L. Faye Grimsley
associate professor
Department(s):
Environmental Health Sciences
Email:
grimsley@tulane.edu
Research Interests:
Industrial hygiene; indoor air quality; exposure assessment; bioaerosols
Professional Achievements:
American Industrial Hygiene Association, 1990-Present
American Academy of Industrial Hygiene, 1994-Present
Diplomate, American Board of Industrial Hygiene, Comprehensive Practice of Industrial Hygiene, 1994-present
American Industrial Hygiene Association, Deep South Section, 2001-present
American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists, 2002-present
Director, American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH), 2003-2007
American Industrial Hygiene Foundation Fellowship, Cited for Leadership, 1998
Delta Omega Public Health National Honor Society, 2004-present
Tulane University Health Sciences Center New Competitive Research Recognition Award, 2003-2004
First Recipient AL-AIHA H. Kenneth Dillon Memorial Lecture Award, 2007
Permanent Conference Committee for AIHce/ACGIH 2009- present
Educational Background:
PhD, Environmental and Industrial Hygiene, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
MSPH, Industrial Hygiene, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama
BS, Microbiology, University of Alabama,Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Certified Industrial Hygienist
Course(s) Taught:
Principles of Industrial Hygiene
Industrial Hygiene Aspects of Plant Operations
Environmental Microbiology Laboratory.
Publications:
Bingham, E., Grimsley, L.F. "Regulations and Guidelines in the Workplace." in Patty's Toxicology, Edited by Bingham, E., et al, 5th Edition, Vol. 1, 2001.
Grimsley, L.F. “Metals and Metal Compounds: Iron and Cobalt.” in Patty's Toxicology, Edited by Bingham, E., et al, 5th Edition, Vol. 3, 2001.
Grimsley, L.F. “Occupational Health and Safety Hazard Recognition and Control.” in Occupational Health and Safety Basic Principles, Edited by Bilir, N., Hacettepe University Printhouse, 2003.
Grimsley, L.F., “Dispersal and Potential Exposures to Mold Spores During Short-term Task and Routine Maintenance Activities,” Environ. Health Prev. Med. (Accepted, 2004)
Maziak W, Ward KD, Mzayek F, Rastam S, Bachir ME, Fouad MF, Hammal F, Asfar T, Nuwayhid I, Frumkin H, Grimsley F, Chibli M, Mapping the health and environmental situation in informal zones in Aleppo, Syria; report from the 1st Aleppo Household Survey. Int. Arch. of Occp. and Environ. Health, July 6, 2005.
Chew GL, Wilson J, Rabito F, Grimsley F, Iqbal S, Reponen T, Muilenberg ML, Thorne PS, Dearborn D, Morley RL. Mold and endotoxin levels in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina: A pilot project of homes in New Orleans undergoing renovation. Environ. Health Perspect., 114: 1883-1889 (2006).
Rabito FA, Iqbal S, Holt E, Grimsley LF, Islam TM, Scott SK. Prevalence of indoor allergen exposures among New Orleans children with asthma. J Urban Health, 84(6):782-92 (2007).
Reponen T, Seo S, Grimsley F, Lee T, Crawford C, Grinshpun S. Fungal fragments in moldy houses: A field study in homes in New Orleans and Southern Ohio, Atmospheric Environment 41 (2007) 8140-8149.
Bloom, E, Grimsley, LF, Pehrson, C, Lewis, J, Larsson, L., "Molds and Mycotoxins in Dust from Water-Damaged Homes in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina," (Indoor Air 2009; 19:153-158).
Adhikari A, Jung J, Reponen T, Lewis JS, Degrasse EJ, Grimsley LF, Chew GL, Grinshpun SA, Aerosolization of fungi, (1-3)-B-D glucan, and endotoxin from flood-affected materials collected in New Orleans homes. Environmental Research, 109:215-224 (2009).
Barbeau DN, Grimsley LF, White LE, El-Dahr JM, Lichtveld M. Mold Exposure and Health Effects Following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Annu Rev Public Health. 2009 Dec 1.
Personal Statement:
Faye Grimsley is an associate professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences at Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. She is a certified industrial hygienist with more than ten years of experience. She has a BS in microbiology from the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, an MSPH in Industrial Hygiene from the University of Alabama, Birmingham, and a PhD in Environmental and Industrial Hygiene from the University of Cincinatti. Prior to pursuing her doctoral studies, Dr. Grimsley worked in private industry for seven years. Four years with Texaco, Inc., as an industrial hygienist and three years with International Paper as a senior process industrial hygienist.
Grimsley's research interests include indoor air quality, bioaerosols, and exposure assessment, with a particular interest in exposure characterization and control of indoor allergens, bacteria, mold, and the toxins they produce. She currently teaches Principles of Industrial Hygiene, Industrial Hygiene Aspects of Plant Operations, and Environmental Microbiology.
Contact Information:
Environmental Health Sciences
1440 Canal Street, Suite 2100
New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone: 504.988.8262
Fax: 504.988.1726
grimsley@tulane.edu
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