Donna Vosburgh is an Associate Professor in the Occupational & Environmental Safety & Health Department at UW-Whitewater. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in industrial hygiene, air pollution, water and environmental law. Donna received her Ph.D. at the University of Iowa in Occupational and Environmental Health, Industrial Hygiene subtrack. Donna is also a Registered Environmental Health Specialist and has worked as a Public Health Sanitarian for non-community public water supplies in Minnesota. She is a member of the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA), Wisconsin American Industrial Hygiene Association, and the National Environmental Health Association.
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Occupational and Environmental Health Industrial Hygiene subtrack, 2010, The University of Iowa
M.S. Environmental and Public Health, 2002, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
B.S. Applied Ecology and Environmental Sciences, 2000, Michigan Technological University
Registered Environmental Health Specialist/Registered Sanitarian
PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS
Conduct nanoparticle exposure assessments in industries that have not been traditionally thought to cause worker exposure to nanoparticles
Evaluate aerosol measurement equipment
Use of longitudinal data to determine worker exposures
Modeling of exposures with respect to health outcomes
Workplace exposure assessments
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA): Aerosol Technology Committee
Wisconsin Section American Industrial Hygiene Association
National Environmental Health Association
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Vosburgh, D. J. H., Barnhart, R. T., Carrington, C., & Drewek, M. (2020) Dust and noise exposure while using a woodworking movile dust collector, Journal of Environmental Health, 83:5, 12-17.
Gilbertson, L. R. & Vosburgh, D. J. H. (2020) Task, role and fire engine noise during a live fire training, Journal of Environmental Health, 82:9, 22-26.
Vosburgh, D. J. H., Park, J. H., Mines, L. W. D., Mudunkotuwa, I. A., Anthonly T. R., & Peters, T. M. (2017) Nonwoven textile for use in nanoparticle respiratory deposition sampler, Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, 14:5, 368-376.
Gilbertson, L. R., Thies L. E. & Vosburgh D. J. H. (2017) Noise levels of amusement ride operators, Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, 14:4, 237-242.
Gilbertson, L. R., & Vosburgh, D. J. H. (2015) Patrol officer daily noise exposure, Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, 12:10, 686-691.
Vosburgh, D. J. H., Ku, B. K. & Peters T. M. (2014) Evaluation of a diffusion charger for measuring aerosols in a workplace, The Annals of Occupational Hygiene, 58:4, 424-436.
Vosburgh, D. J. H., Klein, T. R., Sheehan, M. J., Anthonly, T. R. & Peters, T. M. (2013) Design and evaluation of a personal diffusion battery, Aerosol Science & Technology, 47:4, 435-443.
Vosburgh, D. J. H., Boysen, D. A., Oleson, J. J. & Peters, T. M. (2011) Airborne Nanoparticle Concentrations in the Manufacturing of Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) Apparel, Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, 8: 3, 139-146.
Assessment of Inner Ear Exposure to Noise While Conducting Woodworking Tasks
Carrington, C., Gilbertson, L. R., Fick, J., Klein, T. R.
Noise Exposure Among Workers Utilizing Two-Way Radios
Gilbertson, L. R., Fick, J., Klein, T. R., Vosburgh D. J. H
Noise Exposure While Using a Woodworking Mobile Dust Collector
Barnhart, R. T., Drewek, M. R
Poster
Dust and Noise Exposure While Using a Woodworking Mobile Dust Collector
Reid T. Barnhart, Connor C. Carrington, Morgan R. Drewek
Poster
Noise Exposure of Amusement Ride Operators
Liza Thies, Lynn Gilbertson
Poster
Evaluation of Nanoparticle Collection Efficiency for Nonwoven Textiles
Levi Mines, Jae Hong Park, Stephanie Alami, Ozgur Yavuzcetin, Thomas Peters, T. Renee Anthony
Poster:
New personal nanoparticle samplers have been developed to streamline nanoparticle exposure assessment using a variety of size-selective collection substrates. Nonwoven textiles have the potential to serve as the collection substrate for a personal...
Daily Noise Exposure of Patrol Officers
Gilbertson, L. R.
Task Specific Noise Levels During Live Fire Training
Gilbertson, L. R.
Poster
Practical Matters of Using a Diffusion Charger for Workplace Nanoparticle Assessments
Ku, B. K., Peters, T. P.
Poster
Importance of Proper Industrial Hygiene Practices in the Workplace
Evaluation of a Personal Diffusion Battery
Klein, T. R., Sheehan, M. J., Anthony, T. R., Peters, T. M.
Poster
CPC Detection Efficiency
Poster
Evaluation of a DC2000CE Diffusion Charger for Measuring Workplace Aerosols
Ku, B. K., Peters, T. P.
Poster
Evaluation of a Personal Diffusion Battery
Klein, T., Sheehan, M., O'Shaughnessy, P., Peters, T.
Poster
Exposure Assessment of Fume Released During Sealing of Polyterafluorethylene Fabric