David Wallace

Lab:                   BNR 14

BACKGROUND

David Wallace began a career in industrial hygiene and safety in 1985 after ten years experience in industrial process control and development. He worked in the chemical/metallurgical and consulting fields before becoming an instructor at the University of Utah in 1991. In 1999 Dave returned Utah State University as a Lecturer in the public health program. He is certified in the comprehensive practice of industrial hygiene (CIH).

RESEARCH

As a Lecturer, research is not normally one of Dave's responsibilities. His previous research involved exposure monitoring, respiratory protection and heat stress.

TEACHING

Dave teaches PUBH 3310, Occupational Health and Safety; PUBH 4000, Public Health Field Experience; PUBH 4300, Industrial Hygiene Seminar; PUBH 4310, Industrial Hygiene Hazard Recognition; PUBH 4320, Industrial Hygiene Chemical Hazard Evaluation, PUBH 4380, Industrial Hygiene Internship; and PUBH 4410, Industrial Safety. He is the academic advisor for students majoring in public health and he also teaches EPA approved asbestos courses.

REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS

Jon Snell, Dean R.Lillquist, Cynthia Lewis-Younger and David O. Wallace. 2000. Exposure at Home to Airborne Concentrations of Nitrogen Mustard During Topical Application for the Treatment of Mycosis fungoides: A Case Sudy. Dermatology .

S. Jakob Clapham, Dale J. Stephenson, David O. Wallace, Dean R. Lillquist, and Anthony J. Suruda . 2000. Comparison of N95 Disposable Filtering Facepiece Fits Using Bitrex Qualitative and TSI Portacount® Quantitative Fit Testing. International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health .

Anthony Suruda and David Wallace . 1996. Fatal work-related injuries in the U.S. chemical industry 1984-89. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health .

Dean R. Lillquist, Jeffery S. Lee, and David O. Wallace. 1996. Pressure Correction is Not Required for Particulate Matter Sampling. Journal of Air & Waste Management Association.

Anthony Suruda, MD, MPH; David Wallace, MSPH, CIH; and Royce Moser Jr., MD, MPH. 1994. Epitomes - Occupational Medicine: Tuberculosis and the Need for Respiratory Protection for Health Care Workers. Western Journal of Medicine.