Preventive Medicine and Biometrics

Areas of Interest - Research

  • Real-time detection of military & PH threats
    • Development & evaluation of chemical detection instruments/methods for use by mil/fed agencies
  • Development of a chip-based air sampling device for rapid exposure assessment
  • Collaborative DoD mosquito repellency studies
  • Open air burn pits v. incineration
  • Temporal evaluation of hazardous airborne pollutant concentrations at forward-deployed bases
  • Evaluation of potential water contaminants in stored ROWPU-generated water in field

Faculty publications 2006-2011:

Author(s)- Year
Article Title- Journal
Delong, GT, Wolf, CE, Poklis, A, Lichtman, A- 2011
Cannabichromene and tetrahydrocannabinol determination in mouse blood and brain by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry- Journal of Analytical Toxicology
Deussing, EC, Artino, AR, Folga, RV- 2011
In-Flight Hypoxia Events in Tactical Jet Aviation: Characteristics Compared to Normobaric Training- Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine
Hout, JJ, Kluchinsky, T, LaPuma, PT, White, DW- 2011
Panel 5: Educating Leaders on Identifying and Mitigating Environmental Exposure Risks- Journal of Environmental Health
Hout, JJ, Young, AL- 2011
Cannabichromene and tetrahydrocannabinol determination in mouse blood and brain by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry- Military Medicine
Lezama, NG,Riddles, LM,Pollan, WA,Profenna, LC- 2011
Disaster Aeromedical Evacuation- Military Medicine
Martin, NJ, Richards, EE, Kirkpatrick, JS- 2011
Exposure Sciene in U.S. Military Operations: a Review- Military Medicine
Smith, PA, Lepage, CR, Savage, PB, Bowerbank, CR, Lee, ED, Lukacs, MJ- 2011
Use of a hand-portable gas chromatograph-toroidal ion trap mass spectrometer for self-chemical ionization identification of degradation products related to O-ethyl S-(2-diisopropylaminoethyl) methyl phosphonothiolate (VX)- Analytica Chimica Acta
Smith, TC, Jacobson, IG, Hooper, TI, LeardMann, CA, Boyko, EJ, Smith, B, Gackstetter, GD, Wells,TS, Amoroso, PJ,et al- 2011
Health impact of US military service in a large population-based military cohort: findings of the Millennium Cohort Study, 2001-2008 - art. no. 69- BMC Public Health
Smith, PA, Roe, MT, Sadowski, C, Lee, ED- 2011
Unknown exposures: gaps in basic characterization addressed with person-portable gas chromatography-mass spectrometry instrumentation- Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
White, DW, Feigley, CE, McKeown, RE, Hout, JJ, Herbert, JR- 2011
Association Between Barracks Type and Acute Respiratory Infection in a Gender Integrated Army Basic Combat Training Population- Military Medicine
Belland, KM, Olsen, C, Lawry, R- 2010
Carrier air wing mishap reduction using a human factors classification system and risk management- Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine
Bray, RM, Spira, JL, Olmsted, KR, Hout, JJ- 2010
Behavioral and Occupational Fitness- Military Medicine
Cook, GW, Lapuma, PT, Hook, GL, Eckenrode, BA- 2010
Using Gas Chromatography with Ion Mobility Spectrometry to Resolve Explosive Compounds in the Presence of Interferents*- J Forensic Sci
Delong, GT, Wolf, CE, Poklis, A, Lichtman, AH- 2010
Pharmacological Evaluation of the Natural Constituent of Cannabis sativa, cannabichromene and its modulation by Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol- Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Hout, JJ, Hook, GL, Lapuma, PT, White, DW- 2010
Identification of Compounds Formed During Low Temperature Thermal Dispersion of Encapsulated o-Chlorobenzylidene Malononitrile (CS Riot Control Agent)- Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
Kwan, C, Synder, AP, Erickson, RP, Smith, PA, Maswadeh, WM, Ayhan, B, Jensen, JL, Jensen, JO, Tripathi, A- 2010
Chemical Agent Detection Using GC-IMS: A Comparative Study- IEEE Sensors Journal
Lee, ED, Smith, PA, Bowerbank, CR, Later, DW- 2010
Rapid Chemical Threat Identification by SPME-GC-TMS- Homeland Security
O'Connor, FG, Deuster, PA, DeGroot, DW, White, DW- 2010
Effectiveness, Suitability, and Performance Testing of the SKC (R) Deployable Particulate Sampler (DPS) As Compared to the Currently Deployed Airmetrics (TM) MiniVol (TM) Portable Air Sampler- Journal of Environmental Health
Romanyukha, A, Reyes, RA, Trompier, F, Benevides, LA- 2010
Fingernail Dosimetry: Current Status and Perspectives- Health Physics
Smith, PA, Lepage, CJ, Lukacs, M, Martin, N, Shufutinsky, A, Savage, PB
Field-portable gas chromatography with transmission quadrupole and cylindrical ion trap mass spectrometric detection: Chromatographic retention index data and ion/molecule interactions for chemical warfare agent identification- International Journal of Mass Spectrometry
Artino, AR, Folga, RV, Vacchiano, C- 2009
Normobaric hypoxia training: the effects of breathing-gas flow rate on symptoms- Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine
Haselbach, L, Hussey, J, Feifley, CE, Hebert, JR, White, DW, Lawson, A- 2009
Airborne Transmission via HVAC of Acute Respiratory Infections in Military Facilities? Review of a Basic Training Cohort Study- Journal of Green Building
Ramsey, SA, Mustacich, RV, Smith, PA, Hook, GL, Eckenrode, BA- 2009
Directly Heated High Surface Area Solid Phase Microextraction Sampler for Rapid Field Forensic Analyses- Analytical Chemistry
Reyes, RA, Romanyukha, A, Olsen, C, Trompier, F, Benevides, LA- 2009
Electron Paramagnetic Resonance in Irradiated Fingernails: Variability of Dose Dependence and Possibilities of Initial Dose Assessment- Radiation and Environmental Biophysics
Reyes, RA, Romanyukha, A, Trompier, F, Mitchell, CA, Clairand, I, De, T, Benevides, LA, Swartz, HM- 2008
Electron Paramagnetic Resonance in Human Fingernails: the Sponge Model Implication- Radiation and Environmental Biophysics
Bryant, CK, LaPuma, PT, Hook, GL, Houser, EJA- 2007
Chemical Agent Identification by Field-Based Attenuated Total Reflectance Infrared Detection and Solid-Phase Microextraction- Analytical Chemistry
Smith, PA, Lepage, CJ, Harrer, KL, Brochu PJ- 2007
Hand-held photoionization instruments for quantitative detection of sarin vapor and for rapid qualitative screening of contaminated objects- Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
Artino, AR,Folga, RV,Swan, BD- 2006
Mask-on hypoxia training for tactical jet aviators: Evaluation of an alternate instructional paradigm- Journal of Gravitational Physiology
Clark, KR, Neal, TA, Johnson TE- 2006
Creation of an innovative laser incident reporting form for improved trend analysis using the Delphi technique- Military Medicine
Erickson, RP, Tripathi, A, Maswadeh, WM, Snyder, AP ,Smith, PA- 2006
Closed tube sample introduction for gas chromatography-ion mobility spectrometry analysis of water contaminated with a chemical warfare agent surrogate compound- Analytica Chimica Acta
Cook, G, Whitchurch, C, McCollam, D, Mount, K, Miller, M, Hook, G, Eckenrode, B
Improving Ion Mobility Spectrometry Trace Detection Methodology for Field Applications
Hook, G, Smith, P
Solid Phase Microextraction as a Sampling Method for Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry in the Field- Poster
Ramsey, SA, Zussman, EA, Mustacich, V, Eckenrode, BA
Evaluation of a High Surface Area Solid-Phase Microextraction Design for Forensic Applications- Poster
Shufutinsky, A, Smith, P
Characterization of Molecular Rearrangement Processes During Analysis of Carbonyl and Phosphoryl Compounds Using Small Ion Trap Mass Spectrometers- Poster
Deussing, E, Artino, A, Folga, R
In-Flight Hypoxia Events in Tactical Jet Aviation: Characteristics and Symptoms- Poster
Romanyukha, A, Reyes, RA, Trompier, F, Benevides, LA, Swartz, HM
Fingernail Dosimetry: Current Status and Perspectives- Poster
Reyes, RA, Romanyukha, A, Trompier, F, Benevides, LA
Study of the Stability of EPR Signals after Irradiation of Fingernail Samples- Poster
Artino, AR
Online Aviation Physiology Training: Is Student "Success" Related to Career Choice?- Poster
Artino, AR, Folga, RV, Swan, BD
The Future of Aviation Survival Training: A Hybrid Instructional Model- Poster
Martin, NJ, Strating, S, Achee, NL, Smith, PA, DeLong, GT
A Novel Thermal Desorption Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Method for the Quantitation of Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) in Air- Poster
Shufutinsky, A, Michels, H, Moran, W, Estelle, A, Michel, J, Dreska, C, Simon, D
The Potential for the Application of Metallic Copper Surfaces as a Method for Preventing Surface and Airborne Microbial Contamination in Military Healthcare Facilities, Food Handling Operations, and Other Occupational Settings- Poster
Brown, C, Smith, PA, Martin, NJ, Achee, NL, DeLong, GT
Novel Field Application of Tracer Gas Dilution for Evaluating Indoor Air Quality- Poster

Current student projects:

  • Military Packaged Water Study
  • DDT Determination in Air by Thermal Desorption Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
  • Modular Quantitative Air Sampler for Field Analysis using Person-Portable Gas Chromatography - Mass Spectrometry
  • Student research is based on identified operational needs

Potential Future Research Projects:

  • Hearing conservation
  • G-tolerance dynamic training study
  • Dynamic ejection seat training study
  • Stress and fatigue issues
  • Mishap reduction tools
  • Unmanned vehicles/robotics human factors considerations
  • Operation Tomodachi: A Risk Communication and Perception Study:
    A cross-sectional study examining the effectiveness of the risk communication after the earthquake, tsunami and radioactive release from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Japan.
  • Pilot Study 1 - Wind Turbines and Health Study:
    A cross-sectional study examining the possible physiological health effects and risks associated with exposure to low-frequency sound and infrasound generated from wind turbines.