Positions

Overview

  • Dr. Karla Armenti joined the Institute in January 2016, bringing with her the New Hampshire Occupational Health Surveillance Program (NH OHSP), funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). The NH OHSP, previously housed in the NH Division of Public Health Services, now finds its home in the Institute through a bona fide agent agreement with the State.

    Dr. Armenti has more than 30 years of experience in occupational safety and health with a focus on policy and public health. She has taught environmental and occupational health courses in the UNH Master of Public Health Program for over 15 years. In her work as Project Director of the NH OHSP and in teaching students, she stresses the social, political, and economic context within which occupational and environmental health function.

    Dr. Armenti is a leader in occupational health surveillance and participates on several national topic-specific NIOSH workgroups. Her work is presented at national public health conferences, including the American Public Health Association and the Council for State and Territorial Epidemiologists. She is an active member of the NIOSH Board of Scientific Counselors (BSC), tasked with providing advice on standards of scientific excellence, current needs in the field of occupational safety and health, and the applicability and dissemination of research findings.
  • Teaching Activities

  • Field Study Taught course 2023
  • Field Study Taught course 2023
  • Field Study Taught course 2022
  • Environmental Health Taught course 2021
  • Work Env Policy & Hlth Workers Taught course 2021
  • Field Study Taught course 2021
  • Environmental Health Taught course 2020
  • Field Study Taught course 2020
  • Work Env Policy & Hlth Workers Taught course 2019
  • Work Env Policy & Hlth Workers Taught course 2015
  • Work Env Policy & Hlth Workers Taught course 2014
  • Education And Training

    Full Name

  • Karla Armenti