the University of South Florida (USF) in Tampa, Florida was begun in 1997 to focus on interdisciplinary training of occupational safety and health professionals, training in evidence-based practice and research, continuing education and outreach. It is located in the College of Public Health and offers programs collaboratively with the Colleges of Medicine, Nursing, and Arts and Sciences. The center is recognized as a state and regional resource in occupational safety and health. We are dedicated to training professionals on how to treat and prevent occupational illnesses, why illnesses occur in the workplace, and how to make the workplace a safer environment. We are organized around center-wide activities, interdisciplinary training, academic programs, outreach, and research training. We focus on providing training that reflects on the needs of the key industries in Florida and the emerging issues of the region and the nation. The Sunshine ERC has strong institutional support and qualified, well respected faculty to direct the programs.
The Sunshine ERC offers programs in Occupational Exposure Science (formerly called Industrial Hygiene), Occupational Health Nursing, Occupational Health Psychology, Occupational Safety and Occupational Medicine Residency. Continuing Education provides training and workforce development for practicing professionals. In addition our Pilot Project Research Training Program fosters research in occupational health and safety.
The strategic initiatives of the Sunshine ERC are:
The Sunshine Education and Research Center at the University of South Florida promotes worker health, safety and well-being by training professionals guided by innovative research.
Center Director:
Thomas Bernard, PhD, CIH
tbernar2@usf.edu
Sunshine
ERC Program Administrator:
Kelly Freedman, BS
kfreedm1@usf.edu
Deputy Director:
Candace Burns, PhD
cburns@usf.edu
Director:
Steven Mlynarek, PhD, CIH
spm@usf.edu
Director:
Steven Mlynarek, PhD, CIH
spm@usf.edu
Director:
Candace Burns, PhD
cburns@usf.edu
Deputy Director:
Helen Acree Conlon, DNP, MPH, MS, ARNP-BC, COHN-S
hacree@usf.edu
Director:
Tammy Allen, PhD
tallen@mail.usf.edu
Deputy Director:
Kelsey
Merlo, PhD
kmerlo@usf.edu
Director:
Rachel Williams, MD, MSPH
rwillia3@usf.edu
Director:
Mark Friend, Ed.D., CSP
frien9b8@erau.edu
Director:
Cathy Silva, MBA, MS
guinto@usf.edu
Deputy Director, CWCP:
Brian Warrick PhD,
CSP, CIH
warrickb@usf.edu
Director:
Thomas Bernard, PhD, CIH
tbernar2@usf.edu
Deputy Director:
Jennifer
Marshall, PhD, CPH
jm@usf.edu
Director:
Jennifer
Marshall, PhD, CPH
jm@usf.edu
Director:
Mindy Shoss, PhD
mindy.shoss@ucf.edu
Deputy
Director:
Kristin Horan, PhD
Kristin.Horan@ucf.edu