PNASH Research Projects
Our projects are multidisciplinary and respond to a variety of needs, from health care and monitoring to safety engineering and training.
Projects are competitively reviewed and funded. Topics we propose:
- Address hazards that are the most serious, affect the greatest number of workers, and where that research will make a difference.
- Meet the needs of Northwest employers, workers, and service providers. We have established a process that engages constituencies from agricultural, health, and safety to help us establish research priorities.
PNASH Research Priorities
PNASH Center priorities are established from regional needs assessments from data review and stakeholder advisories and guided by the National Occupational Research Agenda for Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing.
Research
Hands on the Land Project: Resource Clearinghouse for Forestry Services Workers
USDA through Oregon State University Forestry Extension 2025-2030 | Edward Kasner, PhD
Learn moreRespiratory Health and Indoor Air Quality in the Cannabis Industry
NIOSH Funding Period 2022-2027 | Christopher Simpson, PhD and Carolyn Sack, MD
Learn moreEngineering Solutions to Reduce Pesticide Exposure and Waste on Northwest Fruit Farms
NIOSH Funding Period 2022-2027 | Edward Kasner, PhD, MPH and Lav Khot, PhD
Learn moreA Mixed-Methods Evaluation of Heat-Related Illness Policy Implementation to Inform Practical Solutions for Farmworkers
NIOSH Funding Period 2024-2027 | June T. Spector, MD, MPH and Maria Blancas, PhD, MPH
Learn moreTracking Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing Health Indicators: RISC 2.0
NIOSH Funding Period 2022-2027 | Elena Austin, Sc.D.
Learn moreFishermen Led Injury Prevention Program (FLIPP) for Lifejackets Mobile Program
NIOSH Funding Period 2022-2027 | Laurel Kincl, PhD, CSP
Learn moreForestry Workforce Location- and Wearable-based Activity Recognition to Quantify on-the Job Digital Health and Safety Metrics
NIOSH Funding Period 2022-2027 | Robert Keefe, PhD and Eloise Zimbelman, PhD
Learn moreRapid Identification of Extreme Exposures Impacting PNW Agricultural Workers: Novel Tools and Methods for Time-Sensitive Research and Intervention
PNASH Pilot Project 2025-2026 | Christine Loftus, PhD, MPH, MS
Learn moreLEAD SAFE – From Leadership to Safety: Strengthening Workplace Culture Through the Agricultural Leadership Program
WA State SHIP Grant 2025-2026 | Maria Blancas, PhD, MPH and Eddie Kasner, PhD, MPH
Learn moreEnhancing Opioid Overdose Knowledge and Naloxone Preparedness in the Commercial Fishing Workforce Through E-Learning
PNASH Pilot Project 2025-2026 | Autumn Dennistoun, DNP, RN
Learn moreHealth Navigation Barriers and Workforce Retention in Pacific Northwest Fishing Communities: A Needs Assessment for Community-Based Intervention
PNASH Pilot Project 2025-2026 | Eddie Kasner, PhD, MPH, CSP
Learn moreEvaluating Opioid Overdose Prevention Program for Commercial Fishermen with CDC Program Evaluation Framework & Systems Theory Approach (Project Gabe)
PNASH Pilot Project 2024-2025 | Denise Damewood, RN, BSN, MAR
Learn moreSafety and Health Training for NW Restoration Forestry Services Workers
OSHA Susan Harwood Grant 2024-2025 | Michael Yost
Learn moreClimate and Mental Health in Agriculture (CLIMA)
PNASH Pilot Project 2024-2025 | Maria Blancas, PhD, MPH
Learn moreDevelopment and evaluation of WISHA 10 cannabis training module
PNASH Pilot Project 2024-2025 | Diana Ceballos, PhD, MS
Learn moreRefining estimates of spatiotemporal variation crop worker exposures to heat and wildfire smoke in rural agricultural regions
PNASH Pilot Project 2023-2024 | John Flunker, PhD
Learn moreKnowledge and Practices of Health and Safety Managers in Washington Dairies
PNASH Pilot Project 2023-2024 | Peter Rabinowitz, MD, MPH
Learn moreEvaluation of the Oregon Overtime Pay Legislation (HB-4002) among Latine Agricultural Workers
PNASH Pilot Project 2023-2024 | Leslie B. Hammer, PhD
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